New ICE Operation Is Said to Target Somali Migrants in Minneapolis and St. Paul
The move comes as President Trump has attacked Somalis with increasingly inflammatory rhetoric in recent days.A Somali-American community in Minneapolis in September.
Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras, Is Freed From Prison After Trump Pardon
Juan Orlando Hernández was accused of flooding the United States with cocaine and had been sentenced to 45 years in prison.Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, at the U.N. General Assembly in 2018.
The 85-Year-Old Activist Trying to Block the Trump Presidential Library Plan
After Marvin Dunn sued, the trustees of Miami Dade College voted for a second time to hand over a prime property for President Trump’s future library. He says he’ll keep fighting.Dr. Dunn, a former professor, vowed to keep fighting the library in court.
Maduro Faces His Ultimate Fight as Trump Threatens Military Action in Venezuela
President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela during a rally in Caracas on Monday.
Venezuela Accepts Migrant Repatriation Flight From U.S. Amid Airspace Tensions
The flight’s approval illustrates how the United States and Venezuela are still communicating, after a declaration from President Trump that Venezuelan airspace was “closed in its entirety.”Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, during a speech in November.
Hegseth Ordered Lethal Boat Strike but Not the Killing of Survivors, Officials Say
Amid talk of war crimes, the details and precise sequence of a Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean are facing intensifying scrutiny.The suggestion that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth or his officials targeted shipwrecked survivors has been galvanizing because that would apparently be a war cri
Putin and Witkoff Meet in Russia as U.S. Pushes Ukraine Deal
In Moscow, Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, and Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law, were expected to discuss a revised peace proposal.
The 10 Best Books of 2025
The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction.
Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
The philanthropy has become one of America’s biggest, but most of its giving went to charities closely tied to the world’s richest man.Elon Musk’s foundation gave $370 million last year to a nonprofit in Texas led by his top aide that operates an elementary school in a rural area where many of Mr. M
Michael and Susan Dell Pledge $6 Billion in Investment ‘Trump Accounts’ for Children
The tech billionaire and his wife hope other philanthropists follow their $6 billion lead in expanding the reach of soon-to-be-created “Trump accounts.”Michael Dell, the head of Dell Technologies, said that giving directly to children echoed his early business model of direct computer sales.
What to Know About Trump Accounts for Children and Eligibility After Dell Donation
Next year, Michael and Susan Dell plan to move $250 into the new Trump accounts of millions of children under 10. You’ll need to live in the right ZIP code.Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive of Dell Technologies, and his wife, Susan, announced that they were donating $6.25 billion to benefit
The Dark Secrets of Denis Johnson’s ‘Train Dreams’
An adaptation of Denis Johnson’s novella arrives at the same time as a new biography, unlocking one of his best-loved and least-understood books.
Tennessee House Special Election 2025: What to Watch
A special election for a House seat in Tennessee was supposed to be an easy Republican victory. But national spending and Democratic enthusiasm have made it an unusually high-profile race.
Ayanna Pressley Won’t Challenge Markey for Senate in Massachusetts
Ms. Pressley, a prominent progressive, will instead run for re-election to the House. Her move is expected to help Senator Ed Markey, though he still faces one well-known Democratic primary challenger.Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts has attracted a national following among progressiv
How Democrats Have Performed in 2025 Special Elections
Tennessee’s Seventh District was created to be safely Republican, but in recent special elections across the country Democrats have done significantly better than they did in 2024.
University of Oklahoma Instructor on Leave After Failing Student’s Gender Essay
The essay, written for a psychology class by a University of Oklahoma student, called the idea of multiple genders “demonic.” The instructor said it did not answer the assignment.Responding to a scholarly article that discussed teasing as a way to enforce gender norms, the University of Oklahoma stu
Eugene Hasenfus, Gunrunner Who Exposed Iran-Contra Plot, Dies at 84
He emerged out of obscurity when his cargo plane was shot down while illegally ferrying arms to Nicaraguan rebels, setting off a scandal that tarnished the Reagan and Bush White Houses.Eugene Hasenfus after he was captured by Sandinista soldiers in October 1986. His plane ferrying supplies to right-
Pregnancy After 35: The So-Called ‘Fertility Cliff,’ Explained
The idea that the chances of getting pregnant plummet at 35 is widespread. But it’s not totally true.
How a Verdict by a Jury of 11 People in Queens Made Legal History
New York’s highest court let a verdict by 11 jurors stand in a criminal case that involved an escort, machetes and a mysterious visitor. The ruling broke 342 years of precedent.New York criminal juries have had 12 members since before New York was a state. In 1913, the requisite dozen heard testimon
Like Fancy Japanese Toilets? You’ll Love the Sound of This.
Devices that conceal unwanted noises are the next frontier in advanced toilet technology. Would you like some peaceful birdsong, or perhaps a burst of artillery fire?Donna Burke, who moved to Japan from Australia in 1996, has been such a fan of bathroom noise-concealing technology that she developed
Large Winter Storm Brings Snow and Ice to Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Hazardous winter weather was expected through early Wednesday, according to forecasters. The storm had dropped a wintry mix of precipitation across the Midwest overnight.
The G.O.P. War on Property Taxes Will Lose Them the Suburbs
Suburban professionals want amenities, not austerity.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Couples on the Anxiety Around Their Wedding Night
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish filmmaker asks members of her community about the silent anxieties surrounding intimacy on their wedding nights.
In Photos and Video: Devastating Floods Swamp South Asia
Images of the destruction caused by storms that have torn through South and Southeast Asia.Wading through a street in Wellampitiya, on the outskirts of Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital, in November.