December 31, 2025, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time
As President Trump sought a peace deal and Vladimir V. Putin sought victory, factions in the White House and Pentagon bled the Ukrainian war effort.
The number represents a more precise, and potentially much larger, figure than earlier estimates. The department is seeking to enlist about 400 lawyers to help in the review.
The selection of Kamar Samuels, who leads schools on the West Side of Manhattan, could help Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani craft his schools agenda.
Protests have erupted in Aceh Province on the northern tip of Sumatra island, where anger and frustration are mounting over what many see as inadequate relief efforts by a distracted government.
The organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, have resisted providing Israel with detailed information about their workers.
Iranian leaders face pressure over a currency collapse and threats of possible military strikes from Israel and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear activities.
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By holding a left-leaning seat in suburban Des Moines, Democrats ensured that Republicans would not have a supermajority in the State Senate.
The authorities closed access to part of Mount Baldy, the tallest peak in the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California. They cited dangerous and unpredictable terrain and weather.
Tatiana Schlossberg, who died on Tuesday, was the granddaughter of John F. Kennedy. But as a journalist, her first editor remembers, she insisted on putting in the work.
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The pause affects a funding stream that provides $185 million in annual aid to the state’s day care centers, as federal investigations into fraud in Minnesota’s social services programs continue.
The U.S. military tried to intercept the Bella 1 last week in the Caribbean Sea as it headed to Venezuela to pick up oil.
The drone attack, said to be on a dock where drugs were being prepared for loading on boats, represented a further escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign against Nicolás Maduro.
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From Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping, generations of Communist Party bosses and military leaders invested in a strategic but heavily polluting industry.
Katherine Maher has taken an unyielding approach to NPR’s biggest battles — which has sometimes put her at odds with her colleagues in public media.
Officials at the central bank have splintered over whether rising unemployment or elevated inflation poses the bigger economic risk.
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Here’s a cheat sheet for decoding this year’s A.I.-driven tech lingo, from RAG to superintelligence.
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The mayor-elect said the selections indicate his administration’s commitment to help New York City’s vulnerable residents.
The release of the emails raised serious questions about whether the Justice Department had misled a judge in telling him that local prosecutors had acted alone in charging Mr. Abrego Garcia.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose rise to prominence foreshadowed Zohran Mamdani’s success, will speak at his swearing-in outside City Hall on Thursday.
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Listen to songs by pop visionaries, neo-soul luminaries, country-adjacent outlaws and more.
The Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Bellini’s “I Puritani,” directed by Charles Edwards, is “a retro move,” said Peter Gelb, the Met’s general manager.
In an ever-growing podcast universe, our writers select the shows that stood out.
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The latest batch of brief starred restaurant reviews, from our contributing critics Mahira Rivers and Ryan Sutton.
