Demond Wilson, Long-Suffering Son on ‘Sanford and Son,’ Dies at 79

As Lamont, he was a young man in constant battle with his father and business partner, played by Redd Foxx, on the popular 1970s series.

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Danes Who Fought Alongside US Troops March Against Trump’s Comments

In the latest anti-American gathering in Denmark, veterans who went to war alongside U.S. troops took to the streets of Copenhagen.

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Born of a Factory Mistake, This Sad Toy Horse Captures China’s Mood

A manufacturing error turned a Lunar New Year toy into an unlikely emblem of workplace fatigue.

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Republicans and Democrats reach funding package deal, US president says

Funding for DHS will continue at its current amount for two weeks while both sides work out a new deal to fund the agency, according to US media reports.

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Genes May Control Your Longevity, However Healthily You Live

A new study suggests that those with long-lived families probably have the best prospects of making it to a very old age.

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Costco Is Sued Over Preservatives in Its $5 Rotisserie Chickens

A proposed class-action lawsuit claims Costco was misleading customers and engaging in false advertising when it described the chicken as having no preservatives.

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Amazon’s $35 Million ‘Melania’ Promotion Has Critics Questioning Its Motives

The tech giant is spending $35 million to promote its film about the first lady, far more than is typical for documentaries.

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Silver Prices Are Surging Even Faster Than Gold

Silver has risen roughly 60 percent this month alone. What is going on?

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Yale Offers Free Tuition to Families With Incomes Under $200,000

Other costs would also be waived for students whose families earn less than $100,000. Yale joins other elite schools offering more generous financial aid, including Penn, Harvard and M.I.T.

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Kanye West Apologizes for Antisemitic Behavior in Full-Page Wall Street Journal Ad

The artist formerly known as Kanye West, who first apologized in 2023 before taking it back, said a four-month manic episode in 2025 had led him to embrace swastikas and Hitler.

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What to Know About the NYC Nurses’ Strike and How It Affects Hospital Patients

The two sides in the labor dispute returned to the bargaining table last week, but a hospital chief executive said they “remain far apart on a deal.”

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US government invests $1.6bn for stake in rare earths firm

The deal is the Trump administration's latest attempt to reduce its reliance on China.

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Another East Coast Storm? Don’t Buy the Hype Just Yet.

After a computer model began hinting that another storm could be on the way, meteorologists sought to tamp down speculation.

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The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act.

The Trump administration is once again engaged in a perversion of justice.

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Hundreds of Minnesota businesses close to protest ICE presence

Thousands of people have joined widespread protests against the weeks-long immigration crackdown in the state.

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What Happened At the Funeral For Fashion Designer Valentino

The designer Valentino Garavani, who died on Monday at 93, was celebrated in Rome, a city that he “embodied,” according to its mayor.

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Alleged drug kingpin and ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding arrested after years on the run

Wedding, who had been on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, is accused of running a transnational drug trafficking operation.

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Two Ohio Nursing Programs Show What Could Happen as US Limits Student Borrowing

Two different nursing school programs in Ohio offer a glimpse into what may happen when federal student borrowing has limits.

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Massive winter storm expected to bury much of US in snow and ice

Officials, including airport authorities in several major cities, are warning travellers to brace for significant delays amid the severe winter weather.

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Hollywood’s Woke Era Is Over. Now It’s Turning the Culture War Into Camp.

The industry seemed penned in by our political debates — until it started channeling them into wild caricatures and frothy drama.

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Blake Lively called Justin Baldoni 'a clown' in text messages

Newly unsealed court documents show Lively criticising the It Ends With Us director.

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Forecasters Warn of a Major Storm Brewing for the South

One meteorologist warns that “the main ingredients” are fitting into place for a disruptive winter storm later this week.

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Fluoridation Is Not Tied to Birth Weight, New Study Shows

Researchers looked at birth weight, an important predictor of long-term health, in 11 million babies born in the United States.

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The Popularity of ‘Heated Rivalry’ Masks a Darker Trend of Anti-Gay Bias

We seem to be in a new era of anti-gay prejudice.

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The Message in Renee Good’s Last Words

The ICE agent who shot Renee Good did not seem to hear what she was really saying.

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Top Editor at Axel Springer Is Ousted After Workplace Investigation

Jan Philipp Burgard was one of Axel Springer’s most prominent editors, overseeing its influential German broadsheet Welt.

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3 Policy Moves Likely to Change Health Care for Older People

Two regulatory rollbacks, along with a new A.I. experiment in Medicare, raise some worrisome questions.

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A $12.6 Billion Budget Gap May Complicate Mamdani’s Affordability Plans

The New York City comptroller, Mark Levine, said that poor budgeting practices by the previous mayor, Eric Adams, had left the city with looming deficits.

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Why Is It So Hard to Set a 9/11 Trial Date? Here’s What to Know.

Prosecutors want jury selection to start in January 2027. That would be a quarter century after the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.

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What is the Insurrection Act?

Trump has threatened to invoke the law, which would allow him to use the military for law enforcement, to stop demonstrations in Minneapolis?

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Inside an ICE Confrontation in Minneapolis

Our visual journalists David Guttenfelder and Todd Heisler describe a dramatic incident in which federal agents dragged a woman out of her car in Minneapolis near where Renee Nicole Good had been killed days before.

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2026 May Be the Year of the Mega I.P.O.

If SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic go public, they will unleash gushers of cash for Silicon Valley and Wall Street.

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It Ends With Us author Colleen Hoover reveals 'successful' cancer surgery

The best-selling author says she has also been undergoing radiotherapy and is "doing much better".

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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.

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University of Michigan Picks Kent D. Syverud, Syracuse Leader, as Its Next President

Kent D. Syverud will become the fifth person to run Michigan since the start of 2022, inheriting a school that also has debated diversity.

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Trump tells Cuba to 'make a deal, before it is too late'

Trump has been turning his attention to Cuba since US forces seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

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Erich von Däniken, Who Claimed Aliens Visited Earth, Dies at 90

His 1968 book, “Chariots of the Gods,” sold hundreds of thousands of copies, but one critic called it a “warped parody of reasoning.”

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Once Again, Oldest Mississippi Synagogue is Attacked With Fire

A suspect was in custody and charged with arson for setting the Saturday morning fire. It’s not the first time the Beth Israel house of worship has been attacked.

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FBI’s Inquiry Into Minneapolis ICE Shooting Faces Doubts After White House’s Remarks

Ex-law enforcement officials said the administration’s declarations that the killing was justified elicited questions about the F.B.I.’s willingness to scrutinize the agent who fatally shot an unarmed activist.

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Rare first Superman comic once stolen from Nicolas Cage sells for $15m

Fewer than 100 copies of Action Comics No 1, which introduced the world to Superman, are thought to exist.

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The Sins of the Moderates

How are we classical liberals of left, right and center supposed to behave in this new world?

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Judge Sets Date for Harvey Weinstein’s Third Trial for Same Rape Charge

Harvey Weinstein said he felt like he was on a “a slow march to my death” as prosecutors continued to pursue the case after an aspiring actress accused him of raping her in 2013.

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The Rise of the Self-Serve Blood Test

The start-up Function will send practically anyone to a lab for extensive medical testing, no physical required. Is that a good thing?

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Trump supporters across US react to Venezuela operation

Trump supporters react after US forces seized Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro with some welcoming the move and others expressing caution about what it means going forward.

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Caltech, a Science Powerhouse, Hires Ray Jayawardhana as Its New President

Ray Jayawardhana, the incoming president, is an astrophysicist, but leaders at the California Institute of Technology also praised his credentials as a communicator at a time when science is under attack.

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Iran Says It’s Investigating Violence at Weekend Protests

Rights groups accuse security forces of killing protesters and storming a hospital in the province of Ilam. State media claimed that some protesters were armed.

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Watch: Moment more than 80,000 teddy bears fly onto ice rink

A total of 81,796 stuffed toys hit the ice rink in a moment of "sweet, cuddly mayhem" at an American Hockey League game.

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The Venezuela I Know

Many are celebrating the ouster of a brutal dictator, but the Maduro regime may survive the loss of Maduro.

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Four challenges facing New York City Mayor Mamdani

Can the Democratic socialist deliver on the big cost-of-living promises that propelled him to victory?

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On a Brooklyn Boulevard, Mamdani Revives a Project Hampered by Scandal

The bike-lane project, a source of corruption charges during the Adams administration, will be finished as planned in Greenpoint, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.

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Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela and 'fix oil infrastructure'

The US launched strikes on Venezuela on Saturday in which Maduro and his wife were captured by US forces.

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Richard Pollak, 91, Dies; Edited Magazine That Criticized the Media

He was a founder of More, which skewered the foibles of the press in the 1970s, and later wrote a critical biography of the psychoanalyst Bruno Bettelheim.

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On ‘Best Medicine,’ Josh Charles Has a Heart

After years of playing smarmy characters, the actor is stepping up as the lead in a comedy about a grumpy but charming doctor.

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How Japanese Scallops Became a Pawn in Diplomatic Tensions With China

Beijing is using a ban on the humble mollusk to punish Japan over its apparent willingness to defend Taiwan.

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