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State Republicans Propose New Limits on Transgender Identity
The new lawmaking sessions open after a campaign year in which Republicans leaned on messaging that tapped into fears about transgender issues.Jan. 18 - Top stories -
Neko Case Has Sung Hard Truths. Now She’s Telling Hers in a Memoir.
In “The Harder I Fight the More I Love You,” the singer and songwriter outlines the personal and professional challenges that have shaped her career.Jan. 16 - Top stories -
Mark Zuckerberg’s Macho Posturing Looks a Lot Like Cowardice
Focus on what the Meta chief does, not what he says.Jan. 15 - Top stories -
Would Pam Bondi Stand Up to Trump as Attorney General?
The former Florida prosecutor is qualified to be the U.S. attorney general. But will she stand up to Trump when it counts?Jan. 15 - Top stories -
Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing
In a hearing that stretched more than four hours, Democrats pressed Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for defense secretary, on numerous allegations of misconduct, his views ...Jan. 15 - Top stories -
U.S. Won’t Bring Charges Against Officers in Death of Ronald Greene
Investigators found insufficient evidence to federally charge the surviving officers in the encounter, in which a Black driver was pulled over, dragged, beaten and shocked.Jan. 14 - Top stories -
Governor Hochul Tries to Sell New York Suburbs on Congestion Pricing
Gov. Kathy Hochul is pointing out possible benefits of congestion pricing to suburban commuters, an influential voting bloc that could decide her political fortunes.Jan. 14 - Top stories -
Los Angeles Is Being Crushed Under the Weight of Inaction
At this point, we’d take concepts of a plan.Jan. 14 - Top stories -
Democrats Will Regret Helping to Pass the Laken Riley Act
This cruel and sweeping bill could upend our immigration system.Jan. 13 - Top stories -
Strong Winds Threaten to Intensify L.A. Fires
Also, traffic eased after New York began congestion pricing. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.Jan. 13 - Top stories -
Fed-Up Voters in Louisiana Wanted a Change. They Drafted an ‘Old Ball Coach.’
Sid Edwards was a high school football coach who had never run for office. Now, he’s the mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s second-largest city.Jan. 12 - Top stories -
A French Cathedral Turned to Hams to Restore Its Organ
A dispute over a project to cure hams in a bell tower underscored the difficulties that churches in France face trying to pay for restorations.Jan. 12 - Top stories -
Kamala Harris Shares a Trump-less Photo of Presidents at Jimmy Carter’s Funeral
Pictures shared on social media by the vice president and by the Carter Center prominently showed other past presidents in attendance.Jan. 11 - Top stories -
As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles
After the Bobcat fire, the area no longer felt safe.Jan. 10 - Top stories -
Heavy Snow and Ice Is Forecast for Southern U.S. on Thursday and Friday
Parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas began to see snowfall on Thursday as Southern states stretching to the Carolinas brace for the storm to reach them on Friday.Jan. 9 - Top stories -
Firefighters Rushed to Control Blazes Surrounding L.A.
Also, Jimmy Carter was remembered as a humanitarian and public servant. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.Jan. 9 - Top stories -
I Quit Drinking Four Years Ago. I’m Still Confronting Drinking Culture.
Yes, you can become sober and remain social.Jan. 8 - Top stories -
Fires Break Out Across Southern California Amid Fierce Winds
The region’s utility company said it was prepared to cut power to more than 400,000 customers to try to prevent more blazes.Jan. 7 - Top stories -
Trump’s Lawyers Seek to Block Special Counsel Report in Classified Documents Case
Both the Justice Department and the judge who oversaw the case were asked to stop the public release of the report.Jan. 7 - Top stories -
A Terrorism Resurgence
We explore the main reasons for ISIS’s resurgence.Jan. 6 - Top stories -
Who Owns Jan. 6?
Trump is trying to rewrite history, but history may not comply.Jan. 6 - Top stories -
Bad Bunny Talks ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos,’ His ‘Most Puerto Rican’ Album Yet
In an exclusive video interview, the world-conquering Latin superstar discusses why his new album is filled with traditional sounds and rhythms from his homeland.Jan. 5 - Top stories -
Former Nurse Is Charged After Newborn Is Found With Fractures
Erin Strotman was charged in one case of child abuse, but detectives were also examining other episodes with similar injuries at a Virginia neonatal intensive care unit.Jan. 5 - Top stories -
John Bolton: For Donald Trump, the Only Loyalty Is Fealty
Neither kings nor presidents, nor their countries, are well served if they are surrounded by sycophants and rent-seekers.Jan. 5 - Top stories -
Awaiting Sentencing, Menendez Pleads for Leniency and Blames His Wife
As they did during his trial, lawyers for the former senator argued in a court filing that he had been led astray by his wife, Nadine Menendez.Jan. 3 - Top stories -
Gracie Mansion Intruder Films Himself During New Year’s Break-In
A man jumped a fence early on New Year’s Day, entered the New York mayor’s official residence and stole a Christmas ornament, the police said. The mayor, Eric Adams, was not there.Jan. 2 - Top stories -
Federal Agents Search Home of Former NYPD Chief Jeffrey Maddrey
Jeffrey Maddrey, who had been chief of department, resigned on Dec. 20 after a lieutenant accused him of coercing her into sex.Jan. 2 - Top stories -
Muhammad Deif, Hamas Military Commander in Gaza, Is Dead
Mr. Deif was assassinated in an Israeli strike on southern Gaza on July 13, Israel said. He was one of the most senior Hamas leaders inside the territory and one of Israel’s most-wanted militants.1d - Top stories -
Book Review: ‘Source Code,’ by Bill Gates
A new memoir by the tech mogul recounts a boyhood steeped in old-fashioned, analog pastimes as well as precocious feats of coding.2d - Top stories -
Stephen Colbert Thinks RFK Jr. Is Not the Right Man for the Job
Stephen Colbert reveled in an anecdote about Trump’s health secretary nominee blending baby chickens and mice to feed his pet hawks.2d - Top stories -
Student Threatened With Expulsion Over Social Posts Gets $250,000 Settlement
The University of Tennessee threatened to expel Kimberly Diei over posts the school said were inappropriate. She sued on First Amendment grounds.2d - Top stories -
Would You Get Sick in the Name of Science?
Since the pandemic, drug trials that purposely make people vomit, shiver and ache have become a research area of growing interest. All that’s needed: brave volunteers.3d - Top stories -
Kentucky’s Mountaintop Mines Are Turned Into Neighborhoods
As the risk of extreme flooding increases with climate change, an effort is underway to relocate hundreds of flood survivors to unique higher ground.3d - Top stories -
A Chinese A.I. Company Rattled the Tech World
Also, bird flu has entered a new phase. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.4d - Top stories -
Los Angeles Faces Risk of Mudslides With the Arrival of Rain
The wet weather will bring relief to Southern California after a prolonged period of dryness, but there’s concern that any bursts of heavy rainfall could cause flooding.6d - Top stories -
Changing Tunes
The artists we love are always changing. But there’s part of all of us that’s impervious to external forces.Jan. 25 - Top stories -
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, 104, Dies; Army Nurse Broke a Color Barrier
After years of being barred from a segregated military, she became the first Black nurse in the regular U.S. armed forces. She was later an Air Force officer.Jan. 24 - Top stories -
A Judge Halted Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship
Also, the Sacklers increased their settlement offer, with a catch. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.Jan. 23 - Top stories -
An Invitation to a Witch Hunt to Root Out D.E.I.
A chilling message for federal employees: Rat out your colleagues, or else.Jan. 22 - Top stories -
If You Work for the Federal Government, How Are You Feeling About D.E.I.?
We want to know how workers are processing President Trump’s decision to end hiring practices meant to further diversity, equity and inclusion in the federal work force.Jan. 22 - Top stories