In a November memo, the Justice Department wrote that the Federal Reserve could not transfer money to the C.F.P.B. because the Fed was operating at a loss.
Movie theaters sold slightly more tickets in 2025 than in 2024, a small but meaningful uptick for a struggling industry.
A country resort near Paris refused to cover $800 worth of medical and cleaning bills for a couple who woke up covered in bites. They’d like their stay comped, too.
Clockwise from left: Rob Reiner, Val Kilmer, Diane Keaton, David Lynch, Robert Redford, Pope Francis and Gene Hackman.
Beijing is using a ban on the humble mollusk to punish Japan over its apparent willingness to defend Taiwan.
From Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping, generations of Communist Party bosses and military leaders invested in a strategic but heavily polluting industry.
The S&P 500 gained 16.4 percent this year. But dependence on artificial intelligence remains a risk for 2026.
Mako Childcare Center in Minneapolis has been out of business for three years, according to Minnesota records. It was one of the places that a right-wing YouTube creator accused of fraud.
New York Times editors across the newsroom share their biggest questions as we leave 2025 behind and look ahead to 2026.
Customs agents have broad authority to search the electronic devices of travelers entering and leaving the U.S. Here are tips for keeping your data safe.
Victoria Chen, a Times Cooking producer, right, made a pizza with the writer, Sarah Bahr.
Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December meeting underscore Jerome H. Powell’s difficult task in forging a consensus among policymakers.
Chinese panels are now so affordable that businesses and families are snapping them up, slashing their bills and challenging utilities.
The Environmental Protection Agency, which has lost about 25 percent of its work force, had $28 billion in grants terminated under the Trump administration.
Google has quietly started to roll out a way for users to change their Gmail addresses ending with @gmail.com, and keep all their emails.
Katherine Maher, the chief executive of NPR, has dealt with plenty of criticism this year. Did she consider quitting? “I really don’t like bullies,” she said.
Louis V. Gerstner Jr. in his office at IBM’s headquarters in Armonk, N.Y., in 2001. He was with Dr. Yvette Burton, a technology consultant.
Just like past tech booms, the latest frenzy has produced a group of billionaires — at least on paper — from smaller start-ups.
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 can play professionally.
Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, once promoted the idea that free trade was the path to national prosperity and argued that more immigration was good for the economy.