Battlefield Picture Worsening for Ukraine as Trump Pushes Peace Plan

(Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:33:53 +0000)

Russian forces have advanced on several fronts recently. President Vladimir V. Putin signaled after talks with U.S. officials that he was not budging from demands.

Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy

(Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:29:03 +0000)

President Trump’s new National Security Strategy describes a country that is focused on doing business and reducing migration while avoiding passing judgment on authoritarians.

The Supreme Court, Once Wary of Partisan Gerrymandering, Goes All In

(Fri, 05 Dec 2025 22:25:06 +0000)

The court’s conservative majority said that Texas’ asserted political motives justified letting the state use voting maps meant to disadvantage Democrats in the midterms.

Have Trump’s Tariffs Gone as High as They Can Go? Business Hope So

(Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:01:44 +0000)

A wave of companies are petitioning for exemptions from the Trump administration’s high levies on foreign-made goods, saying they are hurting business and raising prices.

Afrikaner Access Soars Amid Trump’s Policy Shift

(Sat, 06 Dec 2025 13:12:10 +0000)

The white descendants of Europeans who colonized the country are getting greater access to American officials this year, both in Washington and in Pretoria.

Trump Accounts, Baby Bonds: Giving Directly to Kids Is an Idea Right and Left Could Love

(Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:01:48 +0000)

Michael and Susan Dell’s $6.25 billion donation to child savings accounts fits a trend: giving with no strings attached. In some ways, it’s a bipartisan philosophy.

One Step From Citizenship, Some Find It Alludes Their Grasp

(Sat, 06 Dec 2025 12:13:02 +0000)

Sweeping immigration changes by the Trump administration have resulted in the cancellation of naturalization ceremonies, the last step in the process of becoming a citizen.

The Mayor-Elect of New Orleans Is Already Awash in Challenges

(Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:14:19 +0000)

A month before taking office, Helena Moreno is steering the city through a budget crisis and a Border Patrol enforcement operation that has immigrants in hiding.

Here’s How Trump Has Made It Harder for Migrants Seeking Asylum and Citizenship

(Sat, 06 Dec 2025 01:32:25 +0000)

In the wake of the National Guard shooting, the Trump administration has temporarily frozen major pathways for many migrants to obtain legal status in the United States.

Angst Turns to Anger in Hollywood as Netflix Hooks Warner Bros.

(Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:28:40 +0000)

Much of the entertainment capital fears that Netflix’s deal will lead to more job losses and theater closings and fewer boundary-pushing movies.

What to Know About Netflix’s $83 Billion Deal for Warner Bros. Discovery

(Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:02:25 +0000)

The cash-and-stock deal would give the world’s largest paid streaming service expansive power over theater owners and entertainment-industry unions.

Frank Gehry’s Buildings Sound as Marvelous as They Look

(Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:35:28 +0000)

Gehry, who died on Friday at 96, made an invaluable contribution to classical music by designing spaces with stunning acoustics.

Frank Gehry: 12 Essential, Stunning Projects

(Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:54:14 +0000)

A singular genius, Gehry redefined architecture with joyful buildings like the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.

Survivors of the Deadly Hong Kong Fire Are in Limbo

(Sat, 06 Dec 2025 15:30:26 +0000)

Hong Kong, with some of the world’s highest housing costs and inequality, must now figure out how to help thousands of residents who lost friends, family and homes.

China’s National Security Office in Hong Kong Summons Foreign Journalists

(Sat, 06 Dec 2025 11:53:26 +0000)

The authorities accused “some foreign media” of smearing the government’s response to a fire at a high-rise complex, saying: “Do not say you have not been warned.”

The Supreme Court Is Failing at Its Most Important Job

(Sat, 06 Dec 2025 12:00:12 +0000)

Until the court imposes limits, the administration will keep acting as if there are none.

Republicans Are Quietly Pushing Back Against Trump

(Sat, 06 Dec 2025 12:00:07 +0000)

Will the president soon wish he hadn’t run for a second term?

Sweet Season

(Sat, 06 Dec 2025 11:07:53 +0000)

Rejoice: NYT Cooking’s holiday cookie extravaganza has returned.

How Has Congestion Pricing Changed Your Year?

(Fri, 05 Dec 2025 23:09:16 +0000)

The tolling program, decades in the making, has shown signs of being effective after a rocky rollout.

Israel’s Plan to Back Gaza Militias Proves a Risky Gamble

(Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:36:48 +0000)

Officials said Israel helped arm and back Yasser Abu Shabab’s Popular Forces, part of a strategy against Hamas, before a local clan killed him this week.

Kidney Recipient Dies After Transplant From Organ Donor Who Had Rabies

(Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:37:09 +0000)

Only four donors have transmitted rabies to organ transplant recipients since 1978, according to federal officials.

A Look at What Lives Where Deep Sea Mining Would Happen

(Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:30:40 +0000)

An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies to date, and peer-reviewed results have begun to emerge.

Inside the Yearslong Push to Bring the World Cup Final to New Jersey

(Sat, 06 Dec 2025 15:32:26 +0000)

Winning the right to host the world’s most popular sporting event took years of planning, countless Zoom calls and a bit of luck with a broken-down bus.