Speaking on the 25th anniversary of his rule, President Vladimir V. Putin delivered an upbeat and vague New Year’s Eve message that did not address casualties in Ukraine or rising inflation at home. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/NZngkK6
Exchanges have taken place before, but this deal, involving big numbers on both sides, comes as Trump prepares to take over in Washington, potentially endangering American aid to Kyiv. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/UF6njiO
Two people are accused of supplying the singer with drugs and three others with negligence related to his fall from the balcony of a Buenos Aires hotel. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/1PsqFwx
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, a global tech giant, brought thousands of workers from Asia to the Phoenix suburbs for jobs at a plant that the Biden administration helped fund. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/OxEyasB
Even though a figurehead, Mikheil Kavelashvili occupies a symbolic role as the country moves further from the West and toward Russia and China. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/um3bs1x
There was a game in Houston where a pitcher allowed four base runners on three pitches, and that’s not even the most wild moment. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/oF8zKWf
In an interview, Roy Cooper spoke about his legacy, how to appeal to Republicans and Democratic speculation that he might run for Senate or for president. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/tzc1n0R
Past U.S. presidents have used their holiday messages to inspire the nation to overlook their differences and face hard times by coming together. President-elect Donald J. Trump had his own idea. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/crzgx5t
More than 250 people have died in this southern African nation as protesters disputing the results of the presidential election clash with the police and military. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ByWjZFa
The country’s first Sikh prime minister, he introduced free-market reforms that turned India into an economic powerhouse and sought reconciliation with Pakistan. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/teBiZ9q
The woman, who has not been identified, died after a man set her on fire on an F train on Sunday morning. The police have charged a man from Guatemala with murder and arson. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/vRn7kLp
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has clashed with her own party over how to tackle the nexus of addiction, mental illness and violence in New Mexico. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/sHYfAyQ
A billionaire gave $1,000 to University of Massachusetts Dartmouth graduates in May. You had to be there. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/MOTI6nV
Past efforts to shrink the federal bureaucracy, including basic things like selling off unused government buildings, have come up short. Republicans are set to try again. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ctTsVvE
Hun Manet, who took over as prime minister last year, has followed in the steps of his father, who ran Cambodia for nearly 40 years. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/qWy1zrV
For 14 years, scientists have been growing a tree akin to the Judean balsam — the source of the balm of Gilead — but with no modern counterpart. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/OWsda2e
The letter, distributed in Lincoln County, Ore., tells community members to report people who may be undocumented, the sheriff’s office said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/0ZdRyAv
There could soon be three clubs under American ownership in and around Liverpool. What’s in it for the owners? from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/OWodbDx
Francis urged the Vatican inner circle to bless more and talk less badly of others. It wasn’t the first time he had used the occasion to scold them. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/kKCYP79
A freshman at George Mason University, who is a citizen of Egypt, was arrested on Tuesday after being accused of planning an attack. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/dxoIyh1
It was not the first online intervention by Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and adviser to Donald Trump, on behalf of once-fringe anti-immigrant parties in Europe. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/8ULanbP
The automaker agreed to keep all 10 of its factories in Germany open and to guarantee workers’ jobs until the end of 2030. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Olba965
The astronomical event, which overlaps with the Winter Solstice, is often overlooked because of the winter chill. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/BwR3OS8
Our critic hit the road to talk with Jelly Roll, Shaboozey, Tanner Adell and other artists to understand why country music was inescapable in 2024. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/e198uQB
Hotels, short-term rentals and event ticket-sellers must advertise the full price of their offerings under the rule, which is supposed to go into effect in the coming year. Here’s what to know. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/P4nvCrZ
“It’s taken us all aback,” said a professor who led a study revealing that 37 people in a prehistoric site in England were likely consumed by their attackers. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/9DEGv4x
Debra Tice wrote to the Israeli prime minister that her family had “credible information” that Austin Tice may be held in a prison outside Damascus, in an area where Israel had been conducting military operations. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/bF7eqta
For more than a century, people have climbed on top of moving trains in search of a thrill. Now social media has attracted a new generation of daredevils. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/oIVSdAE
With photographers like Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Bert Stern and others, the veteran editor created some of the most indelible images of modern fashion. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/AnoFzk0
Protests in Bolivia triggered by a feud between the president and a political rival have caused turmoil. One fallout: fuel shortages that have left drivers lining up for gas for days. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/HDYKPCx
In Rochester, N.Y., every year in early December thousands of crows descend on the city, which tries to shoo them away with loud noises and bright lights. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/uMpgnVh
Senate staff members are urging that Bank of America be investigated for the way it reported payments to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/rvQJ5Gl
Guinness’s parent company has limited the amount of the beer that U.K. wholesalers and distributors can buy each week, after surging demand led to fears of shortages. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/BSXausJ
The 2024 housing market was the slowest in decades. Next year’s might not be much better. It may come down to how many new homes can be built. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/7QPcznJ
Critics objected to the bidding process, and human rights groups raised concerns about workplace safety for the migrants who will build the stadiums needed to host the event. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/HyIYwno
Critics have objected to the bidding process, and human rights groups have raised concerns about workplace safety for the migrants who will build the stadiums needed to host the event. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/owA6QzC
While Israel asserts that the United Nations has tried to minimize the problem, the global organization says Israeli officials are waging an unfair campaign to discredit it. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/qXt4Nvo
The Oregon Ducks are the No. 1 seed, but four other contenders have at least a 12 percent chance of winning the championship. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/P6DkFmX
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which backstop most U.S. mortgages, know floods and fires are a growing problem. But little action has been taken. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/jFKYxgO
An agreement with the London-based streaming company DAZN came just a day before the draw for the inaugural event and after other networks balked at FIFA’s demands. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/meDbY5M
Researchers are trying a new strategy to reintroduce Hawaiian crows, which have been extinct in the wild for two decades. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/5QzTwPe
The fund managers who backed Donald Trump’s candidacy have welcomed his victory with calls for new directions in policy. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/9y5cSCb
Some voters galvanized by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s pledge to “Make America Healthy Again” said they believed the health establishment was dismissive and even corrupt. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2051obm
President-elect Donald J. Trump has selected Mr. Boulos, the businessman and father-in-law of Mr. Trump’s daughter, as a senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/f6ZTgzG
The question for the justices was whether the Food and Drug Administration had acted lawfully in rejecting applications from makers of flavored liquids used in e-cigarettes. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/lh173ra
In life, Jordan Neely’s family lost him to mental illness. After his death, his father and uncle have steeled themselves to attend the manslaughter trial of Daniel Penny each day. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/0h23qnP
“English Teacher,” “My Brilliant Friend,” “Shogun,” “Babylon Berlin” and “Somebody Somewhere” were among the series that stood out in a year when television felt more mid than ever. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fAIV5OH