December 27, 2025, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time
Records show how government departments played down residents’ warnings about corrupt practices and substandard materials that fueled the deadly blaze.
Flights were canceled and streets grew slippery as the metropolitan region braced for heavy snow.
An Afrikaner flew to the United States expecting protection. Instead, he has spent months locked up in Georgia alongside hundreds of other immigrants.
The 72-hour cease-fire could pave the way for an end to the fighting, which has killed dozens and displaced thousands over nearly three weeks.
The development carries potential benefits for both sides but still faces stiff international opposition, 34 years after the region broke away from Somalia.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has sought the meeting since the latest U.S.-led push for peace got underway.
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The grand jury received testimony that the man had acted to defend his son, who had faced bullying before the shooting, a local prosecutor said.
The driver, who is known to her followers as Tea Tyme, was charged with two felonies in connection with the crash last month, the police in Illinois said.
The shooting happened at the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office in Wallace, Idaho, on Friday. The gunman was killed by the police, the authorities said.
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The president is planning to meet with the leader of Ukraine in Florida just as the lawmakers are applying some pressure.
The musician Chuck Redd called off the annual Christmas Eve performances after the Kennedy Center board added President Trump’s name to the performing arts center.
The White House press secretary announced on Instagram that she was pregnant with a daughter who is due in May. She and her husband have a 1-year-old son.
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Only five Sears stores remain in the country, with the end likely near for what was once the mightiest American retailer.
Artificial intelligence companies looking to raise funds are being made to pay lofty interest rates, as debt investors become cautious.
Megacities in southern India are attracting enormous investments to help build artificial intelligence infrastructure to serve the world’s most data-hungry country.
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It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
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Shoes. A phone. Receipts. A comb. Traces of wild nights and hurried days are all around us.
A resident of Lindenhurst was charged with the murder of a 23-year-old employee inside a CVS on Christmas Day, the authorities said.
The number of patients going to hospital emergency rooms with flulike symptoms has soared.
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The most memorable illustrations of the year, chosen by art directors at The New York Times.
This month’s picks include a World War I revenge tale, a vampire superhero and female assassins.
For very different reasons, new hours from Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart, Kathleen Madigan, George Civeris and Jay Jurden are worth your time.
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This classic, comforting, stick-to-your-ribs soup makes the most of your holiday ham leftovers (especially if you have a ham bone or hock).
