Death Toll Grows as Nationwide Protests Rock Iran for a Third Night

Antigovernment unrest that began two weeks ago has intensified in recent days, as has violence.A still from video shared on social media on Friday that has been verified by The New York Times showing crowds around an open fire in Tehran, Iran’s capital.

F Farnaz Fassihi and Malachy Browne

Why Are Iranians Protesting? What to Know About the Unrest.

Demonstrations that began as outrage at the state of the economy have spread to cities across the country, amid an escalating crackdown by the authorities.An image taken from a social media post on Friday shows demonstrators gathered in Tehran, Iran’s capital.

A Abdi Latif Dahir, Leily Nikounazar and Farnaz Fassihi

Who Was Renee Good, the Woman Killed by an ICE Agent in Minneapolis?

Ms. Good, 37, was a poet and a mother who grew up in Colorado. Her wife said the couple had “stopped to support our neighbors” when Ms. Good was shot.Protests took place in cities and towns across the country following the killing of Renee Good.

N Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Ann Hinga Klein and Dan Simmons

Smithsonian Removes Label Noting Trump Impeachments

When the National Portrait Gallery replaced a portrait of President Trump this week, it took down a biography of his first term.An earlier photograph of President Trump that hung at the National Portrait Gallery included lengthy wall text.

G Graham Bowley, Robin Pogrebin and Derrick Bryson Taylor

Venezuela’s New Leader Enlists U.S. Troops to Bring a Rogue Ship Back

Delcy Rodríguez got American help with the return of an oil tanker linked to one of her political rivals that had left the country without authorization.Delcy Rodríguez, the interim leader of Venezuela, in the country’s capital, Caracas, on Monday.

A Anatoly Kurmanaev and Christiaan Triebert

Bob Weir: 10 Essential Songs

The guitarist, singer and songwriter, who died at 78, cut his own path among his elders in the Grateful Dead, and beyond.Bob Weir sang on “Truckin’,” one of the Grateful Dead’s defining tracks.

D David Browne

Golden Globes 2026: What to Expect From Sunday’s Awards Ceremony

Keep an eye on “One Battle After Another,” which is likely to dominate, and on the speeches. A particularly memorable one could be an Oscar lifeline.The scene at a preview event for the Golden Globes, being held Sunday at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.

K Kyle Buchanan

Australia Wildfires Burn Nearly 900,000 Acres

Blazes in the state of Victoria have destroyed hundreds of structures, including homes, and killed one person, the authorities said.Smoke rising from a burning forest near Longwood, Australia, on Friday.

Y Yan Zhuang

What to Know About the Vote in Myanmar

Amid a ruinous civil war, the military government is holding elections that are widely seen as a sham, as the main opposition remains barred or jailed.Voting at a school during the first phase of the general election in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on Dec. 28.

R Richard C. Paddock

At the Rikers Jail, the Women Have No Library. But They Have a Book Club.

Some members of the group are awaiting trial; some are serving short sentences. In the meantime, with little else to do, they have intense discussions about literature.Amanda Camia, 35, shares what she wrote in a creative writing exercise inspired by the book “Push” by Sapphire during a book club me

L Liz Krieger