Armed with a handgun, a fake ID card and disguises, Miriam Rodríguez was a one-woman detective squad, defying a system where criminal impunity often prevails.

She Stalked Her Daughter’s Killers Across Mexico, One by One

Jason Kilar’s decision to release 2021 movies simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max has angered many in the industry, including some of the star filmmakers his company relies on.

WarnerMedia Chief Has Become a Movie Villain to Some in Hollywood

Covid-19 health pass apps could help reopen businesses and restore the economy. They could also unfairly exclude people from travel and workplaces.

Vaccinated? Show Us Your App

Breaking from the James Bond mold, he turned the spy novel into high art as he explored the moral compromises of agents on both sides of the Iron curtain.

John le Carré, Best-Selling Author of Cold War Thrillers, Dies at 89

The first of nearly three million doses were sent across the country, the start of the most ambitious vaccination campaign in the nation’s history.

Hospitals Prepare for First Shots as Virus Vaccine Shipments Blanket U.S.

A large-scale public education campaign, delayed by false starts and investigations, will get off the ground just as the coronavirus vaccine becomes available to high-risk Americans.

Trump Administration Plans a Rushed Effort to Encourage Americans to Be Vaccinated

Big tech companies now exert huge influence over what stories get told. The message is clear: Be careful whom you offend.

Apple TV Was Making a Show About Gawker. Then Tim Cook Found Out.

In one of the most sophisticated and perhaps largest hacks in more than five years, email systems were breached at the Treasury and Commerce Departments. Other breaches are under investigation.

Russian Hackers Broke Into Federal Agencies, U.S. Officials Suspect

This week, make the perfect cheese board, dance with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater or listen to authors read excerpts from their work.

Take a Virtual Drive Down Sunset Boulevard and Listen to the Boston Pops

Corrections that appeared in print on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020.

Corrections: Dec. 13, 2020

Christmas came early for Airbnb and DoorDash. But Facebook is on the naughty list.

The Week in Business: Getting Vaccines From Here to There

At the Joyce Theater, “Finally Unfinished: Part 1” and “Gustave Le Gray, No. 2” constitute an event in the Merce Cunningham sense, combining old pieces in a new order for a new occasion and space.

Review: Finding Hope in an Unfinished Pam Tanowitz Premiere

The Chiefs did not need perfection to win, the Steelers are on a losing streak and the N.F.C. East remained wide open.

What We Learned From Week 14 of the N.F.L. Season

With our constant need to hit ‘refresh’ right now, sparkling water is in high demand. Here’s how to save money and the planet by making it yourself.

Make A DIY Seltzerator

Stream productions of reimagined fairy tales and Christmas standards like ‘A Christmas Carol’ being staged at theaters around the world.

Cozy Up With Holiday Plays

Quotation of the Day for Sunday, December 13, 2020.

Quotation of the Day: Meet the Electoral College’s Biggest Critics

Golf’s final major of the year experienced a rain delay before play was called Sunday.

Play Suspension Delays Finish at U.S. Women’s Open

The Giants entered Sunday’s game riding high on a four-game win streak. They left it with a battered quarterback and diminished playoff chances.

Giants Cannot Protect Win Streak Against the Cardinals

Whether made of cardboard or sculpted out of wood, jigsaw puzzles test skills like spatial reasoning and can help to stave off anxiety. They can also be works of art in their own right.

Enjoy More ‘Eureka!’ Moments With Jigsaw Puzzles

The administration had initially defended a plan to distribute vaccines to its senior members even as the first doses are generally being reserved for high-risk health care workers.

Trump Rescinds Plan for White House Staff to Be Quickly Vaccinated

Enticingly imperfect, hand-rolled truffles are a one-bite affair.

The Small Luxury of Chocolate Truffles

We are at a time when large numbers of children are experiencing loss. Here are seven movies to help them develop coping skills.

7 Films to Help Children Dealing With Grief

Seasonal advice in Brooklyn, a teenage pastime recalled and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

‘It Was My First Day Going to Work After Moving Into a House in Midwood’

Charities and donors are facing a holiday season like no other. But they have come up with solutions.

What’s the Right Way to Give in a Pandemic?

Despite early worries, flu patients are not competing with Covid-19 patients for ventilators, and the threat of dueling outbreaks may be waning.

December 13, 2020

Headlines from December 13, 2020

She Stalked Her Daughter’s Killers Across Mexico, One by One

WarnerMedia Chief Has Become a Movie Villain to Some in Hollywood

Vaccinated? Show Us Your App

John le Carré, Best-Selling Author of Cold War Thrillers, Dies at 89

Hospitals Prepare for First Shots as Virus Vaccine Shipments Blanket U.S.

Billboard 200

El Ultimo Tour del Mundo

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Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon

Historical Context for December 13, 2020