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Lessons on Authoritarianism From Around the World
Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.Jan. 22 - Top stories -
Predicting the Oscar Nominations in a Wild and Wide-Open Season
You can count on films like “Emilia Pérez” and big stars like Timothée Chalamet and Ariana Grande, but this year may hold some surprises, too.Jan. 22 - Top stories -
Harvard Adopts a Strict Definition of Antisemitism for Discipline Cases
Many universities have been reluctant to embrace a definition that, among other things, considers some criticisms of Israel as antisemitic. The university’s decision was part of a lawsuit settlement.Jan. 21 - Top stories -
Scenes From Across an America Bracing Itself Against Brutal Winter Cold
An intense blast of arctic air blanketed the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast with frigid temperatures, and a rare winter storm was expected along the Gulf Coast.Jan. 21 - Top stories -
Israel’s Mixed Mood Over Cease-Fire
More than 30 hostages are set to be released during the cease-fire in Gaza. But many Israelis have mixed feelings about the deal because they feel it came at a high price.Jan. 21 - Top stories -
Packed In for Trump’s Indoor Inauguration, Awkwardness Abounds
Tech billionaires, foreign leaders, ex-presidents and political nemeses. How did everyone behave?Jan. 20 - Top stories -
Meet the New Boss. Same as the Old Boss.
Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.Jan. 20 - Top stories -
Sean Spicer Has Regrets. But He Still Believes in Trump.
A former White House press secretary shares his predictions for Trump’s second term.Jan. 19 - Top stories -
New York Rescuers Break the Ice to Save Moose From a Frozen Lake
The bull moose had fallen into a lake in the Adirondacks and been in the frigid waters for about two hours before rescuers arrived and used a chain saw to free it.Jan. 18 - Top stories -
Will Cuomo Run for Mayor? Racial Politics Complicate His Decision.
An ill-fated run against a Black opponent nearly ended the career of Andrew Cuomo. As he weighs challenging Mayor Eric Adams, he cannot afford a repeat.Jan. 18 - Top stories -
Prince Harry’s Suit Against Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. Tabloids Set to Start
Barring a late settlement, Harry’s lawsuit against News Group Newspapers will begin Monday, with potential consequences for the royal family, the media baron and even The Washington Post.Jan. 18 - Top stories -
In a Fire’s Ruins, Signs of a Previous Loss Leave a Family With Seeds of Hope
The Carrs have made their life’s work honoring the dreams of their precocious son, who died suddenly at 16. They rescued some mementos and others survived when their Altadena home burned to the ...Jan. 17 - Top stories -
‘I’m Urging You Not to Run’: How Schumer Pushed Biden to Drop Out
The New York senator, who swallowed concerns for months and then stalled for time on sharing them with President Biden, ultimately told him he risked going down as one of the “darkest figures.”Jan. 17 - Top stories -
Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Calls for Resignation
As a disastrous fire continues to burn on the city’s west side, some are calling Chief Kristin Crowley to account: Why wasn’t the city better prepared?Jan. 17 - Top stories -
Spain Overhauls Domestic Violence System After Criticism
Spain uses an algorithm to score how likely a domestic violence victim is to be abused again. A Times investigation last year identified flaws in the system.Jan. 17 - Top stories -
Tell Us: When Did You Know You Were Falling in Love?
We may include your story in an episode of the “Modern Love” podcast.Jan. 16 - Top stories -
Late Night Seems to Think This Pete Hegseth Fellow Is Unqualified
Jordan Klepper said the former weekend show host’s only qualification to run the Pentagon was that “Trump liked watching him sit on a couch on Saturday mornings.”Jan. 15 - Top stories -
New York Could Be the Next State to Limit Students’ Cellphone Use
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday signaled her plan to include related legislation in her budget proposal, saying she hoped to limit distractions during the school day.Jan. 13 - Top stories -
‘Wicked’ Star Cynthia Erivo Sees Her Characters Through
Whether it’s Elphaba in “Wicked” or Celie in “The Color Purple,” the star doesn’t choose parts “frivolously”; she wants roles that stay with viewers.Jan. 11 - Top stories -
New Findings About Consciousness Are Changing How I Think About Patients
After brain injury, some patients are no longer able to respond to the world around them. Is this really the case?Jan. 11 - Top stories -
Trump 2.0 and the Return of ‘Court Politics’
The political scientist Erica Frantz describes the regime change the second Trump administration represents.Jan. 10 - Top stories -
Alec Baldwin Sues New Mexico Prosecutors Over Dismissed ‘Rust’ Case
Lawyers for the actor accused law enforcement officials of waging a “malicious prosecution” against him after the 2021 shooting death of a cinematographer on a film set.Jan. 9 - Top stories -
Don’t Underestimate the Enduring Power of ISIS
The terrorist attack in New Orleans serves as a grim reminder that the group is still able to transform personal crises into public tragedy.Jan. 9 - Top stories -
How Optimal Breastfeeding Can Save Babies’ Lives
Researchers say hundreds of thousands of babies’ lives could be saved each year in developing countries with exclusive breastfeeding.Jan. 8 - Top stories -
Wildfires in Southern California
Plus, we explain why Facebook is getting rid of fact-checking.Jan. 8 - Top stories -
Justin Trudeau Was His Own Worst Enemy
Justin Trudeau came to power with a new kind of politics — progressive and identity-based. In the end, it proved his undoing.Jan. 8 - Top stories -
Perry the Donkey, Model for ‘Shrek,’ Dies at 30
As Perry’s health declined, fans rallied behind the animal and his companions living in a Bay Area park.Jan. 7 - Top stories -
Biden Left Us With a ‘Prius Economy.’ It’s Time for Something Different.
Climate impacts are fueling the cost-of-living crisis, especially for the poor and working class.Jan. 7 - Top stories -
Rudy Giuliani Is Held in Contempt of Court in Defamation Case
Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, has failed to turn over his assets to two Georgia poll workers who won a defamation lawsuit against him.Jan. 6 - Top stories -
What I Saw on Jan. 6 Still Haunts Me
Donald Trump is promising to pardon Jan. 6 rioters. But we can’t let him rewrite history.Jan. 5 - Top stories -
’Squid Game’ Season 2 Has an Essential Twist That Perfectly Mirrors Our Moment
On ‘Squid Game,’ the game is cruel but life is crueler. In Season 2, a new twist introduces a kind of cruelty that feels uncomfortably close to real life.Jan. 4 - Top stories -
State Dept. Tells Congress It Plans to Send $8 Billion in Arms to Israel
The arms transfer could be the final one the Biden administration provides to Israel. President Biden has largely ignored critics of Israel’s war in Gaza who have urged a halt to weapons aid.Jan. 4 - Top stories -
Wayne Osmond, Singer and Guitarist With the Osmonds, Dies at 73
Mr. Osmond was a founding member of the family pop group, which had a slew of hits in the 1970s, including “One Bad Apple” and “Yo-Yo.”Jan. 2 - Top stories -
Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth and the Honor of the American Military
Donald Trump’s foreign policy may not be as disastrous as that of George W. Bush, whose idealism and hubris led to calamity, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be corrosive.Jan. 2 - Top stories -
Kremlin Chokes YouTube Service, but Russians Find Ways Around It
The Kremlin is trying to cripple YouTube in Russia, internet experts say, pushing some people to state-controlled domestic alternatives. But many Russians have found workarounds.1d - Top stories -
A Conversation With Opinion Writers About Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Opinion writers discuss issues from vaccines to Medicaid.1d - Top stories -
Iris Cummings Critchell, 104, Dies; Olympic Swimmer Turned Aviator
The last survivor of the American team that competed in Hitler’s 1936 Games in Berlin, she went on to become a wartime pilot and an aeronautics instructor.2d - Top stories -
The White House Pulled Back Its Spending Freeze
Also, Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.2d - Top stories -
Nvidia’s Fall Shows an Uncertain A.I. Future
Nvidia’s sharp turn of fortunes illustrates much deeper problems that investors are ignoring as they send the valuations of Big Tech to the heavens.3d - Top stories -
MAGA’s Big Tech Divide
The journalist James Pogue explicates the strange tensions between big tech and the new right.4d - Top stories