Six Prosecutors Quit Over DOJ Push to Investigate Renee Good’s Widow

Joseph H. Thompson, a career federal prosecutor who was the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota last year, was among those who resigned as the Justice Department sought to examine the woman’s supposed ties to activist groups.Joseph H. Thompson, a federal prosecutor, has led the prosecution of fraud i

E Ernesto Londoño

Trump Administration Will End Deportation Protections for Somalis

The temporary protections, which are meant to help migrants who cannot safely return to their countries, are expected to expire for Somalis on March 17.Women leaving a mosque in Bloomington, Minn. Minnesota has the largest Somali population in the United States.

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Bill and Hillary Clinton Refuse to Testify in Epstein Inquiry

The couple escalated their battle with Representative James R. Comer, the chairman of the Oversight Committee, who said he would move to hold them in contempt of Congress.Representative James R. Comer has repeatedly threatened to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt if they failed to appear for

A Annie Karni

As Iran’s Government Tries to Quell Protests, Accounts of Brutal Crackdown Emerge

As many as 3,000 feared dead as witnesses describe government forces firing on unarmed protesters.An image taken from social media and verified by The New York Times shows people looking for relatives as bodies piled up outside Tehran’s forensics laboratory on Sunday.

E Erika Solomon, Farnaz Fassihi, Sanam Mahoozi and Sanjana Varghese

Trump Urges Antigovernment Protesters in Iran to ‘Take Over’

“HELP IS ON ITS WAY,” President Trump said on social media. He has threatened to intervene militarily on behalf of the protesters if Iran uses lethal force.A burned-out building in Tehran on Saturday. Iran is experiencing the most expansive protests in years against its authoritarian rulers.

A Abdi Latif Dahir and Leily Nikounazar

Son of Deposed Shah of Iran Seeks Center Stage Amid Protests

Reza Pahlavi, living in exile in the United States, has long marketed himself as a future leader of Iran. His father’s repressive legacy casts a long shadow.A demonstration in London on Sunday called on the British prime minister to support the Iranian people. Some Iranian protesters have rallied ar

A Aaron Boxerman

Trump Says He Will Impose Tariffs on Iran’s Trading Partners: What to Know

If President Trump follows through, some of Iran’s biggest trading partners, including China and India, could be hit hard.President Trump is exploring options for diplomacy with Iran as he weighs whether to attack the country to try to deter its leaders from killing more protesters, U.S. officials s

L Lynsey Chutel

CPI Report Shows Food Prices Rose Sharply in December

Beef, coffee and produce were among the items that surged in price, inflation data showed.The increase in food prices could frustrate consumers who have been facing higher costs at the grocery store for years.

M Madeleine Ngo

Camping on a Glacier? Watch Your Step

Experienced Antarctica guides tell Raymond Zhong, our climate reporter, how they set up camp on the Thwaites Glacier so scientists can measure how fast it’s melting. The biggest safety concern? Crevasses.

R Raymond Zhong, Chang W. Lee, Christina Thornell, Leila Medina and David Seekamp

‘We Need to Be the News’: Inside Bari Weiss’s Bumpy Revamp at CBS

Her reimagining of “CBS Evening News” is under heavy scrutiny, and even became a punchline on her own network on Sunday at the Golden Globes.The Manhattan studios of CBS, where Bari Weiss has been making changes at “CBS Evening News” since becoming editor in chief in October.

M Michael M. Grynbaum and Benjamin Mullin

Scott Adams, Creator of the Satirical ‘Dilbert’ Comic Strip, Dies at 68

His chronicles of a corporate cubicle dweller was widely distributed until racist comments on his podcast led newspapers to cut their ties with him.Scott Adams in 2014 in his home office in Pleasanton, Calif. For more than 30 years, his comic strip, “Dilbert,” chronicled the absurdities of the high-

R Richard Sandomir

China’s ‘Dr. Frankenstein’ Thinks Time Is on His Side

He Jiankui spent three years in prison after creating gene-edited babies. Now back at work, he sees a greater opening for researchers who push boundaries.He Jiankui, a researcher in gene editing, at his home in Beijing. He argues that his only crime was being ahead of his time in a world not yet rea

A Andrew Higgins

Echoing Mamdani, Hochul Offers Plan for a More Affordable New York

In her State of the State address, Gov. Kathy Hochul adopted some of the affordability message of Mayor Zohran Mamdani. She also portrayed New York as a bulwark against the White House.The address comes at a critical time for Gov. Kathy Hochul, who must navigate shifting and complex political winds

G Grace Ashford and Benjamin Oreskes

A Governor’s Legacy: Fewer Shootings, Free College and Covid Deaths

After eight years as governor of New Jersey, Philip D. Murphy, a former ambassador to Germany and Goldman Sachs executive, is leaving office. Mikie Sherrill will be sworn in on Jan. 20.In Gov. Philip D. Murphy’s eight years in office, he had many wins, but also several crises that made headlines.

T Tracey Tully

At This Office Park, Scamming the World Was the Business

Times journalists got a rare look inside one of the compounds where the online fraud industry makes its billions. Inspirational slogans (“Keep going”) were just the start.The Shunda Park scam complex in Karen State, Myanmar, in December.

H Hannah Beech and Jes Aznar

Inside a Scam Complex’s Detailed Playbook

The scammers at a vast office park in Myanmar wielded deepfake technology, doctored videos and pinpoint conversational ploys that differed by the ages and nationalities of their victims.

H Hannah Beech