| Peace Is Unraveling
- As states disregard limits on the lawful use of force, this may be just the beginning of a slide into frequent war.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:52:46 +0000
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| Swiss Bar Hit by Deadly Fire Was Not Inspected for Five Years, Authorities Say
- Officials in Crans-Montana, the Swiss alpine resort town where a bar fire killed 40 people last week, are facing growing accusations of lax oversight.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:08:09 +0000
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| Tim Walz’s 17 Months in Politics Before Ending His Re-election Bid
- Mr. Walz drew national notice when Kamala Harris chose him as her running mate. A fraud scandal derailed his bid for re-election as Minnesota’s governor.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:01:54 +0000
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| Facing Challenge From Lander, Dan Goldman Prepares to Defend His Seat
- Mr. Goldman, a Democrat from New York City, faces a stiff primary battle that could turn on Gaza and how to fight President Trump.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:00:56 +0000
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| George Conway, a Trump Foe, Changes Home and Party to Run for Congress
- The former conservative has moved from the Washington suburbs to Manhattan and will run for an open House seat in a heavily Democratic district.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:00:42 +0000
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| Why Israel Is Divided Over How to Investigate Oct. 7 Failures
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed a commission with members chosen in a way that departs from existing law.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:44:20 +0000
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| Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland
- In a CNN interview, the Trump aide also echoed the president’s intent to run Venezuela as he laid out a case for the United States to control weaker states by flexing its military might.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:46:57 +0000
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| Zelensky Taps Canadian Politician Chrystia Freeland as Economic Adviser
- President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine appointed Chrystia Freeland, a former deputy prime minister of Canada, to a role in which she would advise on postwar reconstruction.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:32:50 +0000
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| Venezuela Braces for Economic Collapse From U.S. Blockade
- Venezuela could lose the bulk of its oil export revenues this year if the U.S. blockade stays in place, according to internal government estimates, a scenario that would set off a humanitarian crisis.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:32:12 +0000
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| Nvidia Details New A.I. Chips and Autonomous Car Project With Mercedes
- At the CES conference, Jensen Huang, the company’s chief executive, said the more efficient and powerful chip would begin shipping later this year.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:47:11 +0000
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| Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
- The funding pause could jeopardize child care and other programs that serve hundreds of thousands of households in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:31:57 +0000
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| Zelensky’s Assessment Darkens as Europeans Gather to Talk Peace
- With Russia still seen as unlikely to stop fighting, the Ukrainian leader’s tone has shifted from upbeat to cautionary.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 05:01:05 +0000
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| At Refugee Camps, Most Birthdays Fall on New Year’s
- When an exodus of Rohingya fled to Bangladesh a decade ago, the United Nations recorded many of their birthdays as Jan. 1. The date serves as a reminder of a lost identity.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 05:00:05 +0000
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| Why Trump Refused to Back Venezuela’s Machado: Fears of Chaos, and Fraying Ties
- U.S. intelligence suggested María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, would struggle to lead the government. But her relationship with Trump officials had been souring for months.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 02:37:02 +0000
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| Trump’s Post About Slain Minnesota Lawmaker Dismays Her Children
- The son and daughter of Melissa and Mark Hortman have asked the president to remove a social media post promoting a conspiracy theory about the assassination.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 01:48:44 +0000
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| Steve Sheetz, Who Popularized Convenience Stores as a C.E.O., Dies at 77
- Sheetz, a family-owned company that started with a single convenience store in Altoona, Pa., has more than 800 locations in seven states.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 01:16:35 +0000
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| Appeals Court Upholds Prohibition on Trump’s Medical Research Cuts
- The ruling on Monday upheld a lower court’s judgment in April that the Trump administration could not drastically slash funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:31:43 +0000
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| What to Know About the New Childhood Vaccine Schedule
- The U.S. federal government slashed the number of diseases that all children are advised to be vaccinated against to 11 from 17.
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 23:20:48 +0000
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| Six Big Political Questions for 2026
- A wildly important midterm year is off to a chaotic start, with a raid in Venezuela, an uneasy economy and more. Here’s what we’re curious about.
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 23:00:06 +0000
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| For Many Jan. 6 Rioters, a Pardon From Trump Wasn’t Enough
- Some pardoned rioters have been rearrested. Others returned to poverty and mental health challenges. And many became consumed by resentment and demands for payback.
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 22:17:37 +0000
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