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12:48 PM on Wednesday, January 21

Iranian state TV issues the first official death toll from recent protests, saying 3,117 people were killed

12:03 PM on Wednesday, January 21

Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Lisa Cook on Fed board despite Trump attempt to fire her

11:52 AM on Wednesday, January 21

The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colleges

11:29 AM on Wednesday, January 21

The 42nd Sundance Film Festival kicks off this week in Park City, Utah

11:24 AM on Wednesday, January 21

The US military says it has begun transferring Islamic State group detainees from prisons in Syria into Iraq

11:23 AM on Wednesday, January 21

No. 24 Saint Louis is using a selfless approach to one of the best starts in program history

11:14 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Manchester City’s players will refund ticket costs for fans who traveled to Norway for the team’s shocking 3-1 loss to tiny Bodø/Glimt in the Champions League

11:12 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Olympic leader Kirsty Coventry is yet to have formal contact with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration but says she looks forward to meeting Vice President JD Vance in Milan next month

11:08 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Handprints on the walls of Indonesian caves may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back at least 67,800 years

10:02 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Georges Borchardt, a renowned literary agent, has died at 97

10:00 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Three authors have been awarded $10,000 prizes for blending scientific research with literary grace

9:35 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya has launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate

9:30 AM on Wednesday, January 21

We Need Diverse Books has launched the Unbanned Book Network to counteract book bans in schools and libraries

9:28 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Taylor Swift, Kenny Loggins and Kiss founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley make up the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees

9:14 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Trump in Davos speech says he won't use force to acquire Greenland

9:02 AM on Wednesday, January 21

There's a lot more to The New York Times than its news stories, and that's by design

8:52 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Guatemalan police and soldiers are using new powers under a state of emergency to target the Barrio 18 gang in a high-crime area in the capital

6:11 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Ana García and her sister were traveling from Malaga in southern Spain to Madrid when their train car derailed and crashed in one of the country’s worst railway tragedies

4:37 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Rome is paying its last respects to legendary designer Valentino, whose high-glamour gowns and trademark shade of red became an iconic symbol of Italian elegance

11:19 PM on Tuesday, January 20

A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment