Hegseth Ordered Lethal Boat Strike but Not the Killing of Survivors, Officials Say

Amid talk of war crimes, the details and precise sequence of a Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean are facing intensifying scrutiny.The suggestion that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth or his officials targeted shipwrecked survivors has been galvanizing because that would apparently be a war cri

C Charlie Savage, Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt and John Ismay

A Surprise When Your Package Arrives: You Have to Pay the Tariff

The end of a tariff exemption on goods worth $800 or less has left some U.S. shoppers with an extra shipping bill that must be paid before delivery.Kim Batten purchased her coat from a Dutch retailer. After it shipped, she learned she’d need to pay over $250 in customs duties.

P Peter Eavis

To Avoid Pharma Tariffs, U.K. Agrees to Trump’s Demand to Pay More for Drugs

President Trump has complained that wealthy countries like Britain pay too little for drugs, leading America to bear much of the burden of the costs of medicines.A lab run by the drugmaker AstraZeneca. President Trump has complained that wealthy European countries pay too little for medicines.

R Rebecca Robbins and Eshe Nelson

Trump Becomes the Wild Card in Razor-Thin Honduras Election

President Trump warned that if his favored candidate didn’t win, the United States would “not be throwing good money after bad” at the country.A campaign poster for Nasry Asfura, the right-wing candidate backed by President Trump, last month on a street in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

J Jack Nicas and Annie Correal

Alina Habba, Trump’s Former Lawyer, Is Unlawful U.S. Attorney, Appeals Court Says

The judges wrote that the Trump administration appeared to have become frustrated by legal and political barriers that have prevented its preferred U.S. attorneys from leading federal prosecutors’ offices.Monday’s decision affirms a ruling by a federal judge who in August concluded that Ms. Habba ha

J Jonah E. Bromwich and Tracey Tully

Johnson and Trump Try to Avoid an Upset House Loss in Tennessee

Speaker Mike Johnson put the president on speakerphone during a Monday stop in the state, underscoring the unusual amount of national attention on a House special election.Speaker Mike Johnson, left, appeared on Monday in Tennessee to promote the candidacy of Matt Van Epps, right, in a House special

E Emily Cochrane

Son of El Chapo Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping Father’s Former Cartel Partner

Joaquín Guzmán López admitted to having the once-untouchable drug kingpin Ismael Zambada García abducted and flown to the United States, among a sweeping set of other crimes.A plane believed to have been used to kidnap the drug kingpin Ismael Zambada García in Santa Teresa, N.M., last year.

A Alan Feuer and Robert Chiarito

Hong Kong Contractors Used Unsafe Netting at Fire Site, Officials Say

Investigators say contractors wrapped the buildings in substandard scaffolding netting and then sought to hide it from inspectors. The toll from the fire rose to 151.Green netting and bamboo scaffolding are visible on buildings at Wang Fuk Court, the Hong Kong apartment complex engulfed by fire last

A Alexandra Stevenson, Joy Dong and Selam Gebrekidan

The Transgender Cancer Patient and What She Heard on Tape

Jennifer Capasso had endured multiple tumors. She wondered what might be said during her next cancer surgery. So, she hit record on her phone.Jennifer Capasso was about to undergo another cancer operation. It frustrated her that she was unconscious as the surgeon removed each tumor.

J Joseph Goldstein

This Year, a Smaller Christmas at the White House

The White House is decorated in a classic red-and-green Christmas theme. But with the East Wing reduced to rubble, there are fewer decorations this year.A portrait of President Trump made out of Legos in the Green Room of the White House.

A Aishvarya Kavi and Allison Robbert

Winter Storm Expected to Slam Northeast U.S. With Heavy Snow

Whether snow falls in major cities Tuesday will depend on the nor’easter’s path.Snow covered cars at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on Sunday. More winter weather was expected in the Northeast on Monday night and Tuesday.

J Jin Yu Young, Nazaneen Ghaffar and Judson Jones

Our 2025 Cookie Week Recipes Are Here

This year’s Cookie Week recipes are inspired by the flavors of treats we love, like mint chocolate chip ice cream, Vietnamese coffee and gingery Dark ’n’ Stormy cocktails.

V Vaughn Vreeland, Rachel Vanni and Samantha Seneviratne and Megan Hedgpeth

Russian Launch Site Mishap Leaves Country’s Space Program in Limbo

The ability of Russia to launch astronauts to the International Space Station remains in limbo after an incident last week at the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan.A Soyuz spacecraft launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Nov. 27. The rocket itself headed to space without problem, but the

K Kenneth Chang

Reginald T. Jackson, A.M.E. Bishop With Political Power, Dies at 71

Influential up and down the Eastern Seaboard, he was part of a long tradition among Black clergy of fighting bias and getting out the vote. “No vote, no clout,” he’d say.Bishop Reginald Jackson in 2024. As head of one of the country’s largest majority-Black denominations, he was a leading figure at

C Clay Risen