Her Roof Was About to Be Fixed. Then Immigration Agents Showed Up.

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:13:41 +0000)

The Trump administration’s deportation agenda is reverberating beyond immigrant communities as agents begin fanning out around New Orleans.

ICE Separates Boy, 6, From Father During Effort to Deport Them to China

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:10:49 +0000)

The child and his father fled China earlier this year and the boy had just been enrolled in school. Federal officials have tried and failed to send them back.

Spain Sees Itself as a Beacon for Immigrants. So Do Many Latin Americans.

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:08:40 +0000)

The government presents its migrant policy as a welcoming alternative to U.S. crackdowns. But activists say those arriving on boats from Africa are excluded from that embrace.

The Furor Over Trump’s Boat Attacks and a Particular Follow-Up Strike, Explained

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:04:53 +0000)

Bipartisan congressional oversight is underway, but for now is focusing on narrow details about one missile instead of broader legal issues.

New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:46:37 +0000)

The lawsuit said the Defense Department’s new set of rules for journalists “violates the Constitution’s guarantees of due process, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.”

Suspect Arrested in Inquiry Into Pipe Bombs in D.C. Ahead of Jan. 6 Riot

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:53:45 +0000)

The suspect was described as a 30-year-old man from Prince William County, Va., and his arrest could ultimately provide an answer to one of the mysteries arising from the Jan. 6. attack.

Inside RFK Jr.’s Methodical Quest to Shake Up America’s Vaccine System

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:45:04 +0000)

The health secretary has walled himself off from government scientists and empowered fellow activists to pursue his vaccine agenda.

Vaccine Panel Again Postpones Vote on Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:10:00 +0000)

The advisory committee delayed the vote until Friday morning after heated disagreements. It was the third time the vote has been postponed.

Best TV Shows of 2025

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:09:36 +0000)

Many of the year’s best series seemed to be in conversation with one another, including “Severance,” “The Pitt,” “Andor,” “Pluribus,” “The Lowdown” and others.

As Health Care Subsidies Teeter, Congress Is Again at an Impasse

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:23:40 +0000)

Democrats won an agreement for a floor showdown after the shutdown, but consensus still eludes the Senate. Will Republicans pay a political price?

Groups Express Anixety as Trump Threatens to Derail U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Pact

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:28:15 +0000)

Hearings that began Wednesday in Washington reflected anxiety over the future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact and whether the president could end up scrapping it.

Bipartisan House Group Proposes Long-Shot Health Care Plan

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:50:36 +0000)

Republicans and Democrats released a two-year plan to scale back and extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, but it faces long odds in the G.O.P.-led House.

In Her 90s, a Painter Finally Confronts Her Nazi Trauma

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:58:31 +0000)

Cornelia Foss, better known as a confidante to other artists than as an artist herself, has put aside landscape painting for something far more visceral.

Eurovision Is in Turmoil as Israel’s Participation Leads to Boycott

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:00:30 +0000)

The Netherlands and Slovenia also said they would not take part in next year’s contest, meant to be its celebratory 70th edition.

Meta Weighs Cuts to Its Metaverse Unit

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:37:48 +0000)

Meta plans to direct its investments to focus on wearables like its augmented reality glasses but does not plan to abandon building the metaverse.

A.I. Deal Making Is Getting Faster

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:30:10 +0000)

Investors are deciding within 15 minutes whether to shovel millions into A.I. start-ups and taking entrepreneurs weight lifting and rock climbing to get deals done.

Macron Urges Xi to Help End War in Ukraine

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:03:34 +0000)

As President Emmanuel Macron of France visited China, its leader, Xi Jinping, said his country would play a constructive role in ending the fighting.

Putin Must Have Authorized Novichok Poisoning in Salisbury, UK Inquiry Finds

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:41:45 +0000)

The 2018 death of a British woman from exposure to a rare, military-grade nerve agent was the result of a botched assassination attempt on a former Russian spy, an official report said on Thursday.

What to Know About Putin’s Visit to India as Oil Trade Dries Up

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:01:46 +0000)

The Trump administration, which crippled Russia’s oil sales to India with sanctions, will be watching Mr. Putin’s talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

How Israel’s Settlement Surge in the West Bank Is Displacing Palestinians

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:03:44 +0000)

The Israeli government authorized 22 settlements in May, the largest expansion in decades, and Palestinian families are now being forced from their homes.

Deadly Attacks in Gaza Test Cease-Fire as Body of Another Captive Is Returned

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:51:52 +0000)

Israel launched a military strike after it said Hamas militants attacked its soldiers, the latest clashes in the two months since a truce was signed.

Yasser Abu Shabab, Militant Leader Backed by Israel, Is Killed in Gaza, Official Says

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:32:33 +0000)

Yasser Abu Shabab, a Bedouin man in his 30s, was at the center of an Israeli project in Gaza to build up anti-Hamas militias.

2 Cocaine Cases. 2 Honduran Politicians. Only One Faces Years in Prison.

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:06:30 +0000)

Just three days after President Trump pardoned the former Honduran president, Midence Oqueli Martinez Turcios, a former congressman and drug trafficker, got nearly 22 years.

Ilhan Omar: Somali Americans Aren’t Afraid of Trump’s Bigotry

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:46:04 +0000)

Attacks on Somali Americans are a cruel distraction.

What Is Going on With Trump?

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:40:52 +0000)

Bret Stephens, Frank Bruni and Aaron Retica on the gap between the president’s interests and what matters to Americans.

After Years of Debate, Vatican Says No to Women Deacons, at Least for Now

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:06:20 +0000)

But a papal commission examining the question said further study was required, and advised that women should be given other leadership roles in the Catholic Church.

Charles Norman Shay, Tribal Elder and World War II Hero, Dies at 101

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:08:54 +0000)

As a 19-year-old medic, he won a Silver Star for his service during D-Day. Later, in the Korean War, he earned a Bronze Star.

False U.S.G.S. Report of 5.9 Earthquake Sends Phones Buzzing in Nevada

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:48:22 +0000)

The United States Geological Survey quickly deleted the alert, saying it had been sent in error. “This isn’t a good look,” one earthquake expert said.

New Guidelines Endorse Self-Swab Alternative to Pap Smear for Cervical Cancer Testing

(Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:33:52 +0000)

The recommendation comes after the first at-home test, a self-swab, received federal approval earlier this year.