Iran’s Grim Economy Limits Its Willingness to Confront the U.S.In recent months, public anger over joblessness, economic anxiety and corruption has emerged as a potentially existential threat to Iran’s hard-line regime.Its leaders are aware that war could worsen national fortunes and appear to be turning inward, pulling back from escalating hostilities with the U.S.
A Narrative Collapses as Trump Tweets: ‘It Doesn’t Really Matter’President Trump cited Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani’s “horrible past” as possibly reason enough for the drone strike that killed him.
Warren Says Sanders Told Her a Woman Could Not Win the PresidencyEarlier, Bernie Sanders had denied making the remark in a private 2018 meeting with Elizabeth Warren, accusing her campaign staff of lying.934 comments
Russians Hacked Ukrainian Gas Company at Center of ImpeachmentThe attacks suggest the Russians may be after the type of information on Joe Biden that President Trump wanted from Ukraine, security experts say.
BlackRock Will Put Climate Change at Center of Investment StrategyIn his influential annual letter, Larry Fink said his firm would avoid investments with “a high sustainability-related risk,” our columnist writes.
L.S.U. Wins the Title the Way It Won All Season: Behind Joe BurrowThe Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback threw five touchdowns against Clemson, delivering a college football national championship for Louisiana State.
Queen ‘Supportive’ of Prince Harry and Meghan’s ‘New Life’While long-term arrangements will take time to settle, Queen Elizabeth II said that she wanted final decisions to be reached “in the coming days.”906 comments
Cory Booker Has More to SayBefore he left the race, Senator Booker interviewed for The New York Times’s endorsement.
The Editorial BoardYou Call That Transparency, Mr. President?His every thought appears on Twitter, but where are his tax returns, documents on Ukraine and receipts for his travels?222 comments
David Giral for The New York TimesWhere Trails Are for Skating, Not HikingIt’s a skater’s dream: icy forest mazes and long, winding trails through winter landscapes. It can be found in Quebec.Travel83 comments
‘Joker’ Leads Oscar Nominations With 11“The Irishman,” “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” and “1917” each received 10 nominations. Black actors and actresses were largely overlooked.Movies557 comments
‘I Doubt Very Much if My Parents Would Let Me Go at That Age Today’Teenage friends at the ’47 World Series, a windy Manhattan day and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.New York105 comments