Trump’s Second-Term Promises: What He’s Done So Far on Immigration, Trade, DEI and More
12/27/2025 5:47 AM Open Story
President Trump has driven illegal crossings at the border to record lows, helped bring about an uneasy cease-fire in Gaza and upended the global trading system.
Kennedy Center Chief Threatens Legal Action Over Canceled Christmas Concert
12/26/2025 9:47 PM Open Story
The musician Chuck Redd called off the annual Christmas Eve performances after the Kennedy Center board added President Trump’s name to the performing arts center.
Karoline Leavitt Says She’s Expecting Her Second Child
12/26/2025 9:33 PM Open Story
The White House press secretary announced on Instagram that she was pregnant with a daughter who is due in May. She and her husband have a 1-year-old son.
California Drops Lawsuit Over $4 Billion Federal Cut to High-Speed Rail Project
12/27/2025 1:28 AM Open Story
California sued after the Trump administration cut grants for the long-planned project. The state says it will seek private investors instead.
Russia Pummels Kyiv Before Trump-Zelensky Meeting
12/27/2025 4:35 AM Open Story
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that the assault, which continued for nearly 10 hours, showed that Moscow was not serious about peace.
This Ukrainian Soldier Spent More Than a Year on the Front Line
12/27/2025 2:00 AM Open Story
Serhii Tyschenko, a Ukrainian combat medic, spent 472 days in a bunker. His case appears to be an extreme example of a problem that has long plagued Kyiv’s military.
What Went Wrong Before Hong Kong’s Inferno
12/26/2025 7:51 PM Open Story
Records show how government departments played down residents’ warnings about corrupt practices and substandard materials that fueled the deadly blaze.
How One Father Created an Organ Empire
12/27/2025 2:00 AM Open Story
The National Kidney Registry has matched thousands of kidney donors with recipients. It has also paid millions of dollars to a company owned by its founder.
New York Receives Its Heaviest Snowfall in Nearly 4 Years, Disrupting Flights
12/27/2025 5:38 AM Open Story
Central Park saw more than four inches of snow for the first time since January 2022, with higher totals outside of New York City.
Park Chan-wook and the Funny Thing About Stomach-Churning Horror
12/27/2025 2:01 AM Open Story
When American studios wouldn’t back his film about a laid-off manager committing gruesome murders, the director returned to Korea. Now he has a hit on his hands.
In Which I Try Valiantly to Cheer You Up
12/27/2025 4:22 AM Open Story
OK, 2025 wasn’t the best year ever. But we’re arguably still in the best decade in the history of humanity.
Good Calls
12/27/2025 3:16 AM Open Story
This week, we close out the year with your best advice of 2025.
Annette Dionne, Last of the Celebrated Quintuplets, Dies at 91
12/27/2025 5:40 AM Open Story
She was the first to crawl, the first to cut a tooth, the first to recognize her name, and the last to die. And, like her sisters, she resented being exploited as part of a global sensation.
In Myanmar, the Election Is Called Fake, but the Human Suffering Is Real
12/27/2025 1:10 AM Open Story
A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor country poorer. Now its military rulers are seeking a veneer of legitimacy by holding elections.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
12/26/2025 2:23 PM Open Story
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
Jury Declines Murder Charge Against Parent in Kentucky State Shooting
12/26/2025 5:36 PM Open Story
The grand jury received testimony that the man had acted to defend his son, who had faced bullying before the shooting, a local prosecutor said.