And in Washington, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the U.S. military was moving away from a focus on fighting terrorism to counter Russia and China’s growing military might.
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3. Women around the country took to the streets on the anniversary of the Women’s March on Washington. Above, a scene from Milwaukee.
At a sister protest in Rome, the actress and director Asia Argento, one of the first women to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, received a hero’s welcome.
Our senior correspondent for gender issues says the march has become a movement — and looks at what’s coming next for it.
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4. The Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman was among more than 120 gymnasts who asked to speak at the sentencing of Larry Nassar, the former doctor for the national team, about sexual abuse they experienced at his hands. We published Ms. Raisman’s powerful remarks in their entirety.
“My dream,” she said, “is that one day everyone will know what the words ‘me, too’ signify, but they will be educated and able to protect themselves from predators like Larry so that they will never, ever, ever have to say the words ‘me, too.’”
More women are expected to make statements in court this week.
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5. An American is suspected of having helped Beijing to identify C.I.A. informants who were later killed or imprisoned. The man, Jerry Chun Shing Lee, above, who left the agency in 2007, was apprehended at Kennedy Airport.
We broke the story about the dismantling of American spy operations in China in May. It’s being called one of the worst U.S. intelligence failures in years.
Did you keep up with the headlines this week? Test your knowledge with our news quiz.
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6. Amazon announced a shortlist of 20 cities from the 238 that submitted bids to host its second headquarters. Above, its first one, in Seattle.
The e-commerce giant says the move will bring 50,000 high-paying jobs, and the process has garnered the kind of enthusiasm usually reserved for bids to host the Olympics. This video shows the most bizarre bids.
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7. Oscar nominations are due out on Tuesday. Our critic-at-large says “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” might be this year’s “La La Land,” and he’s not happy about it. Above, Frances McDormand in “Three Billboards.”
And James Franco could very well be nominated for best actor, despite claims of sexual misconduct against him detailed in a Los Angeles Times article. The ceremony is March 4.
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8. Yet again, the Patriots are favored to reach the Super Bowl.
There must be some way to beat New England, right? Our sports desk tried to find one.
And our Smarter Living team put together a list of five cheap(ish) things to help you host a Super Bowl party. The game is Feb. 4.
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9. On “Saturday Night Live,” hosted by Jessica Chastain, a game show parody asked of President Trump’s actions, “Does it even matter anymore?”
And Kate McKinnon, above with the “Weekend Update” co-anchor Colin Jost, added Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election, to her long list of impressions.
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10. Finally, Dolores O’Riordan, the lead singer of the beloved Irish rock band the Cranberries, died in London at 46. Her death prompted an outpouring from readers about what she meant to them.
“Ms. O’Riordan always looked so small behind those big guitars,” our writer noted in this appreciation. “But with fragility there was fierceness, one of our own, the joy of an outsider owning it for herself, and for all of us.”
Have a great week.
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