A Holiday Celebration Inspired by Old New York

The Old Stone Trade founder Melissa Ventosa Martin and the One Of designer Patricia Voto channeled the Gilded Age to fete their evening-wear collaboration.

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Ukrainian Missile Attack on a Russian City Kills at Least 14

The bombardment of Belgorod on Saturday, apparently in response to an enormous air assault by Moscow a day earlier, appeared to be the deadliest on Russian soil since the beginning of the war.

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Pentagon’s New Plans to Reduce Civilian Deaths Leave Questions Over Israel

The document codifies procedures for U.S. combat but does not address operations the United States supports through military aid alone.

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Need a Home for 80,000 Puzzles? Try an Italian Castle.

Earlier this year, George and Roxanne Miller relocated the world’s largest collection of mechanical puzzles from their home in Florida. But first they took a road trip.

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Where You Can Still Glimpse the Glory of a Vanished Grand Hotel

A mile north of where the Hotel Pennsylvania once stood, a shimmering piece of its history can still be seen through a shop window.

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Michael Cohen Used Fake Cases Cited by A.I. to Seek an End to Court Supervision

Donald Trump’s former fixer had sought an early end to court supervision after his 2018 campaign finance conviction. He enlisted the help of Google Bard.

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Idaho Murders: Student House Demolished as Some Families Object

The University of Idaho moved ahead with plans to tear down an off-campus house where four students were murdered last year.

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Apple Watch Sales to Resume, for Now

The company pulled two watches from stores after losing a patent case, but an appeals court temporarily paused enforcement of that ruling while the legal battle continues.

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National Association of Realtors Loses Its Grip on Real Estate Industry

The National Association of Realtors is facing antitrust lawsuits and sexual harassment allegations, and real estate agents are now looking for alternatives.

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She’s Still in Love With Her Little Island

Readers were impressed with the audacity of Charlotte Gale, a massage therapist from New Jersey, who bought a small island in Maine.

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Wolfgang Schäuble, German Politician Who Helped Forge European Unity, Dies at 81

A key figure in the reunification of East and West Germany, he was a strict fiscal hawk as finance minister and was once seen as a likely chancellor.

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Paula Murphy, Once ‘the Fastest Woman on Wheels,’ Dies at 95

She proved that women could gain fame as speed demons on land by setting records on the Bonneville Salt Flats and on the nation’s racetracks.

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A Phoenix Sandwich Shop Regains Hope After Homeless Encampment Is Cleared

Six months ago, Joe Faillace wasn’t sure his business could survive. He believes Phoenix’s clearing of a nearby homeless encampment saved his shop.

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Mongolians Are Circus Stars All Over the World, Except at Home

Contortionists and acrobats with celestial skills train in squalid conditions as the promise of a former sumo wrestler to restore the national circus to its past glory has gone mostly unfulfilled.

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Russia Sees a Western Hand Behind Serbian Street Protests

The accusations made by Russia’s ambassador to Serbia were the latest efforts by Moscow to thwart a diplomatic campaign to lure Serbia out of Russia’s orbit.

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Upper West Side Friends Remain Close After Near-Eviction

At 86, Sheila Sullivan remains the star of her own show, with Tina Dupuy as her enthusiastic sidekick.

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The 2023 Good Tech Awards

Toasting a year of breakthroughs (and a few breakdowns) in Silicon Valley and beyond.

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For the Billionaire Who Has Everything, Consider an Island in the San Francisco Bay

Red Rock Island, a big outcropping several miles from San Francisco, has been listed for $25 million. A visit finds, well, not much.

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Goodreads Had So Much Potential. Here’s How to Redeem It.

The primary online destination for book lovers has become synonymous with backbiting, scandal and deceit. But it’s not too late to fix it.

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Sofia Boutella Talks ‘Rebel Moon’ and Madonna

Often playing a baddie in action films, she wasn’t sure she was ready to star. As a veteran dancer, she rather liked being an apprentice.

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‘Hard Fork’: Our 2024 Predictions + Jenny Slate Answers Your Hard Questions!

Plus, a very special “Hard Fork” holiday surprise.

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Skyhorse Expands Its Footprint in Conservative Publishing

An independent publishing company known for releasing books with opposing political viewpoints is buying Regnery, a well-known conservative press.

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10 People Killed in Shooting at University in Prague

The police said nine others were seriously injured in the attack by an assailant at Charles University in the center of the Czech capital. The shooter also died.

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Pope’s Shift on Gay Couples Followed Quiet Talks and Loud Resistance

Pope Francis spoke with L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics and their supporters for years before letting priests bless same-sex couples. But the move’s timing also owed something to its conservative opponents.

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Grenades, Bikes and Guns: Can a Magnet Fisherman Find Fame?

All day long, James Kane tosses a giant magnet into New York’s murkiest waters. There’s got to be money in there somewhere.

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Tolkien Estate Wins Court Order to Destroy Fan’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Sequel

Ruling that the fan’s unauthorized book violated copyright protections, a judge barred him from distributing it and ordered him to destroy all electronic and physical copies of it.

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Cubicles Reappear in Offices as Employees Return

Once derided as symbols of a commodified work force, cubicles are making a comeback, and workers are personalizing them and posting photos on social media.

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Indicted or Barred From the Ballot: For Trump, Bad News Cements Support

The former president has perfected a playbook of victimhood, raising cash off each of his indictments and encouraging Republican officials to defend him, as his rivals did after the Colorado ruling.

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Trump’s Legal Jeopardy Hasn’t Hurt His G.O.P. Support, Times/Siena Poll Finds

More than 60 percent of Republicans think that if the former president wins the primary he should remain the party’s nominee — even if he is subsequently convicted of a federal crime.

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Nearly a Quarter of Trump Voters Say He Shouldn’t Be Nominated if Convicted

While Donald Trump’s Republican support remains robust, a not-insignificant minority of his backers oppose having him lead the G.O.P. ticket if he is found guilty of a crime, a Times poll found.

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Three Canapé Recipes for Your Next Holiday Party

Yann Nury shares his recipes for three festive hors d’oeuvres: caviar tater tots, grilled-cheese wedges and beef tartare bites.

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Red Sea Attacks Add Another Snarl to Global Shipping

Already hampered by problems at the Panama Canal, shipping companies are now steering clear of the Suez Canal to avoid being attacked in the Red Sea.

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My Evening at Reading Rhythms, a Party for Bookish Introverts

Reading Rhythms bills itself as a series of “reading parties,” where guests read silently for an hour and chat with strangers about the books they brought. (Just don’t call it a book club.)

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Is Biological Age Testing Accurate or Useful?

New tests promise to tell you if you have the cells of a 30-year-old or a 60-year-old. Here’s what to know about them.

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What 2023 Reveals About Climate

The world has been trying to tell us something for a while. In 2023 it became impossible not to hear.

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Delaware Man Charged With D.U.I. After Crashing Into Biden’s Motorcade

James Cooper, 46, crashed into a Secret Service vehicle as the president was exiting an event at his campaign headquarters in Wilmington on Sunday, the police said.

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In Puerto Rico, Finding a Way Back to ‘Perfect Beach’

On the spectacular northern coast of Puerto Rico, a writer’s favorite stretch of golden sand beckoned, but getting there legally would take some creativity.

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Puzzle Mania 2023: Contest Rules, Clues and Answers

Everything you need to know about the eighth special print puzzle section.

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A Shock for Many Retirees: Social Security Benefits Can Be Taxed

When older Americans earn above a certain income level, they are often taken aback to find they owe federal income taxes on their benefits.

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‘The Crown’ Gets One Thing About the Royal Family Exactly Right

The antics of the royal family might seem easy to dismiss. But they still wield a lot of power over us.

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What to Know About the Effects of Ketamine

Matthew Perry’s death was attributed to the effects of high levels of the anesthetic drug, which is increasingly used to treat depression.

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Ask These 11 Money Questions Before Moving In With Your Partner

What would you do if you won the lottery? How do we stop having this same fight about money? And much more.

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An Israeli Hostage Speaks of Her 7 Weeks in Hamas Captivity

Chen Goldstein-Almog and three of her children were freed in late November. Her husband and eldest daughter were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks in Israel.

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The Met Will Return 16 Ancient Treasures Tied to Looting

Many of the works headed back to Cambodia and Thailand were featured in the museum’s galleries. All were linked to Douglas Latchford, a Khmer art collector later charged as a trafficker.

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Google’s Epic Loss, Silicon Valley’s Curious New Subculture and How 2023 Changed the Internet

Looks like Google is on the naughty list this year.

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Street Style at Art Basel Miami Beach and Miami Art Week

Welcome to Miami, where sidewalks seem like catwalks when the art world arrives for annual fairs in December.

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My Jewish Charlie Brown Christmas

The Peanuts special is the most overtly Christian TV holiday classic. So why does it speak to me so deeply?

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IUD Insertion Pain: What to Know and How to Find Relief

One of the most effective birth control options is also known for the excruciatingly painful procedure to insert it.

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The Real Reason Ron DeSantis’s Campaign Is Rotting

The Florida governor slogs joylessly toward defeat.

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Alvin Ailey Presents Premieres by Garner and Roxas-Dobrish

As part of its New York City Center season, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater presents premieres by Amy Hall Garner and Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish.

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Justices to Decide Scope of Obstruction Charge Central to Trump’s Jan. 6 Case

A ruling by the Supreme Court could affect the cases of hundreds of people charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — and potentially the prosecution of Donald J. Trump.

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What to watch at the Fed’s final meeting of 2023.

Federal Reserve officials

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What’s on the Menu When Your Cat Goes Out? Probably More Than You Think.

Free-ranging cats hunt or scavenge more than 2,000 species, some of them imperiled, according to a new study.

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Finland Partly Reopens Its Border With Russia

The Nordic country, which recently joined NATO, has accused Moscow of funneling migrants to their shared land border.

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The Results of the Dubai Climate Conference Won’t Slow Global Warming

The idea that free markets can solve societal problems and that climate change can be fixed without regulation is a ruse.

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‘Are You Going to Be the One to Get Rid of Santa?’

A family in a small town in New York holds a world record for having the most lights on a residential property to the dismay of some neighbors and the delight of others.

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Countries Most at Risk Call Proposed U.N. Climate Agreement a ‘Death Warrant’

The working draft made public at the U.N. summit in Dubai would not commit nations to phasing out the fossil fuels that are dangerously heating the planet.

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New Drugs Can Fix Teenage Obesity, but Young People Don’t Get Them

Pediatricians are hesitating to prescribe medicines like Wegovy, citing their newness and uncertainties around them.

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How Much Weight Comes Back After Stopping a Weight-Loss Drug?

A new study on tirzepatide, the compound in Mounjaro and Zepbound, gives an early indication.

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Chicken on Bread in Sauce in a Skillet

Elemental comfort cooking.

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Pennsylvania Governor and Senator Denounce Antisemitism at Rally

Gov. Josh Shapiro and Senator Bob Casey joined a rally in a show of solidarity with Jews after the resignation of the University of Pennsylvania’s president.

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In Los Angeles, the ‘Coroner to the Stars’ Has the Last Word

There is no medical examiner’s office in the world like the one in Los Angeles County, where investigations of sudden celebrity deaths come with the territory.

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Saudi Arabia Is Trying to Block a Global Deal to End Fossil Fuels, Negotiators Say

The world’s leading oil exporter has become the most forceful opponent of a new agreement at the U.N. climate summit, according to people inside the talks.

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Tiny Electric Vehicles Pack a Bigger Climate Punch Than Cars

Two- and three-wheeled vehicles, used by billions of people, are moving away from fossil fuels to batteries faster than cars in countries that have made the energy transition a priority.

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ACLU to Represent NRA in Supreme Court Free-Speech Case

The civil liberties group says it opposes the N.R.A. and its mission but has agreed to represent it in the Supreme Court in a free-speech case.

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Republican Voters May Decide Mayor’s Race in Democratic Houston

The nonpartisan race to lead the nation’s fourth-largest city ends Saturday in a runoff between two longtime Democrats who have sparred over public safety.

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‘What the Heck?’ CNN’s Debate Plans Leave New Hampshire Officials Confused.

The news network said it would host a Republican primary debate in New Hampshire at Saint Anselm College. That was news to Saint Anselm.

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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Jazz Flute

The flute is one of the more overlooked instruments in jazz, but it’s been making an impact on improvised music for more than 50 years. Let 10 experts take you on a guided tour.

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House Censures Jamaal Bowman for False Fire Alarm

Lawmakers voted to formally rebuke Mr. Bowman for setting off a false fire alarm in a House office building, the latest partisan use of a once-rare congressional action formerly reserved for grave offenses.

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Was It Worth It, Kevin McCarthy?

McCarthy’s fundamental hollowness, as he knelt before Donald Trump and his party’s far-right wing, ultimately proved to be his undoing.

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Some Very Cold Sea Turtles Were Just Flown South for the Winter

Cold-stunned sea turtles that washed ashore in Massachusetts have been flown on private planes to Florida and North Carolina for rehabilitation.

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The Killers’ ‘Mr. Brightside’ at 20: A Generation’s Anthem

Overlooked at its release, the Killers’ signature hit has become one of the most inescapable rock songs of its time.

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Mattel Has a New Cherokee Barbie. Not Everyone Is Happy About It.

Cherokee language on the packaging of the Wilma Mankiller doll said “Chicken Nation” instead of “Cherokee Nation.” Critics said Mattel made other errors.

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Zelensky Will Address U.S. Senators Before Vote on Ukraine Aid

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s briefing, via a video call, will come a day after the White House warned that aid to his country would soon run out.

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Nikki Haley’s Path From Trump Critic to Defender and Back

As ambassador to the United Nations, Ms. Haley strove to stay in the president’s favor and avoided some battles to change his mind on contentious issues.

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1.5 Degrees Is Not the Problem

Rich countries must bear responsibility for the climate crisis and help developing nations end their reliance on fossil fuels.

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The Longer This Cake Soaks, the Better It Is

The faint bitterness of Thai tea gets absorbed into tres leches, checking the sweetness, so it’s just enough.

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We Aren’t Failing Trans Kids by Giving Them the Freedom to Choose

The panic over transgender children is driven by the fear that they’ll regret transitioning. But freedom to make mistakes is core to being human.

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Queens Stabbing: 5 Dead, Including Suspect, and 2 Officers Wounded

The attack occurred early Sunday morning at a house in Far Rockaway, where the suspect also started a fire, the police said.

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The 10 Best Books of 2023

The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s standout fiction and nonfiction.

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Canada Fast-Tracks 10.4 Billion Dollar Military Purchase

To avoid a seemingly endless process, the government takes some political heat.

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Jerome Powell Says It’s Too Soon to Guess When Rates Will Drop

The Federal Reserve chair said officials could still raise rates “if” that becomes necessary, and that it’s too soon to guess when they will ease.

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U.K. Opens Inquiry Into Jeff Zucker’s Emirati-Backed Bid for The Telegraph

British regulators announced a review into whether the bid, backed mostly by funds from the United Arab Emirates, could result in adverse foreign influence over the British press.

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Trump’s Georgia Lawyer, Steven Sadow, May Soon Drop His Quiet Strategy

Steven Sadow’s minimalist approach in the racketeering case against his client has created some dramatic tension, but his silence may be coming to an end.

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Why Are Nonprofit Hospitals Focused More on Dollars Than Patients?

Community hospitals have been caught doing some surprising things, given how they are supposed to serve the public good.

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Is Donald Trump Going to Prison?

Astead gets a crash course from NYT reporters on the criminal cases the former president — and current Republican front-runner — is facing and how they could upend the 2024 race.

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