Trump Moves to End Gender-Related Care for Minors, Threatening Hospitals That Offer It
12/18/2025 11:22 AM Open Story
Proposed new rules would punish the hospitals by pulling all federal financing. Advocates say lawsuits will follow.
Once Again, Health Care Proves to Be a Bitter Political Pill for G.O.P.
12/18/2025 9:55 AM Open Story
The inability to find a credible counter to the Affordable Care Act has long bedeviled Republicans and cost them at the polls. It’s threatening to do so again next year.
Trump Administration Tries to Stop Some Immigrants From Driving Trucks
12/18/2025 11:03 AM Open Story
The Transportation Department said the new rules were intended to make roads safer, but there’s no data to suggest that immigrants cause more truck accidents.
U.S. Inflation Slowed to 2.7% in November as Shutdown Distorts Data
12/18/2025 8:20 AM Open Story
Data collection issues skewed the latest Consumer Price Index report, economists warned, clouding the picture for the Federal Reserve as it also grapples with a cooling labor market.
6 Takeaways From Trump’s Address to the Nation
12/18/2025 5:09 AM Open Story
In an 18-minute address, President Trump said the economy was booming despite the public’s consistent concerns about prices. Here are six takeaways from the speech.
Fact-Checking Trump’s Prime-Time Address on the Economy
12/17/2025 8:30 PM Open Story
The president cited misleading statistics to insist, wrongly, that prices were coming down.
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
12/18/2025 10:39 AM Open Story
The president has tried to minimize their friendship, but documents and interviews reveal an intense and complicated relationship. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were currency.
Rob Reiner Family Tragedy Strikes a Nerve for Families Fighting Addiction
12/18/2025 6:56 AM Open Story
Nick Reiner, charged with murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Singer Reiner, spent much of his life battling drug addiction, an affliction that millions of Americans face.
After Rob Reiner’s ‘North’ Flopped, He Proved He Could Take Criticism With Humor
12/18/2025 8:07 AM Open Story
Roger Ebert said he “hated, hated, hated, hated, hated” Reiner’s 1994 film “North.” The director took it in stride.
The Woman in the Coldplay Concert Kiss Cam Video Is Ready to Talk
12/18/2025 6:41 AM Open Story
Kristin Cabot was caught on camera with her boss at a concert. The video went viral. Soon she was drowning in the vitriol of strangers.
James Cameron Tempers His Temper and Channels His Inner Na’vi
12/14/2025 5:11 AM Open Story
Years after his Titanic tantrums, the “Avatar” director has “mellowed,” says Sigourney Weaver. He calls it “marinating.”
Confirm or Deny: James Cameron Edition
12/14/2025 5:15 AM Open Story
The box office king sits for a lightning-round interview.
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review: By Land, by Water, by Air!
12/18/2025 9:52 AM Open Story
For the franchise’s third movie, James Cameron throws in new creatures, new landscapes, melodramatic plot lines and big battle sequences. It’s a lot.
Trump Media to Merge With TAE Technologies, a Nuclear Fusion Firm, in a $6 Billion Deal
12/18/2025 11:01 AM Open Story
Trump Media & Technology Group, the social media and crypto company part owned by President Trump, said it would help develop a “utility-scale fusion power plant.”
The D.N.C. Is Scrapping Its Report on What Went Wrong in 2024
12/18/2025 9:34 AM Open Story
Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee chairman, ordered the autopsy months ago but is now said to believe that its release would be counterproductive for the party.
Pope Leo Appoints Bishop Ronald Hicks to Succeed Timothy Dolan
12/18/2025 6:21 AM Open Story
The appointment of Bishop Ronald A. Hicks is expected to bring a markedly different leadership style to New York’s archdiocese.
The Putin Confidant Who Pushed Back Against Russia’s War in Ukraine
12/18/2025 3:41 AM Open Story
Dmitri N. Kozak had worked with President Vladimir V. Putin for three decades before quitting in September. His associates described his break with the Russian leader.
Zelensky Appeals to E.U. Leaders for Frozen Russian Funds to Fight War
12/18/2025 8:35 AM Open Story
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Brussels, where the leaders had gathered, that without the money, his country would have to reduce its drone production significantly.
Nigeria Closes Lead Recycling Factories Linked to U.S. Car Industry
12/18/2025 2:03 AM Open Story
Carmakers have known for decades that battery recycling was poisoning people abroad. Nigeria’s crackdown is an effort to catalog the damage.
Palo Alto Confronts Billionaires Over Their Housing Compounds
12/18/2025 7:21 AM Open Story
The Silicon Valley college town has changed drastically as Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page and other tech founders have scooped up multiple properties.
Sleep Cots and Graham Crackers at Elon Musk’s Child Care Program
12/18/2025 2:01 AM Open Story
Mr. Musk has ambitions to remake education, but his latest effort to open an elementary school in Texas appears to have faltered.
N.Y.C. Subway Crime Is Down, Hochul Says, Rebutting Trump Officials
12/18/2025 10:23 AM Open Story
Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state would spend another $77 million on police patrols in the subway, acknowledging that felony assaults remain stubbornly high.
New York City Set to Raise the Cap on Permits for Street Vendors
12/18/2025 8:15 AM Open Story
The legislation, which would make thousands more permits available, is part of a package of City Council bills aimed at helping the city’s vendors get on the right side of the law.
They Thought They Had ‘Made It.’ Now They Can’t Afford Food.
12/18/2025 11:32 AM Open Story
New Yorkers in the so-called “missing middle,” who may make too much for food benefits, say it’s still hard to find enough money for groceries.
Iran’s President Says He Can’t Make ‘Miracles’ to Solve the Country’s Woes
12/18/2025 11:25 AM Open Story
Amid sky-high inflation, water and energy cuts and prospects for a deal with the U. S. dimming, President Masoud Pezeshkian has apparently thrown up his hands.
The Trump Economy and America’s Bad Mood
12/18/2025 11:44 AM Open Story
Trump is giving himself an A-plus-plus-plus, but the rest of America is anxious.
Wyoming Cowboys Are Breaking Down Barriers, Literally
12/11/2025 6:30 AM Open Story
GPS collars on cattle are letting ranchers remove fences in the West. That’s good for wildlife and for the land.
Atlantic City’s Mayor Is Found Not Guilty of Assaulting His Daughter
12/18/2025 11:38 AM Open Story
A jury on Thursday acquitted Marty Small Sr. of all four crimes he was charged with, including aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of his teenage daughter.
Statesville Airport Plane Crash Leaves Multiple People Dead, Officials Say
12/18/2025 10:30 AM Open Story
The plane, a Cessna C550, crashed while landing at Statesville Regional Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
French Doctor Sentenced to Life for Fatally Poisoning 12 People
12/18/2025 8:58 AM Open Story
Frédéric Péchier, an anesthesiologist, was found guilty of poisoning 30 patients, of whom 12 died.