TIME The Year in Review
The Year in Review 2023
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JOE BIDEN’S YEAR • Despite a resurgent economy, polls focused on the president’s potential for reelection
TRUMP’S LEGAL PERIL • The former president faced numerous state and federal charges stemming from his actions inside and outside the White House
E. Jean Carroll Suit
Hunter Biden’s Travails
A Surge in Migration
Robert Menendez
The Ousting of the Speaker
Promotions on Hold
Fox’s Woes
EARLY GOP HOPEFULS • The first debate of the election season brought eight candidates, though not the front-runner, to the stage
DeSantis: Culture Warrior
THE SUPREME COURT • Justices in Washington ruled on polarizing issues such as voting and LGBTQ rights as well as affirmative action
A Trilateral Bulwark
Defiant Democrats
Comic Creator’s Spew
Newspaper Raid
Not So Proud
Theranos CEO Begins Prison Term
Long Island Deaths
LGBTQ Support and Controversy
The Resilient Economy
Stilling the Assembly Line
French Bulldogs
A GLOBAL DISASTER • As the war in Ukraine stretched through its second year, that nation grappled with a devastating attack that has international implications
Death of a General
Oleksandra Matviichuk
In Partnership
World Briefs
THE WEEK THE WAR BEGAN: ISRAEL AND GAZA OCTOBER 7–13 • On an autumn morning, Hamas militants swarmed out of Gaza and slaughtered Israeli citizens, setting off a brutal response and a humanitarian crisis
Elon Musk
Flushing out a Nuclear Site
A Country’s Death Spiral
EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY • The quake and its aftershocks toppled buildings and killed tens of thousands in Turkey and Syria, devastating the region
An Attack on Democracy
Saved in the Jungle
Politicians Assassinated
Mafia Arrest
Anti-LGBTQ Laws
Death in the Deep Blue Sea
An Emperor’s Stage
Political Musical Chairs
An End to Jacindamania
World Briefs
A King Is Crowned
THE FINAL FRONTIER • The James Webb Space Telescope continued to reveal the wonders of our universe
Biodiversity and Extinction
Hot Water
COVID-19 Immunity
Science Briefs
“New Delhi, Chandrayaan-3 Has Landed”
Beyond the Moon
Greetings from Deep Space
Adolescent Weight-Loss Surgery
Global Guardian, Johan Rockström
Science Briefs
DARKENING VISTAS • Fires raged across Canada, befouled the air and choked America’s skies with a dense orange smoke
A GAME AND A STAR FOR THE AGES • On a stirring Super Bowl Sunday, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes asserted himself as the NFL’s preeminent talent
LeBron James
Death at the Track
Brittney Griner
Sports Briefs
World Series
Shohei Ohtani
FIFA Scandal
HI, BARBIE! • The movie of the year brought in more than $1.4 billion at the box office, then opened at a soaring $24.99 on streaming. It’s also a resounding call for feminism
Oppenheimer
Michelle Yeoh
Ke Huy Quan
Movie Briefs
Writers and Actors Strikes
Abbott Elementary
The Last of Us
Succession
Taylor Swift
Music Briefs
Beyoncé
Salman Rushdie, Standing Strong
Books Briefs
PRINCE HARRY’S BOOK DEEPENS AN AGE-OLD RIFT • In Spare, the fifth in line for the throne of Great Britain reveals long-simmering tensions within his royal family
TINA TURNER • The Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll was a fiery talent with a voice and style all her...
