sensitive funding-allocation decisions

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson would have denied a request to stay court orders requiring full funding of SNAP.

350 Teachers on How Screens Took Over Classrooms, as Early as Kindergarten 12/11/2025

Even as schools have banned phones, a Times survey shows how the pandemic-era practice of giving students their own laptops and tablets is here to stay.

Claire Cain Miller and Sarah Mervosh

City Council Approves Plan That Could Bring 14,700 Homes to Queens 12/11/2025

The New York plan would open up 54 blocks of Long Island City, which are mostly warehouses and parking lots, to housing.

Mihir Zaveri

Epstein Bantered Regularly With Larry Summers 12/11/2025

The former Treasury secretary corresponded routinely with Jeffrey Epstein. In one series of exchanges, he sought Mr. Epstein’s advice on how to handle a female acquaintance.

Emmett Lindner and Deborah B. Solomon

California Rain Forecast Suddenly Intensifies, Raising Flooding Risks 12/11/2025

The storm is expected to move quickly through Northern California by Thursday morning, but forecasters are concerned that it will stall in the southern part of the state.

Amy Graff

Chess Grandmaster Faces Ethics Complaint After Death of Daniel Naroditsky 12/11/2025

The International Chess Federation filed the complaint against Vladimir Kramnik, a former world champion who had insinuated that Daniel Naroditsky cheated.

Michael Levenson

Israel Reopens Gaza Aid Route It Had Closed for Months 12/11/2025

The cease-fire with Hamas has blunted the hunger faced by Gazans during the war. But aid agencies say Israeli restrictions are still hobbling their work.

Aaron Boxerman

What to Know About SNAP, America’s Main Food Aid Program 12/11/2025

The shutdown brought the scale of the federal food aid program into focus and raised questions about how such a rich country could have so many people on nutrition assistance.

David W. Chen

Lorinda de Roulet, Who Briefly Led the New York Mets, Dies at 95 12/11/2025

A daughter of Joan Whitney Payson, the team’s exuberant first owner, she took over as chairwoman in 1978 during a lackluster time for the franchise.

Richard Sandomir

Massachusetts Offered a Solution to Housing Shortages. Is It Working? 12/11/2025

The Affordable Housing Act designated Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, the Berkshires and other resort towns as “seasonal communities,” making it easier to build homes there for workers.

Jim Zarroli

Gustavo Petro, the Rebel Turned President Willing to Take on Trump 12/11/2025

From his guerrilla roots, Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, has long embraced a confrontational style. Now, he has incurred President Trump’s wrath and is facing political fallout at home.

Genevieve Glatsky

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SNAP Benefits Funding Divides Supreme Court