NORAD's Christmas Eve Santa Claus tracker needs to end  —  This Christmas Eve, the United States military will be busy “tracking” Santa Claus' sleigh as it makes its reindeer-powered journey across American airspace.  What's today known as the North American Aerospace Defense Command …

A Dangerous Ruling About The Times, Project Veritas and Press Freedom  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.  It is separate from the newsroom.  —  Half a century ago …

Trump spokesman cooperating with Jan. 6 committee but fighting subpoena for financial records  —  Taylor Budowich's bank, JPMorgan, is represented by Obama AG Loretta Lynch  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for December 24  —  FIRST ON FOX: Taylor Budowich, a spokesman for former President Donald Trump …

The Third, and Last, Covid Winter Begins  —  We'll be living for a long time with the virus's ramifications for health, the economy and politics.  —  In New York we feel back where we started.  It's like 2020, with everyone in a mask and canceling gatherings and scrambling to find a test.

Airlines cancel hundreds of Christmas Eve flights as Covid hits crews  — More than 500 flights were cancelled in the U.S. on Christmas Eve.  — United and Delta blamed some of the cancellations on rising numbers of Covid infections.  — Airlines ramped up pressure on the CDC this week …

The Worst Political Predictions of 2021  —  What did you get totally wrong about 2021?  Here's my answer: I was sure — sure — that as soon as the Covid vaccines were widely available, all but an infinitesimally small percentage of American adults would line up to take the shot, crush the pandemic and get back to life as normal-ish.

Roger Stone Is Desperate for Cash and Still Selling Autographed Rocks  —  The GOP operator is hoping fans will want to pay $100 for his very own signature.  —  Last-minute holiday shoppers can breathe easy: Roger Stone's one-day auction of rocks, NFTs, and private phone calls with his friends has been extended indefinitely.

Didion's Prophetic Eye on America  —  Ms. Kakutani is a former chief book critic of The Times.  She reviewed several works by Joan Didion over the decades and interviewed Ms. Didion.  —  Joan Didion was a writer uniquely attuned to the disorder and fragmentation of our times …

Afghans spending their first Christmas in America seek the miracle of kindness  —  At Christmastime, the families arrive disoriented, desperate for a roof of their own over their heads.  Many have children but little money and few possessions ― no furniture, no appliances, sometimes not even IDs.

As Hindu Extremists Call for Killing of Muslims, India's Leaders Keep Silent  —  Right-wing Hindu activists at a conference took an oath to harm Muslims if necessary to make “a Hindu-only nation,” the most blatant example of rising anti-Muslim sentiment across India.