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  1. Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 04:10:43 -0000

    Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The Times provides a millisecond by millisecond look at how an ICE officer ended up shooting and killing a motorist in Minneapolis.
  2. Was Renee Good Obligated to Comply With an ICE Agent’s Orders?

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 03:35:39 -0000

    The agent told Ms. Good to get out of her car before she was fatally shot. Legal experts said immigration agents may sometimes, but not always, have the authority to make such commands.
  3. Did a Supreme Court Loss Embolden Trump on the Insurrection Act?

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:01:15 -0000

    In refusing to let the president deploy National Guard troops in Illinois under an obscure law, the justices may have made him more apt to invoke greater powers.
  4. U.S. Says It Erred in Deporting Student Traveling for Thanksgiving

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 04:46:06 -0000

    The Trump administration acknowledged it mistakenly deported a college student to Honduras despite a court order barring the removal. But the government has not moved to drop the case.
  5. Machado Presents Trump With Nobel Peace Prize

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:07:56 -0000

    The Venezuelan opposition leader’s efforts to share her award with the U.S. president have shaken some Norwegians’ faith in their signature soft-power tool.
  6. A Tale of Two Meetings: Trump Chooses Oil Over Democracy

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:02:31 -0000

    Two conversations this week confirmed that President Trump backs the remnants of Nicolás Maduro’s regime over the Venezuelan opposition seeking to hold elections.
  7. Venezuela’s Interim Leader Delivers State of the Union Address

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:13:17 -0000

    In her State of the Union address, Delcy Rodríguez echoed her predecessors’ fiery rhetoric but tried to hew to President Trump’s agenda.
  8. U.S. Forces Seize Sixth Oil Tanker Linked to Venezuela

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 22:26:27 -0000

    The Coast Guard boarded and seized the Russian-flagged tanker, originally named Veronica, in a pre-dawn operation in the Caribbean Sea.
  9. Battles Over Truth Rage Online Amid Iran’s Internet Blackout

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:00:21 -0000

    The shutdown of online discourse within Iran has allowed both the government and its critics to flood social media outside the country with disinformation campaigns and fake images.
  10. How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:08:49 -0000

    Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns harder for the authorities to enforce.
  11. Israel and Arab Nations Ask Trump to Refrain From Attacking Iran

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 22:27:44 -0000

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel asked the president to postpone any planned attack. Israeli and Arab officials fear Iran could retaliate by striking their countries.
  12. Many Fiery Remarks, Little Clarity on What’s Next at Security Council Meeting on Iran

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 02:54:55 -0000

    Iran’s representative denied the country had killed protesters, as the U.S. ambassador said President Trump had made clear “all options are on the table” to stop the killing.
  13. Taiwan Strikes Trade Deal with Trump, Vows More U.S. Chip Factories

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:43:57 -0000

    The Trump administration agreed to lower tariffs on Taiwanese goods, while Taiwan said it would invest more in U.S. manufacturing.
  14. Trump Administration Lawsuit Seeking California Voter Data Is Dismissed

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:17:38 -0000

    The Justice Department has sued about two dozen states over access to voter rolls, as the federal government pushes to create a national database.
  15. What Did the White House and Denmark Agree to on Greenland? It Depends Whom You Ask.

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:05:32 -0000

    The White House and Denmark contradicted each other in public about what they had agreed to this week as President Trump continued to demand U.S. ownership of Greenland.
  16. Canada Breaks With U.S. to Slash Tariffs on Some Chinese Electric Vehicles

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:41:25 -0000

    China will in turn cut its own tariffs on Canadian canola products, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said in Beijing on Friday.
  17. Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema Accused of Affair With Member of Security Team

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:12:29 -0000

    In a lawsuit, the ex-wife of Ms. Sinema’s onetime staff member accused her of showering him with gifts and breaking up their marriage.
  18. Ex-South Korean Leader Gets Prison Term in First Ruling Over Martial Law

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 07:47:01 -0000

    A court handed down five years in prison to former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing multiple trials stemming from his short-lived imposition of martial law.
  19. None of Mamdani’s Deputy Mayors Are Black. It Has Become a Problem.

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 23:41:50 -0000

    Some Black and Latino leaders worry they are being denied access to power under Mayor Zohran Mamdani and that they may lose the ground they had gained under former Mayor Eric Adams.
  20. Number of Businesses in New York City Plunged Last Spring, Report Says

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:09:18 -0000

    Roughly 8,400 businesses closed in the second quarter of 2025, according to the most recent city data, creating the largest net decline in business activity since before the pandemic.
  21. Nydia Velázquez Gives Mamdani a Warning as She Endorses a Successor

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:27:55 -0000

    The veteran congresswoman said she would like Antonio Reynoso, the Brooklyn borough president, to replace her after she retires. She also said the mayor should stay out of political races.
  22. Uber’s Quest to Crack Japan Leads Through a Rural Hot-Springs Town

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:00:11 -0000

    The ride-hailing giant’s chief executive has made a bet on how it can finally grab a bigger piece of one of the world’s largest taxi markets.
  23. Nick Reiner Was in a Mental Health Conservatorship in 2020

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:59:28 -0000

    Mr. Reiner, who is accused of killing his parents, was under a yearlong legal arrangement that allows for involuntary psychiatric treatment.
  24. The Truth About Weight-Loss Drugs Like Ozempic: You Probably Need Them Forever

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:10:06 -0000

    Many people who use these medications don’t want to stay on them long term. But research has repeatedly shown that quitting the drugs means gaining back weight.
  25. Dear Trump, Buying Greenland Is a Bad Idea

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:04:55 -0000

    Trump wants Greenland? Its previous colonizer has some thoughts.
  26. The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:04:17 -0000

    In the MAGA imagination, white women are supposed to be helpmeets, not harpies.
  27. Florida Corporal Handcuffs a Runaway Emu After a 45-Minute Chase

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:58:26 -0000

    A corporal in St. Johns County had responded to what he thought would be a straightforward call about an animal on the loose. Nearly an hour later, he was putting handcuffs on an emu named Tina.
  28. Alexander Brothers Accuser Was Found Dead Last Year, Authorities Say

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:58:28 -0000

    The death of Kate Whiteman, whose accusation of sexual assault against Oren and Alon Alexander opened a floodgate of similar allegations, is under investigation.
  29. California’s Pacific Coast Highway Fully Reopens After Three Years

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:10:30 -0000

    The famed highway reopened this week after consecutive landslides shuttered two sections of the road in Big Sur and forced major repairs.
  30. The Minnesota War Zone Is Trump’s Most Trumpian Accomplishment

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:43:08 -0000

    The President may have started out by trash-talking America; one year into his second term, he is simply trashing it.
  31. The Lights Are Still On in Venezuela

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    After the ouster of President Nicolás Maduro, some residents fear that one unelected despot has been swapped for another.
  32. How WhatsApp Took Over the Global Conversation

    Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The platform has become a core technology around the world, relied on by governments and extended families alike. What are we all doing there?
  33. The Backcountry Rescue Squad at America’s Busiest National Park

    Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    In the Great Smoky Mountains, an auxiliary team of élite outdoorsmen answers the call when park-goers’ hikes, climbs, and rafting adventures go wrong.
  34. How Marco Rubio Went from “Little Marco” to Trump’s Foreign-Policy Enabler

    Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    As Secretary of State, the President’s onetime foe now offers him lavish displays of public praise—and will execute his agenda in Venezuela and around the globe.
  35. Jay Powell, the Prepster Banker Who Is Standing Up to Trump

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The seventy-two-year-old Fed chairman put to shame the heads of law firms, universities, and public companies who have caved to the White House.
  36. How Colombia’s President Reached an Uneasy Détente with Donald Trump

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:55:23 -0000

    After the attack in Venezuela, its neighbor state reckons with U.S. aggression.
  37. Iran’s Regime Is Unsustainable

    Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Political repression and a teetering economy have sparked widespread protests and chants of “Death to the Dictator.”
  38. The Supreme Court Gets Back to Work

    Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The Justices are heading into a busy, contentious season. The mood seems brittle.
  39. How Donald Trump Has Transformed ICE

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:46:06 -0000

    A former D.H.S. oversight official on what, legally, the agency can and can’t do—and the accountability mechanisms that have been “gutted beyond recognition.”
  40. What Makes the Iranian Protests Different This Time

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:43:40 -0000

    Unrest has spread across the Islamic Republic as it faces economic disaster at home and a profound weakening of its network of regional allies.
  41. The Former Trump Skeptics Getting Behind His War in Venezuela

    Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:47:02 -0000

    A onetime adviser to Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney argues that the U.S. has been “too cautious” in its use of force since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  42. The Maduro Regime Without Maduro

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:47:43 -0000

    A political scientist explains how the Venezuelan President ran the country, why he was so unpopular, and, after his seizure by the Trump Administration, who might take over.
  43. What Comes After the Protests

    Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis will continue to bring people to the streets. Can it bring change?
  44. The Dangerous Paradox of A.I. Abundance

    Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Silicon Valley envisions artificial intelligence ushering in an era of economic plenty. But what if the benefits are largely confined to corporations and investors that own the technology itself?
  45. Aaron Rodgers, Football’s Rorschach Quarterback

    Sun, 11 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The Pittsburgh Steelers gambled on the forty-two-year-old, one of the N.F.L.’s most polarizing players, to try to end their playoff disappointments. Will it pay off?
  46. What a Viral YouTube Video Says About the Future of Journalism

    Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    A streamer’s investigation of fraud in Minnesota garnered millions of views. His content was questionable, but his methods will likely inspire scores of imitators.
  47. The Bloody Lesson the Ayatollah Took from the Shah

    Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:48:58 -0000

    With demonstrations in dozens of cities across Iran, Ali Khamenei and his regime are faced with a dilemma.
  48. How an Attack on Obamacare Saved Abortion in Wyoming

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    In the most conservative state in the U.S., libertarianism can lead in surprising directions.
  49. Donald Trump Was Never an Isolationist

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    He once defied the G.O.P. by blasting military interventions. But what looked like anti-interventionism is really a preference for power freed from the pretense of principle.
  50. Minneapolis Reacts to ICE’s Killing of Renee Nicole Good

    Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:20:36 -0000

    The city where George Floyd was murdered finds itself again at the epicenter of a national crisis.
  51. Why Donald Trump Wants Greenland (and Everything Else)

    Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:33:20 -0000

    There’s no Trump Doctrine, just a map of the world that the President wants to write his name on in big gold letters.
  52. The Aggressive Ambitions of Trump’s “Donroe Doctrine”

    Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:00:28 -0000

    After his assault on Venezuela, the President is turning his attention to the rest of the Western Hemisphere.
  53. Mr. Mamdani’s (New) Neighborhood

    Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The corner of the Upper East Side the Mayor will call home is both far and not so far from Astoria.
  54. What Will Become of Venezuela’s Political Prisoners?

    Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Jésus Armas, a prominent opposition leader, has been in prison in Caracas for the past year. With the country in turmoil, his mother worries about his fate.