Netflix to Buy Warner Bros in $83 Billion Deal

The deal to acquire the Hollywood giant’s television and film studios as well as HBO Max will bulk up the world’s biggest paid streaming service.Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif.

B Brooks Barnes

Boat Strike Video Shown to Lawmakers

Two survivors of the attack were said to struggle to cling to the boat before a second strike. After the briefing with lawmakers, the military disclosed a boat strike on Thursday that killed four people.Adm. Frank M. Bradley, left, and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Ca

H Helene Cooper, Megan Mineiro, Julian E. Barnes and Charlie Savage

Supreme Court Clears Way for Texas Redistricting Maps Pushed by Trump

Texas officials had asked the court to allow the state to use the new maps in the midterm elections, part of a push by President Trump to gain a partisan advantage.State Representative Matt Morgan, a Republican, holds a map of the new proposed congressional districts in Texas in August.

A Abbie VanSickle

Grand Jury Said to Decline to Re-Indict Letitia James

After a judge dismissed the Trump administration’s first attempt to indict the attorney general of New York State, a new grand jury effort failed, according to people familiar with the matter.Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, has long been in President Trump’s crosshairs.

D Devlin Barrett and Jonah E. Bromwich

Vaccine Advisory Panel Again Postpones Vote on Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns

After heated disagreements, the committee members, appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., delayed the vote until Friday morning. It was the third time the vote had been postponed.Members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices may decide to end the recommendation that babie

A Apoorva Mandavilli

Best Albums of 2025

The rising K-pop star Effie and the Brooklyn indie-rock band Geese top our critics’ lists this year.

J Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz

EU Hits Elon Musk’s X With $140 Million Fine

The case over online transparency has become a flashpoint between the European Union and the Trump administration.The fine on Friday could be the first of several that Elon Musk’s X faces in the European Union.

A Adam Satariano and Kate Conger

As Trump Covets Nobel Peace Prize, FIFA Cozies Up to Him With Its Own Award

Gianni Infantino, head of soccer’s governing body, has been ingratiating himself with the president to help ensure a successful 2026 World Cup.President Trump, holding a replica of the men’s World Cup, with Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, in the Oval Office in August. Mr. Trump later asked

T Tariq Panja and Luke Broadwater

Trump’s Relationship With the President of FIFA

Gianni Infantino, head of soccer’s governing body, FIFA, has lauded President Trump at almost every opportunity, even starting a FIFA Peace Prize after Mr. Trump didn’t win the Nobel. Luke Broadwater, a White House reporter, describes the bromance.

L Luke Broadwater, Karen Hanley and James Surdam

What We Know About the Arrest in the D.C. Pipe Bomb Case

The arrest came after years of false leads and speculation over who planted the bombs near the Capitol before the Jan. 6 riot.F.B.I. Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speak at a news conference following the arrest in the D.C. pipe bomber investigation.

D Dan Watson, Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Did the U.S. Focus on Fentanyl Leave Latin America Awash in Cocaine?

As Washington made combating fentanyl a priority, cocaine trafficking has surged. Nowhere have the ripples been felt like in Ecuador, where criminal groups have run rampant.The aftermath of a car bombing in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Car bombs have become common, killing and terrorizing civilians, and gang

M Maria Abi-Habib, José María León Cabrera and Daniele Volpe

How the U.S. Focus on Fentanyl Helped Fuel the Cocaine Trade’s Resurgence

Across Latin America, there has been a surge in cocaine trafficking as Washington prioritized combating fentanyl. Times reporters traveled to Ecuador to see how criminal groups are wreaking havoc.The police in Spain displaying tons of cocaine, after it was transported in a container from Ecuador, at

M Maria Abi-Habib

An Alaskan Village Confronts Its Changing Climate: Rebuild or Relocate?

After a devastating storm, the people who fled a remote coastal village face an existential question.Maggie Paul in her hotel room in Anchorage after her home was destroyed by Typhoon Halong. However long it takes to rebuild the village, Ms. Paul said, “I will wait.”

S Scott Dance and Katie Basile

The Year in Lists

The end of year recaps can be dizzying. But they’re also full of gold.A screen showing Spotify Wrapped in London.

S Sam Sifton

Putin Basks in Praise From Modi on India Visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, underlining the close personal relationship between the leaders and their countries’ longtime friendship.President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India in New Delhi on Friday. They pledged dee

A Anupreeta Das and Valerie Hopkins