Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, December 3, 2023
Can you sort 8 historical events? The hot air balloon, the N.F.L., and the vacuum cleaner.

Styles’s 71 Most Stylish ‘People’ of 2023
By The Styles DeskOK, some weren’t people, but they all made us talk: about what we wear, how we live and how we express ourselves.

Texas Judge Grants Woman’s Request for Abortion, in Rare Post-Roe Case
By J. David GoodmanA state court judge said a woman whose fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition could legally obtain an abortion despite the state’s bans.

McCarthy Says He Will Leave Congress at the End of the Year
By Annie KarniAbout two months after being ousted as speaker, Representative Kevin McCarthy said he would exit the House a year early.

Why Doctors and Pharmacists Are in Revolt
By Noam ScheiberOnce accustomed to a status outside the usual management-labor hierarchy, many health professionals now feel as put upon as any clock-punching worker.

Universities Face Congressional Inquiry and Angry Donors Over Handling of Antisemitism
By Alan Blinder, Anemona Hartocollis and Stephanie SaulCongress has opened an investigation into Harvard, M.I.T. and University of Pennsylvania, a $100 million gift was withdrawn, and demands have grown for the universities’ presidents to resign.

At a Hearing on Israel, University Presidents Walked Into a Trap
By Michelle GoldbergThe nationwide uproar is likely to lead to a crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech.

That Lingering ‘Meh’ Feeling Has a Name
By Christina CaronPersistent depressive disorder is underdiagnosed, and many who suffer from it have never heard of it.

Sandra Day O’Connor Told a Truth About Marriage That Few Others Dared To
By Patti DavisShe showed her love for John in a way that neither of them could have envisioned.

Podcasters Took Up Her Sister’s Murder Investigation. Then They Turned on Her.
By Sarah Viren‘True crime’ has become a big business — and an emotional minefield for victims’ families.

Accounts of Sexual Violence by Hamas Are Aired Amid Criticism of U.N.
By Katherine Rosman and Lisa LererA presentation at the U.N., organized in part by Sheryl Sandberg, accused the body of ignoring the rape and mutilation of women in the Oct. 7 assault on Israel, and heard gruesome details from witnesses.

The New York Times News Quiz, Dec. 8, 2023
Did you follow the news this week? Take our quiz to see how well you stack up with other Times readers.

One Law Firm Prepared Both Penn and Harvard for Hearing on Antisemitism
By Lauren HirschThe presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and M.I.T. came under fire after dodging questions about their policies.

Oxford’s 2023 Word of the Year Is … ‘Rizz’
By Jennifer SchuesslerSorry, Swifties. The Gen Z slang term — derived from “charisma” — went viral this year after the actor Tom Holland claimed to have none.

College Presidents Under Fire After Dodging Questions About Antisemitism
By Stephanie Saul and Anemona HartocollisThe leaders of Harvard, M.I.T. and Penn appeared to evade questions about whether students should be disciplined if they call for the genocide of Jews.

Nearly Everyone Gets A’s at Yale. Does That Cheapen the Grade?
By Amelia NierenbergA report found that close to 80 percent of grades were in the A range last academic year. A pandemic-era bump has stuck.

8 Things You Should Never Say to Your Partner, According to Therapists
By Jancee DunnHaving a fight? “You’re overreacting” will only make it worse.

Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Court-Approved Abortion
By J. David GoodmanThe court, responding to an appeal from Attorney General Ken Paxton, put on hold a lower court order allowing an abortion for a woman whose fetus has a fatal condition.

‘Saturday Night Live’ Says Goodbye to George Santos
By Dave Itzkoff“S.N.L.” and Bowen Yang took a parting jab at Santos the day after he was expelled from Congress. Emma Stone was the host.

Why a Second Trump Presidency May Be More Radical Than His First
By Charlie Savage, Jonathan Swan and Maggie HabermanDonald Trump has long exhibited authoritarian impulses, but his policy operation is now more sophisticated, and the buffers to check him are weaker.