A man was hospitalized with the virus after attending a controversial ‘Covid conga line’ party in Queens.


By BY DANIEL E. SLOTNIK from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3o48Nkt

The U.S. reaches 20 million cases.


By BY KATE TAYLOR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3pJvrPv

Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Toss Election Lawsuit Against Pence


By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN AND KATIE BENNER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/38RrAsH

Resolving to live a lot better than in 2020.


By BY CONCEPCIÓN DE LEÓN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/383dmWw

New Year’s Eve in Dakar, Senegal


By Unknown Author from NYT Home Page https://bit.ly/34VUYNi

Grapes, yellow underwear and a scarecrow: Colombia preserves its traditions.


By BY JULIE TURKEWITZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2X2Sd8u

Macron promises to speed up France’s vaccine rollout after frustration over sluggish start.


By BY AURELIEN BREEDEN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3hBQ25h

In Montreal, at least there is still (takeout) poutine, a hangover antidote of choice.


By BY DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3n53DmW

Minneapolis Police Release Body Camera Video of First Killing Since George Floyd


By BY NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3hFsHzS

Israel could become the first country to vaccinate all of its citizens.


By BY ISABEL KERSHNER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/381bmhA

Things Will Get Better. Seriously.


By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/3o6FsFN

For a grieving family, 2020 cannot end soon enough.


By BY JACK HEALY from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3hBQ0dF

The Morning


By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://bit.ly/2KUID57

Georgia Republicans Deliver Persistent Message: Fear the Democrats


By BY ASTEAD W. HERNDON AND RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3n3Apoy

Citing pandemic, prosecutors in case against officers in George Floyd’s death want trial delay.


By BY TIM ARANGO from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3rRdi4f

In Dakar, the usual soundtrack of fireworks on every corner was muted.


By BY RUTH MACLEAN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3840oIg

New Year’s Eve in Europe


By Unknown Author from NYT Home Page https://bit.ly/2WXzeMv

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Amazon, HBO Max, Hulu and More in January


By BY NOEL MURRAY from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/3pFnMBO

Klara Kasparova, Mother of Chess Champion and His Guide, Dies at 83


By BY DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN from NYT Obituaries https://nyti.ms/2Lemm1S

Georgia Republicans Deliver Persistent Message: Fear the Democrats


By BY ASTEAD W. HERNDON AND RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2MfBU66

MF Doom, Masked Rapper With Intricate Rhymes, Is Dead at 49


By BY JULIA JACOBS from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2KU4RV1

Chief Justice Praises the Courts’ Responses to the Pandemic


By BY ADAM LIPTAK from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3o4jROz

There will be a late-night delivery of a venerated sardine in Maine.


By BY ELLEN BARRY from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2L7F9fA

Quotation of the Day: Missouri Senator Says He’ll Join Election Challenge, Dividing the G.O.P.


By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://nyti.ms/34Xx5ow

Squirming, Maybe


By BY HELEN T. VERONGOS from NYT Crosswords & Games https://nyti.ms/2LaYZWZ

2020: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics


By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3htmQNZ

Over half of Ohio’s nursing home workers are refusing to get a Covid-19 vaccine, the governor says.


By BY ALLYSON WALLER from NYT World https://nyti.ms/34ZIkwG

Forever Is Never


By BY SAMMY HARKHAM from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/3o1TBEn

New York will allow in-person fans at Buffalo Bills home playoff game.


By BY TROY CLOSSON from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3o2wJ7K

After Breonna Taylor Case, Louisville Police Face Precarious Next Chapter


By BY WILL WRIGHT, NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS AND AUSTYN GAFFNEY from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3pB9C4r

PM-covid-update


By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://bit.ly/3rGN18i

Critics Say Nashville Police Could Have Done More With Tip About Bomber


By BY STEVE CAVENDISH, JAMIE MCGEE AND RICK ROJAS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3o1mfWh

The Small Colorado Town Shrugged Off the Pandemic. Then Came the Coronavirus Variant.


By BY DAVE PHILIPPS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3rAlbdY

A Dallas-Fort Worth air traffic control center was closed for disinfection, and big flight delays soon followed.


By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3aW7EHK

Closing of Air Traffic Control Center for Virus Cleaning Halts Flights in Dallas


By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/34X5l3s

The Morning


By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://bit.ly/3htBqVu

The Bomb That Struck the Heart of Nashville


By BY MARGARET RENKL from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2WXeDIj

Life went on as it always had in Simla, Colo., until the virus came to town. And then the variant.


By BY DAVE PHILIPPS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2WWEgZJ

‘No Realistic Path’ for Quick Vote on $2,000 Stimulus Checks, McConnell Says


By BY CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/38LYTxf

To get young students back in classrooms, California plans to offer a financial incentive to districts to reopen.


By BY JILL COWAN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/38MJAV7

This New Year’s Eve, Times Square Will Be Filled With Hope. But Not People.


By BY DAN BARRY from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/3pvirg6

Don’t Let the Games Begin


By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/3aRLtCJ

Death Transformed a Year, and What May Lie Ahead


By BY WILLIAM MCDONALD from NYT Obituaries https://nyti.ms/3rE552Z

As the Pandemic Took Lives, It Also Stole Hopes


By BY DANIEL J. WAKIN from NYT Obituaries https://nyti.ms/34ZlIMV

Rita Houston, WFUV D.J. Who Lifted Music Careers, Dies at 59


By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Obituaries https://nyti.ms/380YAzx

Stimulus, Virus Variant, Georgia: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing


By BY DANI BLUM AND JEREMIAH M. BOGERT, JR. from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/3rE51QN

The Sunday Read: ‘What Does It Mean to Save a Neighborhood?’

By BY JACK D’ISIDORO, AARON ESPOSITO, JOHN WOO AND COREY SCHREPPEL from NYT Podcasts https://nyti.ms/3E5bF7T