‘Days of Our Lives’ Actor, Drake Hogestyn, Dies at 70

Mr. Hogestyn was best known for playing John Black on the daytime soap opera and appeared in more than 4,200 episodes over 38 years.

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Nepal Flooding and Landslides Kill at Least 170 People

The mountainous country is experiencing more extreme weather driven by climate change, including melting glaciers that add to the frequency and severity of flooding.

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Top Adams Aides Get Married as Investigation Swirls Around Them

Eric Adams’s schools chancellor and first deputy mayor married in Martha’s Vineyard this weekend. Both have had their phones seized by federal investigators.

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Can Lina Khan Hold On?

Ms. Khan’s term as the chair of the Federal Trade Commission ended Wednesday. In a wide-ranging interview, she discussed her aggressive approach to antitrust and its critics.

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Western North Carolina Reels From Helene: ‘This Is a Disaster’

Hundreds of roads were blocked across the region, and officials warned of more mudslides and damage to come.

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What Eric Adams and Donald Trump Have in Common

The mayor and the former president may have some different political beliefs, but their personality and style — and now perhaps their legal paths — are aligned.

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Hurricane Helene: Storm Decision Fatigue Is Getting to Me

More than the sheer repetition of extreme weather, the stakes have grown — for our homes, our communities and our lives.

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How Google Defended Itself in the Ad Tech Antitrust Trial

The tech giant, which wrapped up its arguments in the federal monopoly trial, simply says it has the best product.

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Tufts Lacrosse Players Recovering After Navy SEAL-Led Workout Draws Inquiry

Nine players were hospitalized with a serious and rare muscle condition called rhabdomyolysis in the days after the 45-minute workout, according to the university.

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Mayor Adams Names New Schools Chancellor, as Chaos and Inquiries Swirl

The quick selection of Melissa Aviles-Ramos to lead the New York City school system seemed intended to quell a deepening crisis that has seen several top officials resign.

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Behind OpenAI’s Audacious Plan to Make A.I. Flow Like Electricity

Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, is talking to the United Arab Emirates, Asian chipmakers and U.S. officials to expand the computing power needed to build artificial intelligence.

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Why OpenAI Is Trying to Raise So Much Money?

The San Francisco A.I. start-up believes there is not enough computing power on Earth to build the artificial intelligence it wants to create.

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Kentucky Sheriff Accused of Fatally Shooting Judge Pleads Not Guilty

Sheriff Shawn Stines made his first appearance in court as a defendant in the case that has shaken the small rural community of Letcher County, Ky.

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Trump Once Exploited Undocumented Workers; Now He Demonizes Them

His treatment of immigrants at his country club is a sharp contrast to employers of legal workers in Springfield, Ohio.

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U.K.’s Starmer Sprinkles Kamala Harris-style ‘Joy’ Into Conference Speech

After a somewhat bumpy start to his premiership, Keir Starmer tried to reclaim the narrative, acknowledging voters’ desire for hope and promising change was on the way.

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Maryland Sues Shipping Companies to Cover Costs of Bridge Collapse

The lawsuit is the latest legal fallout from the disaster in March, which killed six people and halted operations at the Port of Baltimore.

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Can Math Help AI Chatbots Stop Making Stuff Up?

Chatbots like ChatGPT get stuff wrong. But researchers are building new A.I. systems that can verify their own math — and maybe more.

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Israel Launches Deadly Strikes Across Gaza, Local Officials Say

The latest in a series of strikes on schools being used as shelters killed three in Nuseirat, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense. Israel has said the buildings were being used by Hamas militants as a command center.

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Mercury Morris, Elusive Rusher on a Perfect Dolphins Team, Dies at 77

Part of a talented backfield triumvirate that also included Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick, he helped lead Miami to two Super Bowls and an undefeated season.

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In One Hezbollah-Dominated Neighborhood, a Mix of Defiance and Unease

Many residents of Dahiya were grappling with uncertainty over what comes next.

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A Changed Montana May Decide Control of the U.S. Senate

Republicans are trying to seize control of the U.S. Senate by ousting Jon Tester, the last Democrat holding statewide office in a state that not long ago had many of them.

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Women Entrepreneurs Are Hitting a Funding Wall

For women starting new businesses, early funding from venture capital firms led by other women is vital. But few are large enough to lead subsequent rounds of financing.

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Sean Combs and the Limits of the ‘Family Man’ Defense

Famous people have long tried to launder their images through their spouses and children.

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Israeli Strike on Former School Kills 22, Gazan Health Officials Say

Gaza’s ministry of health said most of those killed in the strike on the Zeitoun School in Gaza City were women and children.

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GE Vernova May Cut 900 Offshore Wind Jobs as It Scales Back

The company, a spinoff from General Electric, has been plagued by financial losses in its wind unit and, more recently, accidents involving the failure of turbine blades.

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Threats Against Haitians Land at the Doorstep of The Haitian Times

Racist emails. Swatting. Intimidated sources. The Haitian Times has been receiving some of the same threats that it has been covering in Springfield, Ohio.

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30-Year Mortgage Rate Drops to 6.09% After Fed Rate Cut

The decline in mortgage costs, influenced by expectations of the Federal Reserve’s rate moves, could revive interest in buying, selling and remortgaging, economists said.

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‘Woj’ Leaves ESPN, and a Changed Sports Media, to Join St. Bonaventure

At ESPN, Adrian Wojnarowski leveraged social media to get the news out quicker. That skill made him rich and famous. He will manage the basketball team at St. Bonaventure University.

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Why Can’t Kamala Harris Just Say This?

Here’s a script with which she could explain her evolution.

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France’s Budget Problems ‘Very Serious,’ Prime Minister Says

The French government, which missed a deadline this week to set a blueprint to lower its debt and deficit, is struggling to meet fiscal requirements set by the E.U.

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In Georgia, a New Showdown Is Brewing Over Election Rules

The state election board was recently taken over by a conservative majority. Its latest proposals are dangerously late in the process and most likely illegal, according to the secretary of state.

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Hezbollah started using paging devices more widely after Oct. 7, experts say.

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OceanGate Founder Crashed a Submersible Years Before Titan Disaster

At a U.S. Coast Guard hearing, a pilot described a disastrous trip in which OceanGate’s founder got a submersible stuck under a shipwreck and then threw the controls at his head.

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Book Review: ‘Connie: A Memoir,’ by Connie Chung

In a frank and entertaining new memoir, the TV newscaster recounts how sexism, and Dan Rather, sidelined her groundbreaking career.

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‘Something Lost, Something Gained,’ by Hillary Clinton: 8 Takeaways

In her latest memoir, Clinton takes on student protests, foreign policy and even clown school.

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How SMIC, China’s Semiconductor Champion, Landed in the Heart of a Tech War

Efforts by the Beijing-backed Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, or SMIC, to break through innovation barriers have landed it in a geopolitical tech battle.

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Why Low Layoff Numbers Don’t Mean the Labor Market Is Strong

Past economic cycles show that unemployment starts to tick up ahead of a recession, with wide-scale layoffs coming only later.

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The Grenfell Fire and the Unbearable Slowness of Public Inquiries

Holding an inquiry has become one of the British government’s go-to responses to outrageous harm. But that approach can sometimes stall change and delay justice.

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Francisco Lopera, the ‘Country Doctor’ Who Upended Our Understanding of Dementia

Francisco Lopera defied rebels, cartels and vampire bats to become a pioneering researcher of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak Survivors Describe Harrowing Illnesses

The outbreak, linked to Boar’s Head products, has been especially devastating for high-risk groups like pregnant women and older adults.

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‘Golden Bachelorette’ Is Far From Reality, Say Older Women

The series is selling a fantasy. But straight women in their 60s and 70s say the dating scene is anything but rosy.

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Frankie Beverly, Frontman of the Soul Group Maze, Is Dead at 77

A consistent hitmaker on the R&B charts for almost 50 years, he had announced just this year that he would be retiring.

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There Is a Right and a Wrong Way to Wield Sanctions

Individual sanctions offer a rare form of accountability for autocrats.

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Glenn Lowry, Longtime MoMA Director, Will Step Down Next Year

After 30 years at the helm of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Glenn Lowry will depart in September 2025.

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Line Fire Grows in Southern California, Closing Schools

Schools in some San Bernardino County districts were closed on Monday, and forecasters warned that above-average temperatures, wind and low humidity could worsen fire risks.

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Donald Trump’s Long History of Belittling Women Onstage

Over nine years in politics, Donald J. Trump has honed a playbook of explicitly gendered attacks in clashes with female candidates and journalists.

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Criminal Charge Against Andrew Left of Citron Research Unsettles Short Sellers

Andrew Left is fighting a range of criminal and civil charges related to his trading practices, and other investors who make money by betting on a decline in stock prices are watching closely.

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US Open After Party Celebrates Buzzy Tournament

Celebrities like Issa Rae and Nicky Hilton Rothschild, and former tennis stars like Maria Sharapova and James Blake, helped close out the tournament in style.

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After a Century and a Half in Sweden, Finnish Skulls Return Home

Dozens of skulls exhumed in Finland in the 19th century and taken to Sweden by scientists who wanted to study their racial characteristics were reburied in Finnish soil on Sunday.

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Greece to Restrict Cruise Ships and Tourist Homes on Busy Islands

In a country where vacationers are a keystone of the economy, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is embracing a European trend toward tighter tourism regulation.

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Spy Chiefs of the C.I.A. and MI6 Convene, on a Couch and for a Crowd

Appearing together publicly for the first time in the history of their agencies, the heads of the U.S. and British intelligence services discussed Ukraine’s incursion into Russia and the war in Gaza.

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In California, Controlled Fires Can Save Homes. Why Aren’t More Happening?

Experts say these intentional burns reduce the risk of wildfires and more should be done. But real barriers remain.

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Ukrainian Forces Block Russian Advance on a Key Eastern Town

Russia’s drive toward Pokrovsk has stalled along one part of the frontline, but its troops continue to advance in other parts of eastern Ukraine, and its long-range aerial attacks continue.

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Ukrainian Street Artist Documents War Against Russia, One Stark Mural at a Time

Using ruins as his canvas, Gamlet Zinkivskyi has captured life in wartime Ukraine in dozens of grim, gripping and harshly beautiful paintings. “Broken, but invincible,” read one captioned work.

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Two Christian Conservatives Debate the Merits of Voting for Kamala Harris

Ross Douthat goes head-to-head with his fellow columnist David French over how to move Republicans past Trump.

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Oasis Fans Balked at High Ticket Prices. But Were They ‘Dynamic’?

A regulator said it was opening an investigation into Ticketmaster’s actions, but the company disputed that “dynamic pricing” came into play.

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As Judge Weighs Landmark N.C.A.A. Settlement on Pay, Not All Athletes Approve

A hearing Thursday will include arguments on a proposal that would allow colleges to pay athletes directly. But detractors say the deal still doesn’t offer players enough.

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Shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia Leaves Multiple Casualties, Officials Say

A suspect was in custody after the shooting on Wednesday morning at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.

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Here’s Why Stock Indexes Sank on Tuesday

The market drop was primarily focused on Nvidia and other tech companies.

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Former Volkswagen Chief Executive Faces Trial in Emissions Case

Nine years after the carmaker admitted to concealing emissions on a massive scale, Martin Winterkorn will be tried in a German court.

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The Lure of New York’s Secret Swimming Holes

Tucked into forests and often unmarked on maps, swimming holes offer relief from increasingly hot summers but also pose risks for adventure seekers.

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Will Automation Replace Jobs? Port Workers May Strike Over It.

A contract covering longshore workers on the East and Gulf Coasts will expire at the end of September, but talks have been stalled over the use of equipment that can function without human operators.

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Dialysis May Prolong Life for Older Patients. But Not by Much.

In one recent study, the challenging regimen added 77 days of life after three years. Often, kidney disease can be managed in other ways.

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Silicon Valley Wants to Fight Fires With Fire

How some high-tech entrepreneurs are trying to use new forms of technology to solve the problem of mega-wildfires in the age of climate change.

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After Beating Carlos Alcaraz, Botic van de Zandschulp Keeps His ‘Lucky Charms’ Close

Botic van de Zandschulp’s career has had its ups and downs. But a pair of Manhattan financiers he knew as a boy in the Netherlands have become part of his “team.”

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