timef 01/21/2026
- Travel’s Latest Buzzword: ‘Microvacations’ nytimes.com2026-01-21 23:52:06
Travelers short on vacation time are embarking on one- to three-day trips that take advantage of time zones and credit card points.
- What Do Young Travelers Want? Exclusive Experiences. nytimes.com2026-01-21 23:47:57
More millennials and Gen Z-ers are planning trips around experiences, and the industry is responding with concerts, dinners and V.I.P. events.
- At Check-In, Your Face Is Increasingly Your ID nytimes.com2026-01-21 23:47:45
Facial recognition at security and immigration checkpoints and gates could ease airport hassles, even as the technology raises privacy concerns.
- Getting Travel Rewards Is Getting Easier nytimes.com2026-01-21 23:46:59
Program updates and new navigation tools help travelers negotiate the increasingly complicated universe of points.
- For Travelers in 2026, Prices Are All Over the Map nytimes.com2026-01-21 23:44:06
Luxury travelers can expect to pay more than they did last year, while budget travelers might get a break.
- ‘Adaptive Normalcy’ as the Trump Show Arrives at Davos nytimes.com2026-01-21 20:55:15
The president’s address at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland has trading partners and business executives on edge.
- Rising Global Temperatures May Affect Choices for Winter Olympic Venues nytimes.com2026-01-21 20:00:07
Future games will need to be held at higher altitudes, and spread over multiple venues in order to adapt to a changing climate, new research suggests.
- Greenland Tensions Rattle Global Markets nytimes.com2026-01-21 18:31:30
A slump in U.S. stocks spilled into markets in Asia and Europe on Wednesday, ending a period of relative calm.
- An Anxious Japan Restarts the World’s Biggest Nuclear Plant nytimes.com2026-01-21 18:29:26
Japan is reviving nuclear power, balancing the need for more clean energy against the lingering trauma of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster.
- Supreme Court Considers Trump’s Attempt to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook nytimes.com2026-01-21 18:05:11
The justices deferred a decision on the president’s efforts to oust Cook, agreeing to hear arguments on Wednesday instead.
- Uber Faces Growing Pressure Over Sexual Assault Record nytimes.com2026-01-21 18:03:36
From the ballot box in California to the halls of Congress and Wall Street, several new initiatives would require more oversight of how the company protects its passengers.
- What’s a Human Life Worth? The E.P.A. Says Zero Dollars. nytimes.com2026-01-21 18:03:16
The Environmental Protection Agency has stopped estimating the dollar value of lives saved in the cost-benefit analyses for new pollution rules.
- Snap Settles Lawsuit on Social Media Addiction, Avoiding a Landmark Trial nytimes.com2026-01-21 05:26:59
The settlement means Snap will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently defective and subject to personal injury liability.
- F.T.C. Appeals Loss in Meta Antitrust Case nytimes.com2026-01-21 05:20:49
The agency is aiming to reverse a setback in the government’s campaign to rein in the power of the biggest tech companies.
- David Rosen, 95, Dies; Video Game Visionary and Co-Founder of Sega nytimes.com2026-01-21 04:03:38
He transformed his Japanese photo booth business into a gaming industry game giant that created Mortal Kombat, Sonic the Hedgehog and more.
- Scientists Set Up Camp on Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica nytimes.com2026-01-21 02:08:10
Low clouds have lifted long enough for helicopters to ferry scientists and their gear to a fast-melting glacier on the edge of Antarctica.
- Trump Threatens New Trade War as Court Weighs Whether to Check Him nytimes.com2026-01-21 01:35:04
President Trump may be on the verge of having his authority on imposing tariffs curtailed, but that hasn’t slowed down his threats.
- Democrats Seek Investigation of $3.5 Million Deal by Interior Official’s Husband nytimes.com2026-01-21 00:09:57
Records show that Karen Budd-Falen, a top Interior Department official, didn’t disclose a contract between her husband and the developers of a mine approved by the agency.
- Thing-Like Robotic Hand Makes Life Resemble ‘The Addams Family’ nytimes.com2026-01-21 00:00:17
The very capable robotic picker-upper can grasp things on both sides and roam around freely.
