Residents from across the city have quickly organized to donate food, water, clothing and other supplies in Tai Po for the many displaced people.
The authorities said flammable netting and foam boards may have fueled the city’s deadliest blaze in nearly 70 years, killing 55 and prompting arrests.
A pep talk for the day.
Many windows were covered, preventing residents from seeing the fire and smoke, one survivor said.
China y Japón, en una disputa diplomática en torno a Taiwán; incendio en Hong Kong y más para estar al día.
Michael Barbaro goes on a duck hunt with one of America’s most famous hunters: Steven Rinella.
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Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Nov. 28, 2025.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Nov. 28, 2025.
European leaders were blindsided by President Trump’s 28-point-plan to end the Ukraine war, setting off a dash for influence.
How much will Trump ask Zelensky to pay for peace in Ukraine?
When their Ditmas Park apartment became too cramped, a young family looked for a house in central Brooklyn where they could spread out. Here’s what they found.
A global sensation gets her moment at the Thanksgiving Day parade.
Many affluent Americans no longer believe in civic institutions or community groups.
Wong Kar-wai’s first TV series, streaming on the Criterion Channel, is a lush melodrama about an economic miracle.
Entrevistar a las personas queridas es una forma de conservar los recuerdos para el futuro y pasar tiempo de calidad juntos.
Los simpáticos duendes que aparecen en algunas casas durante la época navideña pueden ser una manera peligrosa de acostumbrar a los niños a ser vigilados.
La IA agéntica es un modelo de inteligencia artificial que requiere poca o ninguna supervisión humana. Dentro de poco, un bot podría reservar vuelos, hoteles y más en tu nombre.
This week, instead of our usual news quiz, The Morning team has put together a food quiz to celebrate the holiday. Happy Thanksgiving!
The singer and songwriter died in April 2020 of Covid-19, delaying proper tributes. Now he is the subject of a new documentary, “You Got Gold.”
This year, it’s not about giving back; it’s about getting yours.
The convenience of one-click purchases and “buy now, pay later” loans is making it easier for people to shop — and shop and shop — during the holidays.
Back in the ’50s and ’60s, passengers (well-dressed, of course, and with perfect manners) could count on hot meals on china, plenty of legroom, the occasional piano bar, even wool blankets. Those days are gone.
Three in four Americans ages 45 to 60 say they expect to overspend for the holidays. They’re “sort of like the glue within the consumer spectrum.”
Stroll a 15-mile riverside promenade, eat street-style tacos and dance to Tejano and cumbia music in this big Texan city with a small-town feel.
Matinees, ice skating and train shows: Here are some of our favorite things to do this season.
Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Industry groups and scientists have urged the Trump administration to reconsider its plan to close a renowned Agriculture Department center in Maryland and disperse its work around the country.
With suffering everywhere, give directly to those most in need and help those around you.
My brother takes a slice out of Trump and Mamdani.
This week’s properties are in Carnegie Hill, Harlem and Clinton Hill.
First, Newport, Ore., lost its Coast Guard rescue chopper. Then came the swirl of rumors and evidence that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was coming to town.
This week’s properties are a six-bedroom in Morristown and a four-bedroom in Mattituck.
The number of Americans eating alone has increased by 53 percent since 2003.
Lyle Lovett, Bonnie Raitt, Kacey Musgraves and other luminaries perform Prine’s songs in this engaging concert film.
A grieving father struggles to care for his two children after the death of his wife. Even with its star, Benedict Cumberbatch, the movie never takes flight.
Was a freelance photographer intentionally left out of the famous Vietnam War photo of “Napalm Girl”?
The filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou tells a sensitive story of a mother and her two daughters struggling to get by in Taiwan.
In this dazzling essay movie, the director Kahlil Joseph draws on an array of sources — news clips, old movies, family albums, an encyclopedia of ”Africana” — to create a thrilling whole.
In a small study, pet cats greeted male owners with more vocalizations than they did female caregivers.
The first episodes of the final season just premiered on Netflix. In interviews, the young stars looked back on the show and how it shaped them.
One in seven people in America lives with hunger. These are their stories.
Pick up a mug of tea, grab a blanket and settle down to read. Jennifer Harlan, an editor at The New York Times Book Review, recommends three books that are perfect for cozy fall reading.
Many wedding caterers and planners are helping couples reimagine their wedding meal as an expression of their blended identities.
When it comes to footwear, there’s one perfect shape (and we’re living in the golden era for it).
Doug Bihlmaier, a hero to style influencers, is parting with rare jackets, boots, belts and workwear items.
The city’s new climate budgeting program is investing billions in keeping the city cool as the climate gets hotter.
“Bubble boy disease” was once a death sentence. A scientific breakthrough changed that.
From a wood-paneled seaside cottage in Massachusetts to a grand Venetian chamber, these spaces are a host’s dream.
Paulina Borsook’s “Cyberselfish,” which offered dire predictions about the tech world’s love for libertarianism, is finding fans. It only took 25 years.
Ken Stern on why Americans should stop classifying 65 as “old.”
“It’s all about the texture,” says the author of “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” and the new “Letter From Japan.” Both fit the bill.
Leo XIV arrived in the country’s capital, Ankara, and will be received by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the opening leg of a trip that will also include Lebanon.
ABBA Voyage, the popular London show, features holograph versions of the Swedish pop band when they were decades younger.
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An eyewitness filmed the early moments of a fire that grew into a deadly blaze, consuming an apartment complex in Hong Kong.
“’Twas the night before Thanksgiving, and in your parents’ house, they put the Peloton in your old bedroom, so you’re sleeping on the couch,” Fallon mused.
Este año no hay fotos del líder ruso con el torso desnudo, pero hay citas y consejos: “Mi receta para la energía: duerme poco, trabaja mucho y no te quejes”.
Ya sea en la campiña inglesa o en un bosque de Tailandia, el arte y la naturaleza van de la mano.
Last-minute holiday recipes for side dishes and desserts, and a few ideas for tomorrow.
The U.S. agency overseeing immigration made the announcement after an Afghan man shot two National Guard troops near the White House.
The pontiff begins a trip to Turkey and Lebanon on Thursday — the first foreign voyage of his papacy, and his biggest test yet.
Corrections that appeared in print on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025.
Quotation of the Day for Thursday, November 27, 2025.
Two National Guard members are in critical condition after a man shot them near the White House on the eve of Thanksgiving.
In an internal memo, Guard commanders warned that troops were in a “heightened threat environment.”
Alexander Liebeskind goes back to his roots.
The Biden administration set up the initiative after the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan in August 2021 for those who assisted U.S. troops.
The police said that building materials used by the company for the work at Wang Fuk Court may not have been up to fire safety standards. The police did not identify the company or who was arrested.
The White House envoy’s conversation suggests that President Trump is determined to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine, even if it is mostly on Russia’s terms.
The comments came to light after an audiotape was released, tied to a lawsuit filed by a former employee.
The deployment also follows a monthslong debate about the role of the National Guard in American cities.
The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway has exceeded its life span. Clashing visions have hindered a solution.
El mandatario dominicano, Luis Abinader, dijo que el Pentágono podría usar zonas restringidas de la Base Aérea de San Isidro y del Aeropuerto Internacional de Las Américas para reabastecerse de combustible y transportar equipos y personal técnico.
Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were in critical condition after being shot near the White House on Wednesday. Officials said the gunman was in custody and appeared to have acted alone.
American diplomats were told to raise U.S. concerns about “violent crimes associated with people of a migration background.”
The Dominican leader, Luis Abinader, said the Pentagon could use restricted areas within the San Isidro Air Base and Las Américas International Airport for refueling and transporting equipment and technical personnel.
The president did not attend this year’s annual gathering in South Africa, which has been a frequent target of his attacks.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced curbs on steel imports, a new tariff and help with steel and lumber freight costs in a bid to aid Canadian industries.
Oil and gas firms were supposed to start reducing methane, a powerful driver of climate change. The agency is giving them more time and may cancel the requirement.
Los bomberos lucharon por contener las llamas en los edificios de gran altura. Al menos 36 personas murieron, y se teme que muchas más quedaran atrapadas en el interior de las torres.
The district court ruling means that the party is one step closer to securing another seat in the U.S. House and retaining its majority, at the urging of President Trump.
Daniel Driscoll has met with Ukrainian and Russian officials during a whirlwind of trips as the Trump administration pushes its latest proposal.
Daniel P. Driscoll, the U.S. Army secretary, used the growing threat from Moscow as a way to sell a quick peace deal unfavorable to Ukraine.
Officials in Dubrovnik, Croatia, say the strong currents of the Adriatic Sea washed ashore a vast amount of garbage, mostly from Albania, during a recent storm.
Tras meses de disputas con Estados Unidos por sus aranceles, China y Japón ahora quieren el apoyo de este país para sus respectivas posturas sobre Taiwán.
On the eve of Thanksgiving, bystanders said the sound of gunfire was followed by anxiety over who did the shooting.
Track the latest polls about Democrat Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps in the special election in Tennessee's Seventh Congressional District.
Blizzards blanketed the parts of northern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with heavy snow. Some areas may receive up to 30 inches of snow, according to the Weather Service.
Often called the world’s most famous face reader, he inspired the TV show ‘Lie to Me.’ But some questioned his assumption that human expressions were ‘pan-cultural.’
A la diseñadora del extravagante atuendo de Miss Noruega no le sorprendió la atención. “El plan original era hacer ruido”, dijo.
He and a partner founded Tekserve, a Manhattan emergency room for frozen hard drives, keyboards, screens and their confounded owners.
The agency said it planned to craft a more comprehensive rule, but the move alarmed public health advocates, who have long worked to eliminate asbestos in consumer products.
The plan presented by the chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, called for spending increases and higher taxes on the wealthy and the middle class.
China and Japan are in a diplomatic feud over Taiwan, with President Trump in the middle.
The troops are deployed in the capital as part of the president’s crackdown on crime.
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
Teams of workers in New York City began inflating balloons on Wednesday for the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Republican lawmakers and the White House have unloaded on one another as post-shutdown tension over policy and performance spreads across Capitol Hill.
In a podcast interview, Speaker Mike Johnson opened up about the crushing demands of a job that he joked was his in name only.
The ruling that immigration agents are acting illegally is the latest to rebuke the Trump administration’s tactics, but earlier orders have been blocked on appeal.
The N.I.H. director has learned all the wrong lessons from Covid.
Bruna Caroline Ferreira, the mother of a nephew of the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, was pulled over and arrested on her way to pick up her son from school, Ms. Ferreira’s lawyer said.
Residents describe how a blaze in a high-rise building in Hong Kong quickly spread, taking many by surprise and trapping an unknown number of people in the burning buildings.
El rover Perseverance recogió pruebas sonoras de descargas eléctricas en la atmósfera del planeta rojo.
La lista de 46 personas incluye a multimillonarios y a personas que Trump nombró para ocupar puestos de poder.
In the Grenfell Tower blaze, a combustible element called cladding that ran up the outside of the 24-story building allowed the fire to jump from floor to floor.
The State Department warned employees not to use government funds for the occasion and to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.”
Keep the Thanksgiving favorite fresh long after the holiday with these tips.
Murders of women killed for misogynistic reasons will now be classified as femicide. Campaigners say a broader cultural shift is still needed.
Durante siglos, los eruditos se han sentido desconcertados por el movimiento de las figuras monolíticas de Rapa Nui. Un estudio reciente demostró una técnica plausible para su traslado.
The school, one of several to face pressure campaigns from the Trump administration, would pay a $75 million fine and have its research funding restored under terms of the agreement being discussed.
Readers discuss the proposed deal to end the war between Ukraine and Russia. Also: Immigrant family separations; unplugging A.I.
The Trump administration says refugees and asylum seekers can never get food stamps, but attorneys general from New York and nearly two dozen other states say that is unlawful.
Pope Leo XIV blessed hundreds of people at a rave in Slovakia via a video message in early November. The event was hosted by Guilherme Peixoto, a Portuguese priest who doubles as an electronic D.J.
Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation.
An appeals court panel had said that Shira Perlmutter, the head of the U.S. Copyright Office, could remain in her role as an adviser to Congress.
Firefighters struggled to contain the blaze in the high-rise buildings. At least 36 people were killed, and many more were feared trapped inside the towers.
El ejército ha hecho públicos 21 videos de ataques estadounidenses a embarcaciones que, afirma, trafican con drogas. Pero estos solo cuentan una parte de la historia.
The decision was handed down by a judge in West Virginia, which has one of the country’s strictest school vaccination laws and one of the highest vaccination rates.
The West African nation had recently held a presidential election in which the main opposition party was barred from the ballot.
I feel guilty about the lie we’d have to keep up, but we would be much happier.
El presidente ha reducido los horarios de sus apariciones públicas y los estadounidenses lo ven menos que antes.
We tagged along to a late-night rehearsal for performers from “Just in Time,” “Buena Vista Social Club” and “Ragtime.”
First in Warsaw and later from Paris, he supplied anti-Communist activists in Poland with steady stream of leaflets, newsletters and banned books.
“The City of Four Seasons” sits on the western edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Julie Menin, a councilwoman from the Upper East Side, was seen by some supporters as a necessary check on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist with an ambitious policy agenda.
As Israel’s head of military intelligence, he disregarded signs Egypt and Syria were about to attack in 1973. A commission blamed him for the lack of preparation.
The president has now seen three criminal cases against him dissolve since he was re-elected last year.
The Perseverance rover picked up audio evidence of electric discharges in the red planet’s atmosphere.
Or, as one reader puts it, “what I want to eat for dinner for the rest of my days.”
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has offered a variety of creative justifications for President Trump’s import duties.
A papal video message appeared before a crowd of hundreds, as Guilherme Peixoto, a priest who doubles as an electronic D.J., put on a show.
President Trump said the envoy, Steve Witkoff, was using standard negotiating methods, after he appeared to coach a Russian official in a leaked call.
Contemporary life, speculative fiction, Asian futurism and social documentary all meet in Ayoung Kim’s videos at MoMA PS1. And are they fun to watch!
Wagner Moura takes cover in this knockout from the filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho that is largely set in 1977 during Brazil’s miliary dictatorship.
Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one possible explanation.
Troops, helicopters and boats from Thailand’s military on Wednesday carried out rescue and relief efforts in southern areas devastated by floods that have killed at least 33 people and displaced more than two million others over the past week.
View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
Mbatata is the word in Chichewa for the dense, creamy variety of this starchy root vegetable. In Malawi, mbatata is typically prepared by roasting whole or simmering cubes in liquid until soft enough to crush. This recipe, a modern take on mbatata, is a soft baked cookie using sweet potato purée, lightly folded with flour, melted butter, brown sugar, dried fruit and spices.
Apple TV postponed the launch of the French-language series following accusations that its creator copied key elements from a 1973 novel.
A Japanese toasted green tea with warm, nutty flavor, hojicha is perfect for a sweet pie. This recipe calls for hojicha powder, which is readily available at Japanese grocery stores or online.
Starcloud is a new Nvidia-backed company that is joining Google and a few other companies in developing plans to eventually put data centers in space. The “Hard Fork” co-hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton discuss what those data centers will look like and how they will transmit information to Earth.
This year’s high-end models from Apple and Google raise the bar for mobile photography, but users should take the time to learn the settings and features.
Faith is not meant to be transactional or tailored to you.
A reader suspects that a friend is divulging her secrets. If not, why do people around town seem to know her personal business?
France’s highest court has upheld a conviction against Nicolas Sarkozy, who led France until 2012. It comes weeks after he was jailed in a different fraud trial.
Kevin Hassett, a top White House economic adviser , is said to become the front-runner to lead the Federal Reserve, raising questions about its independence.