New Year’s Eve Concerts at Kennedy Center Are Canceled

The jazz drummer Billy Hart said the decision was “evidently” connected to President Trump’s name being added to the arts center.The head of Doug Varone and Dancers called the decision to cancel two performances at the Kennedy Center “financially devastating but morally exhilarating.”

A Adam Nagourney and Neil Vigdor

Russia Threatens to Toughen Its Stance on Ending the War in Ukraine

Moscow said a Ukrainian drone attack targeted a residence of President Vladimir V. Putin, which Ukraine denied, accusing the Kremlin of fabricating an excuse not to make peace.President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia meeting with military officers in Moscow on Monday, in a photo released by Russian sta

N Neil MacFarquhar and Ivan Nechepurenko

U.S. Kills 2 in Strike in Pacific, as Trump Pressures Venezuela

The attack was the 30th announced by the U.S. military since early September. It came days after President Trump said the U.S. had struck a coastal site related to drugs and Venezuela.The strike, conducted at the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, had targeted a boat sailing along a “known

E Eric Schmitt

Claire Brosseau Wants to Die. Will Canada Let Her?

Ms. Brosseau says mental illness has made her life unbearable. She wants a medically assisted death. Even her psychiatrists are split over whether she should have one.

S Stephanie Nolen and Chloë Ellingson

As Youth Sports Professionalize, Kids Are Burning Out Fast

A growing body of research shows how pressure from overbearing coaches and parents is stunting children’s emotional well-being and leading to injuries.A baseball game at Kentlake High School in Kent, Wash. According to a survey by the Aspen Institute, 11.4 percent of parents believe their children c

K Ken Belson

Hundreds Sue Virginia Hospital and Executives Over Unneeded Surgeries

More than 500 women claimed that they had received unnecessary operations. Hospital leaders said they were not aware of a doctor’s misconduct.Javaid Perwaiz is serving a 59-year prison sentence after being convicted of health care fraud arising from medically unnecessary surgeries at Chesapeake Regi

R Roni Caryn Rabin

Idris Elba and Cynthia Erivo Make King Charles’s New Year Honors List

Mr. Elba received a knighthood and Ms. Erivo was also honored in an annual British tradition celebrating professional excellence and community service.England’s national women’s team lifts the trophy after defeating Spain to win the European women’s soccer championship, in July in Switzerland.

J Jenny Gross

New York City Takes Over Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn

Maimonides Health is a community fixture that will become part of NYC Health + Hospitals. Many of its patients are on government medical plans.Maimonides Health operates three hospitals and more than 80 other sites in Brooklyn.

L Liam Stack