LIVEHouse Set to Vote on Overriding Trump’s Military Bill VetoThe vote could set up the first veto override of President Trump’s term. The House will also vote on the $2,000 stimulus checks that Mr. Trump has demanded.President-elect Joe Biden said his team was still facing “obstruction” from political leaders at the Defense Department. Here’s the latest in politics.Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post, via Associated Press
Outside Trump’s Inner Circle, Odds Are Long for Getting ClemencyPresident Trump has doled out pardons to friends and fellow Republicans. Thousands of others without connections have largely been left out.
LIVESpain Surpasses 50,000 Virus DeathsIt has become the third European nation to reach that toll, after Britain and Italy.More people were screened at U.S. airports on Sunday than on any other day since mid-March. Here’s the latest on Covid-19.
Small Number of Covid Patients Develop Severe Psychotic SymptomsMost had no history of mental illness and became psychotic weeks after falling ill. Cases are expected to remain rare but are being reported worldwide.
Some Countries Are Too Rich, and Too Poor, to Receive the VaccinesAlthough half of its citizens live in poverty, South Africa is considered too rich to qualify for cut-rate vaccines from aid organizations.
New York Will Ban Most Evictions as Tenants Struggle to Pay RentThe Legislature, addressing the hardship caused by the pandemic, is convening an unusual special session between Christmas and New Year’s to pass the measure.Scott Heins/Getty Images
Kentucky Is Hurting as Its Senators Limit or Oppose Federal AidAs hunger and poverty spread, Senator Mitch McConnell opposed broad-based aid to state and local governments.
Seeking Nashville Motive, Official Says There May Never Be a ‘Complete Answer’Officials say Anthony Quinn Warner, 63, set off the bomb, which killed him and injured three. They are debating whether to call it an act of terrorism.Mark Humphrey/Associated Press
How the Police Killed Breonna TaylorNone of the police officers who raided her home wore body cameras. Our video reconstructs the critical sequence of events that led to a fatal outcome.
The Great ReadPop Music Fandom Has Become a Blood Sport. How Did We Get Here?On social media this year, the stan was ascendant, fueling commercial competition, trolling and other arcane battles. How did we get here?Son of Alan/Folio Art
They’re Among the World’s Oldest Living Things. The Climate Crisis Is Killing Them.California’s redwoods, sequoias and Joshua trees define nature’s resilience through the ages. Wildfires this year were their deadliest test.
Johnny Carson’s Soothing Comfort for Stressful TimesAs a teenager, this writer thought Carson’s “Tonight Show” was a bland, uncool relic. Now he appreciates his deadpan humor.
A Bar’s Survival: An UpdateWe chart the trials of a tavern in Oakland, Calif., that was thriving until the pandemic.
Listen to ‘The Argument’Could the outcome in Georgia change the G.O.P.’s relationship with Donald Trump?
Sophia Foster-DiminoKristen HowertonI Hate the Mom That Covid Has Made MeI don’t want to be a mom who yells in public. And yet, here I am.
Carrie Thompson and Cheryle St. OngeThe 48 Mountains That Held My GriefAfter my son Ben died by suicide, I turned to hiking. I found myself: broken, but braver.
Chloë EllingsonRevisiting the Unseen Corners of the WorldDuring a year with limited travel possibilities, our World Through a Lens series offered Times readers a weekly escape. Here are some of the highlights.
Nils Ericson for The New York TimesIt’s Not That Hard to Buy NothingSome people re-evaluated their relationship to things in 2020. This is what they learned.
Rev. William Barber on Greed, Poverty and Evangelical PoliticsA pastor in Goldsboro, N.C., believes America is reaping what it has sown. “Jesus never charged a leper a co-pay,” he told us.
