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Today — 21 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

Trump Takes America’s ‘Imperial Presidency’ to a New Level

21 December 2025 at 18:00
In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has greatly expanded executive power while embracing the trappings of royalty in ways not seen in the modern era.

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In his first year back in office, Mr. Trump has unabashedly adopted the trappings of royalty just as he has asserted power to transform American government and society to his liking.

Immigration Crackdown Creates Fault Lines Among Baptists

An increasingly loud contingent supports the Trump administration’s efforts to deport illegal immigrants.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

The Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in June.

‘It’s Just Us’: The Firefighter, His Son and a Treacherous Choice

For two decades, Luis Martinez has fought wildfires for the U.S. government. Now he’s facing down cancer, debt and the threat of separation from his 11-year-old.

© Loren Elliott for The New York Times

Luis Martinez, a wildfire fighter in Washington State, and his 11-year-old son, Rooney.

Freed From a Belarus Prison, a Nobel Peace Laureate Experiences ‘Oxygen Intoxication’

21 December 2025 at 18:01
Ales Bialiatski, who shared the Nobel in 2022, described long hours of backbreaking work and stints in solitary confinement.

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Ales Bialiatski, flanked by a Belarusian opposition leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, outside the U.S. embassy, in Vilnius, Lithuania, this month.

At the Center of the Latest Mangione Hearings: A Battle Over a Backpack

21 December 2025 at 16:00
For three weeks, defense lawyers argued that searches of Luigi Mangione’s bag were unconstitutional. But state prosecutors have other evidence — and a federal prosecution looms.

© Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times

Police officers in Altoona, Pa., took ammunition, a homemade silencer, a notebook, handwritten notes and a 3-D printed gun from Luigi Mangione’s backpack.

Sydney Shooting Suspects Met Muslim Leaders in Philippines, Officials Say

21 December 2025 at 17:40
Intelligence authorities in the Philippines say the father and son apparently slipped out of Davao City during their monthlong stay, but details remain sketchy.

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A soldier inspecting a bus at a checkpoint along a highway in Davao City, Philippines, on Thursday.

Long Before Bondi Massacre, Australian Jews Lived With a Sense of Peril

Armed guards, bollards and secretive precautions became part of life amid antisemitic attacks and blurred lines between anger at Israel and hatred of Jews.

© Matthew Abbott for The New York Times

Jewish men walking behind the hearse carrying the coffin of Rabbi Eli Schlanger as it departed the Chabad of Bondi in Sydney on Wednesday.

A Neighborhood in India Fears Being Blamed for a Distant Atrocity

21 December 2025 at 13:00
The attacker killed at last week’s Hanukkah celebration in Australia came from a Muslim area whose residents have long gone abroad to seek better lives.

© Saumya Khandelwal for The New York Times

Toli Chowki, an area of the southern Indian city of Hyderabad with many Muslim residents, has been in an unwelcome spotlight in recent days.

Power Restored for Most of San Francisco After Widespread Outage

21 December 2025 at 17:30
The hourslong outage affected nearly a third of the city and forced the closure of transit stations. Service was restored for most customers late Saturday.

© Jeff Chiu/Associated Press

A Waymo vehicle idling at an intersection with no operating traffic lights on Saturday.

Epstein Files Photos Disappear From Government Website, Including One of Trump

A total of 16 photos were taken down at some point on Saturday from the website that the Justice Department created. One featured an open drawer containing other photos, including at least one of President Trump.

Epstein and Maxwell Grand Jury Records Are Released

21 December 2025 at 05:50
The transcripts and photos were part of Department of Justice files arising from investigations into the disgraced financier and his former girlfriend.

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An undated image of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell released by the Department of Justice on Friday.

Bill Clinton Photos in Epstein Files Show He Can’t Escape Scandal

21 December 2025 at 04:11
The Republican-led Justice Department’s release of photos of the former president with Jeffrey Epstein will introduce yet another generation to his flaws and controversies.

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Former President Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein in one of the photos released by the Justice Department on Friday. Information was not provided on when or where it was taken.

Cynthia Lummis, a One-Term G.O.P. Senator, Will Not Seek Re-election

21 December 2025 at 03:14
A conservative who has served in the Senate since 2021, Ms. Lummis attributed the decision to the “difficult, exhausting session” this fall on Capitol Hill.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

In a statement, Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming said that “I’ve come to accept that I do not have six more years in me.”

How Venezuela Went From U.S. Ally to Trump Target

20 December 2025 at 02:27
Closely tied to Washington during much of the Cold War, Venezuela has gone through political upheavals over the years that now make it a major enemy in the eyes of the Trump administration.

© Henry Griffin/Associated Press

Venezuelans surrounding Vice President Richard M. Nixon’s motorcade in Caracas in 1958.

With Attacks on Oil Tankers, Ukraine Takes Aim at Russia’s War Financing

Strikes on four vessels signal that Kyiv is willing to expand the maritime theater of the conflict in an effort to crimp Moscow’s military funding.

© Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times

Satellite-controlled speedboat drones designed and operated by Ukraine’s military intelligence service. Called Sea Babies, they are packed with explosives and can travel long distances.

Brooklyn Man Accused of Stealing $16 Million in Crypto From Victims

20 December 2025 at 06:13
From a house in Sheepshead Bay, Ronald Spektor bilked about 100 people across the United States, prosecutors say. Then, he went online to brag.

© Heather Khalifa for The New York Times

Eric Gonzalez, the district attorney for Brooklyn, said prosecutors would try to track down the missing funds.

How to Stop Supporting Your Adult Kids When You’re Retired

20 December 2025 at 18:00
In trying to help grown children, parents can hurt their own retirement security. Here’s how to stop the flow of money.

© Kendrick Brinson for The New York Times

“I get deputized” to break the news to adult children that clients are ending financial support, said Malik Lee, a financial adviser.
Yesterday — 20 December 2025NYT | Top Stories

Bowen Yang Is Leaving ‘S.N.L.’ After This Weekend’s Episode

20 December 2025 at 23:39
Yang has been part of the NBC sketch show since 2018, earning five Emmy nominations.

© Will Heath/NBC, via Associated Press

Bowen Yang’s memorable “Saturday Night Live” characters include the iceberg that sank the Titanic.
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