The Polls Show a Dead Heat, but They Don’t All Tell the Same Story

Either way, it’s too close to make a prediction.

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Flash Floods in Spain Kill Dozens: What to Know

Dozens of people were killed after the downpour, which some residents said was the worst they had ever witnessed.

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G.M.’s Electric Vehicle Sales Surge as Ford Loses Billions

Ford is struggling to make money on battery-powered models while General Motors, which started more slowly, says it is getting close to that goal.

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How a Data Center Divided a Small Missouri Town

Residents of Peculiar battled developers and some of their local officials to keep a giant data center out of their community.

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Putin Oversees Nuclear Training Exercises at Delicate Moment for Ukraine War

The Russian leader’s emphasis on nuclear prowess has been seen as an attempt to deter Western military aid to Kyiv.

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Autumn in New York Has Been the One of the City’s Driest Ever

It’s been 29 days since Central Park has seen measurable rain.

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At Madison Square Garden, MAGA Prepares to Reject Another Election

Trump’s big rally featured unadulterated racism and more talk of “enemies from within.”

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How a Harris Reporter Covers the Campaign

Nicholas Nehamas is one of two Times reporters following Kamala Harris on the campaign trail — a job that comes with certain challenges for his health and diet.

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For Catholic Jubilee, Days of Joy and Sadness in Rome and Bethlehem

For Rome, the rare Christmas Eve rite of redemption is cause for celebration this year. For Bethlehem, it is another grim reminder of the generations of war and deprivation.

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Susan B. Anthony Was Arrested for Voting. Now Her Home Is a Poll Site.

The home in Rochester, N.Y., now a museum celebrating the women’s suffrage movement, is serving as a polling place for early voters.

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City Paves Over Bed-Stuy’s Hydrant ‘Aquarium’ and Puts Up a Sidewalk

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection poured concrete over a community-built goldfish pond, citing safety concerns, much to the disappointment of its Brooklyn neighborhood.

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Penny Hires

The courtroom presence of Jo-Ellan Dimitrius illustrates the pressure on the 12 people who will decide if Daniel Penny is guilty of manslaughter for choking a man on a New York subway train.

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A New Business on Wall Street: Defending Against D.E.I. Backlash

Companies are conducting vulnerability assessments, compiling research reports and writing plans for what to do if their diversity efforts come under attack.

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E. Coli Outbreak Widens to 75 Cases Linked to McDonald’s

Health officials say that recalls of onions — the suspected source of the contamination — would help lessen the risk to consumers. Other major fast-food chains have also stopped offering onions.

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Susanna Clarke Wrote a Hit Novel Set in a Magical Realm. Then She Disappeared.

Twenty years after the publication of her fantasy debut, “Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell,” Clarke is returning to her richly imagined world of magical England.

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Is It Covid or the Flu? New Tests Can Check for Both

So when and how should you use them?

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C.D.C. Now Recommends Pneumonia Vaccine for Adults 50 and Up

Adults 50 and older can now get the shot, as rates of the illness climb.

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C.D.C. Expands Covid Vaccine Recommendations

The agency endorsed additional doses for people at high risk.

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Nebraska Senate Race Tightens as Osborn Gains

Dan Osborn, a labor leader and mechanic who is running as an independent, is making Republicans sweat with his dark horse bid to oust Senator Deb Fischer. Can he turn the buzz into votes?

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Ukraine’s Prosecutor General, Andriy Kostin, Resigns Amid Draft Evasion Scandal

The prosecutor general stepped down after accusations that hundreds of officials obtained fake disability certificates. There have been no public allegations that he was involved in the scheme.

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What I Learned After Breaking Down About Hurricane Milton on TV

My viral moment revealed a shared experience of climate anxiety across generations. It’s time that we channel it into action.

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America Is Playing With Fire

It’s both frightening and disturbing to think that American voters could once again make someone as unhinged and unbridled as Donald Trump the president.

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FBI Is Investigating a Leak That Appears to Show Israel's Plan to Attack Iran

The documents began circulating on Friday on the Telegram app, and U.S. officials are looking for the original source of the leak.

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Putin Welcomes Xi and Other World Leaders to Russia for BRICS Summit

The Russian leader wants to cast himself as a global statesman, even as the U.S. and its Western allies try to isolate him.

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U.S. Charges Iranian Revolutionary Guards Official in Assassination Plot

The failed plot to kill Masih Alinejad, a human-rights activist, has already led to murder-for-hire charges against members of an Eastern European criminal organization with ties to Iran.

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Russia Could Stoke Unrest After U.S. Election, Officials Say

Foreign powers including Russia and Iran could move quickly right after the vote to undermine the democratic process, intelligence agencies warn.

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IUDs and Breast Cancer Risk: What to Know

A new study adds to the evidence on hormonal contraceptives and breast cancer. But experts stressed the overall risk remains low.

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Is Bone Broth Really Brimming With Health Benefits?

It’s called “liquid gold” on TikTok. We asked experts if there’s any science behind the health claims.

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2 Dead, Hundreds Rescued in ‘Historic’ New Mexico Floods

Roswell, N.M., received nearly a third of its annual rainfall total in just a few hours on Sunday. Rescue efforts were ongoing with more storms in the forecast.

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Sister Sally Butler, Nun Who Blew the Whistle on Sex Abuse, Dies at 93

In the 1960s, she worked with priests to serve residents of housing projects in Brooklyn. Decades later, she learned that those priests had been abusing young boys.

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How to Watch the New York Mets, Liberty and Jets Games Tonight

The Mets and the Liberty will each look to secure a crucial championship win, while the Jets will bring together two stars in an effort to reverse a losing streak.

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For Trump, a Lifetime of Scandals Heads Toward a Moment of Judgment

No major party presidential candidate, much less president, in American history has been accused of wrongdoing so many times.

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Toni Vaz, Stuntwoman and Founder of N.A.A.C.P. Image Awards, Dies at 101

She created a program to honor Black artistic success in the 1960s. But she spent decades trying to get its organizers to recognize her role.

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Boeing Union Says It Will Vote on New Proposal to End Strike

The machinists union that represents more than 33,000 workers said that the deal includes raises of 35 percent over the four-year life of the contract.

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Rare Copy of U.S. Constitution Sells for More Than $11 Million

The document, which was sold to an anonymous bidder at an auction in North Carolina, was among the first copies of the Constitution ever printed, experts said.

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France Struggles to Dry Out From Flash Flooding

Heavy rainfall and swollen rivers unleashed torrents of brackish water that cut off roads, swept away cars and swamped buildings.

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The U.K. Will Debate Legalizing Assisted Dying. Here’s What to Know.

A bill introduced in the House of Commons could legalize assisted dying for the terminally ill, under strict conditions. A similar proposal was rejected in 2015.

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Italy Passes Law Banning People From Seeking Surrogacy Abroad

The new law was pushed by the party of Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s conservative prime minister.

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Trump Wants Young Voters, but He’s Nowhere to Be Seen on Snapchat

The former president, whose personal account was banned after the Capitol riot, has refused to spend campaign money on Snapchat ads, effectively ceding the space to Kamala Harris.

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Columbia Bars Vocal Pro-Israel Professor From Campus

The university said that Shai Davidai has repeatedly harassed and intimidated employees. He said that the university has not done enough to crack down on pro-Palestinian protests.

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Two Key Prosecutors in Trump Documents Case Leave Special Counsel’s Office

The departures amount to a tacit acknowledgment that any trial in that case will not happen for many months, if not years.

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Could Weight-Loss Drugs Help Get People Back to Work? The U.K. Wants to Find Out.

The British government announced a multimillion dollar pharmaceutical partnership with Eli Lilly, including a trial that will study the impact of a weight-loss drug on work and productivity.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Faces 6 Lawsuits From Lawyer With a Hotline

The Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee filed suits in New York with new allegations of rape and sexual assault from 1995 to 2021. Mr. Combs denied the accusations.

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In a Tight Presidential Race, Third-Party Candidates Present a Wild Card

In every battleground state this year, there is at least one third-party or independent candidate on the ballot. The Democrats have been more openly concerned than Republicans.

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Deadly Hezbollah Attack Shows Israel’s Weakness Against Drones

Israel has one of the world’s best defenses against missiles and rockets, but struggles to detect slower-moving unmanned aircraft, experts said.

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Founder of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn to Retire After 50 Years

In 1973, Joe Holtz helped start the Park Slope Food Co-op, a Brooklyn institution that is equally loved and ridiculed. Will it survive his retirement?

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Amid Sewage Spills and Rising Prices, Calls to Nationalize Water in England

Four decades after privatization, calls to nationalize the water industry have swept across England and Wales amid sewage spills and rising household bills.

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Fisher-Price Recalls ‘Snuga Swings’ Linked to Five Infant Deaths

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall, which one of its commissioners said was “doomed to fail.”

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Jokes and Offbeat Auctions for the Troops: Standup Comedy Sweeps Ukraine

Even as the conflict with Russia grinds on, a new generation of comics in Ukraine is trying to make people laugh — and raise money for the war effort.

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Alex Salmond, Scotland’s Former First Minister, Dies at 69

Mr. Salmond had led the Scottish National Party twice, guiding it from a fringe political group into a powerful electoral force in Britain.

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Led by Believers in the City’s Future, Detroit Is on the Rebound

Once the largest city in the U.S. to declare bankruptcy, this Midwestern metropolis is now thriving. But some obstacles still remain.

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A Wrestling Match Over Control of the Chrysler Building in Manhattan

Legal maneuvers and an empire in tatters leave the ownership of the once grand Manhattan skyscraper up in the air.

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How Global Warming Made Hurricane Milton More Intense and Destructive

Greenhouse gas emissions added rain, intensified winds and doubled the storm’s potential property damage, scientists estimated.

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Seven Ways to Love Better

Reading some 200,000 love stories has taught me a few lessons about love and life. Here are the ones that help me most.

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Residents of a Mobile Home Park Join Forces to Buy Their Community

The residents are the first in the state of Maine to successfully utilize a new law making it easier for them to compete with investors and gain ownership of the land their homes sit on.

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TD Bank Pleads Guilty and Pays $3 Billion to Settle Money-Laundering Case

The penalty was the largest ever imposed by U.S. officials on a bank for violating anti-money laundering laws, and regulators imposed a cap on TD’s ability to accept new deposits.

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Tesla’s Self-Driving ‘Robotaxi’ to Enter the Spotlight

Elon Musk has said that the vehicle will add trillions to Tesla’s stock market value but some experts are skeptical that such cars will be ferrying passengers anytime soon.

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Who Will Be U.K. Conservative Leader? The Contest Narrows to an Unexpected Choice.

After an epic election defeat in July, opposition lawmakers have presented their party’s dues-paying members with an unexpected choice of two candidates from the right.

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Harris Proposes a Medicare Plan to Provide Home Care for Seniors

The vice president’s latest health care plan is meant to help Americans who are struggling to find affordable home care for themselves or their aging loved ones.

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Biden Postpones Foreign Trip to Oversee Hurricane Milton Response

President Biden had been scheduled to leave for Germany and Angola on Thursday.

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Behind Trump’s Views on Ukraine: Putin’s Gambit and a Political Grudge

The roots of Donald Trump’s animus toward Ukraine — an issue with profound consequences should he be elected again — can be found in a yearlong series of events spanning 2016 and 2017.

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Luis Tiant, Crowd-Pleasing Pitcher Who Baffled Hitters, Dies at 83

Cuban-born and charismatic, with a personal tale caught up in politics, he was a dominant hurler with a quirky windup who helped lead the Red Sox to a pennant in 1975.

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Victims of Stanford Financial’s Fraud Scheme May Soon Be Paid. Some Already Sold Their Claim.

Not having much insight into what may happen next in the case of a fraud orchestrated by Robert Allen Stanford, many of the victims sold the rights to any future payout.

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Missile Hits Near Ukrainian Air Base as Russia Expands Air Attacks

The strike is part of a broader campaign of air assaults by Moscow aimed at degrading Ukraine’s military infrastructure and wearing down its air defenses.

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2 Boys Charged in Assault on Former New York Gov. David Paterson and Stepson

The boys, 12 and 13, were charged with gang assault, according to the police. Two adults who were involved in the attack have not been caught, the police said.

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How States Are Enticing Employers to Help Their Workers Save for College

With college costs high, at least eight states now offer tax credits or deductions for employers that contribute to workers’ 529 accounts.

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Who Wants to Buy the Miracle Tonic of Mass Deportation?

For the former president, removing millions of undocumented immigrants is the solution to most of the nation’s most pressing challenges.

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Supreme Court Lets Biden Plans on Mercury and Methane Move Forward

Republican-led states and industry groups argued that the Environmental Protection Agency had moved too fast and imposed onerous regulations.

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Can Ozempic Treat Binge Eating Disorder?

Doctors are already using weight loss drugs to treat binge eating disorder. But some experts warn that it’s a Band-Aid, not a fix.

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Masamitsu Yoshioka, Last Pearl Harbor Bombardier, Dies at 106

He was 23 years old when he took part in the attack that triggered America’s declaration of war against Japan. He rarely spoke publicly about it.

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OpenAI Completes Deal That Values Company at $157 Billion

The A.I. start-up’s valuation has risen by more than $70 billion in nine months.

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Iran’s Strikes on Israel Appear Aimed at Shoring Up Regional Alliance

Iran’s second missile barrage against Israel is unlikely to deter its foe, experts say, but may help retain the support of the “Axis of Resistance” it has built up over years.

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The Vance-Walz VP Debate and the Value of a Boring Suit

A night of few fireworks between the candidates was also a night of little sartorial flair. And that was the goal.

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60 Dead After Boat Capsizes in Nigeria

The boat was carrying about 300 people on the Niger River. Rescuers continued to search for survivors.

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MacArthur Foundation Announces 2024 ‘Genius’ Grant Winners

On Tuesday, 22 anonymously nominated Americans were recognized with fellowships and an $800,000 stipend.

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California Bans Legacy Admissions at Private Universities

The change will affect Stanford University, the University of Southern California and other private colleges in the state.

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