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The Super Bowl Contender That Can't Play a Lick of Defense

THE DETROIT LIONS have spent most of this season mauling opponents as ruthlessly as a pride of actual lions.

An 'Old-Fashioned Liberal' Scourge of the Woke

For a man with a reputation as a scourge of the woke, Bill Maher can be harsh on Republicans.

In Two Attacks, Unraveling Lives And Mysteries

New Orleans and Las Vegas grapple with aftermath of deadly incidents

Biden to Ban Drilling in Atlantic, Pacific

Keeping unleased land off the market would be hard for Trump to undo

Ending U.N. Agency Imperils Palestinians

Israeli legislation will stop Unrwa, which provides medicine, food and education

South Korean Leader Blocks Arrest

Bodyguards stop authorities from detaining Yoon over martial-law decree

Pete Davidson Says Men Should Never Show Their Feet

The actor and comedian talks about Staten Island pizza, what he’s learned from John Mulaney and SNL’ paychecks.

Darkness In a New Generation

AFTER THE defeat of World War II and the horrors of the Holocaust, the Germans set themselves the near-impossible task of coming to terms with their legacy.

Jewish Identity in Crisis

Two books that take ona sense of growing division and uncertainty among American Jews.

There Are No Small Parts

A child actor comes of age in 1980s Upper Manhattan in Adam Ross’s novel.

Courting Favor

HE ARRIVES like a beautiful comet, all winsome airs and shapely legs. He departs this earth a wretched scapegoat, shocked that the looks, charm and amiability that took him to the right hand of kings failed to make him a competent warmonger.

The Roots of Rock

WHEN Elvis Presley stormed the pop-music world with \"Hound Dog\" in the summer of 1956, not everyone was ready to bow before the newly anointed king of rock 'n' roll

Banning Tik Tok Would Violate America's Free Speech Tradition

It’s up to the Supreme Court whether the U.S. will join China, Afghanistan and other authoritarian countries that have barred their citizens from using the popular social media app.

The Untold Story of Jimmy Carter's Hawkish Stand on Iran

The late president was criticized as too passive in engaging anew U.S. enemy. But his attempted interventions were forceful—just misguided.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot Is Newer Than We Thought

JUPITER'S GREAT RED SPOT-a rotating storm that is so large it could swallow Earth- isn't what it used to be.

A Faith Finds Its Feet Ancient Christianities

THE ORIGINS of Christianity is the greatest story never told. Just under three centuries passed between Jesus' crucifixion and A.D.325, when Constantine the Great convened the Council of Nicaea.

A Premier Wheelchair Racer and Motivator

He challenged fellow paraplegics: 'Why walk when you can fly?'

Reactors and Detractors

The taming of nuclear fission into a source of controlled power was a breakthrough met with both hope and deep distrust. Can it make a comeback as energy needs soar?

2025 SCALING NEW HEIGHTS IN PROCESSING POWER

Over the past few years, Apple has reshaped nearly every part of its ecosystem, from the hardware to the software, to push the boundaries of technology.

Assistance A NEW PRODUCTIVITY ERA BEGINS FOR THE ENTIRE APPLE ECOSYSTEM

As Apple continues to lead in hardware-software integration, the debut of Apple Intelligence reinforces its commitment to offering an AI experience unique to its ecosystem, one that aligns with the company’s ethos of privacy and ease of use.

College Football's New Playoff Has a Bad Seeding Problem

The tournament gave automatic bids-and extra time off via first-round byes-to its top four ranked conference champions. Now they have all been swept out of the event before the semifinals.

The Author Drawing Young Men Into Bookstores

C.J. Box taps into fishing, hunting and rodeo podcasts and media to promote his Joe Pickett crime series

Signposts on the Wisdom Trail

I start the year with some things I know because life and a few geniuses taught me.

Johnson Survives Speaker Vote After GOP Holdouts Give Way

Rep. Mike Johnson (R., La.) won re-election as speaker of the House on the first ballot, after President-elect Donald Trump pressured Republican holdouts to change their votes, handing Johnson the narrow majority needed to claim the gavel.

A Boom for Books on Bloodletting And Delivering Babies in 1669

Collectors with a love of medical history are bidding up the price of arcane texts

Surgeon General Seeks Alcohol Cancer Label

The U.S.surgeon general said alcoholic beverages should carry cancer warnings to increase awareness that the drinks are a leading cause of preventable cancers.

Judge Hints No Jail for Trump

A New York judge in a surprise move Friday said he would sentence Donald Trump for his hush-money conviction before the president-elect begins his second term in the White House, but made clear that a prison term wasn’t a possibility.

Do I Get Rich, or Go Bust? These Tools Predicted My Financial Future

THE FORTUNETELLERS SAY I'll retire rich.

Safety Questions Arise For Car-Sharing App Turo

Turo's founding mission is to put the world's billion-plus cars to better use. On Wednesday, two of those cars were used for violent, public acts of destruction.

Diamonds Have It Rough

Natural diamonds are falling out of favor with American shoppers as lab-grown alternatives grow ever-cheaper. Jewelry stores don’t mind—yet.