NYC Is Still Covered in Grimy Snow and Ice. Will It Ever Melt?

Ah, those first wondrous hours of a snowstorm in New York. Two weeks later, the sidewalks are sooty and treacherous, and the parked cars are frozen in surrender.Read More
A Super Bowl in Silicon Valley Filled With Valley Billionaires

A who’s who of celebrities will join them. Just a little over 25 percent of the seats for the game will be for regular fans, with the cheapest ticket now selling for more than $4,000.Read More
Top ICE Lawyer in Minnesota Departs as Immigration Lawsuits Overwhelm Courts

Jim Stolley, the chief counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota, has left as government prosecutors grapple with a crush of cases.Read More
Trump Reverts to Diplomacy With Iran, but the Road Is Narrow

Iran is skilled at prolonging negotiations over its nuclear program, and seems to be hoping President Trump is out for a quick win, rather than a prolonged regional war.Read More
Fake Post, Which Looked to Be Trump’s on Truth Social, Spreads Widely

The post appeared to describe the president’s rationale for deleting a racist video about the Obamas that he had shared.Read More
What to Know About the Cold Snap in NYC This Weekend

Cold-weary New Yorkers will get hit by another blast of frigid weather. Here’s what to expect, and what the city is doing to protect the vulnerable.Read More
Binance Gives Trump Family’s Crypto Firm a Leg Up

Ties between the exchange and the president’s company, World Liberty Financial, have only strengthened since the president pardoned Binance’s founder, Changpeng Zhao.Read More
What’s Up With This Big Freeze? Some Scientists See Climate Change Link

A warming Arctic can stretch the polar vortex, a high-altitude air ribbon, one says. The “wobble” can disrupt the jet stream, causing extreme cold in the East.Read More
The President’s Personal Spy Chief

From joining an F.B.I. search of an election center to allegedly suppressing a whistleblower complaint, Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, is eroding the independence of our intelligence community, argues Times Opinion’s editor, Kathleen Kingsbury.Read More
Super Bowl Halftime Is the World’s Biggest Stage. He Designs It.

From Prince’s giant symbol to Kendrick Lamar’s streetlamps, the set production designer Bruce Rodgers “makes the impossible possible.”Read More