‘Now There Is No One’: The Lament of One of the Last Christians in a Syrian City

Michel Butros al-Jisri is among the few Christians left from a once-vibrant community in Idlib on the brink of disappearing. The city, in the only territory in Syria still controlled by rebels, is ruled by Islamists.

Wildfire in Big Sur Forces Residents to Evacuate

A late-season blaze that started on Friday grew to 1,000 acres in the scenic region of California.

Defend Chernobyl During an Invasion? Why Bother, Some Ukrainians Ask.

Ukraine has initiated a defensive strategy for the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, one of the most radioactive places on Earth, which lies on the shortest path between Russia and Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.

ISIS Fighters Attack Syria Prison to Free Fellow Jihadists

The attack on a prison in northeastern Syria and a separate attack in Iraq were reminders of the Islamic State’s persistent threat and the unfinished business of the war against it.

Efforts to Rein In Big Tech May Be Running Out of Time

With midterm elections approaching, a vote taken on Thursday could be the first of several that Congress takes on bills aimed at the industry.

Twitter shakes up its security team.

Parag Agrawal, the new chief executive, fired the company’s head of security this week. Twitter’s chief information security officer is also leaving.

Three Police Officers Charged in Fatal Shooting of Child Outside Football Game

The officers opened fire after two teenagers began shooting outside a high school stadium in a Philadelphia suburb.

Newly Declassified Video Shows U.S. Killing of 10 Civilians in Drone Strike

The New York Times obtained footage of the botched strike in Kabul, whose victims included seven children, through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.

A Library the Internet Can’t Get Enough Of

Why does this image keep resurfacing on social media?

States appeal a judge’s decision to throw out their Facebook antitrust case.

The states’ central claim is that Facebook acquired competitors — particularly Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 — in a predatory manner, by crushing competition.

Crypto Enthusiasts Meet Their Match: Angry Gamers

Game publishers are offering NFTs, but skeptical gamers smell a moneymaking scheme and are fighting back.

Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Four Big Tech Firms

The panel investigating the attack on the Capitol is demanding information from Alphabet, Meta, Reddit and Twitter.

Nigeria Lifts 7-Month Ban on Twitter

The social media site had been blocked after it deleted a post from President Muhammadu Buhari about secessionist groups that was widely seen as threatening.

They Chopped Down a Centuries-Old Tree. Now They Face Felony Charges.

Todd Jones and his sister, Laurel Hoffman, were charged with grand theft for chopping down a black walnut tree near their property outside Cleveland, according to the police.

Opinion | America Is Falling Apart at the Seams

Why are so many of us behaving so badly?

Covid Test Misinformation Spikes Along With Spread of Omicron

The added demand for testing and the higher prevalence of breakthrough cases have created an “opportune moment” to exploit.

Opinion | Steve Bannon Is Onto Something

Fury alone won’t destroy Trumpism. We need a Plan B.

‘I Know What the End of the World Looks Like’

The Ethiopian entrepreneur Sara Menker founded Gro Intelligence, which uses artificial intelligence to forecast global agricultural trends and battle food insecurity.

Google Infringed on Sonos Speaker Technology, Trade Court Rules

The company will not be allowed to import products that infringe on Sonos patents, including smart speakers, video streaming devices, and some computers and phones.

The Next Big Lies: Jan. 6 Was No Big Deal, or a Left-Wing Plot

How revisionist histories of Jan. 6 picked up where the “stop the steal” campaign left off, warping beliefs about what transpired at the Capitol.