At a moment when Americans are distrusting and fearful, we examine the psychology of hope.

How did we get here? I don’t want to know.

There was a lot to tie up after five seasons and nearly 10 years, and the show gave itself another two hours to do it. Here are the major events.

Ticket sales in North America totaled $8.9 billion for the year, up 2 percent from 2024. But the box office remains far below prepandemic levels.

The floods that struck last week just before the first anniversary of the January wildfires show how extreme weather is defining life in the L.A. region.

The famously prickly comedian found a sympathetic adversary in the director of a CNN documentary about him. Their conversation with a reporter was … spirited.

Heirs of families that suffered in the Holocaust have gotten back precious items: not treasured art, but the keepsakes of dead relatives.

After a year of Russian advances, the goal for 2026 is simply to survive, said one officer in eastern Ukraine. “It’s hard to make any plans,” he said.

The new mayor is an entirely familiar type of New York politician.

Beijing is using a ban on the humble mollusk to punish Japan over its apparent willingness to defend Taiwan.

In 2026, there will be journeys to the moon and Mars, new visions of the cosmos and a solar eclipse that might be worth traveling for.