Landon Y. Jones, Who Made People a Star Among Magazines, Dies at 80

An unapologetic champion of the newsworthiness of celebrities, he also drew attention to teenage pregnancy and helped popularize the term “baby boomer.”

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Cambodia Celebrates the Return of Its ‘Gods’ After Years of Searching

Decades after they were looted, artifacts reclaimed from museums and collections around the world were welcomed home in a lavish ceremony and museum display.

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Maryland Supreme Court Orders Redo of Hearing That Freed Adnan Syed

The court upheld an appellate court’s decision to reinstate the murder conviction of Mr. Syed. The case was the focus of the podcast “Serial.”

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An Oil Tanker Is Stuck in the Red Sea After a Houthi Rebel Attack: What to Know

The MV Delta Sounion was carrying a million barrels of crude oil when it was attacked by Houthi rebels. On fire and crewless, it now poses an environmental risk.

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A New Push to Overhaul Reading Doesn’t Extend to Older Students

Districts like New York are revamping elementary school reading instruction. But the middle and high schoolers who don’t read proficiently are an afterthought.

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Canada’s Wildfires Were a Top Global Emitter Last Year, Study Says

The blazes produced more planet-warming carbon than almost any country, researchers found. That could upend key calculations on the pace of global warming.

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What the World Looks Like if We Take Trump at His Word

The former president’s plans for a second term are very likely to have unintended consequences.

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The Crypto Industry Loudly Defends Telegram’s Pavel Durov

When the messaging app’s founder, Pavel Durov, was arrested, he received a flood of support from a multitrillion-dollar industry that relies on it.

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Who Is Telegram’s Pavel Durov and Why Was He Arrested in France?

Pavel Durov has been detained in France, as part of wide-ranging investigation into criminal activities on the messaging platform he runs.

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Revisiting Tom Cruise’s ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ and ‘Magnolia’ Performances From 1999

Twenty-five years ago, the superstar starred in “Eyes Wide Shut” and “Magnolia,” and opened himself up for the camera in ways he rarely has since.

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Mexico Pauses Diplomatic Ties With U.S. Amid Clash Over Judicial Overhaul

President López Obrador’s proposed changes to the judiciary are sparking a diplomatic fight with the United States in the last weeks of his presidency.

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Why Plastic Water Bottles May Not Contain as Much Recycled Plastic as Advertised

A green accounting method called “mass balance” certifies that something was manufactured with recycled plastic — just not necessarily much of the bottle making the claim.

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Dismantling the Ship That Drilled for the Ocean’s Deepest Secrets

The JOIDES Resolution, which for decades was key to advancing the understanding of the Earth and its innards, concluded what could be its final scientific expedition.

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Apple Rethinks Its Movie Strategy After a String of Misses

“Wolfs,” a new film starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt, was going to get a robust theatrical release. But the company is curtailing that plan.

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Canada Will Impose 100% Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles

The new tariffs announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will match levies imposed by President Biden and could further strain relations between Canada and China.

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Why Roth Accounts May Be a Good Savings Option at Any Age

These savings accounts, which are often pitched to young investors, can be a good investment option for older and retired workers.

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What Has ‘Modern Love’ Taught You About Love?

To celebrate the column’s 20th anniversary, we’re asking readers to share their favorite lines of wisdom from Modern Love essays and Tiny Love Stories.

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The N.F.L. May Soon Welcome a New Kind of Owner

At a meeting next week, team owners are expected to approve rules that would allow private equity firms to invest in their franchises.

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Explosions Outside a France Synagogue Were a Terrorist Attack, Prosecutors Say

Politicians quickly condemned the attack, at a time when antisemitic incidents have been on the rise in France.

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As Ukraine Pushes Into Russia, Its Next Steps Are Unclear

American officials are not convinced that Ukraine intends to hold its position in Russia long term.

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What to Know About the Business Execs Who Were With Mike Lynch on His Yacht

The two business figures, both associates of the tech mogul, went missing after the superyacht they were on sank off the coast of Sicily.

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Hormigas, celulares y libros: una conversación con Pepe Mujica

El austero expresidente de Uruguay y filósofo sin pelos en la lengua, ofrece la sabiduría de una vida plena mientras lucha contra el cáncer.

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What Harris Has to Do Next, and Fast

A good convention speech isn’t enough to earn the trust of voters.

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Germany’s Aid to Ukraine Comes Under New Strain

With a budget shortfall for 2025 and evidence mounting that Ukraine blew up natural-gas pipelines between Germany and Russia, German aid to Ukraine is under pressure.

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Arkansas Supreme Court Denies Bid to Get Abortion Measure on the Ballot

A majority on the state Supreme Court sided with the secretary of state, who had rejected a citizen group’s petition for failing to submit some of the necessary paperwork.

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Bill Pascrell Jr., 14-Term House Democrat From N.J., Dies at 87

An outspoken progressive, he vigorously opposed President Donald J. Trump and focused on legislation to help “regular Americans pay their bills.”

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‘A Lot of Us Are Gone’: How the Push to Diversify Publishing Fell Short

Lisa Lucas was among the big hires meant to shake up the industry. Her departure, alongside other prominent Black editors and executives, has led some to question publishers’ pledge to diversify.

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A ‘Speedy Little Star’ May Be on Course to Escape Our Galaxy

The so-called hypervelocity object, which is either a low-mass star or a brown dwarf, is traveling through the Milky Way at around a million miles an hour.

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Kamala Harris’s Tan Suit Surprise

The Democratic candidate for president made an unexpected appearance on Day 1 of the party convention.

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Disciplinary Charges Dismissed Against Top New York Police Official Jeffrey Maddrey

An oversight board had recommended that Jeffrey Maddrey, the chief of department, be punished for interfering with an arrest. Commissioner Edward Caban dismissed the case.

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How Section 230 Is Being Used Against Tech Giants Like Meta

A Massachusetts professor has filed a lawsuit against Meta using a novel interpretation of Section 230, a law known primarily for shielding social media companies from liability.

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Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris: Inside Their Surprisingly Close Bond

Mrs. Clinton, who lost out on becoming the first female president, has been a behind-the-scenes ally for the woman now vying to do so.

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Biden Will Pass Torch to Harris in Democratic National Convention Speech

President Biden and his top aides have spent days reworking his original address, which he expected to give as the Democratic nominee, for a new moment.

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A New Treatment for Severe Allergic Reactions — Without the Needle

A nasal spray can tamp down potentially fatal reactions, a boon to the many patients in crisis who fear using EpiPens.

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Woman Who Accused Eric Adams of Assault Wrote About It Years Ago

A former Transit Police Department colleague of the mayor said she told seven people years ago that he had sexually assaulted her in 1993, according to new court filings.

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Elon Musk Closes X Operations in Brazil Over Fight With Judge

The billionaire said he would shutter his social network’s Brazil operations instead of complying with a Brazilian judge’s orders to suspend accounts.

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Russians Fleeing Ukraine’s Advance Border Regions Rush to Kursk

In the regional capital, those who left their homes as Ukrainian forces tore into western Russia are uncertain whether they can ever return to their old lives.

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Behind the Pageantry of Shen Yun, Untreated Injuries and Emotional Abuse

As the popular dance show grew into an international juggernaut, some of the group’s young performers paid a steep price.

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Issa Hayatou, ‘the Emperor of African Soccer,’ Dies at 77

In his posts atop the governing bodies for African and global soccer, he fought to establish the continent as an equal to Europe and South America.

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George Santos Is Expected to Plead Guilty, People Close to Case Say

Mr. Santos could change his mind, but witnesses in his campaign fraud case were told by federal prosecutors that he intends to plead guilty on Monday.

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Iran Expected to Delay Retaliation Against Israel, Officials Say

The delay is meant to allow mediators time to make a high-stakes push for a cease-fire to end the war in Gaza, according to U.S., Iranian and Israeli officials. But they cautioned that the situation remained fluid.

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Missouri Woman Charged in Scheme to Defraud Presleys and Sell Graceland

A woman named Lisa Jeanine Findley was arrested and accused of a brazen effort to foreclose on Elvis Presley’s home in Memphis.

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He Made a Game About a Joyous Journey. He Also Got a Bit Lost.

Anthony Tan was 16 when his idea for a video game about a deer caught the industry’s eye. Nine years later, he’s still working on it.

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How to Stop the Deadliest Infectious Disease

New advances in screening, prevention and treatment of TB make tremendous progress possible — if we tap them.

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Canceling Subscriptions Could Get Easier Under New Biden Administration Rules

Some of the tactics that have consumers jumping through hoops to cancel a cable or gym membership could be banned under a new initiative launched this week by the White House.

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Ceasefire Talks on Sudan’s Civil War Open in Switzerland

The American-backed talks in Switzerland, starting on Wednesday, aim to halt a catastrophic civil war. But only one side says it will turn up.

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Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss

Even if he is defeated in November, the former president isn’t going anywhere.

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Head of Panel That Ruled Against Jordan Chiles Represented Romania in Other Cases

The decision outraged U.S. Olympic and gymnastics officials, and led to a torrent of online abuse against both Chiles and Ana Barbosu, the Romanian athlete who ended up with the bronze.

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Investors Brace for Another Big Week in the Markets

A new batch of inflation data and earnings from major retailers will again put the spotlight on consumer confidence and economic growth.

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Jordan Chiles Lost Her Bronze Medal Over Four Seconds

An inquiry by Chiles’s coach led judges to adjust her score and give her a medal. A court ruled the inquiry came too late. Now, the I.O.C. wants her bronze back.

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Perseid Meteor Shower 2024: Peak Time and How to Watch This Weekend

Warm summer nights and swift colorful streaks make this meteor shower a crowd favorite, but this year, observers may have to compete with light from the moon.

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Behind the Scenes of the ‘Treasure Hunt’ for Olympic History

Members of the Olympic Museum’s heritage acquisitions team fan out during the Games to get donations to put on display in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Sifan Hassan Wins Olympic Marathon, Testing Limits of Endurance

The Dutch Olympian added a victory in the longest race of the Games to her bronze medals in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. “What was I thinking?” she said afterward.

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Ancient Calendar, Recently Discovered, May Document a Long-Ago Disaster

The markings on a pillar in southern Turkey are more than decorations on the stone, a researcher at the University of Edinburgh says. They may memorialize a time when comet fragments struck Earth.

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Israeli Strikes on Schools Pose a Life-or-Death Choice for Civilians

Schools in Gaza have taken in tens of thousands of people seeking safety. Israel, arguing that Hamas uses the shelters, has struck school grounds repeatedly.

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How to Keep Your Money Safe if Your Online Lender Is Not a Bank

The collapse of a little-known intermediary named Synapse Financial Technologies has put a spotlight on the risk that customers face when using popular banking start-ups.

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Perseid Meteor Shower 2024: Peak Time and How to Watch This Weekend

Warm summer nights and swift colorful streaks make this meteor shower a crowd favorite, but this year, observers may have to compete with light from the moon.

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The Presidential Campaign’s Carbonated Détente

In a land of plenty that reveres personal freedom, we imbibe as we wish.

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Donald Trump, Prince of Self-Pity

There is no end to his hallucinatory disadvantages.

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A Play About J.K. Rowling Stirred Outrage. Until It Opened.

The muted reaction to the Edinburgh Fringe show “TERF” suggests that when activists engage with potentially inflammatory art, offense can quickly vanish.

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Connie Chiume, 72, Dies; ‘Black Panther’ Actor Bridged S. Africa Eras

Her career began during apartheid and outlived it, reaching a personal milestone in a blockbuster movie and its sequel.

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Stop Panicking About the Birthrate

We should focus on everyone’s welfare, not obsess about convincing more people to be parents.

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Microsoft Says Delta Was Largely Responsible for Flight Cancellations Amid Tech Outage

The software company said in a letter that Delta Air Lines had falsely blamed Microsoft for its decision to cancel thousands of flights after a tech outage.

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Tsung-Dao Lee, 97, Physicist Who Challenged a Law of Nature, Dies

At 31, he and a colleague won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering that subatomic particles, contrary to what scientists thought, are always symmetrical.

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Harris’s Brother-in-Law Tony West, an Uber Executive, is a Key Adviser

Tony West, the top lawyer for Uber, is weighing in on polling and running mates. His presence has made some liberals anxious.

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Amid Heavy Industry, Canada’s Newest (and Tiniest) National Park

The creation of an urban national park on an unprepossessing parcel of land in the automaking hub of Windsor, Ontario, is also meant to serve as an act of Indigenous reconciliation.

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Cristeta Comerford, White House Chef to 5 Presidents, Retires

Ms. Comerford, known as “Cheffie” and the first woman and person of color to serve as White House executive chef, reflects on three decades of feeding first families.

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Hotels in New York City Don’t Need Licenses. Should They?

New York’s hundreds of hotels are subject to less regulatory scrutiny than many other businesses. The industry is resisting City Council efforts to change that.

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Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

Two billionaire Democratic donors have publicly pressured Vice President Kamala Harris to replace the F.T.C. chair, Lina Khan. Wall Street insiders are worried that could backfire.

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Nationwide Protests Over Hunger Rock Nigeria

Thousands turned out across Africa’s most populous country despite government attempts to prevent them. Demonstrations have left at least 13 people dead, Amnesty International says.

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Icon or Eyesore? Palm Springs to Move Divisive Marilyn Monroe Statue

A truce has been reached in a battle that pitted admirers of the city’s art museum against fans of a giant outdoor Marilyn Monroe sculpture.

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Whitmer, Buttigieg and the Veeps Who Might Have Been

There’s only so much trailblazing Kamala Harris can be expected to do.

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Missouri Man Is Freed After 1991 Murder Conviction Is Overturned

Christopher Dunn, who spent more than three decades in prison, was released one week after the Missouri attorney general blocked a judge’s order for his immediate release.

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‘20th Hijacker’ Seeks Transfer From Federal Supermax to French Prison

After 20 years in a supermax prison in Colorado, the only person to be convicted in connection with the 9/11 attacks wants to serve his life sentence in his homeland.

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Pro-Democracy Organization Denounces Venezuela’s Election

The Carter Center, a leading pro-democracy organization, says Venezuela’s election violated the country’s own laws and was undemocratic.

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Some Republicans Embrace Conspiracy Theories on Trump Assassination

Right-wing lawmakers and candidates have made baseless suggestions that the shooting was orchestrated by Democrats or government actors who targeted former President Donald J. Trump.

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