The mayor-elect’s turnaround came as he selected Kamar Samuels to lead New York City’s school system at a precarious moment.
The troops had an almost nonexistent presence in two of the cities, Portland and Chicago, because of court fights to their deployment.
A look at Japan’s microseasons, a retrospective on Gen X and more: These were readers’ 15 favorite stories.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, gregarious with constituents and vilified by a range of critics, is taking office at a time of anxiety about political violence.
The president seems to be at war with the Democratic-led state as he raises the pressure on Colorado leaders to release a convicted election denier, Tina Peters, from state prison.
Our climate reporter Raymond Zhong gives a tour of the Araon, the South Korean icebreaker that will take him, our photographer and a team of scientists to Antarctica.
Here is what to expect as Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as the mayor of New York City on New Year’s Day.
Dozens of protesters had been indicted after the state attorney general said that their movement amounted to a violent criminal enterprise.
El número de ciudadanos estadounidenses detenidos en Venezuela ha aumentado desde el inicio de la campaña militar y económica de Estados Unidos contra el presidente Nicolás Maduro.
His work, including the 2002 documentary “Jenin, Jenin,” exposed the often harsh realities of life experienced by his fellow Arabs in Israel.
Amid mounting street protests, businesses, universities and government offices stayed closed Wednesday under government orders, in 21 of 31 provinces, including Tehran.
French lawmakers are expected next month to discuss a ban on social media for children. In his New Year’s Eve address, the French president restated his support for restricting their access.
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
There were few tears at a funeral for the MetroCard, which included chants of “swipe, swipe” and an urn.
He sold millions of albums with the Richard Smallwood Singers, and his songs, many influenced by classical music, were recorded by stars like Whitney Houston.
Bad Bunny, Addison Rae, Audra McDonald, una clase de cotillón, Bing el perro y muchos más protagonizan las fotografías encargadas este año por nuestros editores de imagen.
The number of American citizens held in Venezuela has grown since the start of the U.S. military and economic campaign against President Nicolás Maduro.
Holdings from the library at the Goddard Space Flight Center, which includes unique documents from the early 20th century to the Soviet space race, will be warehoused or thrown out.
Readers reflect on her life and the tragedies that have befallen the Kennedy family. Also: Protecting Planned Parenthood.
Dana Escoffier was indicted on a charge of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Dean Whetzel, 82, a neighbor whom he had known for decades.
The robbers stole valuables with an insured value of at least $36 million from a bank in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany.
When Tatiana Schlossberg submitted an essay to The New Yorker, it had not been assigned or even expected. It was accepted immediately and barely edited.
The Kremlin leader kept his speech short, spoke only briefly about the fighting in Ukraine, and did not mention U.S.-mediated talks on ending the war.
In its parallel efforts to prosecute Mr. Abrego Garcia and to re-expel him from the country, the Justice Department has spent countless hours and untold sums of money pursuing a single immigrant.
As the war grinds on, sophisticated Russian defenses have pushed Ukraine to develop a frightening new weapon: semiautonomous killing machines.
The president said he blocked the bills to save taxpayers’ money. But he has grievances against a tribe in Florida and officials in Colorado.
Lively, lovely recipes to kick off the new year.
Thousands gathered around the harbor to lift candles and phone lights during a minute of silence in solidarity with the Jewish community that was targeted in the attack.
The West African countries said they made the decisions in retaliation against the Trump administration’s move to block their citizens from entering the United States.
See how people across the globe celebrated.
Mayor Eric Adams has handed out dozens of ceremonial golden keys during his single term. Since 2023, they have come from across the Hudson River.
The New York Times inició la tradición en 1907, y la caída de la bola de este año será un recordatorio de que el diario contribuyó a hacer de la víspera de Año Nuevo lo que es hoy.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, making his New Year’s Eve address, said the change would force Europe to do more to defend itself.
The number of female filmmakers dropped to 8.1 percent this year from 13.4 percent in 2024, according to a study from the University of Southern California.
A reader is hesitant to interfere in a yearlong mother-and-uncle skirmish, despite one party’s track record for torpedoing close relationships.
Huge crowds turned out to say goodbye to Khaleda Zia, the country’s first female prime minister, amid a huge army presence following recent political violence.
Rafael Quero Silva se enfrenta a una demanda interpuesta por personas que afirman que supervisó abusos como oficial militar en Venezuela. Pero podría ser deportado antes de la audiencia del caso.
Rafael Quero Silva faces a lawsuit brought by five people who say he oversaw their abuse and mistreatment as a military officer in Venezuela. But he could be deported before the case is heard.
On Wednesday, Thailand released 18 Cambodian soldiers it had held captive since July as part of a 72-hour cease-fire deal with Cambodia that was reached on Saturday.
Seleccionamos algunos de los mejores artículos periodísticos que publicamos este año, y que quizá no pudiste leer por el incesante ciclo de las noticias de última hora.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.
Plus, the viral video that got the White House’s attention.
The story of a woman who dated an A.I. chatbot, and what it tells us about love and technology.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.
We highlight some of The Times’s most-viewed videos of 2025.
Some of the season’s most frigid temperatures are expected this week.
Algunas empresas emergentes están haciendo de sus fundadores personajes con fortunas inmensas. O al menos eso sugieren las valuaciones en papel.
A video purporting to expose extensive fraud at child care centers in Minnesota shows the relationship between the Trump administration and self-described citizen journalists.
Los dibujos, pinturas, caricaturas y animaciones más memorables del año, elegidas por los directores artísticos de The New York Times.
Investigaciones recientes han llevado a los científicos a nuevas conclusiones sobre el glaciar que se derrite con mayor rapidez en la Antártida. Algunas son tranquilizadoras, otras todo lo contrario.
The boom in artificial intelligence was the biggest driver of gains in the stock market. That could pose a risk in 2026.
New York Times reporters spent two days with the Coast Guard’s drug interdiction teams to see how they stop suspected drug smuggling boats and seize narcotics using nonlethal tactics.
If Netflix acquires HBO, it will have won the streaming wars. But that’s not what will determine if TV shows get better, or worse.
Russian journalists learned that a government office inadvertently made thousands of sensitive complaints viewable online, including accounts of abuse and coercion in the military.
Here’s the lowdown on venturing to Times Square to see the ball drop, plus some other options for New Year’s Eve. And at the stroke of midnight, a new mayor will be sworn in downtown.
We asked you to vote on the best films of the year. The results ranged from big box office hits to small art-house indies.
This week’s homes include a midcentury modern in Phoenix, a bungalow in Oklahoma City and a Colonial-Revival in Old Saybrook.
Cutters are still stopping smugglers and seizing drugs, but the prosecutions of go-fast boat crews are dwindling in a realignment of federal resources.
The next three years will require a vigilant defense of free speech and open debate.
Tragically, America is still living in a political era that began on Jan. 6, 2021.
The comedian bought the home in 2022. Steve Buscemi sold his Brooklyn brownstone. And on the West Coast, a big December listing from Russell Wilson and Ciara.
The designers John and Christine Gachot bought a retreat on Shelter Island, N.Y., and turned a carriage house on the property into a studio and recreation room.
Confidential complaints filed by troops and their families reveal patterns of wrongdoing in the ranks that are hidden from the Russian public.
A second Gilded Age, a single solution.
For many Asian Americans, a single cocktail can cause their faces to turn red. Known as the “Asian glow,” the condition can stir up mixed emotions.
How much more chaotic could a second Trump term be? 2025 did not disappoint.
Two Times journalists joined Miles Taylor, a YouTuber and transport enthusiast, on a daylong journey across New York City area buses and trains before sale of the card ends on Dec. 31.
New York Times editors across the newsroom share their biggest questions as we leave 2025 behind and look ahead to 2026.
Why do films relating to Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan and Robert Oppenheimer barely mention their Jewishness?
The twisting saga that separated the Hashemis in Oregon from their infant son has reached a new dead end: President Trump’s hold on all visas to the United States.
A massive mixed-used tower, with 166 high-end apartments, is altering the skyline while improving one of the city’s transit centers.
President Vladimir Putin has claimed that the Russian society can tolerate the high human cost of the war in Ukraine. But we’ve analyzed more than 6,000 official complaints by soldiers and their loved ones that paint a very different picture. Our international correspondent Paul Sonne explains how the documents offer rare insight into a violent military apparatus willing to abuse its own men to keep up the assault in Ukraine.
These novels usher readers into fascinating, long-ago worlds.
Lola Lafon’s book “When You Listen to This Song” is a hit in its native France. Now in English, it explores identity, loss and memory in wholly new ways.
Customs agents have broad authority to search the electronic devices of travelers entering and leaving the U.S. Here are tips for keeping your data safe.
Dumb phones as status symbols, a war on A.I. slop and bets on “The Real Housewives” should make the coming year interesting.
Perhaps the best way to confront the swiftly changing landscape is to swallow hard, and then move forward with a fresh approach.
Check out a beat-’em-up roguelite, a superhero corporate comedy and a museum simulator.
Start with one of these five-strength training goals from fitness experts.
The repatriation of the Cambodian soldiers captured in July comes on the heels of a 72-hour cease-fire that could end months of border skirmishes.
The New York Times started the tradition in 1907, and this year’s ball drop will be a reminder that The Times played a role in making New Year’s Eve what it is.
Mr. Mamdani will become mayor of New York City on Thursday, carrying the hopes of the left, Muslims and younger voters as he looks to improve affordability.
In China, trafficking marijuana is punishable by death. But in the United States, it has become a lucrative sideline for some favored sons of the motherland.
Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s first Muslim mayor, will use two family Qurans and one that belonged to the writer Arturo Schomburg at his two swearing-in ceremonies.
Directores, actrices, políticas, médicos. Todos ellos tuvieron su momento bajo los reflectores y dejan una marca indeleble en la historia.
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Two brutal killings, less than three months apart, in New York State’s prison system raised troubling questions: Had other inmates met similar fates?
Mahsa Khanbabai’s client, a graduate student, had been whisked away by masked agents and held in lockup for weeks. Would a court free her — and would the government let her go?
The Republican served for almost three decades in Congress. He said he was withdrawing from public life after the diagnosis.
La operación con drones, que se dijo ocurrió en un muelle donde se preparaban drogas para cargarlas en lanchas, representó una nueva escalada de la campaña del gobierno de Trump contra Nicolás Maduro.
A tale of two cities, told through its pubs.
The actress, who died this week at 91, was an icon of 1960s cinema. She was also a hero to the French far right.
Tatiana Schlossberg, an environmental journalist and daughter of Caroline Kennedy, passed away after suffering from leukemia.
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.
Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025.
From Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping, generations of Communist Party bosses and military leaders invested in a strategic but heavily polluting industry.
Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
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.
Jeffrey Martinovic gives us the last laugh of 2025.
In one of his most enduring roles, he played a corrupt state senator known for his ability to fashion an expletive into an outstretched catchphrase.
The mayor-elect said the selections indicate his administration’s commitment to help New York City’s vulnerable residents.
A Democrat turned Republican, he was the only Native American during three terms in the House of Representatives and in 12 years in the Senate. He was also a judo expert and an Olympian.
By holding a left-leaning seat in suburban Des Moines, Democrats ensured that Republicans would not have a supermajority in the State Senate.
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.
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.
The selection of Kamar Samuels, who leads schools on the West Side of Manhattan, could help Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani craft his schools agenda.
Our climate reporter Raymond Zhong sets out on his journey to Antarctica and shares his biggest question for the trip ahead.
Get live results and maps from the 2025 Iowa special election.
La periodista e hija de Caroline Kennedy, relató su batalla contra un raro tipo de leucemia este año. “Ahora he añadido una nueva tragedia”, escribió en The New Yorker, “a la vida de nuestra familia, y no hay nada que pueda hacer para impedirlo”.
A World Golf Hall of Famer who could drive a ball more than 300 yards in his prime, he recorded 113 victories.
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.
Plus, the inside story of how the U.S. split with Ukraine. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
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.