Naomi Feil Developed a Radical Approach to Caring for Dementia Patients
She believed that people with dementia were desperate to connect.
She believed that people with dementia were desperate to connect.
Despite never having had offspring of her own, she was an instinctive caregiver.
As a journalist, she was determined to tell a story of Gaza that was full of life.
He made his cookies — and himself — “famous.”
Banned from Major League Baseball, he turned his disgrace into a personal brand.
She was a musical virtuoso who never quite got her due.
Despite her husband's betrayal, she recreated herself as the writer she always was.
For years, he tried to expose the Tuskegee syphilis study – but no one would listen.
In “The Backyardigans,” she created a world for kids as wildly sophisticated as her own.
For him, comedy became a form of therapy.
He was seen as greed incarnate — and never said otherwise.
Together, they told us everything we wanted to know about sex.
Her own filmmaking aspirations were thwarted by domestic life. Her daughter’s would not be.
She redefined how an actress was supposed to be — and then she left Hollywood.
He knew that tragedy comes for us all.
To run a scientific expedition that travels billions of miles, it takes more than great engineers — it takes a great manager as well.
The strange, sad period when the Hall of Famer was exiled from his sport.
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As a professional ballerina, she inhabited the world of fairy tales. It’s tempting to read her real life as one too.
Her singing career began and ended before she turned 20.
How the R&B hit ‘Before I Let Go’ became an enduring anthem.
One of the world’s greatest basketball players, he thought of himself as a loser.
After refusing to talk for most of his childhood, he discovered the power in performance.
She worried that marriage would ruin her acting career. Instead, it fueled one of the most dynamic partnerships in film history.
Remembering some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in the past year.
Selected Times graphics, visualizations and multimedia stories published this year. All free to read for a limited time.
The beloved pets of some of the notable people we lost this year.
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The House passed a measure to fund the federal government for a few months, extend the farm bill and provide new disaster aid.
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Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have filed four charges against Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive.
The most memorable illustrations of the year, chosen by art directors at The New York Times.
With three weeks to go in the N.F.L. season, these detailed tables and scenarios explain every team’s paths to the playoffs — and to better seeding.
After a near-death experience gave her a new lease on life, a writer ‘broke up with New York’ and headed south to find a one-bedroom or two-bedroom apartment.
The people, places and objects that held our collective attention in this election year.
Futuristic architecture rubs shoulders with centuries-old opera houses in this picture-perfect Austrian ski town.
The war is nearly impossible to flee — except for a small number of sick and wounded who are offered a dramatic path to safety.
A court ruled that the New Jersey attorney general, Matthew J. Platkin, overstepped his authority by seizing control of the Paterson Police Department.
“Romantic Poet,” by Diane Seuss, is one of the best things that our critic A.O. Scott read (and reread) this year.
An eclectic list of works that influenced, intrigued and entertained our guests.
The year brought not only an increase in volume, but severe storms in the U.S. also caused $46 billion in damage, among the highest costs on record.
Photographers captured historic moments of war, grief and wonder that defined the year.
Without insurance, it’s impossible to get a mortgage; without a mortgage, most Americans can’t buy a home.
Insurers are retreating from communities across the country that face growing risks from hurricanes, wildfires and other disasters. Here’s how your area compares.
He is about to regain control of the country’s nuclear arsenal at one of the most volatile times in history.
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Adeel Mangi, who would have been the first Muslim American federal appellate court judge, wrote an angry letter to President Biden describing bigotry he faced in the confirmation process.
Try this short quiz to see how many landmarks and locations around the city you remember from the great author’s works.
A new toll on drivers hopes to reduce traffic in one of the world’s most congested cities. How would it work?
The email the principal of Revere High School sent to parents about the June 2023 cafeteria fight.
We will have published 250 Diary entries this year by the end of December. We need your help choosing the best. New York Times editors narrowed the field to five finalists. Now it’s up to you to vote for your favorite.
Even before Yoon Suk Yeol’s fateful decree, the public had been infuriated with near-constant scandals and unpopular decisions since he took office.
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After watching 47 hours of video, I found an alternate reality curated for Trump supporters.
Famous poets (tortured or not) have taken inspiration from Swift's music. Can you match the poem to the song?
Cole Escola stars as a self-involved Mary Todd Lincoln who dreams of becoming a cabaret star. Here’s how the creative team came up with the show’s aesthetic.
Seeking an income-generating home and a place for her brother to potentially live, a New Yorker scanned the Bronx, Westchester and southern Connecticut for the perfect spot.
Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Kash Patel have been fierce critics of the agencies they are in line to oversee.
Winter — with its famous fogs and reduced crowds — provides breathing room and deepens the mysteriousness of Venice’s narrow passageways and centuries-old buildings.
The federal indictment against Oren Alexander, Tal Alexander and Alon Alexander, on conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.
See the likely path and wind arrival times for Chido.
See what you remember about this extraordinary year by taking our special 2024 news quiz.
A two-year investigation by the agency found patterns of “outrageous” conduct by the police in Worcester, Mass., including excessive use of force and sexual contact between undercover officers and women suspected of prostitution.
The group discusses abortion, immigration and what Trump should focus on in his second term.
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La serie, que se emite esta semana, adapta por primera vez la novela de Gabriel García Márquez a la pantalla. Ni siquiera el autor creía que fuera posible.
The first-ever screen adaptation will be released this week — a feat even the author didn’t think possible. We traveled to the set in Colombia to see how it was done.
More than 75 laureates have written an open letter describing Mr. Kennedy’s selection for H.H.S. secretary as detrimental to public health.
Art Kane’s “Harlem 1958” gathered giants of the music. Sonny Rollins, 94, looks back at the historic picture.
Celebrate the literature of this festive month with with a five-question quiz that comes with its own reading list.
For women under 25, getting pregnant more than doubles their risk of homicide.
Aerial photos show how tens of thousands of South Koreans gathered in the streets in Seoul to protest.
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A surprise advance by Syria’s rebels has redrawn a conflict marked for more than a decade by unusual, shifting alliances.
Five years after a fire nearly felled the cathedral that has dazzled visitors for almost 900 years, the heart of Paris beats anew.
A gunman killed Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan Dec. 4. Maps, surveillance footage and photos show how the shooting unfolded and how the suspect fled.
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Seeking city-style activities in a small-town setting, a young couple headed north out of San Francisco in search of a sunny place with character, preferably for less than $1 million. Here’s what they found.
Beyond the over-the-top luxury and futuristic towers, discover bustling souks, a contemporary art district and desert cycling trails.
No shockwave. No mushroom cloud. But a space nuke would change life on Earth forever.
The agency released the results of its investigation into the Memphis Police Department, finding that the department used excessive force, treated Black people more harshly than white people, and mistreated people with mental health issues.
Mr. Nadler told his Democratic colleagues that he planned to step down as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee next term.
A detailed look at each stage of the impeachment process against President Yoon.
Step into the Hamptons house that the artists and jewelers have renovated through the years.
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See the links between more than 60 figures the president-elect wants for cabinet and other senior positions: billionaires, lobbyists, Fox personalities and more.
Novels for young adults often become films for young adults. Test yourself on these five books and their adaptations with this short quiz.
The cables at the heart of the lightspeed, globe-spanning internet run across the grimy, perilous, inaccessible deeps of the sea, in places no one ever sees or visits – until the cables break.
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Tariffs from the United States and other countries are unlikely to stop China’s auto export dominance.
A Times analysis shows where Kamala Harris got fewer votes compared with Joe Biden and which voting blocs drove each city’s red shift.
Forced out of their two-bedroom rental by a new landlord, a young couple looked to downsize in Park Slope or Clinton Hill. Here’s what they found.
Explore lush forest trails, midcentury architecture and tropical flavors in Hawaii’s multicultural capital.
The Lebanese government released a copy of the cease-fire agreement on Wednesday.
Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.
We’ve gathered some of the biggest names in cooking and culture to share warm memories, hot takes and delicious recipes.
This very short story hides the titles of 13 popular books published in the first decade of the 21st century. Dive in and see if you can find them all — and get an instant reading list at the end.
Street side sheds and shanties helped keep restaurants afloat during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, for better or worse, new city rules are forcing their removal.
The New York Times first reported on a winless basketball team of troubled teens in Tennessee in 2012. Explore our years of coverage here.
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In every neighborhood in New York City, from Red Hook in Brooklyn to Riverdale in the Bronx, Vice President Kamala Harris received markedly fewer votes than Joseph R. Biden, Jr., did in 2020, while in most neighborhoods, Donald J. Trump notched mo...
The U.S. economy has added roughly 19 million jobs in four years. But as of the end of 2023, 43 percent of counties still hadn’t regained all the jobs they lost in the early months of the pandemic.
The retreat by the police coincided with a surge in reckless driving and a rise in road fatalities.
Teachers this year saw the effects of the pandemic’s stress and isolation on young students: Some can barely speak, sit still or even hold a pencil.
As the presidential election approaches, politicians are focused on who is to blame for price increases. How did we get here?
The world must not continue to bear the intolerable risks of research with the potential to cause pandemics.
Insurers are raising prices for insurance premiums steeply. Here's why, and why it matters for the economy.
The footprint of gun violence in the U.S. has expanded, as shootings worsened in already suffering neighborhoods and killings spread to new places during the pandemic years.
We asked voters for the one thing they remembered most about the Trump era. Few of them cited major events like the pandemic and Jan. 6.