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Pope Leo Makes Christmas Call for Dialogue to Address World’s Conflicts
Leo XIV’s Christmas address was his first since being elected pontiff and was scrutinized for comparisons with those of his predecessor, Francis.
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A Top Candidate for Prime Minister Returns to Bangladesh After 17 Years in Exile
Tarique Rahman, who had managed his party’s political affairs from Britain, is back in his country to campaign in elections.
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Heavy Rains and Floods Threaten California on Christmas Day
Much of Southern California remained at risk of potentially deadly floods on Thursday, as heavy rains showed little sign of easing through the week.
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With Airspace Closed, a Lonely Christmas for Many Venezuelans
The holidays usually bring home huge numbers from the Venezuelan diaspora. But this year, after international airlines halted almost all service, many...
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Martin Scorsese: Rob Reiner Had Me in the Palm of His Hand
“We had a natural affinity for each other,” Martin Scorsese writes of Rob Reiner.
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‘Carol of the Bells’ Once Filled the Air Here. Now It’s Only Bombs.
Mykola Leontovych, the Ukrainian composer of the famed festive song, lived in the eastern city of Pokrovsk. Months of Russian assaults have erased mos...
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Pope Leo Surprises St. Peter’s Crowd Before Christmas Eve Mass
Pope Leo XIV greeted the soggy faithful in St. Peter’s Square in both English and Italian and apologized that there wasn’t enough room in the basilica...
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Winner in Arkansas Takes $1.817 Billion Powerball Jackpot
A single ticket drawn Wednesday night won the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever.
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North Korea Unveils the Completed Hull of What It Calls a Nuclear Submarine
The debut followed the North’s first test of a new surface-to-air missile and the arrival of a U.S. nuclear-powered attack sub for a port call in Sout...
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Why China, a One-Party State, Is Backing Elections in This Country
The vote in Myanmar, widely seen as a sham, is a bid for legitimacy by the military government. It is also a way for Beijing to exert its influence th...
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Why Russia Is Likely to Reject the New US-Ukrainian Peace Plan
The first draft essentially called for Ukraine’s surrender. The revised version includes the security guarantees Kyiv wants to prevent future Russian ...
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Kennedy Center’s Christmas Eve Jazz Show Canceled After Trump Name Added to Building
Chuck Redd, a jazz musician, said he canceled his annual concert after President Trump’s name was affixed to the Washington building’s facade.
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Peng Peiyun, 95, Dies; Official Renounced China’s One-Child Policy
She was given the “hardest job under heaven”: upholding birth limits enforced by often brutal local officials. She came to support softening the polic...
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Man Shot in ICE Confrontation in Maryland, Officials Say
Federal and local officials said the man, an immigrant from Portugal, tried to flee and harm agents. He and another man were hospitalized after a vehi...
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After a Plane Crashed in the Texas Fog, 2 Stories of Rescue
A plane from Mexico was on a medical mission on Monday when it crashed into Galveston Bay, and two men on the water that day helped save two lives.
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Honduras Declares Nasry Asfura, Trump Ally, Winner of Presidential Election
Nasry Asfura was endorsed by President Trump in a contentious election. The process of counting votes experienced technical problems, revisions of dis...
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Trump Tosses Lifelines to the Struggling Coal Industry
The Energy Department ordered two coal-burning power plants to remain open, and the Environmental Protection Agency gave utilities more time to tackle...
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The Epstein File Drop Is Not About Justice
The fight was supposed to be about releasing them. But the way it’s being done seems designed to obscure the truth.
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Immigrant Nurse Is Among 2 Dead in Pennsylvania Nursing Home Explosions
Muthoni Nduthu was one of two killed by explosions at an eastern Pennsylvania facility that was plagued by poor ratings, citations and fines from the ...
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The Strange Death of Make America Great Again
Trump has begun to recede from the movement he created.
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In Private Letters, Harvard and Trump Administration Escalate Duel
It is the latest twist in the marquee battle of the administration’s campaign to rein in colleges and universities it views as too liberal.
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How a Scholar Nudged the Supreme Court Toward Its Troop Deployment Ruling
Accepting an argument from a law professor that no party to the case had made, the Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a stinging loss that ...
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Trump’s Seizures of Oil Tankers Challenge Maritime Rules and Customs
Recent U.S. actions against ships near Venezuela may embolden other countries to seize or detain ships, legal experts said.
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Crypto for Christmas? Gen Z-ers Are Cautiously Open to the Idea.
Despite recent volatility in the crypto market, younger generations are still open to receiving digital currencies as gifts.
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How Service Dogs Help Treat Veterans’ PTSD
There’s research suggesting that these four-legged “battle buddies” can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. But shortages and long wait times p...
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Long Carrier Deployment Projects Strength in U.S. Pressure Campaign on Venezuela, and Carries Costs
The U.S.S. Ford has been deployed for six months, now in the Caribbean as part of President Trump’s pressure campaign on Venezuela. Maintenance woes a...
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Mamdani Names Fire Commissioner, but Comments From the Former One Linger
Zohran Mamdani chose Lillian Bonsignore to be fire commissioner, weeks after the former commissioner, Robert S. Tucker, resigned, citing Mr. Mamdani’s...
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The Truce Is 2 Months Old. So Why Have Hundreds of Gazans Been Killed?
Since the cease-fire took effect, Israel says it has targeted only militants. But death can come for Gazans while on a family outing or sleeping in a ...
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They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship.
The Trump administration said five regulators and researchers who work to tackle disinformation and abuse on the internet had been barred from enterin...
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$100 for a Cab to the Airport? It May Soon Get Worse.
The Port Authority is preparing to increase the charge for drivers to pick up and drop off passengers at the airports.
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Rain Begins in Southern California as Region Braces for Intense Storm
Heavy rain, strong winds, flooding and debris flow could affect Los Angeles County and the surrounding areas on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
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Inside the Oval Office
Today we take a look at President Trump’s interior design.
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Here’s What Is in the 20-Point Peace Plan for Ukraine
The blueprint covers a broad range of issues, including territory, security guarantees and postwar reconstruction. But Russia has indicated little wil...
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Blast Kills Three in Moscow Near Site of General’s Car Bombing
Two police officers died in the explosion, the authorities said. Earlier this week a car bomb killed a military commander in the same area of Russia’s...
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ICE Sweeps Into Ohio, Stirring Fear Among Somalis and Other Immigrants
After Mayor Andrew Ginther of Columbus said that its policy prohibited local cooperation on immigration enforcement, Elon Musk called him a “traitor.”...
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Chasing an Economic Boom, White House Dismisses Risks of A.I.
The administration has downplayed concerns — from mass job losses, to a potential financial bubble — as President Trump cheers soaring stock prices an...
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The Year America Blew Up the Process
The 2025 revolt against process signaled the final collapse of a powerful idea that once promised to hold the country together.
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A Christmas Argument That Ended in Harmony
Standing together on behalf of those who flee oppression is a very Christmas thing to do.
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Zelensky Opens Way to Demilitarized Zone in Eastern Ukraine to Reach Peace
The offer was the closest Mr. Zelensky has come to addressing the thorny territorial disputes in Donetsk that have repeatedly derailed peace talks.
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China Is Shifting Its Nuclear Forces to Swifter Footing, Pentagon Says
The country’s production of nuclear warheads has slowed, but its missiles may be poised to strike back fast in case of an attack, an annual assessment...
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Australian State Passes ‘Extraordinary’ Gun, Protest Laws After Bondi Attack
While the new restrictions on firearms have broad support, new police powers to crack down on some protests were criticized as limits on civil liberti...
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Thailand, Attacking Cambodia, Says Its Target Is the Scam Industry
Thai warplanes have bombed compounds where people are forced to defraud others online. Rights activists say trafficking victims’ lives are at risk.
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19 States Sue to Block White House Plan to End Gender-Related Care for Minors
The coalition of states seeks to stop a Trump administration effort to cut off federal funding to hospitals that provide such care.
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Redacted Material in Some Epstein Files Is Easily Recovered
The ease of recovering information that was not properly redacted digitally suggests that at least some of the documents released by the Justice Depar...
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A Democrat, a Republican and a Supermarket Baron Go to ‘Marty Supreme’
A “Marty Supreme” showing took a political turn when John Catsimatidis, who has a small role in the movie, invited both Gov. Kathy Hochul and her Repu...
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The Real-Life Marty Supreme Taught Me How to Hustle
When I first moved to New York City, Marty Reisman befriended me.
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Mamdani Named His Fire Commissioner. Then Adams Did Too.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani chose Lillian Bonsignore, the former chief of New York’s E.M.S., as the first openly gay person to lead the Fire Department...
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Youth Hostels, Blood Banks, Yoga: How One Far-Right Network Spread Across the World
Far-right mobilization is not an inevitable consequence of the precariousness of our times.
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Nursing Home Explosion in Bristol, Pennsylvania, Leaves Multiple Injured
The explosion at the Bristol Health and Rehab Center in Bristol, Pa., caused a fire and partial collapse of the building, the authorities said.
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National Guard Troops to Arrive in New Orleans
The troops will join an existing wave of Border Patrol agents, months after Gov. Jeff Landry first suggested that the National Guard could help tamp d...
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