Estimated Gaza Toll May Have Missed 25,000 Deaths, Study Says
NYT > Top StoriesAnalysis found that more than 64,000 Palestinians may have been killed by traumatic injury in the first nine months of the war. Read More
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Estimated Gaza Toll May Have Missed 25,000 Deaths, Study Says
NYT > Top StoriesAnalysis found that more than 64,000 Palestinians may have been killed by traumatic injury in the first nine months of the war. Read More
Wind Forecast for L.A. Fires Was Weaker Than Expected, but Could Pick Up Wednesday
NYT > Top StoriesOn Tuesday afternoon, forecasters at the National Weather Service dropped their most severe warnings for the rest of the day. But the alerts will be back in place early Wednesday. Read More
5 Takeaways from Hochul’s State of the State Address
NYT > Top StoriesChild care, housing costs and public safety were the New York governor’s top issues as she outlined her policy plans for the year and for a re-election fight in 2026. Read More
Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, Confirms She Is in Remission from Cancer
NYT > Top StoriesIn an Instagram post on Tuesday, she wrote: “It is a relief to now be in remission and I remain focused on recovery.” Read More
South Korean Investigators Try Again to Detain President Yoon at His Residence
NYT > Top StoriesMore forces joined the operation to take Yoon Suk Yeol in for questioning after the last attempt was foiled by his large security team. Read More
Biden Will Remove Cuba From List of State Sponsors of Terrorism
NYT > Top StoriesThe decision is the latest in a series of conflicting U.S. approaches to Cuba by different administrations. Read More
Jack Smith’s Accountability Effort Ends With More Freedom for Trump
NYT > Top StoriesThe Justice Department now enters a second Trump administration with less authority to pursue a president than it has had in half a century. Read More
New Obesity Definition Challenges Current Use of B.M.I.
NYT > Top StoriesAn international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience. Read More
Republicans Embraced Hegseth’s Bid to Lead the Pentagon
NYT > Top StoriesAlso, Americans are flocking to a little-known Chinese app. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday. Read More
What We Know About the Proposed Gaza Cease-Fire Agreement
NYT > Top StoriesDiplomats expressed cautious optimism on Tuesday that an agreement between Israel and Hamas may be within reach. But they also warned that it was not signed yet. Read More
Depose Maduro
NYT > Top StoriesCombine a powerful incentive and a credible military threat to dislodge him and his cronies. Read More
House Passes Bill to Bar Trans Athletes From Female School Sports Teams
NYT > Top StoriesRepublicans’ decision to push through the measure early in the new Congress indicated their belief that the issue is politically potent for them. Its future in the Senate is uncertain. Read More
Pete Hegseth Dresses for Defense
NYT > Top StoriesThe nominee for Secretary of Defense wore his patriotism on his sleeve during his confirmation hearing — and his belt, his socks, and his pocket square. Read More
L.A. Fire Devastates Historic Black Community in Altadena
NYT > Top StoriesFor Black residents, Altadena represented something more than suburban living. It was a foothold in generational prosperity. Read More
Takeaways From Jack Smith’s Report on the Trump Election Case
NYT > Top StoriesJack Smith wrote that Donald Trump would have been convicted had the case been allowed to proceed and explained why he didn’t pursue charges of incitement of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Read More
For These Teenagers in Ukraine, Hope Arrived at the Stage Door
NYT > Top StoriesThe students in a summer acting course performed a play set in America, called, “It’s okay!” And it gave them hope that their lives would be OK, too. Read More
Alexandre Kantorow Rises, With Piano Prizes and the Paris Olympics
NYT > Top StoriesThe 27-year-old musician Alexandre Kantorow has rapidly received worldwide attention. That hasn’t changed his approach to making music. Read More
Can the Only Grocery Store in a Rural Michigan Town Stay Independent?
NYT > Top StoriesThe owners of Honor Family Market are ready to retire. A buyer would face the tight margins of a small business and competition against the giant chains and discount stores. Read More
We Must Stand by Ukraine
NYT > Top StoriesNow is the time for the United States to build on its historic success supporting Ukraine, not squander it. Read More
Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case
NYT > Top Stories“But for Mr. Trump’s election and imminent return to the presidency, the office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial,” the report said. Read More
Democrats Say F.B.I. Did Not Interview Critical Witnesses About Pete Hegseth
NYT > Top StoriesThe bureau did not interview an ex-wife of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for defense secretary before the findings on his background check were presented to senators. Read More
The British Public Dislikes Elon Musk. He Can Still Sway Politics.
NYT > Top StoriesHis influence is partly the result of a very online political establishment, and partly thanks to a right-leaning media that is hostile to Keir Starmer’s Labour government. Read More
A Neo-Nazi Helped Incite U.K. Riots. Elon Musk Criticized His Sentencing.
NYT > Top StoriesAndrew McIntyre, a British extremist who played a key role in fomenting last summer’s unrest, was sentenced last week to seven years in jail. Read More
L.A. Wildfire Evacuees Scramble to Find Shelter, Exacerbating Housing Shortage
NYT > Top StoriesMore than 90,000 people under evacuation orders are making do however they can. Read More
Elon Musk Is Expected to Use Office Space in the White House Complex
NYT > Top StoriesThe location suggests that Mr. Musk, who owns companies with billions of dollars in contracts with the federal government, will continue to have remarkable access to President-elect Donald J. Trump. Read More
Special Counsel Report on Hunter Biden Denounces President’s Criticism of Case
NYT > Top StoriesThe report by the special counsel, David C. Weiss, criticized President Biden for making “baseless accusations” that threatened “the integrity of the justice system as a whole.” Read More
Israel-Gaza Cease-Fire Talks and Hostage Release Negotiations Gain Momentum: What to Know
NYT > Top StoriesPresident Biden said negotiators appeared to be on “the brink” of an agreement to end the fighting and free the hostages held by Hamas. Read More
After a Naming Contest, Cardea Joins the Celestial Ranks as a Quasi-Moon
NYT > Top StoriesThe W.N.Y.C. science program “Radiolab” partnered with the International Astronomical Union to solicit nearly 3,000 submissions. The Roman goddess of doorways and transitions won out. Read More
Overlooked No More: Karen Wynn Fonstad, Who Mapped Tolkien’s Middle-earth
NYT > Top StoriesShe was a novice cartographer who landed a dream assignment: to create an atlas of the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.” Read More
Lebanon Names Nawaf Salam, a Diplomat and Jurist, as Prime Minister
NYT > Top StoriesThe selection of Mr. Salam was seen as a blow to Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group and political party that has acted as the real power in Lebanon for decades. Read More
Democrats Will Regret Helping to Pass the Laken Riley Act
NYT > Top StoriesThis cruel and sweeping bill could upend our immigration system. Read More