Phil Spector Spent Last Days Suffering With Covid-19


Nikolai Antoshkin, Who Helped Halt Chernobyl Disaster, Dies at 78

He survived radiation as commander of the operation that extinguished the Chernobyl nuclear plant fire. He died of the coronavirus.


Your Monday Briefing

Biden prepares to reverse Trump’s policies.


Cargo Ship Sinks Near Turkey, Leaving at Least 3 Dead, Officials Say

Emergency workers saved half the 12-member crew after the vessel sank off the Black Sea coast, state media said, but bad weather hindered further rescue efforts.


States Scramble After Trump Administration Vaccine Doses Promises Falls Short

The stockpile of doses was nearly empty.


How a Historian Got Close, Maybe Too Close, to a Nazi Thief

Over nearly a decade, Jonathan Petropoulos met dozens of times with a man who helped the Nazis loot Jewish art collections, a complicated relationship he explores in “Göring’s Man in Paris.”


Countries Brace for Impact of More Coronavirus Variants

Alongside the variant discovered in Britain, at least three other troubling variants are spreading less widely: one identified in South Africa and two in Brazil.


Your Thursday Briefing

Trump is impeached again.


Who Is Eligible for the Covid Vaccine?


Millions Flock to Telegram and Signal as Fears Grow Over Big Tech

The encrypted messaging services have become the world’s hottest apps over the last week, driven by growing anxiety over the power of the biggest tech companies and privacy concerns.