Trump’s Second-Term Promises: What He’s Done So Far on Immigration, Trade, DEI and More

(Sat, 27 Dec 2025 10:00:21 +0000)

President Trump has driven illegal crossings at the border to record lows, helped bring about an uneasy cease-fire in Gaza and upended the global trading system.

Kennedy Center Chief Threatens Legal Action Over Canceled Christmas Concert

(Sat, 27 Dec 2025 05:47:47 +0000)

The musician Chuck Redd called off the annual Christmas Eve performances after the Kennedy Center board added President Trump’s name to the performing arts center.

Karoline Leavitt Says She’s Expecting Her Second Child

(Sat, 27 Dec 2025 05:33:06 +0000)

The White House press secretary announced on Instagram that she was pregnant with a daughter who is due in May. She and her husband have a 1-year-old son.

California Drops Lawsuit Over $4 Billion Federal Cut to High-Speed Rail Project

(Sat, 27 Dec 2025 09:28:18 +0000)

California sued after the Trump administration cut grants for the long-planned project. The state says it will seek private investors instead.

Russia Pummels Kyiv Before Trump-Zelensky Meeting

(Sat, 27 Dec 2025 12:35:24 +0000)

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that the assault, which continued for nearly 10 hours, showed that Moscow was not serious about peace.

This Ukrainian Soldier Spent More Than a Year on the Front Line

(Sat, 27 Dec 2025 10:00:31 +0000)

Serhii Tyschenko, a Ukrainian combat medic, spent 472 days in a bunker. His case appears to be an extreme example of a problem that has long plagued Kyiv’s military.

What Went Wrong Before Hong Kong’s Inferno

(Sat, 27 Dec 2025 03:51:41 +0000)

Records show how government departments played down residents’ warnings about corrupt practices and substandard materials that fueled the deadly blaze.

How One Father Created an Organ Empire

(Sat, 27 Dec 2025 10:00:14 +0000)

The National Kidney Registry has matched thousands of kidney donors with recipients. It has also paid millions of dollars to a company owned by its founder.

New York Receives Its Heaviest Snowfall in Nearly 4 Years, Disrupting Flights

(Sat, 27 Dec 2025 13:24:49 +0000)

Central Park saw more than four inches of snow for the first time since January 2022, with higher totals outside of New York City.

Park Chan-wook and the Funny Thing About Stomach-Churning Horror

(Sat, 27 Dec 2025 10:01:45 +0000)

When American studios wouldn’t back his film about a laid-off manager committing gruesome murders, the director returned to Korea. Now he has a hit on his hands.

In Which I Try Valiantly to Cheer You Up

(Sat, 27 Dec 2025 12:22:52 +0000)

OK, 2025 wasn’t the best year ever. But we’re arguably still in the best decade in the history of humanity.

Good Calls

(Sat, 27 Dec 2025 11:16:16 +0000)

This week, we close out the year with your best advice of 2025.

Annette Dionne, Last of the Celebrated Quintuplets, Dies at 91

(Sat, 27 Dec 2025 01:38:51 +0000)

She was the first to crawl, the first to cut a tooth, the first to recognize her name, and the last to die. And, like her sisters, she resented being exploited as part of a global sensation.

In Myanmar, the Election Is Called Fake, but the Human Suffering Is Real

(Sat, 27 Dec 2025 09:10:58 +0000)

A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor country poorer. Now its military rulers are seeking a veneer of legitimacy by holding elections.

A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving

(Fri, 26 Dec 2025 22:23:55 +0000)

It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.

Jury Declines Murder Charge Against Parent in Kentucky State Shooting

(Sat, 27 Dec 2025 01:36:30 +0000)

The grand jury received testimony that the man had acted to defend his son, who had faced bullying before the shooting, a local prosecutor said.