Zero Hour for the Middle East
12/28/2025 3:58 AM Open Story
After more than a decade of wars, from Syria to Gaza, the Middle East is exhausted by conflict. Is it ready to find another way?
Zelensky to Meet With Trump at Mar-a-Lago About Plan to End War With Russia
12/28/2025 5:13 AM Open Story
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine brings a revised 20-point peace proposal, as well as doubts about whether Russia is serious about pursuing peace.
Here’s What Is in the 20-Point Peace Plan for Ukraine
12/28/2025 5:32 AM Open Story
The blueprint covers a broad range of issues, including territory, security guarantees and postwar reconstruction. But Russia has indicated little willingness to end the war.
What America Might Look Like With Zero Immigration
12/28/2025 2:01 AM Open Story
The Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the foreign-born population are being felt in hospitals and soccer leagues and on Main Streets across the country, with hints of what’s to come.
From A.I. to Chips, Big Tech Is Getting What It Wants From Trump
12/28/2025 2:01 AM Open Story
The president has backed policies that allow the industry to grow unfettered. The mutually beneficial alliance is causing concern among some conservatives.
How Oil, Drugs and Immigration Fueled Trump’s Venezuela Campaign
12/27/2025 2:41 PM Open Story
New details of deliberations show how aides with overlapping agendas drove the United States toward a militarized confrontation with Venezuela.
Trump Pursues His Legacy One Name at a Time
12/27/2025 1:11 PM Open Story
In attaching his name to buildings and programs while still president, Donald Trump is walking a path paved by conquerors and autocrats.
Brigitte Bardot, French Movie Icon Who Renounced Stardom, Dies at 91
12/28/2025 4:32 AM Open Story
“And God Created Woman” made her a world-famous sex symbol in the 1950s. She later gave up acting to devote her life to animal welfare.
From Sex Appeal to the Far Right, Brigitte Bardot Symbolized a Changing France
12/28/2025 4:09 AM Open Story
In the decades after becoming a megastar, the French actress became as known for her politics as she once had been for her acting career.
New College of Florida Was Progressive. Then Gov. DeSantis Overhauled It.
12/28/2025 2:00 AM Open Story
At the state school, gender studies is out. ‘The Odyssey’ is required reading. A Charlie Kirk statue is coming. Has one ideological bubble replaced another?
The Double Life of Thomas Goldstein, a Supreme Court Lawyer
12/28/2025 2:00 AM Open Story
Thomas Goldstein was a superstar in the legal world. He was also a secret high-stakes gambler, whose wild 10-year run may now land him in prison.
Opinionated Lists for an Overwhelming Year
12/28/2025 12:35 AM Open Story
As the year drew to a close, we reached out to Opinion columnists and contributors for personal lists.
Forget Willpower. If You Want to Resist Temptation, You’ll Need Something Else.
12/28/2025 3:00 AM Open Story
Rather than try to resist temptation in the moment, many successful people arrange their lives to minimize the need for willpower in the first place.
Make-Ahead Breakfast Ideas
12/28/2025 5:07 AM Open Story
The host of our Cooking newsletter offers a few suggestions for New Year’s Day breakfasts that you can prep ahead of time.
To See Mamdani Sworn In, Some Out-of-Towners Confront N.Y.C. Prices
12/28/2025 12:00 AM Open Story
Zohran Mamdani campaigned for mayor on a platform of taming the high cost of living for New Yorkers. Visitors will get a crash course in the affordability crisis.
Families Demand Answers a Year After Deadliest Plane Crash in South Korea
12/27/2025 9:01 PM Open Story
Many details of the Jeju Air disaster that killed 179 people remain unclear despite multiple investigations by officials and protests by the victims’ families.
In Myanmar’s Election, ‘Voting Out of Fear, Not Hope’
12/28/2025 5:43 AM Open Story
The voting for Parliament is almost sure to favor the ruling military junta, which is stage-managing the polls. Still, some see them as the most pragmatic way to try to improve conditions.
Ski Slopes Are Empty as a Labor Dispute Shuts Down Telluride, Colo.
12/27/2025 4:58 PM Open Story
Now, vacationers looking to ski are wondering what to do and merchants are hoping it doesn’t last.