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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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Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Former Colorado Senator, Dies at 92
A Democrat turned Republican, he was the only Native American during three terms in the House of Representatives and in 12 years in the Senate. He was...
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Mamdani Nominates Top City Lawyer and Deputy Mayor of Health
The mayor-elect said the selections indicate his administration’s commitment to help New York City’s vulnerable residents.
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Health Dept. Pauses Child Care Funding to Minnesota, Citing State’s Fraud Scandal
The pause affects a funding stream that provides $185 million in annual aid to the state’s day care centers, as federal investigations into fraud in M...
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Mamdani Chooses a Veteran N.Y.C. Education Leader as Schools Chancellor
The selection of Kamar Samuels, who leads schools on the West Side of Manhattan, could help Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani craft his schools agenda.
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Justice Dept. Leaders Pushed to Charge Abrego Garcia, Emails Show
The release of the emails raised serious questions about whether the Justice Department had misled a judge in telling him that local prosecutors had a...
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Ocasio-Cortez Will Give Opening Remarks at Mamdani’s Inauguration
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose rise to prominence foreshadowed Zohran Mamdani’s success, will speak at his swearing-in outside City Ha...
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Trump Pushes Venezuela
Plus, the inside story of how the U.S. split with Ukraine. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
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6 Takeaways on the Unwinding U.S.-Ukraine Alliance
A Times investigation reveals the inside story of the Trump administration’s chaotic push for a peace deal and its erratic role in the war.
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Gaza Aid Groups Face Suspensions Under New Israeli Rules
The organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, have resisted providing Israel with detailed information about their workers.
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How America Loses Vaccine Access
America could all but lose vaccine access. Here’s how.
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The C.I.A. Strike on Venezuela: What to Know
The drone attack, said to be on a dock where drugs were being prepared for loading on boats, represented a further escalation of the Trump administrat...
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Tatiana Schlossberg, Kennedy Daughter Who Wrote of Her Cancer, Dies at 35
An environmental journalist and child of Caroline Kennedy, she recently wrote of her battle with leukemia in The New Yorker, drawing worldwide sympath...
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Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
Chinese panels are now so affordable that businesses and families are snapping them up, slashing their bills and challenging utilities.
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Cornelius Eady to Recite Poem at Mamdani’s Inauguration
Cornelius Eady, a National Book Award finalist, shared an excerpt from “Proof,” an original poem he has written for Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as m...
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Carmen de Lavallade, Dancer Whose Career Spanned the Arts, Dies at 94
Over six decades she worked in theater, opera, film and television alongside luminaries like Alvin Ailey, Lena Horne, Agnes de Mille and Harry Belafon...
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Protests Over Iran’s Currency Crash and Inflation Spread to Universities
Iranian leaders face pressure over a currency collapse and threats of possible military strikes from Israel and the United States over Tehran’s nuclea...
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Trump Upended the Federal Government. The Full Scope of the Impact Is Still Unclear.
President Trump achieved his goal of shrinking the work force. But many current and former officials say the government is less dependable and efficie...
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More Rain Forecast for Los Angeles Starting on New Year’s Eve
After Christmas-week storms, two rounds of rainfall starting on New Year’s Eve could cause more flooding and mudslides.
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Eurostar Cancels All Trains After Power Failure in Channel Tunnel
The high-speed train service connecting Britain and continental Europe was paralyzed on Tuesday during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.
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Gone in 2025: A Yearlong Procession of Giants
Marquee names all, they found international fame in the arts, politics, the sciences and beyond.
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PostNord, Denmark’s Main Postal Carrier, Ends Letter Delivery
PostNord, the country’s longtime service, will deliver its last letters this week. Few Danes send snail mail anymore, but some are mourning the end of...
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Eurostar Faces Severe Delays After Power Failure
A power failure in the Channel Tunnel has paralyzed the Eurostar service, causing delays for thousands of holiday travelers between London, Paris and ...
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How Russia and Ukraine Are Fighting to Shape President Trump’s View of the War
Off the battlefield, each side is trying to influence the American leader’s perception as they look to negotiate a peace settlement in their favor.
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Overlooked Stories
We look at some of our best stories from 2025 that Times editors thought deserved more attention.
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George and Amal Clooney Become French Citizens
Mr. Clooney, who owns a farmhouse in France, has said that living there enabled him and his wife, a human rights lawyer, to pursue a quieter existence...
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How the Assad Regime Covered Up Its Crimes: Key Takeaways
We documented how the dictator Bashar al-Assad and his henchmen conspired to hide evidence of torture and deaths of detainees during Syria’s long civi...
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