Our Photographer Describes the Scene After the Pretti Shooting

David Guttenfelder, a Times photographer based in Minneapolis, describes what he saw at the scene where Alex Jeffrey Pretti had been killed by federal agents.

D David Guttenfelder, Sutton Raphael, Christina Shaman, Coleman Lowndes, Thomas Vollkommer and Nikolay Nikolov

A Crisis of Confidence for ICE and Border Patrol as Clashes Escalate

Current and former officials describe growing frustration and disillusionment with the Trump administration’s approach, even as they support the goal of immigration enforcement.Oscar Hagelsieb, a former resident agent in charge with Homeland Security Investigations, in El Paso on Sunday.

N Nicholas Nehamas, Hamed Aleaziz, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Alexandra Berzon

Scenes From the Winter Storm

Images from across much of the country illuminate snow-covered streets and preparations for worse still to come.Snow falling in the Corona neighborhood of Queens on Sunday.

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In Xi’s China, Top General’s Fall Shows Precariousness of Power

A combat veteran, Zhang Youxia was once seen as the most trusted man in Xi Jinping’s military. Now he has been accused of disloyalty to Mr. Xi.Zhang Youxia at a legislative meeting in Beijing in March. General Zhang was one of the commanders tapped by China’s leader to help lead his overhaul of the

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Trump Hobbled the I.R.S. This C.E.O. Now Has to Make It Work.

Frank Bisignano is the first chief executive of the I.R.S., where there’s hope he will end a chaotic stretch at the agency. The tax filing season, which started Monday, is his first test.This year’s tax filing season could be an even more formidable challenge than usual for the Internal Revenue Serv

A Andrew Duehren

Hamas Hands Over Body of Ran Gvili, Closing Chapter for Israel

The recovery of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili’s body paves the way for the next stage of the Gaza cease-fire plan, though the path forward is unclear.Israelis gathered for Hanukkah on Sunday in Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, some holding placards bearing the face of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili.

I Isabel Kershner and David M. Halbfinger

Israel Says It Will Reopen Gaza-Egypt Border Crossing in Days

The Rafah crossing will open at the end of Israel’s search for the remains of the last captive in Gaza.The Rafah border crossing with Egypt in October 2023. Israel agreed to allow the crossing to reopen as part of the cease-fire deal struck in October.

D David M. Halbfinger and Aaron Boxerman

Silicon Valley Wants to Build A.I. That Can Improve A.I. on Its Own

Ricursive Intelligence, founded by two former Google researchers and valued at $4 billion, is among several efforts to automate the creation of artificial intelligence.Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini, the founders of Ricursive Intelligence, at the start-up’s offices in Palo Alto, Calif.

C Cade Metz

Shift to Drone Fighting in Ukraine War Means No Winter Lull

Shifts in tactics and technology in Ukraine mean that the pace of fighting is no longer decided by whether tanks can navigate frozen fields.Ukrainian soldiers building and arming a fiber optic first-person-view, or FPV, drone last summer inside an underground bunker in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.

C Cassandra Vinograd and Oleksandr Chubko

Russia Says Talks to End War in Ukraine Will Continue

Ukrainian and Russian officials left rare direct talks last weekend in a somewhat optimistic mood. But Russia may be simply stalling for time, analysts said.An artillery unit of Ukraine's 59th Assault Brigade firing at Russian positions near the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk last month.

N Nataliya Vasilyeva

Gunmen Kill 11 After Soccer Match in Mexico

The mass shooting occurred in an area fought over by drug cartels, just as the Mexican government has sought to show Washington that it is combating criminal groups.Mexican National Guard members at the scene where 11 people were killed in Salamanca, Mexico, on Sunday.

J Jack Nicas

In Venezuela, Freeing the Economy, but Nothing Else

Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez is liberalizing the economy without dismantling her predecessor’s repressive apparatus, raising questions about her aims.Morning commuters in Caracas earlier this month.

A Anatoly Kurmanaev

New Videos of the Beckham Feud Are Fake. Nobody Seems to Care.

A.I.-generated content of Victoria Beckham has spread as wedding drama has engulfed the celebrity clan and the public has clamored for receipts (even fabricated ones).Brooklyn Beckham, center, the eldest son of David Beckham, left, and Victoria Beckham, right, openly criticized his famous parents la

T Tiffany Hsu