Trump’s Tanker Crackdown Paralyzes Venezuelan Oil Exports
12/23/2025 3:00 PM Open Story
Oil exports, the country’s financial lifeblood, have plummeted after the United States took action against three ships that have been used to carry its crude.
U.S. Is Adding to Its Military Buildup in the Caribbean
12/23/2025 4:04 PM Open Story
Over the past week, C-17 heavy-lift cargo planes, which usually transport troops and equipment, flew to Puerto Rico at least 16 times, according to flight tracking data reviewed by The New York Times.
Supreme Court Refuses to Allow Trump to Deploy National Guard in Chicago
12/23/2025 3:04 PM Open Story
President Trump ordered state-based troops to Portland, Ore.; Los Angeles; Washington; and Chicago over the objections of state and local officials.
19 States Sue to Block White House Plan to End Gender-Related Care for Minors
12/23/2025 8:34 PM Open Story
The coalition of states seeks to stop a Trump administration effort to cut off federal funding to hospitals that provide such care.
Student Loan Borrowers in Default Could See Wages Garnished in Early 2026
12/23/2025 1:21 PM Open Story
Starting the week of Jan. 7, the Education Department will begin sending notices about paycheck deductions to about 1,000 of five million borrowers in default.
National Guard Troops to Arrive in New Orleans
12/23/2025 5:55 PM Open Story
The troops will join an existing wave of Border Patrol agents, months after Gov. Jeff Landry first suggested that the National Guard could help tamp down on crime in Louisiana.
Federal Prosecutor Was Surprised by Trump’s Flights on Epstein’s Jet
12/23/2025 2:19 PM Open Story
A 2020 email noted that Donald Trump was listed as a passenger on Jeffrey Epstein’s jet at least eight times from 1993 to 1996.
Redacted Material in Some Epstein Files Is Easily Recovered
12/23/2025 6:35 PM Open Story
The ease of recovering information that was not properly redacted digitally suggests that at least some of the documents released by the Justice Department were hastily censored.
Zelensky Opens Way to Demilitarized Zone in Eastern Ukraine to Reach Peace
12/24/2025 12:29 AM Open Story
The offer was the closest Mr. Zelensky has come to addressing the thorny territorial disputes in Donetsk that have repeatedly derailed peace talks.
Kate Winslet’s Unhappy Family Christmas
12/23/2025 1:56 AM Open Story
The British actress’s directorial debut, “Goodbye June,” is based on a script written by her son and follows a fractured family reuniting in the hospital over the holidays.
Pulled ’60 Minutes’ Report, Briefly Streamed in Canada, Is All Over the Internet Now
12/23/2025 2:54 PM Open Story
At the last minute, CBS News held a segment about Venezuelan men who were deported by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador. It surfaced online anyway.
Stephen Miller Cites Children of Immigrants as a Problem
12/23/2025 2:05 PM Open Story
As it seeks to end birthright citizenship, the Trump administration is arguing that immigrants bring problems that extend for generations. The data shows otherwise.
Palm Beach Rallies Behind a Restaurant Manager Held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
12/23/2025 6:56 PM Open Story
After nearly two weeks in detention, José Gonzalez, the popular host of an upscale restaurant, returns home.
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
12/23/2025 4:27 PM Open Story
The group’s biggest claims were largely incorrect, a New York Times analysis found. And its many smaller cuts added up to few savings.
The Confederacy Goes on Trial, Along With Schools Named Jackson and Lee
12/23/2025 2:43 PM Open Story
In an unusual trial, the N.A.A.C.P. has sought to show a school board’s “racist intent” by proving that the names of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson can’t be separated from white supremacy.
Oklahoma Instructor Mel Curth Who Failed Student Samantha Fulnecky’s Gender Essay Is Fired
12/23/2025 12:57 PM Open Story
The instructor, a graduate student at the University of Oklahoma, gave a zero to a student who wrote an essay arguing in favor of traditional gender definitions based on biblical teachings.
Pennsylvania Nursing Home Explosion Kills 2
12/23/2025 9:44 PM Open Story
A resident and an employee were killed after two explosions at the Bristol Health and Rehab Center resulted in a large fire and partial collapse of the building, officials said.
Suspect in Brown University Shooting Worked in Portugal After Leaving University
12/23/2025 4:14 PM Open Story
One friend said Claudio Neves Valente appeared to live a detached life, upset that “he couldn’t be the genius he thought he should be.”
Do Parents Have Favorite Children? Of Course They Do.
12/23/2025 2:00 AM Open Story
And research shows the less favored children suffer for it.
Thailand, Attacking Cambodia, Says Its Target Is the Scam Industry
12/23/2025 9:03 PM Open Story
Thai warplanes have bombed compounds where people are forced to defraud others online. Rights activists say trafficking victims’ lives are at risk.
Youth Hostels, Blood Banks, Yoga: How One Far-Right Network Spread Across the World
12/23/2025 4:00 PM Open Story
Far-right mobilization is not an inevitable consequence of the precariousness of our times.
The Real-Life Marty Supreme Taught Me How to Hustle
12/23/2025 4:27 PM Open Story
When I first moved to New York City, Marty Reisman befriended me.
China Is Shifting Its Nuclear Forces to Swifter Footing, Pentagon Says
12/24/2025 12:26 AM Open Story
The country’s production of nuclear warheads has slowed, but its missiles may be poised to strike back fast in case of an attack, an annual assessment found.
Australian State Passes ‘Extraordinary’ Gun and Protest Laws After Bondi Attack
12/24/2025 12:19 AM Open Story
While the new restrictions on firearms have broad support, new police powers to crack down on some protests were criticized as limits on civil liberties.
Robert Nakamura, ‘Godfather’ of Asian American Film, Dies at 88
12/23/2025 3:33 PM Open Story
In his work, he often returned to Manzanar, the camp in which he and his family, along with thousands of other people of Japanese descent, were interned during World War II.
A Democrat, a Republican and a Supermarket Baron Go to ‘Marty Supreme’
12/23/2025 5:52 PM Open Story
A “Marty Supreme” showing took a political turn when John Catsimatidis, who has a small role in the movie, invited both Gov. Kathy Hochul and her Republican rival, Bruce Blakeman.