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A Monumental Church in Amsterdam Is Ravaged by Flames on New Year’s Day
Local residents were evacuated after a fire broke out at the Vondelkerk shortly after midnight. The cause of the blaze has not yet been confirmed.
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Hope in a Time of Cynicism
At a moment when Americans are distrusting and fearful, we examine the psychology of hope.
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‘Stranger Things’ Has Ended. What Happened in the Series Finale?
There was a lot to tie up after five seasons and nearly 10 years, and the show gave itself another two hours to do it. Here are the major events.
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Repeat Moviegoers Help Hollywood Eke Out a Slightly Better 2025
Ticket sales in North America totaled $8.9 billion for the year, up 2 percent from 2024. But the box office remains far below prepandemic levels.
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A Year of Fires and Floods in Southern California
The floods that struck last week just before the first anniversary of the January wildfires show how extreme weather is defining life in the L.A. regi...
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He’s Chevy Chase, and He’s Still Like That
The famously prickly comedian found a sympathetic adversary in the director of a CNN documentary about him. Their conversation with a reporter was … s...
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The Two Questions I Wish We’d Stop Asking in 2026
How did we get here? I don’t want to know.
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Several Dead After Explosion and Fire at New Year’s Party in Switzerland
The police said the fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. after an explosion at a bar in Crans-Montana. The number of deaths and injuries was unknown.
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Another New Year at War: Ukraine’s Troops Doubt It Will Be the Last
After a year of Russian advances, the goal for 2026 is simply to survive, said one officer in eastern Ukraine. “It’s hard to make any plans,” he said....
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Mamdani Names Transit Chief Tasked With Making Buses Fast and Free
As commissioner of New York City’s Department of Transportation, Michael Flynn will seek to implement one of the new mayor’s central campaign planks.
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Why New York City Needs Someone Like Mamdani
The new mayor is an entirely familiar type of New York politician.
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A Trump Security Guarantee Is Empty, Mr. Zelensky
Ukraine’s president should stop pressing for U.S. security guarantees and pursue more effective means of self-protection.
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The Countdown Begins: New York City Awaits Mayor Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in shortly after the New Year’s Eve ball drops, in a private ceremony held at a shuttered relic of the city’s subway.
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New Year’s Eve Crowds Brave Cold at NYC’s Times Square to Ring in 2026
The New Year’s Eve celebration drew spectators from around the world, despite cold and blustery weather.
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Historic Snowstorm Blankets Syracuse Just in Time for the New Year
Syracuse, N.Y., has received nearly twice its usual monthly amount of snow in December.
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Oil Tanker Fleeing the Coast Guard Now Listed in Russian Ship Database
The listing could make it more challenging for U.S. forces to board the ship, which an arm of the Kremlin’s maritime authority says is now flying the ...
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Brigitte Bardot’s Legacy of Racist Rhetoric
The actress, who died this week at 91, was an icon of 1960s cinema. She was also a hero to the French far right.
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In Hearing Transcript, Jack Smith Defends Decision to Indict Trump
The former special counsel accused President Trump of “exploiting” violence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to an interview released by House Republicans.
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On His Last Day, Adams Drops From View but Still Flexes His Muscle
Mayor Eric Adams had one public appearance on his schedule, but that didn’t stop him from naming a third charter commission in the last hours of his a...
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A Farewell Ride With the MetroCard, on Every Transit Line That Uses It
Two Times journalists joined Miles Taylor, a YouTuber and transport enthusiast, on a daylong journey across New York City area buses and trains before...
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Jacqueline de Ribes, Tastemaker and Fashion Avatar, Dies at 96
One of few people in the world of style who could legitimately claim the status of icon, she dressed to impress even before she became a designer.
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Mamdani Names Top Deputies for Child Care, Operations and Climate
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, announced several key appointments who could help implement central promises of his agenda, including universal child...
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In Chief Justice’s Annual Report, a History Lesson and Embrace of Independence
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. did not directly address the tensions between the Trump administration and federal judges who have blocked the presi...
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New Year’s 2026 Celebrations Around the World: Photos and Videos
See how people across the globe celebrated.
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Mamdani Reverses Call to End Mayoral Control of NYC Public Schools
The mayor-elect’s turnaround came as he selected Kamar Samuels to lead New York City’s school system at a precarious moment.
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Research Library at NASA’s Goddard Space and Flight Center to Close Friday
Holdings from the library at the Goddard Space Flight Center, which includes unique documents from the early 20th century to the Soviet space race, wi...
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Mamdani’s Man-of-the-People Style Could Present Security Challenges
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, gregarious with constituents and vilified by a range of critics, is taking office at a time of anxiety about political vio...
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Most of Iran Shuts Down as Government Grapples With Protests and Economy
Amid mounting street protests, businesses, universities and government offices stayed closed Wednesday under government orders, in 21 of 31 provinces,...
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Georgia Judge Dismisses Racketeering Charges Against ‘Cop City’ Activists
Dozens of protesters had been indicted after the state attorney general said that their movement amounted to a violent criminal enterprise.
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Venezuela Detains U.S. Citizens Amid Trump Administration’s Growing Pressure
The number of American citizens held in Venezuela has grown since the start of the U.S. military and economic campaign against President Nicolás Madur...
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‘Swipe, Swipe’: New Yorkers Give the MetroCard a Public Funeral
There were few tears at a funeral for the MetroCard, which included chants of “swipe, swipe” and an urn.
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In New Year’s Speech to Russia, Putin Says Little About Ukraine War or Peace Talks With US
The Kremlin leader kept his speech short, spoke only briefly about the fighting in Ukraine, and did not mention U.S.-mediated talks on ending the war....
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Tatiana Schlossberg Submitted a Heartbreaking Essay to The New Yorker on Her Cancer Diagnosis, Fully Formed
When Tatiana Schlossberg submitted an essay to The New Yorker, it had not been assigned or even expected. It was accepted immediately and barely edite...
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Thieves Make Off With Millions in German Bank Heist
The robbers stole valuables with an insured value of at least $36 million from a bank in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany.
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Manhattan Man, 80, Faces Homicide Charge After Sidewalk Shoving
Dana Escoffier was indicted on a charge of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Dean Whetzel, 82, a neighbor whom he had known for decades.
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For Zohran Mamdani, a Crowning Moment, With Challenges Looming
Mr. Mamdani will become mayor of New York City on Thursday, carrying the hopes of the left, Muslims and younger voters as he looks to improve affordab...
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Mamdani Will Be First N.Y.C. Mayor to Use the Quran at His Swearing-In
Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s first Muslim mayor, will use two family Qurans and one that belonged to the writer Arturo Schomburg at his two swearin...
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The Keys to the City of New York Are Made in New Jersey
Mayor Eric Adams has handed out dozens of ceremonial golden keys during his single term. Since 2023, they have come from across the Hudson River.
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How Russia Is Brutalizing Its Own Soldiers, and More Than 5 Million Pages of Epstein Files
Plus, the viral video that got the White House’s attention.
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Justice Dept. Is Now Said to Be Reviewing 5.2 Million Pages of Epstein Files
The number represents a more precise, and potentially much larger, figure than earlier estimates. The department is seeking to enlist about 400 lawyer...
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Even as Trump Targets Boats in Strikes, Coast Guard Continues Anti-Drug Operations
Cutters are still stopping smugglers and seizing drugs, but the prosecutions of go-fast boat crews are dwindling in a realignment of federal resources...
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New Year’s Eve Forecast Is Very Cold Across the U.S.
Some of the season’s most frigid temperatures are expected this week.
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An Intense White House Response From a Single Viral Video
A video purporting to expose extensive fraud at child care centers in Minnesota shows the relationship between the Trump administration and self-descr...
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Will the A.I. Boom Continue to Drive Up Stocks in 2026?
The boom in artificial intelligence was the biggest driver of gains in the stock market. That could pose a risk in 2026.
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Trump Spent the Past Year Trying to Crush Dissent
The next three years will require a vigilant defense of free speech and open debate.
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The 2025 Politics Yearbook: Most Likely to Be Extreme and Chaotic
How much more chaotic could a second Trump term be? 2025 did not disappoint.
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Jon Kyl, Former Arizona Senator, Says He Has Dementia
The Republican served for almost three decades in Congress. He said he was withdrawing from public life after the diagnosis.
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Isiah Whitlock Jr., Scene-Stealing Character Actor in ‘The Wire,’ Dies at 71
In one of his most enduring roles, he played a corrupt state senator known for his ability to fashion an expletive into an outstretched catchphrase.
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Tatiana Schlossberg Was a Kennedy, and a Rookie Reporter
Tatiana Schlossberg, who died on Tuesday, was the granddaughter of John F. Kennedy. But as a journalist, her first editor remembers, she insisted on p...
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Iowa Democrat Wins State Senate Seat, Fending Off G.O.P. Supermajority
By holding a left-leaning seat in suburban Des Moines, Democrats ensured that Republicans would not have a supermajority in the State Senate.
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