The authorities are vowing to crack down after a mass shooting at a Jewish holiday celebration. Experts say that what the country needs might not be new laws.
The president’s paper wealth soared on news that the company behind Truth Social has agreed to merge with a fusion start-up. But China is way ahead in the funding race to commercialize the technology.
A panel of food security experts said the situation remained dire in the enclave despite a cease-fire in October and greater flows of aid.
Newspaper buildings were set on fire after the death of an activist who was attacked recently. Political leaders fear more violence could derail attempts to restore democracy.
We tell the story of the search for the suspect in not one but two killings.
The Caesar Act was imposed in 2019 in response to widespread and systematic violations of human rights by the regime of former dictator Bashar al-Assad.
“We were roadkill,” says Colin Angle, former chief executive of iRobot, maker of the robot vacuum.
Two years after the assault, Marco Goecke is staging a nontraditional “Nutcracker.” Ballet Basel hopes the focus will stay on his choreography.
Friedrich Merz cree que el mundo necesita una Alemania más fuerte. Todavía está buscando la forma de hacerlo.
The loan will cover two-thirds of the country’s financial needs for the next two years. It also bolsters Ukraine’s position in ongoing peace talks.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said President Trump ordered the program to be suspended after it emerged that the shooting suspect used it to move to the United States.
President Trump defended the economy in an 18-minute address, despite the public’s consistent concerns about prices.
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025.
Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025.
Según los analistas, García Harfuch ha consolidado el control de la estrategia de seguridad de México como ninguno de sus predecesores. Esto ha contribuido a congraciarlo con Washington.
Omar García Harfuch habló con The New York Times sobre la agresiva ofensiva de los cárteles del país y de su relación con la Casa Blanca.
Con síntomas similares, puede ser difícil saber qué enfermedad es cuál. Esto es lo que hay que tener en cuenta.
Did you follow the news this week? Take our quiz to see how well you stack up with other Times readers.
Readers share the small, practical acts of kindness that made a difference.
Todo se reduce a la coordinación.
Moving cannabis to a category of drugs that includes some common medicines will have implications for research, businesses and patients.
The distinction for the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina, signed into law on Thursday, opens access to federal support and defies challenges from other tribes over their legitimacy.
Encuestamos a los expertos en cine de la redacción. Estos son los títulos que se nos quedaron grabados este año.
Marijuana has been tied to psychosis and other health problems. I still think it’s safer than alcohol.
Takeaways from an eventful 2025 election cycle.
A ruling on a dispute over the use of shared spaces.
They will be eligible for a one-time payment as well as college tuition for their children. The effort is part of a legislative push to address the dangers of working in toxic smoke.
The speaker emerita is disappointed and a little surprised that the presidential glass ceiling remains intact, but confident that it will change.
The Times Opinion team writes that the gifts that cost the least are often the ones that we remember the most. Do you agree?
Omar García Harfuch spoke to The New York Times about the country’s aggressive cartel offensive and his relationship with the White House.
The newest chapter in the saga of the Na’vi people continues to build their highly detailed world. Here’s a guide to catch you up on the developments.
Monica-Grace Mukendi’s career demonstrates the lasting impact of OneGoal, a nonprofit that helps low-income students attend college.
“Emily in Paris” may have moved to Rome, but a prestigious award and a new book show the series has left a stylish mark on the City of Light. Plus, a fashion innovator on A.I.
To prevent ramming attacks at Christmas markets, German officials have installed concrete blocks, chain barriers and, in one case, metal bollards removed by a hand-cranked crane.
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
A sport once synonymous with cable now finds its biggest matches on Netflix, Prime Video and DAZN, a European-based sports platform.
There’s no getting around this if we want to avoid the deficit cliff ahead.
Julie Taymor’s abridged production of Mozart’s opera has been trimmed down to 90 minutes as the Metropolitan Opera bids to recruit a new generation.
What started as a term to describe the pandemic recovery has become a catchall in these anxious economic times.
The M.T.A. has worked with six food vendors to say goodbye to the MetroCard, memorialized in various treats.
No desperdicies tiempo en una trampa para turistas. Cuatro escritores de gastronomía comparten consejos para comer como alguien que conoce bien la ciudad, incluso cuando es tu primera visita.
Omar García Harfuch is overseeing one of the most aggressive offensives in years against Mexico’s powerful criminal groups. Many before him have failed.
Our writers and photographers were on the ground to find out what makes the destinations on our annual list rise above the rest.
In the mountains of northeast Italy, buyers can find a city duplex penthouse, an amenity-packed designer apartment, and a renovated mountain chalet.
The agency’s high-level turnover and conflicting policy decisions on drug oversight have fueled concerns about the leadership of Dr. Marty Makary.
Wall Street stock gurus are making predictions again. Our columnist got into the game with a number he doesn’t believe.
Adults need to set up rules for students so that it’s not on them to self-regulate when it comes to going tech-free.
Here are just a few of the year’s finest indies, documentaries and international selections, available to stream at this very minute.
This documentary could be better, but it offers a helpful lesson for film fans new to the movies of that decade.
In today’s click-and-ship era, a team of Styles journalists set out to identify the best of the brick-and-mortar shops.
A.I. chatbots have been designed to behave in a humanlike way. Some experts think that’s a terrible idea.
Museums and the consultants who advise them have been busy reviewing their own precautions in the aftermath of the brazen daylight break-in at the Louvre.
A growing number of home renovation and interior design platforms are rolling out A.I.-enabled imaging tools, capable of redesigning rooms in an instant.
Some interior designers have convinced their wealthiest clients that this artifact from the ’70s is worth another look.
A recent survey found significant increases in worry and stress worldwide. Share what’s on your mind.
A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers.
We spent a day at a secret front-line drone command center in Ukraine, where soldiers prepared their deadly munitions in dread that Russian’s own drones might find them.
Politics and border hassles have chased away foreign visitors, costing businesses billions. Some fear next year’s World Cup won’t be enough to bring tourists back.
An aged helicopter fleet and inexperienced pilots from nearby Fort Belvoir had raised “widespread concern” among local pilots before a midair collision killed 67 people.
How providence and loss helped shape “The Lord of the Rings.”
John Koch, a radio reporter, witnesses every execution in Florida to keep close tabs on what he considers one of the most consequential actions the state takes.
The author of the City Spies series chooses 7 crime novels that invite young readers to discover the culprit before the characters do.
Morgan McSweeney’s TikTok crusade against White House health policies has made him a star. It’s not a job he ever wanted.
中国对清洁能源技术的运用热潮催生了飞行汽车、送餐无人机等颇具科幻感的尝试。时报记者前往合肥和武汉体验了这些未来愿景，感受到中国的科技雄心及其带来的挑战。
Nuno F.G. Loureiro, the professor, attended the same physics program in Portugal as the man suspected in his killing.
El presidente tiene un largo historial de declaraciones falsas o engañosas. Pero la cantidad de estas en los ataques de su gobierno a embarcaciones y en la campaña de presión sobre Venezuela es excepcional.
A detainee and eight others were held in a tiny room with an open toilet in freezing, filthy conditions.
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by these images.
The New York City university has embarked on an overhaul that some professors and students say imperils its standing as a bastion of the liberal arts.
As the president addressed the nation about the economy, it was “hard to tell if he was giving a speech or having a seizure on TV,” Kimmel said.
A single suspect carried out the shooting at Brown University and the killing of an M.I.T. professor, and was later found dead in New Hampshire, authorities said.
Unos hombres armados irrumpieron en una escuela católica en Nigeria y raptaron a 253 niños. Sus padres hablan sobre la aterradora experiencia y la falta de interés de las autoridades locales.
This word has appeared in 111 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
A Reddit user provided information that helped identify Claudio Manuel Neves Valente as not only the suspect in the campus shooting, but also the murder of an M.I.T. professor.
Officials identified a man from Portugal as the suspect in the deadly shooting at Brown University and the killing of an M.I.T. professor. The police said on Thursday he died from a self-inflicted gunshot.
Masoud Pezeshkian, el mandatario iraní, ha dicho que el país enfrenta retos insuperables como una inflación desorbitada y que se ha quedado sin ideas.
Restricting Tehran’s growth and water use — however politically difficult — would be more prudent than trying to engineer ever more elaborate workarounds.
The program is expected to take hundreds of thousands of firearms out of circulation, the prime minister said on Friday.
Facing a deadline to appeal, the Justice Department told the courts late Thursday that it would try to overturn a judge’s ruling in favor of Harvard.
As military officials sound the alarm over Russian hybrid attacks, the chair of Parliament’s defense committee said the government’s progress on ramping up home defense was “glacial.”
Prakhar Gupta, a podcaster from India, was intrigued when Claudia Robles-Gil, an artist from Mexico City, joined his friend group.
Corrections that appeared in print on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025.
Irene Zahariadis was moments from deleting Hinge when she matched with Kevin Walker. It wasn’t long before he was helping roast a goat.
Michael Craver and Simone Gaillard knew instantly they wanted to be together. Less certain was whether she’d be interested in his farmhouse.
A reordering of the rules of trade, set on top of transformational change in technology, demographics and climate, is remaking jobs, politics and lives.
Like the characters in “When Harry Met Sally …” a film Grace Aki loves, she and F Haynie had a tepid start, and eventually, a romance.
After being assaulted, I worked for years to make myself invisible. Ryan saw me anyway.
Quotation of the Day for Friday, December 19, 2025.
Workers at the budget hotel in the southern Philippines, a region that has long battled Islamist insurgencies, said the two men rarely left their room.
The Bank of Japan moved to slow inflation as the prime minister is borrowing more to fund an ambitious effort to build up industry and support households.
Hemant Mehta opens our solving weekend.
The Wisconsin state judge, Hannah C. Dugan, was accused of ushering a man to a side door as federal agents waited outside a courtroom.
An unusual object orbiting a rapidly spinning star might be a new phenomenon in the universe.
Federal prosecutors said they were now investigating fraud worth billions of dollars in 14 social services programs in the state.
The long-running case had been on hold for nearly a year because of higher court appeals and the retirement of the military judge.
Kristin Cabot fue grabada con su jefe en un concierto. El video se hizo viral. Pronto se vio ahogada en el veneno de desconocidos.
During his 16 years in office, he earned national acclaim for his focus on education. But losing his bid for the Senate in 1984 cost him a shot at the presidency.
Lawmakers from a half-dozen states said Thursday they will use legislation next year to thwart the tactics of federal law enforcement carrying out immigration policies.
Many of President Trump’s supporters love his professional-wrestling style of leadership. But some of his recent attacks have sickened even some of his own political allies.
Barham Salih, who fought against Saddam Hussein’s rule in Iraq and later served as president, was chosen to lead the U.N. High Commission for Refugees.
The president has a long record of making false or misleading statements. But the sheer density of them in his administration’s boat attacks and Venezuela pressure campaign is exceptional.
This speedy vegan take on cacio e pepe utilizes a classic technique: Cook the pasta just short of al dente, reserve some of the starchy pasta water to add body to the sauce, then simmer the pasta in its sauce with a splash of pasta water, stirring vigorously until the sauce is emulsified.
The Chinese-owned video app formalized commitments from the software giant Oracle and two investment firms as part of a deal to keep TikTok operating in the United States.
Also, authorities search for a person of interest in the Brown shooting. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
Marijuana was downgraded from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug on Thursday. The reclassification does not legalize cannabis, but it does ease restrictions on the substance and allows for more research.
Quarterly sales rose slightly for the world’s largest footwear company despite weak results in China and with its Converse brand.
Bruce Blakeman, an ally of President Trump, is buying ad time on Fox News in the West Palm Beach, Fla., market, where Mr. Trump may be watching.
If you’re planning to hit the road in the next few days, here’s where storms may snarl your plans.
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The clemency decision by Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee could make it easier for the country star to travel internationally.
Five adults and two people were killed after a small passenger jet crashed at the Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina, according to the local sheriff. The plane was registered to the NASCAR driver Greg Biffle.
The White House unveiled new plaques near the Oval Office mocking some of President Trump’s predecessors. The new display distorts history and aligns with Mr. Trump’s worldview.
“Plain and Simple,” her best-selling 1989 book, was a go-to text of the anti-materialist movement known as voluntary simplicity.
Christian Turner’s appointment comes as the United States and Britain’s relationship is being tested amid a number of foreign policy issues.
Turn Genevieve Ko’s cinnamon roll Bundt cake, breakfast enchiladas or sesame scallion buns into a new holiday tradition.
The gang, which was the subject of charges brought in several states, is President Trump’s chosen nemesis. The defendant remains at large.
Catherine Almonte Da Costa resigned from her just-announced post as Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s director of appointments after the Anti-Defamation League resurfaced the comments.
Hard to follow the dizzying array of developments out of Washington over the past year? Here are our answers to your pressing questions.
The remains of a woman and her child were found near Gilgo Beach on Long Island. Prosecutors accused Andrew Dykes, the father of the child, who had worked in Army clinics, in the woman’s murder.
An adviser at Merrill Lynch, he refused to recommend the energy trading company. His employer pushed him out, but his stand made him a hero.
Friedrich Merz believes the world needs a stronger Germany. He is still navigating how to do it.
The top Democrat on the Oversight Committee, Representative Robert Garcia has brought aggressive tactics and reality-show flair to investigating Trump.
Our off-the-rails restaurant awards ceremony is back.
The Milwaukee judge was charged with obstructing federal immigration agents, who were trying to arrest a man who had appeared before her on a battery charge.
In newly obtained audio, President Trump reiterated his claims that he had won Georgia in 2020 in a phone call with the state’s House Speaker, David Ralston. Mr. Trump lost Georgia by more than 11,000 votes that year.
Investigators are also examining the possibility that the case is connected to the killing of an M.I.T. professor in his home in Massachusetts.
America is in its pessimism era and Trump is playing on it, argues the columnist David Brooks in this episode of “The Conversation.”
“A lot of people are seeing some things that are really bad for Donald Trump,” David Brooks says in this episode of “The Conversation.”
As a politician, Justin Trudeau was an excellent celebrity. And the rest of the world could learn a useful lesson from how he wielded his star power.
Europe has some of the world’s most ambitious climate goals, but in recent months it has backtracked on rules governing automobile emissions and deforestation.
More than 200,000 customers lost power due to the strong gusts of wind that toppled trees and power lines on Wednesday. The wind speed in North Bend, Wash., reached 112 miles per hour.
The performing arts center is by law designated the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and it has been generally understood that the power to change the center’s name lies with Congress.
The raid in Sydney occurred days after a mass shooting in Bondi Beach killed 15 people, but the police say they have found no connection between the two events so far.
With clean lines and a pared-down palette, Joe Spiro’s London apartment is a refuge from his glittery day job.
Wild rice and mushroom casserole, slow-baked beans with kale and other festive showstoppers for the holiday feast.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. proposed new rules on Thursday to stop gender-related care for minors across the nation. One of the rules threatened to pull federal funding from any hospital that provided gender treatments for minors. This would effectively shut down hospitals that failed to comply.
From St. Patrick’s Cathedral to the White House to Fox News, he comfortably inhabited many spheres of influence.
A jury on Thursday acquitted Marty Small Sr. of all four crimes he was charged with, including aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of his teenage daughter.
Marijuana’s classification as one of the most dangerous and habit-forming substances has long drawn criticism.
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s release from immigration detention last week offers a useful model for how Democrats can successfully challenge the Trump administration, the Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie argues.
The annual news conference sets the Kremlin’s tone for the next year and highlights President Vladimir V. Putin’s grip over Russia.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state would spend another $77 million on police patrols in the subway, acknowledging that felony assaults remain stubbornly high.
As Zohran Mamdani prepares to take over as mayor of New York, his team and allies have been pushing back against proposals that could make it more difficult to build new homes in the city.
The plane, a Cessna C550, crashed while landing at Statesville Regional Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Readers respond to a guest essay on why the recent boat strikes by the Trump administration are unjustified.
The Transportation Department said the new rules were intended to make roads safer, but there’s no data to suggest that immigrants cause more truck accidents.
The inability to find a credible counter to the Affordable Care Act has long bedeviled Republicans and cost them at the polls. It’s threatening to do so again next year.
For the franchise’s third movie, James Cameron throws in new creatures, new landscapes, melodramatic plot lines and big battle sequences. It’s a lot.
En un discurso combativo, el presidente Trump aseguró que la “edad de oro” que prometió en su campaña presidencial del año pasado estaba cobrando fuerza.
Lawmakers in the House and the Senate asked a government watchdog to determine if Howard Lutnick is following ethics guidelines in promoting data centers that benefit his family’s businesses.
Restaurants, bars and hotels have gone full après-ski, hold the skiing.
To capture Jane Austen’s brief life and enormous impact, editors at The New York Times Book Review assembled a sampling of the wealth, wonder and weirdness she has brought to our lives.
Frédéric Péchier, an anesthesiologist, was found guilty of poisoning 30 patients, of whom 12 died.
Factorial, the start-up, said the listing would provide money that would help it bring new solid-state batteries to market as soon as 2027.
Las declaraciones de Trump juegan a favor de un principio básico del movimiento revolucionario bolivariano de Hugo Chávez: que Estados Unidos conspira para apoderarse del petróleo de Venezuela.
Thousands of people have flocked to Ueno Zoo in Tokyo to see two giant pandas before they leave for China. There were fears in Japan that the twins would not be replaced amid political disputes between the countries.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Brussels, where the leaders had gathered, that without the money, his country would have to reduce its drone production significantly.
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Proposed new rules would punish the hospitals by pulling all federal financing. Advocates say lawsuits will follow.
In their documentary, Laura Poitras (“Citzenfour”) and Mark Obenhaus trace the career highs and lows of the famed investigative journalist.
Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee chairman, ordered the autopsy months ago but is now said to believe that its release would be counterproductive for the party.
Plump pieces of chicken thigh cook on top of gingery coconut rice studded with cashews, while cilantro and hot sauce add freshness and heat.
Roger Ebert said he “hated, hated, hated, hated, hated” Reiner’s 1994 film “North.” The director took it in stride.
In court before his trial for killing the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, Mr. Mangione tried out a different look.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani chose Sherif Soliman, a veteran of municipal government and the chief financial officer of the City University of New York, to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
The European Council convened in Brussels to discuss leveraging up to $247 billion in frozen Russian government assets held in Europe to finance Ukraine’s war effort.
A funeral was held on Thursday for Matilda, 10, the youngest victim of Sunday’s mass shooting at Bondi Beach.
New Yorkers in the so-called “missing middle,” who may make too much for food benefits, say it’s still hard to find enough money for groceries.
El Comando Sur dijo que el ataque tuvo como objetivo una lancha que navegaba por una “conocida ruta del narcotráfico” y que en ella habían muerto cuatro hombres “narcoterroristas”.
President Trump promised active duty troops a $1,776 check from revenue raised by tariffs, without acknowledging that the Supreme Court is weighing the legality of the powers used to impose the levies.
The Times Upshot reporter Claire Cain Miller joins us in January to chat with teenagers about using data and visuals to help explain the world. Post your comments and questions for her by Jan. 16.
A paramilitary attack in April was one of the most brutal of Sudan’s civil war. Now, hunger is spreading as Western aid cuts have reduced U.N. rations.
The Silicon Valley college town has changed drastically as Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page and other tech founders have scooped up multiple properties.
Parents sometimes struggle when they try to explain why some people have more or less money than others. What’s your advice?
Trump Media & Technology Group, the social media and crypto company part owned by President Trump, said it would help develop a “utility-scale fusion power plant.”