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December 15, 2025, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time

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Live Updates: Australian Police Plan to Charge Suspect in Bondi Massacre

Officials said a father and son killed at least 15 people at a Jewish holiday celebration. More than three dozen others were hospitalized, including a surviving suspect.

Police Say They Are Still Searching for Brown University Gunman

Officials said Sunday night that they would release a person of interest they had detained earlier. They did not identify any other suspects.

Live Updates: Hollywood Director Rob Reiner and His Wife Are Found Dead

The Los Angeles Police Department said it was investigating an apparent homicide at the Reiners’ home. The couple’s family said they were “heartbroken by this sudden loss.”

World

Hong Kong Court Finds Jimmy Lai Guilty in National Security Trial

Officials had cast Mr. Lai, a pro-democracy media tycoon, as the mastermind of protests that roiled the city in 2019. He could face life in prison.

U.S. Military Plane and JetBlue Flight Nearly Collided Over Caribbean, Radio Traffic Shows

The Air Force refueling tanker was flying without its location transponder activated and could not be detected by air traffic control.

Syrian Who Killed U.S. Soldiers Was Member of Security Forces, Officials Say

The gunman who killed two U.S. soldiers and an American civilian interpreter had been set to be dismissed from the security forces over his extremist views, U.S. and Syrian officials said.

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U.S.

California Hires Former C.D.C. Officials Who Criticized Trump Administration

A former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a former chief medical officer of the agency will advise the state on public health issues.

Gunshots, Then 12 Hours of Fear at Brown University

Students sheltered in place in classrooms and basements, waiting for the all clear.

Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments

Rural departments have long relied on cheap software solutions to keep their operations running. But fire chiefs report sharp price increases as investors have entered the market.

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Politics

Inside the Clintons’ Fight to Avoid Testifying in the House Epstein Inquiry

Bill and Hillary Clinton have repeatedly offered to provide sworn statements, but Representative James R. Comer has threatened to hold them in contempt of Congress if they fail to appear.

House Republicans Accuse D.C. Police of Manipulating Crime Statistics

The committee cited interviews with police commanders in an effort to buttress President Trump’s federal takeover of law enforcement and the National Guard deployment in the capital city.

The Mysterious Life and Afterlife of Private Fitz Lee

For more than a century, this Black soldier from Virginia was remembered by nearly no one. Then this year, someone at the Pentagon found a use for him.

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Business

The S.E.C. Was Tough on Crypto. It Pulled Back After Trump Returned to Office.

An investigation by The Times found the administration’s change in enforcement benefited the industry, including companies that had ties to the president.

He’s the Godfather of Modern Robotics. He Says the Field Has Lost Its Way.

Rodney Brooks, famous for the Roomba, argues the humanoid robot craze in Silicon Valley is doomed to fail.

The War on ‘Wokeness’ Comes to the U.S. Mint

The Treasury Department unveiled new coins celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. They failed to include planned designs featuring abolition, women’s suffrage and the civil rights movement.

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New York

His Job Is to Make the Subway Accessible. His Own Life Fuels His Work.

Quemuel Arroyo, the New York transit system’s chief accessibility officer, has used a wheelchair for half his life. He understands how difficult it is to navigate the subway.

‘Watching the Twinkling Subway Cars Chug By’

Hooked on Broadway at a young age, an unlikely dog walker and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

Officials Target Youth Immigration Program, Speeding Up Deportations

The Trump administration is dissolving long-established protections meant to help undocumented children stay in the country.

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Arts

‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Season 1 Finale Recap: The Mist

A strange fog envelops the town, sowing fear and chaos. The monster is loose.

‘Anna Christie’ Review: Michelle Williams on the Waterfront

The actress stars in Thomas Kail’s luminous revival of Eugene O’Neill’s play about a woman whose past threatens her future.

Surveillance Never Looked So Good

Charisse Pearlina Weston turns nefarious materials developed to monitor people into precarious, undulating forms.

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Food

Dreamy Chai Gingerbread Cookies for Real Life

These easy cookies come together in just an hour and will wow your co-workers (speaking from experience).

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Fashion & Style

James Cameron Tempers His Temper and Channels His Inner Na’vi

Years after his Titanic tantrums, the “Avatar” director has “mellowed,” says Sigourney Weaver. He calls it “marinating.”