A Ukrainian official said Kyiv was responsible for the assassination in Moscow of Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of Russia’s radioactive, chemical and biological defense forces.

Ukraine Says It Killed General Who Led Russia’s Nuclear Defense Force

People are turning to psilocybin, ketamine and other treatments for palliative care.

‘Life-Changing’ Psychedelics, for When Life Is Ending

Drugmakers including Purdue Pharma paid pharmacy benefit managers not to restrict painkiller prescriptions, a New York Times investigation found.

Giant Companies Took Secret Payments to Allow Free Flow of Opioids

Just a few years ago, media executives thought theatrical releases didn’t benefit their streaming services. Now, many of them think the opposite.

Here’s a Hollywood Twist: Streaming Success Runs Through Theaters

Undocumented immigrants whose children or spouses are U.S. citizens are feeling particularly vulnerable to President-elect Donald J. Trump’s threats to push them out.

‘No Place to Hide’: Trapped on the Border, Immigrants Fear Deportation

A festival devoted to the film usually focuses on its comforting message. This year, it also underscored suicide prevention.

Tackling the Difficult Subject at the Heart of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

Investors and executives are often emphasizing what they like in the president-elect’s agenda, while dismissing what they don’t as mere posturing.

High on Hope, Wall St. Hears What It Wants From Trump

On a CBS Christmas special and a new stand-up hour for Netflix, the comic keeps audiences connected by finding the magic in deliberately quotidian subjects.

Nate Bargatze Wants Your Family to Stop Fighting for an Hour. Maybe Two.

One of Europe’s powerhouses is losing its competitive edge, and the political class can’t agree on why — or what to do about it.

Behind Germany’s Political Turmoil, a Stagnating Economy

Cast off by the Nazis, but heralded by curators, the artist’s painting of his doctor, made just before van Gogh’s suicide, has not been seen in 34 years.

The Search for van Gogh’s Lost Masterpiece

Silicon Valley hopes that tech giants like Elon Musk could help to push the incoming Trump administration toward offering more visas to highly skilled foreign workers.

Tech Makes an Economic Case for Skilled Immigrants. Will Trump Bite?

As the maker of ChatGPT battles Google and Meta for A.I. supremacy, it’s also fighting to end control by a nonprofit board.

How OpenAI Hopes to Sever Its Nonprofit Roots

Building a chatbot like ChatGPT requires billions upon billions of dollars. That’s the driving force behind OpenAI’s plans to change how it’s managed.

Why Does OpenAI Need So Much Money?

A new rocket from Mr. Bezos’ company Blue Origin and a satellite system from Amazon could heat up competition with SpaceX, owned by Mr. Musk.

Jeff Bezos Prepares to Close the Gap in His Space Race With Elon Musk

Federal agencies have opened at least three reviews into whether the company and its leader complied with disclosure protocols intended to protect state secrets, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Elon Musk and SpaceX Face Federal Reviews After Violations of Security Reporting Rules

Commonwealth Fusion Systems, an M.I.T. spinoff, aims to generate carbon-free electricity in an industrial park near Richmond in the early 2030s.

Fusion Start-Up Plans to Build Its First Power Plant in Virginia

Still stinging from the election, President Biden is pushing for his final priorities but has largely absented himself from the national conversation about Donald Trump after warning repeatedly that he was a threat to American democracy.

A Weary Biden Heads for the Exit

In a just sweet enough production with a strong cast, the “View” host delivers a performance that reaffirms her savvy as a comic actor.

‘Annie’ Review: Whoopi Goldberg Is a Holiday Gift as Miss Hannigan

David Bowie loved its couscous. Norman Reedus hung out there. It put avocado toast on the map. Thirty years later, and with a new book honoring it, Cafe Gitane is drawing a fresh crowd.

A Vanguard of Cool, Back on the Scene Again

Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, December 17, 2024.

Quote of the Day: Democrats Aim to Foil a Constitutional Rewrite

A documentary about Rodgers, the 41-year-old quarterback, delves into drugs, religion and politics (and yes, that’s Robert F. Kennedy Jr.).

Aaron Rodgers, an Aching Achilles and Ayahuasca

The movies, along with “Uptown Saturday Night,” “Mi Familia” and “The Social Network,” are among the 25 selected by the Librarian of Congress.

‘Star Trek II’ and ‘Dirty Dancing’ Join National Film Registry

“It’s taken us all aback,” said a professor who led a study revealing that 37 people in a prehistoric site in England were likely consumed by their attackers.

A Grisly Discovery at a Bronze Age Mass Grave: The Victims Were Eaten, Too

F&F gets a more formal extension for pizza and more, Entre Nous offers 3,500 bottles of wine and more restaurant news.

Wayward Fare Explores the Deep Mediterranean Pantry

The cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason had to cancel a concert in Toronto last week after an airline refused to let him board with his instrument, even though he had bought a ticket for it.

December 17, 2024

Headlines from December 17, 2024

Ukraine Says It Killed General Who Led Russia’s Nuclear Defense Force

‘Life-Changing’ Psychedelics, for When Life Is Ending

Giant Companies Took Secret Payments to Allow Free Flow of Opioids

Here’s a Hollywood Twist: Streaming Success Runs Through Theaters

‘No Place to Hide’: Trapped on the Border, Immigrants Fear Deportation

Billboard 200

The Tortured Poets Department

GNX

Wicked: The Soundtrack

The Party Never Ends

Short n' Sweet

Historical Context for December 17, 2024