Kennedy Center Board Moves to Rename It the Trump-Kennedy Center

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 23:38:58 +0000)

The board for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced that it would now be named the Trump-Kennedy Center, although a formal change may have to be approved by Congress.

Once Again, Health Care Proves to Be a Bitter Political Pill for G.O.P.

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:55:02 +0000)

The inability to find a credible counter to the Affordable Care Act has long bedeviled Republicans and cost them at the polls. It’s threatening to do so again next year.

Trump Moves to End Gender-Related Care for Minors, Threatening Hospitals That Offer It

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 22:50:55 +0000)

Proposed new rules would punish the hospitals by pulling all federal financing. Advocates say lawsuits will follow.

‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:39:46 +0000)

The president has tried to minimize their friendship, but documents and interviews reveal an intense and complicated relationship. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were currency.

The Junior Congressman Who’s Pushing Republicans on Epstein

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 23:33:53 +0000)

The top Democrat on the Oversight Committee, Representative Robert Garcia has brought aggressive tactics and reality-show flair to investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to President Trump.

Rob Reiner Family Tragedy Strikes a Nerve for Families Fighting Addiction

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:56:01 +0000)

Nick Reiner, charged with murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Singer Reiner, spent much of his life battling drug addiction, an affliction that millions of Americans face.

After Rob Reiner’s ‘North’ Flopped, He Proved He Could Take Criticism With Humor

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:16:35 +0000)

Roger Ebert said he “hated, hated, hated, hated, hated” Reiner’s 1994 film “North.” The director took it in stride.

TikTok Signs Agreements With Investors in Step Toward Avoiding a U.S. Ban

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 23:14:14 +0000)

The Chinese-owned video app reached agreements with the software giant Oracle and two investment firms, Silver Lake and MGX, as part of a deal to keep TikTok operating in the United States.

Trump Media to Merge With TAE Technologies, a Nuclear Fusion Firm, in a $6 Billion Deal

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:08:55 +0000)

Trump Media & Technology Group, the social media and crypto company part owned by President Trump, said it would help develop a “utility-scale fusion power plant.”

The Woman in the Coldplay Concert Kiss Cam Video Is Ready to Talk

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:57:42 +0000)

Kristin Cabot was caught on camera with her boss at a concert. The video went viral. Soon she was drowning in the vitriol of strangers.

James Cameron Tempers His Temper and Channels His Inner Na’vi

(Sun, 14 Dec 2025 13:11:32 +0000)

Years after his Titanic tantrums, the “Avatar” director has “mellowed,” says Sigourney Weaver. He calls it “marinating.”

Confirm or Deny: James Cameron Edition

(Sun, 14 Dec 2025 13:15:08 +0000)

The box office king sits for a lightning-round interview.

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review: By Land, by Water, by Air!

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:13:52 +0000)

For the franchise’s third movie, James Cameron throws in new creatures, new landscapes, melodramatic plot lines and big battle sequences. It’s a lot.

The D.N.C. Is Scrapping Its Report on What Went Wrong in 2024

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:34:11 +0000)

Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee chairman, ordered the autopsy months ago but is now said to believe that its release would be counterproductive for the party.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan Tapped the Power of the New York Pulpit

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:00:49 +0000)

From St. Patrick’s Cathedral to the White House to Fox News, he comfortably inhabited many spheres of influence.

Pope Leo Appoints Bishop Ronald Hicks to Succeed Timothy Dolan

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:21:39 +0000)

The appointment of Bishop Ronald A. Hicks is expected to bring a markedly different leadership style to New York’s archdiocese.

The Putin Confidant Who Pushed Back Against Russia’s War in Ukraine

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:41:08 +0000)

Dmitri N. Kozak had worked with President Vladimir V. Putin for three decades before quitting in September. His associates described his break with the Russian leader.

Zelensky Appeals to E.U. Leaders for Frozen Russian Funds to Fight War

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:35:19 +0000)

President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Brussels, where the leaders had gathered, that without the money, his country would have to reduce its drone production significantly.

Nigeria Closes Lead Recycling Factories Linked to U.S. Car Industry

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:03:54 +0000)

Carmakers have known for decades that battery recycling was poisoning people abroad. Nigeria’s crackdown is an effort to catalog the damage.

Palo Alto Confronts Billionaires Over Their Housing Compounds

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:32:35 +0000)

The Silicon Valley college town has changed drastically as Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page and other tech founders have scooped up multiple properties.

Sleep Cots and Graham Crackers at Elon Musk’s Child Care Program

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:01:59 +0000)

Mr. Musk has ambitions to remake education, but his latest effort to open an elementary school in Texas appears to have faltered.

N.Y.C. Subway Crime Is Down, Hochul Says, Rebutting Trump Officials

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:23:27 +0000)

Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state would spend another $77 million on police patrols in the subway, acknowledging that felony assaults remain stubbornly high.

Mamdani Appointee Resigns After Decade-Old Antisemitic Posts Re-emerge

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 22:13:51 +0000)

Catherine Almonte Da Costa resigned from her just-announced post as Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s director of appointments after the Anti-Defamation League resurfaced the comments.

Inside the Fight to Keep Mamdani’s Promise of 200,000 Affordable Homes

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 23:31:15 +0000)

As Zohran Mamdani prepares to take over as mayor of New York, his team and allies have been pushing back against proposals that could make it more difficult to build new homes in the city.

They Thought They Had ‘Made It.’ Now They Can’t Afford Food.

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:32:58 +0000)

New Yorkers in the so-called “missing middle,” who may make too much for food benefits, say it’s still hard to find enough money for groceries.

Iran’s President Says He Can’t Make ‘Miracles’ to Solve the Country’s Woes

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:25:35 +0000)

Amid sky-high inflation, water and energy cuts and prospects for a deal with the U. S. dimming, President Masoud Pezeshkian has apparently thrown up his hands.

Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Do. Why Don’t Democrats?

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:21:40 +0000)

Liberals should reconcile with America’s oil and gas industry.

Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry Are Worth Rooting For

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 22:06:16 +0000)

As a politician, Justin Trudeau was an excellent celebrity. And the rest of the world could learn a useful lesson from how he wielded his star power.

The U.S. Moves to End Gender-Related Care for Minors

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 23:34:53 +0000)

Also, authorities search for a person of interest in the Brown shooting. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

Wyoming Cowboys Are Breaking Down Barriers, Literally

(Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:30:46 +0000)

GPS collars on cattle are letting ranchers remove fences in the West. That’s good for wildlife and for the land.

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Donald Trump Jr. and More Conservative Figures Announce Their Engagements

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:02:08 +0000)

Several prominent conservative figures have announced that they are engaged this week, news often celebrated by President Trump.

Jelly Roll Is Pardoned for Previous Robbery and Drug Convictions

(Thu, 18 Dec 2025 22:20:53 +0000)

The clemency decision by Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee could make it easier for the country star to travel internationally.