New York Times Top Stories
A Swiss Survivor on What It’s Like to Be Caught in an Avalanche
Heinz Mueller was buried under 30 feet of snow in the Swiss Alps in 1993 but made it out alive. “It’s panic,” he says.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesA Swiss Survivor on What It’s Like to Be Caught in an Avalanche
Heinz Mueller was buried under 30 feet of snow in the Swiss Alps in 1993 but made it out alive. “It’s panic,” he says.
New York Times Top StoriesAssault on Sudanese City Bore ‘Hallmarks of Genocide,’ U.N. Finds
A paramilitary group in Sudan’s civil war “acted with genocidal intent” in a monthslong siege of El Fasher, according to human rights experts.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Ancient Power Is Reasserting Itself
Why the next 30 years belong to India.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Imports Grew in 2025, as Trump’s Tariffs Reshuffled Global Trade
Data released Thursday by the Census Bureau showed the overall trade deficit with the world narrowed, the result of an expanding trade surplus in services. The trade deficit in goods was the highest on record.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Avalanche Warnings, a Sierra Nevada Tragedy
Eight skiers were killed and one other was presumed dead in the deadliest snow disaster in modern California history. Six were found alive.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Three Conflicts Witkoff and Kushner Are Trying to Solve This Week
Iran, Ukraine and Gaza are in play as the Trump envoys conduct talks on all of them. But progress in each conflict is scant.
New York Times Top StoriesWho Would Win Gold in the Coward Olympics?
There are a lot of potential contestants.
New York Times Top StoriesDueling Protests at South Korean Ex-Leader’s Sentencing Highlight Political Rift
As a judge reprimanded former President Yoon Suk Yeol for amplifying political tribalism, demonstrators from warring camps blared slogans outside the courtroom.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Board of Peace
Today we look at President Trump’s new diplomatic initiative.
New York Times Top StoriesEurope Worries About Another Trump Blowup, This One on Tech
Even as trade tensions between the United States and the European Union seem to calm, officials are concerned that a showdown is brewing over the bloc’s digital rules.
New York Times Top StoriesAn A.I. Fight at the Pentagon, and BBC Says Former Prince Andrew Is Arrested Over Epstein Ties
Plus, a lifesaving phone feature.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Best Moments So Far at the Winter Olympics
Three writers and an Olympic medalist on the grit and grace of the winter games.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Devastated Gaza, Grandiose Peace Plans Clash With Reality
Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed about 600 people since a cease-fire began, according to health officials in the territory. Many displaced Palestinians are still living in tents. And there are some 60 million tons of war debris to be cleared.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Lake Tahoe Avalanche Recovery, the Safety of Searchers Is Top Concern
Weather and snow conditions will dictate when the bodies of skiers killed in the avalanche near Lake Tahoe can be retrieved from mountain. More snow is expected.
New York Times Top StoriesTop Concern in Avalanche Recovery Effort Is Now Safety of Searchers
Weather and snow conditions will dictate when the bodies of skiers killed in the avalanche near Lake Tahoe can be retrieved from mountain. More snow is expected.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Trump Is Making Sure His Ballroom Plans Sail Through
President Trump has installed allies — including his former receptionist — on the boards and commissions tasked with overseeing the project.
New York Times Top StoriesUber Moves to Enact Stricter Background Checks for Drivers
The New York Times revealed in December that the ride-hailing giant approved drivers with many types of criminal convictions, including violent felonies.
New York Times Top StoriesRing’s Founder Knows You Hated That Super Bowl Ad
Since the commercial aired, Jamie Siminoff has been trying to quell an outcry over privacy concerns with his doorbell cameras.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Needs to Count Votes Faster
The slow counting of votes is a classic example of the perfect being the enemy of the good.
New York Times Top StoriesLively v. Baldoni Tests What Crosses the Line on a ‘Steamy’ Movie Set
An affectionate slow dance. References to pornography. What rises to harassment on the set of a movie about a sexual relationship that turns violent?
New York Times Top StoriesLively v. Baldoni Tests What Crosses the Line on a ‘Steamy’ Movie Set
An affectionate slow dance. References to pornography. What rises to harassment on the set of a movie about a sexual relationship that turns violent?
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Is Trump Dumping East Wing Rubble in a Public Park?
The East Potomac Golf Links is a municipal course that has been a fixture in Washington for decades. President Trump is turning it into something else.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Mulls a North American Trade Pact Without Canada
U.S. officials are threatening major changes to a trade agreement with Mexico and Canada that could upend the way business is done and leave Canada on the outs.
New York Times Top StoriesLeon Botstein, Bard College’s President, Had Epstein Ties. He Is Also Seen as a Campus Savior.
The president of Bard College raised millions to save his school from closure. As he sought donations, he talked with Jeffrey Epstein about music, watches and young female musicians.
New York Times Top StoriesOhio’s Covid Czar Hopes to Be the State’s Democratic Governor
Amy Acton’s service to retiring Gov. Mike DeWine gives her bipartisan credibility in a Republican state, but that service, leading Ohio’s pandemic response, also stirs charged emotions.
New York Times Top StoriesBilly Idol Had It All, and Then He ‘Lit It With Butane’
Last year, the British rocker with the iconic sneer played his biggest tour yet. At 70, he’s revealing how he survived the tough times in a new documentary.
New York Times Top StoriesUniversity of British Columbia Professors Sue School Over Political Correctness
A group of academics at the University of British Columbia say the school’s D.E.I. policies and practices, which include land acknowledgments, violate a law that requires universities to be “nonpolitical.”
New York Times Top StoriesAlysa Liu Is Skating Again, Her Way This Time
At 16, out of love with the sport, Liu stepped away. Controlling her career, after years of oversight from her father, was the only way she could return.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Prosecutors in Sex-Crime Cases Often Turn to Trafficking Laws
Lawyers build cases around these laws because the statutes are broad and use language that can encompass a variety of crimes, according to experts.