Hamlin, a Buffalo Bills safety who went into cardiac arrest during a game Monday night, asserted himself as a leader in high school — and kept going back to help others after he graduated.

On His Way to the N.F.L., Damar Hamlin Was Determined to Give Back

The deployment to a NATO country near the conflict in Ukraine is seen as a model of deterrence for a U.S. military that has recently stepped back from direct fighting.

In Romania, U.S. Troops Train Close to Russia’s War, in Signal to Moscow

On Jan. 1, Oregon became the first state to allow adult use of psilocybin “magic” mushrooms. Licensed guides will likely determine whether the program is a success.

Legal Use of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Begins in Oregon

The rise in turnover since the pandemic started has a cost in productivity: “It’s taking longer to get stuff out the door.”

Wave of Job-Switching Has Employers on a Training Treadmill

On the first day of the new Congress, Representative Kevin McCarthy fell short repeatedly in his bid to become speaker as a right-wing rebellion prompted a historic floor fight.

House G.O.P. Paralyzed on Day 1 as Right Wing Blocks McCarthy Speakership

The world has relied on ultralow interest rates in Japan. What will happen if they rise?

Why Japan’s Sudden Shift on Bond Purchases Dealt a Global Jolt

When the Portuguese electric power grid needs more electricity, a large multinational power company releases millions of gallons of water from a dammed reservoir.

Is a Dam in Rural Portugal a Key to Our Alternative Energy Future?

An owner’s struggle in Japan’s northern dairy region illuminates one of the potentially devastating economic impacts of an aging society.

Japan’s Business Owners Can’t Find Successors. This Man Is Giving His Away.

Tunisia’s road to democracy began with a self-immolation, and such cases have filled hospital burn wards ever since, as elected leaders failed to deliver on a promise of prosperity.

In a Hospital Ward, the Wounds of a Failed Democracy Don’t Heal

An uncle of Damar Hamlin, a Bills safety who went into cardiac arrest during Monday’s game, said Tuesday night that doctors were working to get his nephew breathing on his own without a ventilator.

N.F.L. Says Suspended Game Won’t Resume This Week as Hamlin Stays in Hospital

An artist from Lviv has brought works by young people affected by the Russian invasion to a museum in Chicago’s Ukrainian enclave.

Tanks and Teddy Bears: Ukrainian Children Paint the War

This year, El Cholo will mark a century as a mainstay for celebrities, students and a loyal staff. Its menu and history mix tradition and innovation.

How One Family Parlayed Mexican Food Into a Los Angeles Landmark

Seven writers describe how they started the new year with celebrations big and small.

Fireworks, Dancing and a Frozen Duck: How We Rang In 2023

The founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, who was released on a $250 million bond, returned to New York to appear in court on Tuesday.

Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud and Other Charges

The adaptation for television depicts the mistreatment of First Nations people in Canada and has drawn praise for its unflinching realism.

‘Three Pines,’ Based on Louise Penny Books, Tackles Indigenous Suffering

Mifepristone, the first of two drugs in medication abortions, previously had to be dispensed only by clinics, doctors or a few mail-order pharmacies. Now, if local drugstores or chains like CVS agree to certain rules, they can provide it.

Abortion Pills Can Now Be Offered at Retail Pharmacies, F.D.A. Says

Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

Quotation of the Day: How War in Ukraine Worsens Global Starvation

Solar eclipses, new rockets and new space telescopes are some of the ways that the year ahead will try to follow an exciting 2022 in orbit and beyond.

Space and Astronomy: What to Expect in 2023

The outcome, involving about 300 employees, is one of organized labor’s biggest victories at a major U.S. tech company.

Video Game Workers Get a Union Foothold at Microsoft

Elon Musk’s social media service said it would begin to permit cause-based advertising to “facilitate public conversation around important topics.”

Twitter to Relax Ban on Political Ads

Warm weather, alternatives to Russian gas and a buildup of storage all help. But prices remain high for consumers and industry.

Natural Gas Prices in Europe Fall to Pre-Invasion Levels

The pace of consumer price increases began easing late in the year, but the country’s annual rate of inflation set a new, post-Cold War record.

Germany’s Inflation Rate Hit a High in 2022

Mariah Carey led an avalanche of Christmas songs on Billboard’s singles chart as holiday music lingered into the last week of 2022.

SZA Spends a Third Week Atop the Album Chart With ‘SOS’

The Russian leader has dropped the pretense that life goes on as normal despite the war, evident in the Kremlin’s quick acknowledgment of mass casualties inflicted by Ukraine last weekend.

Putin Prepares Russians for a Long Fight Ahead

The Pennsylvania lawmaker joins the Washington establishment. Sort of.

January 3, 2023

Headlines from January 3, 2023

On His Way to the N.F.L., Damar Hamlin Was Determined to Give Back

In Romania, U.S. Troops Train Close to Russia’s War, in Signal to Moscow

Legal Use of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Begins in Oregon

Wave of Job-Switching Has Employers on a Training Treadmill

House G.O.P. Paralyzed on Day 1 as Right Wing Blocks McCarthy Speakership

Billboard 200

SOS

Midnights

Indigo

Heroes & Villains

Christmas

Historical Context for January 3, 2023