The rout of the Fighting Irish solidified the Tigers’ status as an elite college football program.

Clemson Crushes Notre Dame to Reach Its 3rd National Title Game in 4 Seasons

When an Israeli soldier killed Rouzan al-Najjar, Palestinians called her an innocent martyr. Israel portrayed her as a threat. The truth is more complicated.

A Day, a Life: When a Medic Was Killed in Gaza, Was It an Accident?

In the 2017 interrogation that resulted in a leaking charge, the creators of “Is This a Room” found a fascinating mix of the surreal and the banal.

Staging Reality Winner: An F.B.I. Transcript Becomes an Offbeat Thriller

The Sooners played Alabama close, but that was in the second half. Now they have made three appearances in the past four playoffs without making it to the title game.

How Long Can Oklahoma Be the Bridesmaid of College Football?

For Manohla Dargis, who spent a lifetime loving movies, ordinary, unremarkable sexism was so much harder to glide over. And it deserves outrage too.

What It’s Like to Be a Female Movie Critic in the #MeToo Era

Three reporters and The Times’s politics editor shed light on moments that revealed deeper truths about politics this year.

Kavanaugh, Kanye, Beyoncé, ‘Black Panther’: Washington on Pop Culture in 2018

Mr. Ghosn, the ousted Nissan executive, wasn’t supposed to succeed in Japan, but he never expected to fail like this. He faces charges of financial wrongdoing at the company he helped save.

The Rise and Fall of Carlos Ghosn

Malware was focused on networks used by Tribune Publishing, former owner of The Los Angeles Times. It was the first known attack on newspaper printing operations.

Cyberattack Disrupts Printing of Major Newspapers

A federal regulator is under attack for what critics say is a systemic failure to police tech giants and their vast appetite for personal data.

Facebook Data Scandals Stoke Criticism That a Privacy Watchdog Too Rarely Bites

A glut of unwanted apartments gets part of the blame for a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. In some places, homeowners are taking to the streets.

Empty Homes and Protests: China’s Property Market Strains the World

The consultancy’s report became key evidence in a battle over the extradition of a powerful Ukrainian oligarch charged in a scheme to help Boeing.

‘Exhibit A’: How McKinsey Got Entangled in a Bribery Case

A volunteer medic was killed by Israeli gunfire on June 1. Times reporters combined a forensic visual investigation with on-the-ground reporting to reconstruct what happened and tell her story. 

How Times Reporters Froze a Fatal Moment on a Protest Field in Gaza

Stocks had a wild week. Congress, not so much. And federal employees? Well...

The Week in Business: ’Twas the Week After Christmas, and Markets Were Stirring

Quotation of the day for Sunday, December 30, 2018.

Quotation of the Day: Debating the Use of Drugs to Curb the Abuse of Drugs

The Crimson Tide fulfilled expectations in getting past Oklahoma and will face Clemson in the championship game for the third time in the last four seasons.

Alabama Defeats Oklahoma to Advance to 4th Consecutive Title Game

It’s one of the most critically reviled films in recent memory. Would a reporter, armed with severely low expectations, find something redeemable?

Is ‘Holmes & Watson’ So Bad It’s Good?

Corrections appearing in print on Sunday, December 30, 2018.

Corrections: December 30, 2018

To coincide with the 20th anniversary of the series premiere, the critics Matt Zoller Seitz and Alan Sepinwall have published “The Sopranos Sessions,” a collection that includes episode recaps, conversations with creator David Chase and more.

A Deep Dive Back Into ‘The Sopranos’

The Times Square Alliance joined with the Committee to Protect Journalists to send millions of viewers a message on the importance of journalism.

As New Year’s Eve Ball Drops, the Free Press Gets a Moment in the Spotlight

The long-delayed vote to replace Congo’s leader of 18 years, Joseph Kabila, was marred by torrential rains, lost voter rolls and malfunctioning machines.

Congo Votes, Amid Ebola Crisis and Problems at Polls, After Years’ Delay

“Mary Poppins Returns” saw an increase in ticket sales during its second week in theaters. It’s one of several films that benefited from a post-holiday bump.

‘Aquaman’ Keeps Its Box-Office Lead as ‘Mary Poppins’ Gets a Holiday Boost

Novy God, the Russian New Year, has become a way to gauge Israeli acceptance of more than one million Russian-speaking immigrants, many of whom feel they constantly have to prove their Jewishness.

New Year’s Fete From Russia Irks Some in Israel: ‘It’s Not a Jewish Holiday’

“Aria Code” is proof that podcasting is an ideal medium for learning about classical music. But too few in the field have taken advantage of it.

A Luminous ‘Aria Code’ Joins a Meager Field of Classical Music Podcasts

Occupation is an ancillary concern in Amir Nizar Zuabi’s new play, in which an everyday Palestinian man decides to build a moon rocket in a shed.

In ‘Grey Rock,’ a Palestinian Playwright Tackles the Ordinary

He had a solid first season as head coach, but after that things deteriorated. Over all, in Bowles’ four seasons in charge, the Jets had a 24-40 record.

December 30, 2018

Headlines from December 30, 2018

Clemson Crushes Notre Dame to Reach Its 3rd National Title Game in 4 Seasons

A Day, a Life: When a Medic Was Killed in Gaza, Was It an Accident?

Staging Reality Winner: An F.B.I. Transcript Becomes an Offbeat Thriller

How Long Can Oklahoma Be the Bridesmaid of College Football?

What It’s Like to Be a Female Movie Critic in the #MeToo Era

Billboard 200

Dying To Live

Championships

A Star Is Born (Soundtrack)

Christmas

Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse

Historical Context for December 30, 2018