5 People Have Already Died on Rikers This Year as Crisis Worsens

Mayor Eric Adams’s administration is fighting to keep control of the troubled complex and other New York City lockups that have been plagued by violence and deaths in custody.

News
Amazon Reports 88% Rise in Profits but Says Growth Could Slow

The company’s cloud computing business showed strong growth, while a forecast for the current quarter disappointed investors.

News
Officers Flee as N.Y.P.D. Confronts Its Billion-Dollar Overtime Problem

The Police Department has already blown through its overtime budget halfway through the fiscal year as departures rise and the agency struggles to recruit.

News
U.S. Economy Grew 2.3 Percent in Fourth Quarter

Gross domestic product grew by 2.3 percent in the fourth quarter, capping a more robust year than expected. Policy uncertainty clouds the outlook.

News
Existing-Home Sales in 2024 Were Slowest in Decades Amid High Mortgage Rates

The market perked up late in the year when interest rates eased, but affordability challenges yielded the fewest transactions since 1995.

News
The Top Movies of 2024: ‘Wicked’ and Nine Sequels

Box office returns have started to stabilize. But nine of the top 10 box office hits this year were sequels. And the 10th was “Wicked.”

News
10 Tips to Help You Eat Healthier in 2025

Throughout the past year, we reviewed seed oils, ultraprocessed foods, Bruce Springsteen’s diet and more. Here’s what we learned.

News
Your Top Health Questions of 2024

We researched chapped lips, pain relievers, hangnails and more. Here are the answers you need for a healthy new year.

News
A Year Both Brutal and Bright: 13 Favorite Dispatches From 2024

In a year marked by wars, extreme weather and general wickedness, many dispatches defaulted to a distinctly dark tone. But as our correspondents traversed the globe, they found pockets of light, too.

News
We Gave Workplace Advice. Readers Shared What They’d Do Instead.

Some readers have their own opinions about the workplace advice that this columnist doled out over the past six months.

News