Trump’s Tanker Crackdown Paralyzes Venezuelan Oil Exports

(Tue, 23 Dec 2025 23:00:23 +0000)

Oil exports, the country’s financial lifeblood, have plummeted after the United States took action against three ships that have been used to carry its crude.

U.S. Is Adding to Its Military Buildup in the Caribbean

(Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:04:12 +0000)

Over the past week, C-17 heavy-lift cargo planes, which usually transport troops and equipment, flew to Puerto Rico at least 16 times, according to flight tracking data reviewed by The New York Times.

Supreme Court Refuses to Allow Trump to Deploy National Guard in Chicago

(Tue, 23 Dec 2025 23:04:53 +0000)

President Trump ordered state-based troops to Portland, Ore.; Los Angeles; Washington; and Chicago over the objections of state and local officials.

19 States Sue to Block White House Plan to End Gender-Related Care for Minors

(Wed, 24 Dec 2025 04:34:04 +0000)

The coalition of states seeks to stop a Trump administration effort to cut off federal funding to hospitals that provide such care.

Student Loan Borrowers in Default Could See Wages Garnished in Early 2026

(Tue, 23 Dec 2025 21:21:28 +0000)

Starting the week of Jan. 7, the Education Department will begin sending notices about paycheck deductions to about 1,000 of five million borrowers in default.

National Guard Troops to Arrive in New Orleans

(Wed, 24 Dec 2025 01:55:50 +0000)

The troops will join an existing wave of Border Patrol agents, months after Gov. Jeff Landry first suggested that the National Guard could help tamp down on crime in Louisiana.

Federal Prosecutor Was Surprised by Trump’s Flights on Epstein’s Jet

(Tue, 23 Dec 2025 22:19:35 +0000)

A 2020 email noted that Donald Trump was listed as a passenger on Jeffrey Epstein’s jet at least eight times from 1993 to 1996.

Redacted Material in Some Epstein Files Is Easily Recovered

(Wed, 24 Dec 2025 02:35:14 +0000)

The ease of recovering information that was not properly redacted digitally suggests that at least some of the documents released by the Justice Department were hastily censored.

Zelensky Opens Way to Demilitarized Zone in Eastern Ukraine to Reach Peace

(Wed, 24 Dec 2025 09:31:17 +0000)

The offer was the closest Mr. Zelensky has come to addressing the thorny territorial disputes in Donetsk that have repeatedly derailed peace talks.

Kate Winslet’s Unhappy Family Christmas

(Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:56:40 +0000)

The British actress’s directorial debut, “Goodbye June,” is based on a script written by her son and follows a fractured family reuniting in the hospital over the holidays.

Pulled ’60 Minutes’ Report, Briefly Streamed in Canada, Is All Over the Internet Now

(Tue, 23 Dec 2025 22:54:59 +0000)

At the last minute, CBS News held a segment about Venezuelan men who were deported by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador. It surfaced online anyway.

Stephen Miller Cites Children of Immigrants as a Problem

(Tue, 23 Dec 2025 22:05:17 +0000)

As it seeks to end birthright citizenship, the Trump administration is arguing that immigrants bring problems that extend for generations. The data shows otherwise.

Palm Beach Rallies Behind a Restaurant Manager Held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

(Wed, 24 Dec 2025 02:56:33 +0000)

After nearly two weeks in detention, José Gonzalez, the popular host of an upscale restaurant, returns home.

How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?

(Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:27:30 +0000)

The group’s biggest claims were largely incorrect, a New York Times analysis found. And its many smaller cuts added up to few savings.

The Confederacy Goes on Trial, Along With Schools Named Jackson and Lee

(Tue, 23 Dec 2025 22:43:48 +0000)

In an unusual trial, the N.A.A.C.P. has sought to show a school board’s “racist intent” by proving that the names of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson can’t be separated from white supremacy.

Oklahoma Instructor Mel Curth Who Failed Student Samantha Fulnecky’s Gender Essay Is Fired

(Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:57:36 +0000)

The instructor, a graduate student at the University of Oklahoma, gave a zero to a student who wrote an essay arguing in favor of traditional gender definitions based on biblical teachings.

Pennsylvania Nursing Home Explosion Kills 2

(Wed, 24 Dec 2025 05:44:50 +0000)

A resident and an employee were killed after two explosions at the Bristol Health and Rehab Center resulted in a large fire and partial collapse of the building, officials said.

Suspect in Brown University Shooting Worked in Portugal After Leaving University

(Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:14:40 +0000)

One friend said Claudio Neves Valente appeared to live a detached life, upset that “he couldn’t be the genius he thought he should be.”

Do Parents Have Favorite Children? Of Course They Do.

(Tue, 23 Dec 2025 10:00:10 +0000)

And research shows the less favored children suffer for it.

Thailand, Attacking Cambodia, Says Its Target Is the Scam Industry

(Wed, 24 Dec 2025 05:03:52 +0000)

Thai warplanes have bombed compounds where people are forced to defraud others online. Rights activists say trafficking victims’ lives are at risk.

The Year America Blew Up the Process

(Wed, 24 Dec 2025 10:02:23 +0000)

The 2025 revolt against process signaled the final collapse of a powerful idea that once promised to hold the country together.

A Christmas Argument That Ended in Harmony

(Wed, 24 Dec 2025 10:02:07 +0000)

Standing together on behalf of those who flee oppression is a very Christmas thing to do.

China Is Shifting Its Nuclear Forces to Swifter Footing, Pentagon Says

(Wed, 24 Dec 2025 08:26:33 +0000)

The country’s production of nuclear warheads has slowed, but its missiles may be poised to strike back fast in case of an attack, an annual assessment found.

Australian State Passes ‘Extraordinary’ Gun and Protest Laws After Bondi Attack

(Wed, 24 Dec 2025 08:19:52 +0000)

While the new restrictions on firearms have broad support, new police powers to crack down on some protests were criticized as limits on civil liberties.

Robert Nakamura, ‘Godfather’ of Asian American Film, Dies at 88

(Tue, 23 Dec 2025 23:33:06 +0000)

In his work, he often returned to Manzanar, the camp in which he and his family, along with thousands of other people of Japanese descent, were interned during World War II.

A Democrat, a Republican and a Supermarket Baron Go to ‘Marty Supreme’

(Wed, 24 Dec 2025 01:52:58 +0000)

A “Marty Supreme” showing took a political turn when John Catsimatidis, who has a small role in the movie, invited both Gov. Kathy Hochul and her Republican rival, Bruce Blakeman.