As conventional forces struggle to break through defensive lines, both sides are increasingly turning to guerrilla tactics.

Ukraine, Stalled on the Front, Steps Up Sabotage, Targeting Trains

Quotation of the Day for Sunday, December 31, 2023.

Quotation of the Day: The Unusual Reach of ‘That Octopus Book’ Took Even Its Publisher by Surprise

After The New York Times announced that Ms. Bennett would become Wordle’s first editor, her life took a public turn. About a year later, she’s still getting used to it.

Tracy Bennett Brings Whimsy to Wordle

A quick stop at the post office, a bright spot in the sky and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

‘As I Got to the Front of the Line, a Man Approached Me From Behind’

Apps that remotely track and control cars are being weaponized by abusive partners. Car manufacturers have been slow to respond, according to victims and experts.

Your Car Is Tracking You. Abusive Partners May Be, Too.

The British director Carrie Cracknell’s production, opening on New Year’s Eve, resists the idea that the opera’s climactic scene is a crime of passion.

Murder Most Unromantic in a New ‘Carmen’ at the Metropolitan Opera

Elon Musk thinks a free market of ideas will self-correct. Liberals want to regulate it. Both are missing a deeper predicament.

The Problem of Misinformation in an Era Without Trust

Under the withering attacks, 165 people were killed in the past 24 hours, Gazan officials said, while Israel said it had destroyed the apartment of a Hamas leader.

Defying U.S. Pressure, Israel Deepens Gaza Assault

Security guards have confiscated naloxone from bar and nightclub goers, even though city officials encourage people to carry the drug to save lives.

An Overdose Antidote Becomes a Tricky Issue at Some Nightclubs

While conditions in some areas were expected to ease on Saturday, rough conditions could continue elsewhere until Monday.

Storms and High Waves Pummel California Coast for a Third Day

Our correspondents ventured to some of the world’s most remote, and dangerous, locales to report stories that reveal a country’s culture and the human condition. Here are our favorites from the year.

The World in Stories: 13 Favorite Dispatches From 2023

Corrections that appeared in print on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023.

Corrections: Dec. 31, 2023

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Today’s Wordle Review

Mr. Salaam will take office 34 years after a wrongful prosecution for rape led to his spending nearly seven years in prison.

He Was One of the Central Park Five. Now He’s Councilman Yusef Salaam.

In “Pure Wit,” Francesca Peacock makes a fresh case for the writer Margaret Cavendish’s place in the feminist canon.

The Saucy Polymath Who Scandalized 17th-Century London

After months of war and fleeing from one place to the next with family, Palestinian Poet Mosab Abu Toha crossed into Egypt. He describes his harrowing experience, including being stripped, beaten and detained by Israeli soldiers.

‘You Carry Your Home With You’: A Palestinian Poet’s Journey Out of Gaza

At a time when support for peace is at a low, conversations at Israel’s Hand in Hand schools about the Oct. 7 attack and the war in Gaza sound different than they do elsewhere.

At These Schools, Arab and Jewish Students Share Their Feelings, With Each Other

After 13 years in prison in Massachusetts, Marco Flores is fighting being deported to El Salvador, which he left when he was 6.

He Killed His Molester as a Teenager. Should He Be Spared Deportation?

The four teams in the College Football Playoff used cash payments from fan “collectives” in unique ways to build their rosters, showing how much an influx of money has changed college sports.

The Best Teams That Money Could Buy

“I think the debates on climate change are far too politicized, and that’s doing a disservice to making progress,” says researcher Hannah Ritchie.

What If People Don’t Need to Care About Climate Change to Fix It?

Social media users, gripped by the potential for drama on Royal Caribbean’s world cruise, have turned the ship’s unwitting passengers into “cast members” overnight.

A 9-Month Cruise Is TikTok’s Favorite New ‘Reality Show’

The president is enjoying a working vacation, a White House official said. Residents hope to bring attention to the Virgin Islands’ economic troubles.

Biden Lies Low in St. Croix During Holiday Week

An heiress to the L.L. Bean fortune who made the paintings of N.C., Andrew and Jamie Wyeth part of her life has enlisted Jamie to help undo the damage of a fire in Port Clyde.

December 31, 2023

Headlines from December 31, 2023

Ukraine, Stalled on the Front, Steps Up Sabotage, Targeting Trains

Quotation of the Day: The Unusual Reach of ‘That Octopus Book’ Took Even Its Publisher by Surprise

Tracy Bennett Brings Whimsy to Wordle

‘As I Got to the Front of the Line, a Man Approached Me From Behind’

Your Car Is Tracking You. Abusive Partners May Be, Too.

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Historical Context for December 31, 2023