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These Monks Walked for Four Months. Here’s What People Learned From Them.
A diverse swath of Americans searching for calm said they found some as a group of Buddhist monks finished a 2,300-mile trek from Texas to Washington.
ByRick Rojas andCaroline Gutman For The New York Times


CreditCaroline Gutman for The New York Times Wasserman Will Sell Powerhouse L.A. Agency Amid Epstein Fallout
Casey Wasserman, a Los Angeles entertainment executive and the head of the 2028 Olympic Games, has lost clients since his emails with Ghislaine Maxwell surfaced.
ByShawn HublerBen Sisario andEmmanuel Morgan


CreditFrederic J. Brown/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Jury Deadlocked in Trial of Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators at Stanford
A judge declared a mistrial after a jury could not reach a verdict in a case in which five current and former students were charged with felonies.
BySoumya Karlamangla


CreditStephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle, via Associated Press ICE Agents Menaced Minnesota Protesters at Their Homes, Filings Say
Protesters in Minneapolis and St. Paul said in sworn statements that they were singled out by agents who demonstrated that they knew where they lived.
ByJonah E. Bromwich


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Shivering Americans Snap Up Firewood as Winter Grinds On
Weeks of freezing temperatures and winter storms across parts of the United States have increased the demand for firewood and manufactured fire logs.
ByNeil Vigdor

ICE Tried to Justify a Minneapolis Shooting. Its Story Unraveled.
The collapse of the Trump administration’s version of events in the case was only the most recent instance in which officials gave an account of a shooting that was later contradicted.
ByMitch Smithand Hamed Aleaziz

Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace
The F.A.A., citing “a grave risk of fatalities” from a new technology being used on the Mexican border, got caught in a stalemate with the Pentagon, which deemed the weapon “necessary.”
ByKaroun Demirjian, Kate Kelly, Eric Schmittand Tyler Pager

How Former N.Y.C. Schools Chief Joel Klein Became Friendly With Epstein
Mr. Klein, who led an education technology company after running the New York City school system, met with Jeffrey Epstein over a period of several months in 2013.
ByDana Goldstein

T.S.A. Workers Brace for Another Shutdown They Didn’t Cause
As Congress leaves town without funding their department, airport security officers wonder, “How many more times am I going to be able to do this?”
ByEileen Sullivanand Christine Chung
TimesVideoVermont Made Child Care Affordable. Could It Lead by Example?
Not long ago, Vermont had a population problem. Then Act 76 ushered in affordable child care for the first time in the state’s history.
ByJeremy Raff, Mark Boyerand Erik Ljung

Democrats’ Debate: ‘Abolish ICE,’ or ‘Abolish Trump’s ICE’?
An upcoming Senate primary contest in Illinois, which is likely to pick the state’s next senator, has centered on Democrats’ future approach to federal immigration policy.
ByReid J. Epstein

Kamala Harris Sold Her Email List to D.N.C., Then Paid Off Old 2024 Debts
The national party, which is nearly $100 million behind its G.O.P. counterpart, bought the list for $6.5 million.
ByShane Goldmacher

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? California Billionaires.
California’s wealthiest residents are strategizing to reduce their net worth in case a billionaire tax becomes law. Some may even try to drop below $1 billion on paper.
ByLaurel Rosenhalland Andrew Duehren

A ‘Facebook Warrior’ Retreats After a Charlie Kirk Post Got Him Jailed
Larry Bushart’s arrest in Tennessee was condemned as dangerous overreach. Nonetheless, he is no longer arguing about politics online.
ByRick Rojas
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