Gold Soars to Record High as Global Tensions Grow

The price of gold surged above $5,000 an ounce as investors sought shelter from geopolitical uncertainty.Read More
Voters See a Middle-Class Lifestyle as Drifting Out of Reach, Poll Finds

Concerns about the affordability of education, housing, health care, having a family and retirement are driving economic anxieties, a New York Times/Siena poll found.Read More
In ‘Memory of a Killer,’ Patrick Dempsey Takes the Wheel

The actor has spent a decade dismantling his McDreamy persona from “Grey’s Anatomy.” He stars as an assassin in a new Fox thriller.Read More
Trump Administration Tries to Control Minneapolis Shooting Narrative, and Winter Storm Shatters Records

Plus, High January is the new Dry January.Read More
Trump Hobbled the I.R.S. This C.E.O. Now Has to Make It Work.

Frank Bisignano is the first chief executive of the I.R.S., where there’s hope he will end a chaotic stretch at the agency. The tax filing season, which started Monday, is his first test.Read More
Storm Dumps a Foot of Snow in at Least 17 U.S. States

Bonito Lake, N.M., received 31 inches, the most in the country, the National Weather Service saidRead More
Alex Pretti’s Friends and Family Denounce ‘Sickening Lies’ About His Life

People who knew a man fatally shot by federal agents pushed back against what they called a smear campaign by federal officials. “He was a good man,” his family said.Read More
Federal Court Will Hear Minnesota Claims That Immigration Surge is Illegal

State and local officials say the federal deployment of immigration agents violates the 10th Amendment. The surge, which the Trump administration has defended, has led to three shootings and tense protests.Read More
A Crisis of Confidence for ICE and Border Patrol as Clashes Escalate

Current and former officials describe growing frustration and disillusionment with the Trump administration’s approach, even as they support the goal of immigration enforcement.Read More
How the Trump Administration Rushed to Judgment in Minneapolis Shooting

The administration was in a race to control the narrative around the killing of Alex Pretti, even as videos emerged that contradicted the government’s account.Read More