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• After Kirk’s Killing, Suspect Joked That His ‘Doppelganger’ Did It. Before he was arrested on suspicion of carrying out the assassination, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson sent friends messages showing that he was closely following news about the killing.
• Kirk Assassination Puts America’s Political Spotlight on Campuses Again. Colleges are often the setting, and the target, of the nation’s most heated politics. Charlie Kirk’s work on campuses was one factor.
• California’s $23 Billion Plan to Restore Federal Cuts to Scientific Research. Democrats are calling for the creation of a state equivalent of the National Institutes of Health, but first state lawmakers and then voters would need to approve it.
• How the Gunman Who Killed Charlie Kirk Got on Campus and Escaped. See how the gunman who shot and killed Charlie Kirk evaded detection for hours, climbed a roof amid a crowd and quickly escaped after the shooting.
• How Law Enforcement Got the Man Suspected of Killing Charlie Kirk. F.B.I. leaders touted the immense federal deployment assigned to find the assassin. But their big break came with a single tip — from the suspect’s own family.
• The suspect was a member of the Mormon church at a young age.
• Minutes Before He Was Shot, Charlie Kirk Debated Religion. The New York Times examined video footage to better understand what was said during Mr. Kirk’s event at Utah Valley University.
• Charlie Kirk’s podcast goes on with Friday’s episode.
• ICE Officer Fatally Shoots Man During Traffic Stop. A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a man in the Chicago area who drove his car into officers while evading a vehicle stop, officials said.
• Suspect In Custody For the Shooting of Charlie Kirk. Gov. Spencer Cox, Republican of Utah, identified the suspect Tyler Robinson. Police arrested the 22-year-old about 250 miles from the Utah Valley University campus, where Charlie Kirk was fatally shot.
• He Blazed a Trail to Congress. Now His Seat Is in Peril. The Missouri Senate passed new borders on Friday that Republicans believe would benefit their party by splitting up the district of Representative Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat.
• Charlie Kirk’s books become best sellers after his killing.
• A Bullet Casing Quoted ‘Bella Ciao,’ an Antifascist Anthem Now Popular With Video Gamers. The phrase, inscribed on an unfired casing tied to the man arrested in Charlie Kirk’s shooting, was popular in Italy after World War II. It has recently resurfaced in a Netflix series and video games.
• Man Fatally Shot in Confrontation With ICE Officers in Chicago Area. The shooting took place during a federal crackdown on illegal immigration that is being called Operation Midway Blitz.
• As Trump Vows Vengeance, Utah’s Governor Calls to Lower the Temperature. “At some point, we have to find an off-ramp, or it’s going to get much, much worse,” Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, said of political violence after a suspect was caught in the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
• What We Know About the Suspect in the Charlie Kirk Shooting. The suspect, 22, was arrested in southwestern Utah after a friend had contacted the authorities, officials said.
• Here’s What Some of the Bullet Casing Engravings in the Charlie Kirk Shooting Mean. Many of the messages adopt the flippant, sarcastic chatter often found on online message boards and in-game chats.
• Hoaxes Target Black Colleges, Shutting Classes as Anxiety Mounts in U.S. Several historically Black colleges and universities canceled classes and events on Friday after a series of threats. The F.B.I. said the calls were hoaxes.
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• Voucher Push Is Reshaping Private School Education, Study Finds. Vouchers are spurring the growth of low-priced, Christian schools that often serve small populations of students. They’re also pushing up tuition prices.
• Fresh Footage Shows Person of Interest in Charlie Kirk’s Shooting. The F.B.I. shared surveillance video of a man running across a roof near where Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at Utah Valley University.
• Patriots Owner’s Son Drops Out of Boston Mayoral Race. Josh Kraft had harshly criticized the policies of Mayor Michelle Wu, a fellow Democrat, but his message did not resonate with voters.
• Lawyers for Venezuelans Ask Court to Press D.H.S. on Temporary Protections. A judge had ordered that Temporary Protected Status be kept in place, but Venezuelans who needed to re-register weren’t able to.
• The Last Person to Question Charlie Kirk. Millions of people saw the brief exchange between the right-wing political activist and a liberal TikToker after footage of the assassination spread like wildfire across social media.
• He was the last person to question Charlie Kirk. Millions of people would see their brief exchange when footage of the assassination spread like wildfire across social media.
• California Lawmakers Pass Bill That Would Ban Masks for ICE Agents. The legislation responds to immigration raids by federal agents who have shielded their identity. It heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has not said whether he would sign it.
• False Tips and Chicken Coops: The Chaotic Hunt for Charlie Kirk’s Killer. After a day of hunting for a suspect in the assassination, investigators pleaded for help from the public.
• U.S. Naval Academy Placed Under Lockdown Amid Threats, Authorities Say. Local law enforcement officers were responding to the campus in Annapolis, Md., a spokesman said.
• European Parliament Declines to Hold a Moment of Silence for Charlie Kirk. The request, made by a right-wing parliamentary member, was rejected on account of protocol.
• Jerry Seinfeld Compares ‘Free Palestine’ Movement to K.K.K., Report Says. The comments at a Duke University event this week have rankled student activists, who said they fostered a hostile environment on campus.
• Guantánamo, 24 Years After Sept. 11. What’s it like at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base 24 years after the Sept. 11 attacks? Carol Rosenberg, who has been covering the base since the first detainees were brought there in 2002, is there and explains.
• Defendant in Trial Over Trump Assassination Attempt Is Off to a Shaky Start. Ryan Routh, who chose to represent himself in the Florida case, was cut off in his opening statement by the judge, who said it lacked relevance.
• ‘He Gave Me Confidence’: How Charlie Kirk Connected With Young Men. With his right-wing group Turning Point USA, Mr. Kirk engaged controversial topics. Some students were inspired. Others found his views appalling.
• Student Who Shot 2 Others at Colorado School Was ‘Radicalized,’ Officials Say. Desmond Holly, 16, who is suspected of shooting and critically injuring two students, had been “radicalized by an extremist network,” the authorities said.
• Investigators eye a hunting rifle for clues to the gunman’s identity and motive.
• The F.B.I. releases two images of a ‘person of interest’ in the Kirk investigation.
• F.B.I. Releases Two Images of ‘Person of Interest’ in Kirk Investigation. The grainy images show a man wearing a baseball cap, dark sunglasses and a black long-sleeve shirt with an image on it that appears to include, in part, a picture of the American flag.
• Trump Says He Will Award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom. “Charlie was a giant of his generation, a champion of liberty and an inspiration to millions and millions of people,” President Trump said during a Sept. 11 ceremony at the Pentagon.
• Trump says he will award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
• Did a Brooklyn Couple Kill a Neighbor’s Trees for a Better View in Maine? Maine’s Board of Pesticides Control says two summer residents poisoned a neighbor’s trees so the couple, both Martha Stewart associates, could have a harbor view. They deny it.
• Police Recover a ‘High-Powered’ Rifle as Speculation Grows About Shooter. Little is known about the killer, who may have used a popular type of hunting rifle in the shooting of Charlie Kirk.
• MSNBC Fires Analyst Who Said Charlie Kirk Pushed Hate Speech. The analyst, Matthew Dowd, apologized for his remarks on social media.
• Witnesses Describe Shooting of Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk, a close ally of President Trump, was shot dead on Wednesday at Utah Valley University. People who were there recounted hearing a single gunshot and seeing a stampede as the audience ran.
• Charlie Kirk’s Widow, Erika, Promoted Conservative Values at His Side. Mr. Kirk often pointed to his marriage as an example of a loving, conservative partnership. The pair married in 2021 and had two children.
• JD Vance Mourns ‘True Friend’ Charlie Kirk. The vice president wrote that Mr. Kirk, the slain right-wing activist, had been instrumental in his political development.
• Where Charlie Kirk Stood on Key Political Issues. Here are some of the right-wing activist’s stances on gun control, climate change and other issues.
• Conservative Christians Mourn Kirk as a Martyr. “Charlie died for what he believed in,” said Jackson Lahmeyer, a pastor in Oklahoma.
• Our Photographer Reflects on Her 9/11 Images. Ruth Fremson, a New York Times photographer who captured the moments when the twin towers fell, describes what she witnessed on Sept. 11, 2001, and the days afterward.
• In Public and in Private, New York Prepares to Mark 9/11 Anniversary. The annual reading of the names of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks will be held on Thursday. Other moments of remembrance took place across the region.
• Hopes for a Fast Capture of Kirk’s Shooter Fade After Patel Backtracks. Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, said that the agency’s investigation was continuing, reversing his earlier announcement that someone had been apprehended.
• Videos Capture The Fatal Shooting Of Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk, who founded the right-wing youth activist organization Turning Point USA, was fatally shot in the neck on Wednesday while speaking at a campus event in Orem, Utah.
• Charlie Kirk Assassination Raises Fear of Surging Political Violence. Initial expressions of grief and shock were overtaken by open calls for reckoning and vengeance, as some proclaimed the country was on the brink of civil war.
• A Video Taken Just After the Shooting Captured Someone on a Nearby Roof. A man who attended the Charlie Kirk event was trying to get good footage to share with his friends.
• Acts of political violence are now part of the American fabric. It was only a few months ago that a Democratic state lawmaker in Minnesota and her husband were assassinated, and another lawmaker and his wife were wounded.
• Charlie Kirk’s college tour aimed to ‘push back’ against left-wing values in academia. The tour was launched in February with the vgive college students “tools to push back against leftwing indoctrination in academia” and and reclaim their right to free speech,”
• What We Know About the Fatal Shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley. Mr. Kirk, 31, the founder of a right-wing youth activist group, was shot while speaking at the university on Wednesday.
• Charlie Kirk Was an Influential Figure in Right-Wing Politics and a Trump Loyalist. Mr. Kirk was an energetic member of President Trump’s inner circle who appealed to young conservative voters and wealthy Republicans alike.
• Utah Valley University is a public school with a diverse set of students. It is the largest public university in the state. Many of its students are older, and many are members of the Church of Latter Day Saints. It also enrolls a large number of Latinos.
• House Moment of Silence for Kirk Descends Into Partisan Strife. After a moment of silence to honor Charlie Kirk, Republicans and Democrats began shouting partisan insults at each other.
• Conservative media figures are grieving Charlie Kirk’s death on the air.
• Read the N.T.S.B.’s interim report on Delta Flight 56. The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report on the turbulence incident experienced by Delta Flight 56.
• Maps and Photos: Where and When Charlie Kirk Was Fatally Shot. Maps and photos show how the shooting that killed Charlie Kirk on a university campus in Utah unfolded.
• Trump and Leaders Across Political Spectrum React to Charlie Kirk Shooting. Some politicians called for prayers, while some others immediately cast blame.
• ‘People got down in waves’ when the shot was fired, witness says.
• ‘A Lot of Blood’: Witnesses Describe the Charlie Kirk Shooting. Witnesses in the crowd said that the shot was not very loud and that not everyone had immediately realized what was happening.
• ‘People got down in waves’ when shot was fired, witness says.
• 3 Students, Including Attacker, Shot at Colorado High School, Authorities Say. All three were in critical condition after the gunfire on the grounds of Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colo., which is southwest of Denver, according to the local sheriff’s office.
• What Is Turning Point USA? The group founded by Charlie Kirk is a right-wing political organization that focuses on motivating young people.
• How Charlie Kirk became the youth whisperer of the right and one of Trump’s closest allies.
• Here’s what to know. Mr. Kirk appeared to be speaking in front of a large crowd when a shot rang out, according to video from the scene.
• Firefighters Condemn ‘Greed’ as Fire Engine Prices Soar. A bipartisan group in Congress has increased scrutiny of the fire engine industry. Firefighters complain that escalating prices and yearslong delays are straining public safety resources.
• Harvard Is Told Research Money Could Flow Again, for Now. After a court victory, Harvard researchers were told some grants were being restored. But the battle over whether the government can halt the money is probably not over.
• Texas Professor Fired After Accusations of Teaching ‘Gender Ideology’ Two administrators also lost their posts at Texas A&M, an example of how Republican policies meant to curb liberal ideas are reaching into university classrooms.
• Boat Suspected of Smuggling Drugs Is Said to Have Turned Before U.S. Attacked It. The Trump administration has argued that the summary killing of 11 people it accused of running drugs was legal under the laws of war.
• One of Trump’s Powers Over D.C. Reaches a Time Limit. Many Remain. The president’s authority to make demands of local police expires on Wednesday night, but the most visible federal interventions in the city will remain for now.
• After 20 Years, an Arrest Is Made in Pregnant Texas Woman’s Murder. Advances in DNA testing led to a suspect’s arrest in the killing of Valerie Laguna, 26, who was found beaten to death in a cemetery in Cotulla, Texas, in 2005, the authorities said.
• ‘We All Thought the Raids Were Over’: Fears Return for Immigrants in L.A. Los Angeles residents are anxious once again following a Supreme Court ruling that allowed aggressive immigration raids to resume.
• Man Pleads Guilty to Planning Attack on Power Substation in Tennessee. Skyler Philippi, 24, planned to use a drone packed with explosive materials to further an extremist ideology, prosecutors said.
• A Phony Trump Check and a ‘Depreciated’ Woman in Epstein’s Birthday Book. A photo in Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book shows the disgraced financier holding a novelty check with a signature of “DJ TRUMP.” It includes a woman who dated both men in the 1990s.
• Oliver North and Fawn Hall, Key Figures in Iran-Contra Scandal, Are Married. Ms. Hall was Mr. North’s secretary on the National Security Council in the 1980s during the secret sales of arms to Iran and the diversion of the profits to rebel forces in Nicaragua.
• Boston Mayor Faces Off Against Three Challengers in Preliminary Election. The two top vote-getters on Tuesday will compete in November. They are expected to be Mayor Michelle Wu and Josh Kraft, a political newcomer and a son of the New England Patriots owner.
• California Man Killed 2 Men He Met on Dating App, Authorities Say. Prosecutors said Rockim Prowell, 34, also stole their cars and tried to kill a third man. He was being held without bail.
• Man Accused in Brutal N.C. Rail Slaying Faces Federal Charge. A conviction would make the man, who is accused of killing a Ukrainian refugee on a light rail train in Charlotte, eligible for the federal death penalty.
• U.S. Wildfire Fighters to Mask Up After Decades-Long Ban on Smoke Protections. The Forest Service is changing course as it faces growing pressure over firefighters who are falling ill with cancer and other smoke-related illnesses.
• Missouri House Set to Vote on Map That Boosts Republicans. Republicans want to redraw congressional districts and increase their party’s chances of flipping a seat long held by a Democrat in the Kansas City area.
• Who Are Chicago’s Immigrants? Almost 40 percent of immigrants living in Chicago are from Mexico. More than 800,000 of the city’s 2.7 million residents identify as Hispanic or Latino.
• A Gunman Claimed to Have C.T.E. Here Is How Doctors Search for It. summary
• In New York, Some Police Officers Can Drink, Drive and Avoid Charges. Officers in New York State crashed their official vehicles, hit other motorists and arrived to work reeking of alcohol. And yet, they sometimes evaded criminal punishment, an investigation found.
• How We Obtained 10,000 Police Disciplinary Records. The New York Times and New York Focus gathered thousands of files from around half of New York State’s nearly 500 law enforcement agencies.
• Reading Skills of 12th Graders Hit a New Low. High school seniors had the worst reading scores since 1992 on a national test, a loss probably related to increases in screen time and the pandemic. Their math scores fell as well.
• Firefighters Race to Save a Treasured Sequoia Grove in California. Giant sequoias can live for thousands of years, but wildfires have killed staggering numbers of the trees in recent years.
• A Gruesome Murder in North Carolina Ignites a Firestorm on the Right. Security footage capturing the unprovoked stabbing in Charlotte became an accelerant for conservative arguments about the perceived failings of Democratic policies.
• Man Killed Retired Auburn Professor at Alabama Dog Park, Police Say. Harold Rashad Dabney III was arrested Sunday on two counts of capital murder in the death of Dr. Julie Schnuelle, 59, a veterinarian and mother whose body was found in a dog park on Saturday.
• Republican Senators Investigate Palisades Fire Response. Two senators have begun an investigation into whether government officials could have done more to stop the Los Angeles fire. President Trump and other Republicans have blamed Democratic leaders for the disaster.
• Trump Administration Says It Has Begun Immigration Crackdown in Chicago. In Chicago, advocates for immigrants said they saw several arrests on Sunday, but were uncertain of the scale of federal action.
• Witness to Michael Brown’s Shooting in Ferguson Dies of Gunshot Injuries. Dorian Johnson died from gunfire 11 years after Mr. Brown’s death in a confrontation with a police officer that led to nationwide protests.
• Raid on Georgia E.V. Battery Plant Raises New Risks for a Shaken Industry. Foreign manufacturers were already dealing with tariffs and the end of E.V. tax credits. Now, they face greater scrutiny of their workers’ immigration status.
• Trial to Begin for Man Charged in Trump Assassination Attempt in Florida. Ryan Routh has pleaded not guilty and plans to defend himself in court. The most serious charge against him carries a sentence of up to life in prison.
• How Local Jails Are Helping ICE Detentions. As ICE detains more immigrants and detention centers exceed capacity, the agency is turning to local jails. Allison McCann, a reporter and graphics editor for The New York Times, visited one jail holding detainees in Ohio.
• Miami Has a Padel ‘Obsession’ Residents who love fitness and socializing — and can afford to play — cannot get enough of padel, the racket sport with international cachet.
• Marilyn Monroe’s Los Angeles Home Is Saved From Demolition. A judge denied a neighbor’s petition to raze the Spanish-style hacienda, which the City Council had declared a cultural landmark.
• ​​Trump Tried to Kill the Infrastructure Law. Now He’s Getting Credit for Its Projects. Signs bearing President Trump’s name have gone up at major construction projects financed by the 2021 law, which he strenuously opposed ahead of its passage.
• ‘If I Live to 25, I’ve Lived a Good Life’ He started fighting wildfires as a teenager. After inhaling smoke on the front lines for six seasons, he faced an impossible choice.

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• Federal Judge Questions Deportations to Ghana. A hearing in the case of five migrants deported to Ghana last week showed how earlier Supreme Court rulings have paved the way for President Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
• Mass Firing of Probationary Federal Employees Was Illegal, Judge Rules. Months have passed since the lawsuit was filed, and many of the fired employees have moved on, the judge noted.
• Van Hollen Criticizes Democratic Leaders for Delay in Endorsing Mamdani. At an annual fund-raiser in Iowa, the Maryland Democrat said he supported Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City and said people were sick of “spineless politics.”
• Wrestling Over Charlie Kirk’s Legacy and the Divide in America. Historians say the lessons of this particular time will depend on Americans themselves, and what kind of a nation they want it to be.
• Trump Escalates Attacks on Political Opponents After Charlie Kirk’s Killing. President Trump has promised to bring the killer to justice while using the moment to blame the left — and only the left — more broadly.
• Rubio to Visit a Defiant Israel After Qatar Strike. The diplomat will consult with Israeli officials about their coming military offensive in Gaza City, as President Trump’s efforts to end the Gaza war appear stalled.
• Trump Says He Will Impose More Sanctions on Russia if NATO Does. It was the latest in a series of new conditions that President Trump had announced on punitive action against Russia for its war against Ukraine.
• The Police Found Messages After Kirk’s Killing. What They Mean Is Unclear. The messages relied on an enigmatic, coded communication style used by the habitually online.
• After Trump’s Cuts, ‘Crippled’ NPR and PBS Stations Must Transform. Radio and television stations, facing enormous budget holes, are pleading with NPR and PBS to lower their fees as they examine whether to drop national programming altogether.
• U.C. Berkeley Gives Names of Students and Faculty to Government for Antisemitism Probe. The University of California, Berkeley, told around 160 people that their names were in documents related to antisemitism complaints that were demanded by the Trump administration.
• Lawsuit Accuses Trump Officials of More Wrongful Deportations. Plaintiffs accused the Trump administration of using so-called third-country deportations to violate court-ordered protections for migrants, echoing the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.
• Vance Invokes Charlie Kirk in Midterms Push to G.O.P. Donors. Vice President JD Vance urged major contributors to win the 2026 midterms to honor Charlie Kirk, who was Mr. Vance’s close friend.
• After Kirk Assassination, a Republican Governor Tries to Stop the Blame Game. It is usually the job of a president to unify the nation in moments of rupture and sorrow. But President Trump has led his supporters in doling out blame.
• From Scholarship Winner to Wanted Man: The Path of the Kirk Shooting Suspect. Tyler Robinson, the man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk, was a stellar student in high school, raised in a Republican home in Southwest Utah and training to be an electrician.
• What Made Charlie Kirk Influential? Ken Bensinger, a New York Times reporter covering media and politics who has interviewed Charlie Kirk several times, recalls his influence on right-wing activism and the American political landscape.
• Right-Wing Activists Urge Followers to Expose Those Celebrating Kirk Killing. The widespread and fast-moving campaign has already resulted in lost jobs, suspensions and internal investigations, heightening tensions online between supporters and detractors of Charlie Kirk.
• What Charlie Kirk Meant to His Young Supporters. At a memorial outside of the hospital where Charlie Kirk died, mourners described his impact on younger generations.
• Trump Downplays the ‘Radical Right’ and Says the Left Is the Problem. President Trump dismissed a suggestion that there were extremists on both sides of the political spectrum.
• Trump Says He Will Send the National Guard to Memphis Next. The murder rate has dropped in Memphis, but it still struggles with some of the highest crime rates in the country.
• Rubio Leads Charge in Trump’s New War in Latin America. The secretary of state is shaping what could be the most consequential military actions of President Trump’s second term.
• After Kirk Killing, Americans Agree on One Thing: Something Is Seriously Wrong. In interviews from across the country, people expressed fear and wariness, and said that the country seemed to be spinning out of control.
• Homeless Funding Was Limited to Groups Aligned With Trump Policies, Suit Says. The Trump administration had imposed conditions on grants awarded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that critics viewed as overtly political.
• Scrutiny Mounts of F.B.I. Under Patel as Kirk’s Killer Remains at Large. Already, a series of missteps by Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, in recent months have invited worries that he has eroded public confidence in the agency.
• Appeals Court Lets Government Cut Off Medicaid Funds to Planned Parenthood. The ruling temporarily put back in effect a law banning Medicaid reimbursements to the organization, jeopardizing a large share of its revenue.
• Breaking Precedent, G.O.P. Changes Rules on Nominees. Senate Republicans used what is known as the nuclear option to break a Democratic blockade of President Trump’s nominees, weakening Congress’s vetting role.
• As Political Violence Rises, Trump Condemns One Side. In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, President Trump captured the raw sentiment of his conservative base. But he addressed only part of the alarming cycle of violence in America.
• After Kirk Assassination, Fear and Vitriol Intensify in Congress. The killing of the right-wing activist deepened lawmakers’ fears of violence directed against them, and the toxic discourse that has fed such threats.
• For Trump, Charlie Kirk Is a Deeply Personal Loss. The president’s reaction to Charlie Kirk’s assassination shows how much the 31-year-old conservative activist had become a part of the Trump family.
• Trump Asks Appeals Court to Allow Firing of Lisa Cook Ahead of Key Fed Meeting. The government filed an emergency request after a lower court prevented the president from firing Ms. Cook as the case proceeds.
• How Obamacare Is Colliding With Shutdown Negotiations. Republicans are signaling a new openness to extending health subsidies as Democrats suggest they want health care concessions to keep the government open.
• Security at Kirk Event Seemed Light to Those Who Attended. The problem of protecting campus speakers with polarizing opinions has confounded universities around the country in recent years.
• On Ukraine and Gaza, Trump Casts Himself as a Bystander, if He Can’t Be a Peacemaker. President Trump often insists he can bring peace to global conflicts. But when allies and adversaries alike appear to be ignoring him or testing American will, he adopts a what-can-you-do shrug.
• For National Guard Troops in D.C., It’s Trash Pickup and Metro Patrols. Thousands of armed troops are deployed as part of President Trump’s crime crackdown. So far, it has been a lot of beautification projects and assisting the local police.
• Democrats Want JPMorgan and Other Banks to Testify Over Epstein Ties. Ten Democratic senators called on the Senate Banking Committee to hold hearings into the role that financial institutions may have played in enabling Jeffrey Epstein’s sex crimes.
• Kirk’s Killing Tests Utah Governor’s Plea for Americans to ‘Disagree Better’ Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah has called for politicians to tone down their rhetoric. The assassination of Charlie Kirk is testing the limits of that high-minded approach.
• Mamdani Gets Backing From National Democrats as Trump Enters Fray. Democrats have been slow to embrace Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist who won New York City’s mayoral primary. Many, especially in New York, still are.
• What to Know About the 9/11 Case at Guantánamo Bay. A guide to the military prison, the prisoners, the costs and what else goes on at the U.S. naval base.
• Trump Says ‘Radical Left’ Rhetoric Contributed to Charlie Kirk’s Death. President Trump promised to find those responsible for political violence, as well as the “organizations that fund it and support it.”
• At the White House, Trump’s Grief and Shock Turn to Rage Over Charlie Kirk. President Trump asked for updates and met with advisers in the Oval Office before recording a four-minute video in which he blamed rhetoric from the “radical left” for the killing.
• Trump Viewed Charlie Kirk as a ‘Genius’ and an Unflinching Ally. Mr. Kirk was among the faithful who had helped Mr. Trump build a comeback after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol made him a political outcast. Mr. Trump brought him into his second-term inner circle.
• Charlie Kirk and America’s Grim Routine. While the nation has endured violent eras before, this is one with instant footage, and instant reaction.
• Republicans Block Schumer’s Effort to Force Vote on Epstein Files. Though it failed, Mr. Schumer’s proposal brought the contentious debate over the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files to the Senate, which has largely avoided it.
• Republican Senator Asks Social Security Agency About Whistle-Blower’s Claims. The chair of the Finance Committee sent the agency a letter inquiring about allegations that it had put the confidential personal information of Americans at risk.
• Norton Says Little as Bills to Clamp Down on D.C. Advance. At a heated committee session on bills exerting more federal control of Washington, the 88-year-old delegate sat quietly, reading with difficulty from a script.
• Education Department Ends Grant Funding Worth $350 Million for Minority-Serving Colleges. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the money supported programs that the administration believes unfairly support minority students.
• Justice Dept. Reverses Course on Claims Guatemalan Children’s Parents Sought Their Return. A government lawyer said there was no basis for claims made earlier to a judge about the children, who were nearly deported over Labor Day weekend.
• House Passes Defense Policy Bill With Transgender, Diversity Restrictions. For the third year in a row, House Republicans pushed through a Pentagon policy measure that included conservative policy dictates.
• Severe Turbulence Caught Delta Pilots Off Guard, New Report Says. A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board detailed how a flight bound for Europe hit turbulence violent enough to send 18 passengers to the hospital.
• Charlie Kirk, Right-Wing Force and a Close Trump Ally, Dies at 31. The founder of Turning Point USA played a central role in organizing young voters and giving shape to the pro-Trump agenda. He was fatally shot during a speaking event in Utah.
• Supreme Court Rules for Transgender Boy in Bathroom Dispute. The interim order came after a decision in June on medical care for transgender youths and as the justices prepare to hear arguments on transgender athletes.
• Workers Fleeing Immigration Raid Scale a Fence at the C.I.A. Immigration officers did not notify the agency ahead of the raid, according to people briefed on the incident.
• Trump’s Economic Agenda Hinges on the Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling. For the president, the power to issue limitless tariffs is at the heart of his second-term vision, from trade to foreign policy.
• South Korea Sends Plane to Repatriate Workers After ICE Raid. South Korea chartered plane to repatriate workers after a recent ICE raid at a Hyundai-LG battery plant in Georgia.
• Trump Administration to Appeal Ruling That Allows Lisa Cook to Remain at Fed. The administration contested a preliminary injunction, issued late Tuesday, that temporarily blocked President Trump from firing her.
• White House Exerts Enormous Influence Over F.B.I., Lawsuit Says. A sprawling suit by three fired F.B.I. officials provides a disturbing account of efforts by top Trump aides to strip the bureau of its independence.
• Labor Agency Watchdog to Review Hurdles to Statistics Bureau’s Work. The review comes weeks after President Trump fired the head of the statistics agency after an unexpectedly weak monthly jobs report.
• Should Harris Have Told Biden Not to Run? ‘Perhaps,’ She Writes in New Book. Former Vice President Kamala Harris also accused White House aides, without naming names, of not defending her from right-wing attacks about her competence.
• Vaccines and C.D.C. Chaos Expose Tensions Between Trump and Kennedy. While there is no evidence of a break between them, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has caused consternation among President Trump and some of his aides.
• Trump Warns of Doom if Tariffs Are Ruled Illegal. Others See a Tax Cut. Many American companies have had to shoulder at least some of the costs of tariffs, biting into earnings the same way a corporate tax increase would, analysts say.
• How Lutnick Is Using Government Power to Pressure Private Companies. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been putting the squeeze on companies and trading partners in an unusual effort to raise revenue and expand the president’s role over the economy.
• A New 9/11 Generation: These Children Promise to Never Forget. A generational shift has been taking place at the annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in New York City.
• Protesters call Trump ‘Hitler’ as he dines out in Washington.
• Protesters Call Out Trump as He Dines Out in Washington. Mr. Trump made the short trek from the White House to Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab to show that his federal crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital was working.
• Once Again, Israel Leaves Trump in the Dark as It Conducts a Military Attack. President Trump said he was “very unhappy about the way that went down.”
• Democrats Narrow Gap in House After Victory in Virginia Special Election. James Walkinshaw will fill a seat left open by the death of his former boss, Gerald Connolly, and shrink the Republicans’ majority in the chamber.
• Latest Revelations Complicate Trump’s Sweeping Denials About Epstein. President Trump often succeeds in pivoting the national conversation, but he is finding that more difficult when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein.
• What Note? On Epstein Sketch, Republicans Revert to Shrugs. The Republican response to the release of a suggestive note to Jeffrey Epstein apparently signed by President Trump followed a familiar pattern of deflection.
• G.O.P. Divided on Israel’s Strike on Hamas Leaders in Qatar. Some Republicans cheered the move as a justified step by Israel, while others said they were worried the attack could strain relations with a close U.S. ally.
• Chief Justice Roberts Lets Trump Block Foreign Aid for Now. Acting on his own, the chief justice issued an “administrative stay” pausing a trial judge’s ruling while the full court considers the matter.
• Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump’s Sprawling Tariffs. The justices moved quickly to schedule oral argument to consider the legality of the president’s signature economic initiative.
• Michigan Judge Tosses Out Cases Against Fake Trump Electors. The judge, a Democrat, concluded that fake electors recruited to support Donald J. Trump’s candidacy in 2020 did not understand that they were being asked to do something illegal.
• Effort to Force a House Vote on Epstein Files Nears Success. Supporters are on the brink of collecting the 218 signatures to proceed, but House Republican leaders and the White House are trying to stop it.
• Gabbard Retracted Intelligence Report on Venezuela. The report, which remains classified, described work by Richard Grenell, a former top intelligence official in the Trump administration.
• Nick Fuentes: A White Nationalist Problem for the Right. For years, conservatives hoped that the notorious white nationalist would go away. Instead, Mr. Fuentes has gained more traction, even while opposing the president.
• In New Book, Think Tank Behind Project 2025 Takes On the Constitution. The Heritage Foundation’s clause-by-clause analysis, to be published next month, is an originalist manifesto and a showcase for aspiring Supreme Court nominees.
• White House Set to Release Report on Childhood Health. The report, from a commission led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will most likely propose initiatives around medications but not direct restrictions on pesticides.
• A Democrat in Texas Thinks Faith and Honesty Can Win a Senate Campaign. State Representative James Talarico, who is studying to become a Presbyterian pastor, has sparred with Fox News hosts and bantered with Joe Rogan. Now he wants Senator John Cornyn’s seat.
• Trump Administration Quietly Seeks to Build National Voter Roll. In a quest to bolster a long-running claim from President Trump concerning undocumented immigrants illegally voting, the Justice Department is seeking detailed voter roll data from over 30 states.
• Thune Moves to Speed Trump Nominees Past Democratic Blockade. Republicans said the maneuver to change the Senate’s rules, the latest step that would weaken the filibuster, was necessary to overcome Democratic obstruction of President Trump’s nominees.
• Trump’s Treasury Secretary Threatens to Punch Housing Official in the Face. The dust-up, at a members-only club in Georgetown, was not the first time Scott Bessent has shown a hot temper.
• Trump Says It’s Not His Signature. But Personal Letters Look Similar. Donald Trump’s signature has evolved over the years, but when signing just his first name, he often includes the same flourish at the end.
• Meet the New ICE Recruits. ICE was hiring officers in Texas, part of a huge ramp-up to its work force. The Times was there.
• Workers Detained in Georgia Raid Will Return to South Korea. South Korea negotiated the release of hundreds of Korean nationals who were detained during a raid on a Hyundai-LG electric vehicle battery plant in Georgia.
• The Supreme Court Decision on ICE and Racial Profiling, Explained. The ruling allowed immigration agents to stop people for reasons that lower courts had deemed likely unconstitutional.
• Trump Says Having ‘a Little Fight With the Wife’ Should Not Count as a Crime. President Trump said that offenses that happen at home should not undermine his record of crime reduction in Washington.
• Trump Shares Video Promoting Discredited Link of Vaccines to Autism. The video, which appears to be old, features Dr. Mark Geier and his son David, who together published numerous studies purporting to show the connection.
• Congress Obtains Drawing for Epstein Apparently Signed by Trump. Jeffrey Epstein’s estate turned over a copy of a 50th birthday book that includes a sexually suggestive drawing and note apparently signed by President Trump.
• Arrested by Federal Agents, Some D.C. Residents Languished in Jail for Days. At least 11 defendants stayed in jail cells longer than the law allows, in what former prosecutors and criminal lawyers see as a violation of their constitutional rights.
• Democrats Demand to Know More About Security Clearance Revocations. Members of the House Intelligence Committee want more information about the decision to strip the clearances from 37 current and former officials.
• Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Stops. A federal judge had ordered agents not to make indiscriminate stops relying on factors like a person’s ethnicity or that they speak Spanish.
• Trump Administration, Again, Asks Supreme Court to Let It Block Foreign Aid. The court has been largely receptive to the administration’s claims of executive power.
• Local Sheriffs Are Turning Their Jails Into ICE Detention Centers. Jails play a growing role in immigrant detention, housing thousands of people who have never been convicted of a crime.
• Juggling Congress and Life, She Opted to Freeze Her Eggs. Representative Sara Jacobs, Democrat of California, said her experience planning for a future pregnancy inspired her to write a bill to expand coverage of fertility treatments.
• West Point Alumni Group Cancels Award Honoring Tom Hanks. The group was to bestow the Sylvanus Thayer Award on the actor, but it said it was canceling the event to focus on preparing academy cadets for the future.
• Trump Is Met With Mostly Boos at U.S. Open as Security Delays a Match. With the president in attendance at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the men’s final began as hundreds of people were still waiting to go through security screening.
• Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Pressed About a Possible 2028 Run, Focuses on Re-election. Mr. Moore said in a TV interview that he “is not running for president.” The first-term governor, who has traded barbs with President Trump, said he was excited about seeking a second term.
• Trump Downplays Post Threatening Chicago, Saying He Wants to ‘Clean Up’ City. The president had said on social media that Chicago was “about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR,” drawing a fierce rebuke from Democrats.
• Kennedy, Rejecting Data, Fuels Distrust of His Own Agencies. By promoting suspicions about the institutions he oversees, critics say Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is jeopardizing public health. He says he is pursuing transparency.
• What We Know About the Hyundai-LG Plant Immigration Raid in Georgia. Several hundred workers, most of them South Korean nationals, were detained at the construction site of a sprawling electric vehicle battery plant on Thursday.
• In the Battle for Congress, Working-Class Democrats Try a Hardscrabble Pitch. A new crop of candidates has turned away from the aspirational “American dream” message of campaigns past and is leaning into how difficult life can be for working people — including them.

World

• What Is in the MAHA Report? Today we look at the Make America Healthy Again movement.
• Jeffrey Epstein’s Bankers. Until JPMorgan dropped him as a client in 2013, America’s leading bank financially enabled the century’s most notorious sexual predator.
• String Theory. Today, on the last day of the U.S. Open, we have a chat with a tennis writer.

Africa

• Dozens of Students Among Over 200 Dead in Two Boat Disasters in Congo. One of the boats was carrying mostly students who were returning to town for the start of the new school year, residents of the area said.
• Aid Group Says Drone Struck Gaza-Bound Boat Docked in Tunisia. Officials in Tunisia said there was no evidence of an attack on the ship, which the Global Sumud Flotilla hoped to use to bring humanitarian goods to Gaza.

Americas

• Brazil Keeps Telling Trump to Get Lost. Latin America’s largest nation is shaping up as a test case on how to defy President Trump.
• Accused of Failing to Halt Drug Trade, an Ally Braces for Trump’s Response. Millions in military and development funds for Colombia hang in the balance as Washington questions the country’s fight against cocaine.
• What We Know About Bolsonaro’s Conviction. Brazil’s top court convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro on charges of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 presidential election. Ana Ionova, reporting from Brasília, explains the charges and what comes next.
• Brazil’s Former President Was Convicted of Plotting a Coup. What Comes Next? Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison for conspiring to cling to power after losing the 2022 elections.
• A Defender of Darkness in the Darkest Place on Earth. A Chilean astronomer has become dedicated to battling light pollution in the Atacama Desert and preserve what is considered the best place on Earth to study space.
• Bolsonaro Convicted of Plotting Coup. Former President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil was sentenced to 27 years in prison for trying to overturn the 2022 election and planning to assassinate his opponent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the current president.
• Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil. Brazil’s Supreme Court convicted the former president of trying to cling to power after losing the 2022 election, including a plan to assassinate his opponent.
• Brazil’s Supreme Court Is On Course to Convict Bolsonaro in Coup Plot. A majority of voting justices said they plan to vote to convict Brazil’s former president of trying to hold onto power. A final verdict could come Thursday.
• Gas Tanker Truck Explodes in Mexico City. An accidental explosion caused by a gas tanker killed at least four people and injured at least 90 more in Mexico City.
• Mexico City Gas Explosion Injures at Least 58, With 19 Badly Burned. The cause of the enormous blast, which created chaos in one of the capital’s most heavily populated areas, was thought to be an accident. No deaths have yet been reported.
• Why Trump Is Targeting a Brazilian Judge. Tens of thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro flooded streets in Brazil to protest the criminal prosecution of Bolsonaro on charges that he attempted to stage a coup in 2022. Ana Ionova, a correspondent for The New York Times in Brazil, explains how the Supreme Court justice presiding over the trial has taken center stage.
• The New Symbol of the Brazilian Right: the American Flag. In a nod to President Trump, Brazil’s nationalist movement has adopted the stars and stripes. Now one flag could be the focus of an investigation involving the N.F.L.
• The D.C. Delivery Workers Hiding From ICE. On Monday, the Supreme Court lifted a ban on immigration agents’ use of factors like ethnicity or speaking of Spanish to make arrests in Los Angeles, affirming fears among delivery drivers in Washington.
• 10 Killed and 61 Injured in Mexico After Train Crashes Into Bus. Accidents involving vehicles and trains have been increasing as the Mexican government has pushed to revitalize railroads and build new passenger lines.
• Deportation Fears Are Fueling Money Transfers to Latin America. Money transfers to Guatemala, Honduras and other nations have increased in recent months, totaling billions of dollars. Undocumented migrants in the United States say they are sending money to relatives while they can.
• Protesters March in Brazil as Bolsonaro Faces Conviction. Supporters of the former president largely outnumbered his critics on Sunday, as thousands flooded the streets in the final week of the former president’s criminal trial.
• Bolsonaro Supporters Flood Streets Ahead of His Expected Conviction. Tensions are heating up in Brazil as the nation enters the final week of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s trial on attempted coup charges.
• American Pilot, 20, Is Released After Being Stuck Off Antarctica. Ethan Guo said that he had been effectively stranded at a Chilean military base on King George Island since June 28. The authorities said he landed without permission.

Asia Pacific

• Nepal’s New Government Calls Elections. Its Critics Cry Foul. Sushila Karki, a former Supreme Court chief justice who was appointed as interim leader, made speed a priority in a process that other jurists deemed unconstitutional.
• ‘You Burned This Country Down’: After Arsons, Nepal Reckons With Its Future. The frenzy of arson that blazed nationwide this week as protests spread added to those suffering acute burns in a country where fires maim and kill with shocking regularity.
• A Chaotic Showdown Over Election Integrity in India. Opposition parties say a move by India’s election commission is part of a wider pattern of election influencing by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which derides the claims.
• 7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Russia’s Far East. The quake briefly triggered tsunami alerts at nearby coastlines, less than two months after a larger earthquake sent tsunami waves across the Pacific.
• ‘This Is Our Nepal’: A Wounded Gen Z Protester’s Fight for a Better Future. Deepraj Rai, 23, was shot in the thigh during antigovernment demonstrations in Nepal. As he recovered at the hospital, he shared his hopes for the youth-led movement.
• Anti-Corruption Crusader Named Nepal’s Leader After Gen Z Protests. Sushila Karki, a former chief justice, was the choice of the student protesters whose mass rallies on Monday started a violent uprising that toppled the government.
• Freed From U.S. Detention, South Korean Workers Return Home to Tearful Cheers. The workers, whose detention in a workplace immigration sweep set off outrage in South Korea, expressed both relief and anger.
• Plane With Detained Hyundai Workers Arrives in South Korea. The plane carried about 300 South Koreans who had been detained during a large-scale U.S. immigration raid at a battery factory construction site.
• Fords, Tank 500s and a New Hospital: The Influence Campaigns in the Pacific. All around Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands and host of a regional summit, are not-so-subtle hints of donor nations competing for hearts and minds.
• In the Pacific, Unkept U.S. Promises on Climate Cut Deep. Pacific island nations have seen American pledges and attention come and go with geopolitical winds. Recent U.S. pullbacks are met with disappointment but not surprise.
• Nepal’s Capital Is Choked With Smoke and Gripped by Fear. With institutions burned to the ground and the army in control, Gen Z protesters are pushing for an anti-corruption crusader to be appointed as the country’s interim leader.
• Nepal’s Social Media Ban Backfires as Citizens Nominate New Leader in Chat Room. After days of violent protest led to the government’s collapse, thousands of citizens gather virtually to debate their nation’s future.
• South Korean Leader Warns About Investments in U.S. After Georgia Raid. President Lee Jae Myung made the comments as hundreds of South Korean workers swept in an immigration raid were expected to fly home on Thursday.
• Nepal’s Young Protesters Find an Unlikely Partner: The Army. After an explosion of popular rage tore through the country, its respected army was the only institution left standing. It’s now in talks with the protesters.
• What to Know About the Mass Protests in Nepal. The explosion of unrest in Nepal — with fires around the capital, Kathmandu, and the prime minister fleeing the country — was years in the making. Alex Travelli, a New York Times correspondent, describes what happened and why it happened now.
• Military Enforces Calm in Nepal After Two Days of Chaos. Leaders of a youthful protest movement that toppled a prime minister met with the military on Wednesday to discuss a path forward for the country.
• Nepal’s Protesters Had a Grand Vision, and Then the Vibe Changed. Before the destruction began, the Gen Z demonstrators had planned to look good while promoting democracy and sweeping away an entrenched leadership.
• Mayor Is a Rare Political Voice Supporting Nepal Protesters. Balendra Shah won an upset victory three years ago to become Kathmandu’s mayor. He’s using social media to coach protesters on the country’s next steps.
• Eerie Calm in Nepal as Uncertainty Follows Deadly Clashes. Nepal was still under a nationwide curfew on Wednesday after two days of street clashes between antigovernment protesters and security forces that killed at least 22 people.
• ​Anger Mounts in Korea as Release of Workers Detained in Georgia Is Delayed. It is unclear when the South Korean detainees will be repatriated. They were previously scheduled to depart the United States on Wednesday.
• What We Know About the Protests in Nepal. Days of unrest in Nepal have left 22 people dead, triggered the resignation of its prime minister and brought troops to the streets of Kathmandu.
• Woman Is Absolved Decades After Biting Attacker’s Tongue During Attempted Rape. Choi Mal-ja, who was convicted of inflicting bodily harm, said she fought for a retrial so other South Korean women would not suffer as she did.
• Before and after photos show how protests damaged Nepal’s government buildings. Demonstrator in Kathmandu defied a curfew and set fire to government offices and the homes of politicians on Tuesday during an escalation of unrest.
• Prime Minister, Exile and Now Prisoner: Thai Power Broker’s New Chapter. With Thaksin Shinawatra’s recent fall from favor, his political power is significantly diminished. But it is too early to write him off.
• Nepalis Worry About Security Forces’ Next Step After Crackdown Leaves 22 Dead. Human rights groups condemned the use of lethal force against protesters. Experts say Nepal’s army and police have historically not been held to account.
• Hong Kong’s Same-Sex Rights Bill Meets Rare Defiance From Lawmakers. Legislators could sink a government proposal that would give some rights to couples who married overseas, raising questions about the city’s status as an international hub.
• Now a democratic republic, Nepal was a monarchy for nearly 250 years.
• For Nepal’s Protesters, Wealthy ‘Nepo Kids’ Are a Source of Outrage. Videos and photos purporting to show the privileged lifestyles of children of the elite have fueled anger among young people.
• Troops Deployed After Day of Violent Protests in Nepal. Protesters set fire to government buildings and the homes of politicians as unrest over corruption, censorship and economic issues stretched into a second day.
• Protests in Nepal Force Prime Minister to Resign. Young demonstrators, targeting symbols of Nepal’s governing elite, set fire to the Parliament building as a second day of unrest forced the prime minister to resign.
• A Censorship Playbook Fails in Nepal, Sparking Unrest. Nepal’s recent social media ban, part of a global censorship trend, helped set off widespread unrest, forcing the government to reverse course.
• Seismic protests in Asia have had young people at their core.
• Anger at Nepal’s social media ban reflects families’ dependence on workers abroad.
• The Forces Behind Nepal’s Explosive Gen Z Protests. It was a recent ban on social media that brought young people to the streets, but they came filled with grievances that have built up over years.
• He Risked Everything to Leave China for the U.S. Then He Was Sent Back. A Chinese man crossed dangerous jungles to enter the United States, in a failed bid for asylum. After being deported home in 2023, he faced a choice: stay or try to leave again?
• Nepal Protesters Set Fire to Leaders’ Homes in a New Day of Rage. A day after violent clashes left at least 19 people dead, young protesters defied a curfew and took to the streets again.
• Here is the latest. A day after violent clashes left at least 19 people dead, Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and other ministers quit, with no clear path to assuaging young protesters in the capital.
• Thaksin, Thai Power Broker, Returns Home Before Court Verdict. Thaksin Shinawatra’s abrupt departure from Thailand last week spurred speculation that he was returning to a life in exile.
• Nepalese Protesters Briefly Storm Parliament Over Social Media Ban. Protesters, mostly teenagers and young adults, surged toward the Parliament complex in Nepal’s capital and occupied a security building before being dispersed by the police using rubber bullets and water cannons. The protests come days after the government banned most social media platforms.
• In a First, Korean Women Target U.S. Military in Suit Over Prostitution. Dozens of women who worked in the sex trade in South Korea are seeking an apology and compensation for the rights abuses they suffered while catering to American G.I.s.
• Two Are Killed During Demonstrations Over Social Media Ban in Nepal. Protesters stormed the Parliament complex days after the government banned most social media platforms. Dozens of others were injured.
• What to Know About the Japanese Prime Minister’s Resignation. Japan, one of the world’s most stable democracies, is experiencing unusually rapid change. Shigeru Ishiba’s departure could herald a leadership crisis.
• Nepal Bans 26 Social Media Platforms, Including Facebook and YouTube. Critics worry a new law could curb freedom of expression, affect tourism and cut communication with the many Nepalis who work abroad.
• South Korea Negotiates Release of Korean Workers Detained in Georgia Raid. The South Korean government said on Sunday that it would send a charter plane to the United States to retrieve hundreds of workers detained in an immigration raid.
• Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan Says He Will Step Down. The embattled leader is trying to head off a deep split in his party over a right-wing political surge, a weakened economy and turbulent trade relations with the United States.

Australia

• New Zealand Police Kill Man Who Disappeared With His Children. Tom Phillips, who vanished with his three children in 2021, was killed after he shot a police officer on Monday, the authorities said. His children were found safe and unharmed.
• Australian Woman Is Given Life Sentence in Mushroom Murder Case. Erin Patterson was found guilty of murdering three of her husband’s relatives and trying to kill a fourth by serving them deadly mushrooms.

Canada

• In Toronto, a Spotlight on Canadian Films. The Toronto International Film Festival celebrates a big anniversary amid a trade war with the U.S. that has galvanized Canadians to support local filmmakers.
• Canada Announces Major Projects to Offset Bite of Trump’s Tariffs. Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled big infrastructure plans. But they are likely to meet resistance from Indigenous and environmental groups.

Europe

• The German Elections That Are Set to Test the Attraction of the Far Right. A municipal vote in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia will be a gauge of the national mood since Chancellor Friedrich Merz took office.
• Funicular Crash Has Jarred Lisbon’s Sense of Itself. Lisbon has transformed itself in recent years into a destination for international investors. A funicular crash that killed 16 people has prompted soul-searching about the changes in the city.
• Far-Right Rally in London Draws Huge Crowd and a Counterprotest. The divisive anti-immigrant agitator Tommy Robinson organized what he said was a free-speech festival for his supporters.
• Anti-Immigration Activists Face Off With Counterprotesters in London. Thousands of far-right activists marched through central London on Saturday, setting off sporadic clashes with the police as they held dueling demonstrations with counterprotesters.
• As Sabotage in Europe Mounts, So Do Calls to Retaliate Against Russia. Drones in Poland and GPS jamming attributed to Russia have intensified a debate over whether the West should impose stiffer penalties for such “hybrid warfare.”
• Amid Drought, Some U.K. Residents Fume as Blackstone C.E.O. Fills Private Lake. A local water company said tankers of its water would no longer be sent to the American billionaire’s estate to fill his lake.
• NATO Steps Up Defenses After Russian Drones Violate Polish Airspace. Increased air patrols, air defense systems and other protections will be mobilized over Eastern Europe.
• Belgian Authorities Say $10 Million Supply of Birth Control Has Not Yet Been Destroyed. Contraceptives bought by U.S.A.I.D. have been in limbo in a Belgian warehouse. The U.S. government said the products were destroyed, but local authorities found them.
• Prince Harry Meets War Veterans in Surprise Visit to Ukraine. The prince arrived in Kyiv on his second trip to the country this year. The visit comes after his charity supporting wounded soldiers said it would expand post-conflict rehabilitation.
• Supporters of Ukraine Anti-Corruption Investigator Call His Jailing Absurd. The case of a detective who activists say was investigating close associates of President Volodymyr Zelensky is seen as a bellwether.
• Secret Report Undercuts U.K. Condemnations of Pro-Palestinian Group. The British government banned Palestine Action under an antiterrorism law, but an intelligence document said most of its activity “would not be classified as terrorism.”
• Read the U.K. Report on Palestine Action. This intelligence assessment helped shape the British government’s decision to ban Palestine Action.
• Europe’s 3 Top Leaders Are Striding on the World Stage but Stumbling at Home. The foreign policy successes of Keir Starmer of Britain, Emmanuel Macron of France and Friedrich Merz of Germany are in contrast with their dismal domestic performances.
• Belarus Frees 52 Political Prisoners and Gets a Warm Thank-You From Trump. The release came as Aleksandr Lukashenko, the country’s authoritarian leader and an ally of President Vladimir Putin of Russia, seeks to normalize ties with the Trump administration.
• Charlie Kirk’s Influence Extended Far Beyond the U.S. The conservative activist had recently spoken at conferences in Asia. His message also resonated in Europe, and especially Britain, which has seen a rise in right-wing ideology.
• U.K. Ambassador to U.S., Peter Mandelson, Fired Over Epstein Links. The British government said it withdrew the envoy after newly revealed emails showed the depth of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
• Drone Barrage Over Poland Was a Test for NATO, and the U.S. A continent already on edge over the Ukraine war sees a Russian challenge to NATO readiness and to an America that wants to disengage from Europe.
• Prince Harry Reunites With King Charles for First Time in Over a Year. Father and son had tea at the king’s London residence on Wednesday, in what may be a first step toward healing a painful rift that has divided Britain’s royal family.
• French Police Investigate Pigs’ Heads Found Near Paris-Area Mosques. The heads were discovered near the entrances of several buildings. The episode was widely condemned in France as an anti-Muslim provocation.
• German Court Convicts Syrian National for Stabbing Attack That Killed 3. Issa al Hasan was found guilty of murder in the Islamic State-inspired rampage last year that spurred a national debate about refugees and migration.
• Who Is France’s New Prime Minister? Sébastien Lecornu had been defense minister. He is one of President Emmanuel Macron’s most loyal and enduring allies.
• Poland Has Invoked NATO’s Article 4. What Comes Next? Article 4 allows member states to start a formal discussion within the alliance about threats to their security. It does not commit the alliance to military action.
• Poland Says It Shot Down Russian Drones Over Its Airspace. Russian drones entered Poland’s airspace during an attack on targets across the border in Ukraine, in what the Polish military called an “act of aggression.” It was not clear exactly how many drones had crossed into Poland.
• Drones Over Poland Are Latest Violation of Countries Near Ukraine. Poland denounced what it has described as an incursion by more than a dozen Russian drones. It would not be the first time Russia’s war effort had spilled beyond Ukraine.
• Putin’s Message to Ukraine, Europe and Trump: I Won’t Back Down. With escalating airstrikes, the Russian leader appears determined to demonstrate that he will dictate the terms for any end to the war.
• How the Arrest of a Comedian Could Reshape Britain’s Free Speech Laws. A trans-Atlantic debate over freedom of expression in Britain has simmered for months. The arrest of Graham Linehan last week may prove a tipping point.
• France and a New Prime Minister Brace for a Day of Disruption. An opaque online protest movement promises to bring the country to a standstill on Wednesday as Sébastien Lecornu prepares to take office.
• Poland Says It Shot Down Russian Drones That Entered Its Airspace. The Polish military called the incursions an “act of aggression.” It said the drones crossed the border during a wave of Russian strikes in Ukraine.
• Denmark Forced Contraception on Greenlandic Girls, a Scathing Report Confirms. Danish doctors inserted intrauterine devices into thousands of women and girls in Greenland, often without their consent or knowledge, a scandal that has reinforced a legacy of colonial abuses.
• Macron Picks Departing Defense Minister as France’s New Prime Minister. President Emmanuel Macron’s appointment of Sébastien Lecornu, 39, after the government collapsed reflects the pressure Mr. Macron faces to get a budget passed by the end of the year.
• German Carmakers, Hit by Chinese Rivals and Tariffs, Stage a Comeback. The spotlight at the Munich auto show this year is swinging back to BMW, Mercedes and Volkswagen after previously focusing on Chinese automakers.
• Iran and U.N. Watchdog Meet to Discuss Resuming Nuclear Inspections. Iran has not allowed inspections since its nuclear sites were bombed by Israel and the United States in June, but it hopes to stave off Western economic sanctions.
• Macron Has No Good Options After Repeat Collapse of French Government. The president, thwarted at home, has become increasingly frustrated and weakened at a critical moment for his country and Europe.
• ‘Farewell Parties’ Spring Up in France to Celebrate Prime Minister’s Ousting. People sang, danced and cheered after François Bayrou’s government lost a confidence vote and collapsed.
• Russian Bomb Kills at Least 20 Picking Up Pensions, Zelensky Says. The Ukrainian leader said that the strike on older people in a Donetsk village should prompt a global response.
• Nuclear Sites Dotted Across Ukraine Pose Threat of Radiation Disaster. Each day of war risks a strike on sites that could scatter radioactive material. Officials say one laboratory near the front has been hit dozens of times.
• France’s Government Has Collapsed. What Comes Next? President Emmanuel Macron is expected to appoint a new prime minister, rejecting calls for elections or his resignation.
• The Political Signals Russia Sends With Each Huge Barrage on Ukraine. Analysts have linked major attacks to important geopolitical events as the Kremlin tries to strengthen its hand in talks.
• The All-Consuming Question Hanging Over Prince Harry’s U.K. Visit. Harry, who has not seen his father, King Charles, for more than a year, arrived in Britain for a four-day visit on Monday.
• A 5-Stop Guide to London’s Tube Strike. What to know about the disruption to the city’s underground transit system this week, and alternative ways to travel.
• London’s Commuters Wrestle With a Massive Tube Strike: ‘It’s Just Annoying’ Some people were able to work from home. Others crammed onto buses or spent hours trying to reach their destinations.
• New Banksy Work Seen as Comment on U.K. Crackdown on Palestine Action. The mural that appeared outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Monday depicted a judge attacking a demonstrator with a gavel.
• Rick Davies, Lead Singer of Supertramp, Dies at 81. The English vocalist wrote hits including “Goodbye Stranger” and “Bloody Well Right.” His use of the Wurlitzer piano became one of the rock band’s signature sounds.
• London Hit by Travel Chaos as Dayslong Tube Strike Takes Effect. Underground stations were closed and buses were crammed as commuters grappled with a walkout by transit workers.
• Londoners Face Transit Chaos as Major Tube Strike Takes Effect. A major strike on the London Underground system is causing widespread disruption for millions of Londoners. The strike is expected to last until Thursday.
• Ukraine Changed War Forever. Tanks Had to Catch Up. Tanks have been a mainstay in battle since the early 20th century. Drones made them evolve.
• France, at an Impasse, Heads Toward Another Government Collapse. A vote of confidence scheduled for Monday appears set to topple Prime Minister François Bayrou and put more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron.
• Millions of Londoners Brace for Transit Disruption as Tube Strike Begins. A strike on the London Underground began Sunday over pay and conditions, threatening to upend commuter journeys for most of the week.
• Russia Launches Largest-Ever Drone Attack in Ukraine War. Russia launched hundreds of exploding drones and decoys across Ukraine in the largest air assault so far in the war, killing at least five people and setting a government building in Kyiv ablaze.
• Pope Leo XIV Declares Two Saints, Including Carlo Acutis. Carlo, who died at 15, was canonized alongside Pier Giorgio Frassati, who also died young. The church is looking to the two saints to inspire new generations of Catholics.
• Who Are the Americans Fighting for Ukraine? U.S. volunteers in the Ukrainian military describe why they joined the war, in interviews with David Guttenfelder, a New York Times visual journalist who has worked in Ukraine for three and a half years.
• For Americans in Ukraine, Opportunity and the Lure of Combat. The profile of U.S. volunteers in the Ukrainian military has changed, shifting more toward people without military experience, and those who saw few prospects for them at home.

Middle East

• The Perilous Path to Escape Gaza City. Gazans have had to load up their lives in search of refuge multiple times throughout the war. As thousands were forced to flee again this week, a Times photographer joined them heading south.
• A Palestinian Lives Near a Landfill After Fleeing Gaza City. Omar al-Far left Gaza City after Israel ordered the whole city to evacuate. He couldn’t afford rent, so he set up a tent next to a garbage dump near Nuseirat Camp.
• Trump Expected to Hold Talks With Qatari Premier After Israeli Strikes, Officials Say. President Trump is said to be planning a meeting with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani in New York on Friday, after an attack that has rattled Persian Gulf states.
• U.S. Joins U.N. Security Council’s Criticism of Israeli Strike in Qatar. The United States, ordinarily a protector of Israel at the United Nations, signed on to a statement condemning its attack on Hamas in the Qatari capital.
• Where Will Everyone in Gaza City Go? Tents stretch across the beach. Exhaustion and hunger are high. There’s little room elsewhere.
• What Drove Israel’s Attack on Hamas in Qatar? Israeli officials and analysts say that revenge for the Hamas-led 2023 attack on Israel, and frustration over moribund Gaza truce negotiations, informed the decision to strike in Doha.
• Many Palestinians Leave Gaza City After Evacuation Order. Nearly all of the city’s residents have already been forced from their homes at least once during the war, many of them multiple times. Several Palestinians do not believe that any place in Gaza is safe from Israeli strikes.
• ‘Whoever Attacks Us, We Will Reach Them’: After Qatar, Israel Fires on Yemen. Israel’s military launched multiple attacks on Houthi sites in northern Yemen, a day after its widely-criticized airstrike against Hamas officials on Qatari soil.
• Gulf Powers Question U.S. Protection After Israeli Attack on Qatari Soil. The audacious attempt to kill the political leaders of Hamas in Doha could upend the foundations of an American-led order in the Middle East.
• What to Know About Israel’s Airstrike on Hamas in Qatar. Why did Israel attack? Who was killed? What has been the Qatari response? Here are answers to those and other key questions.
• Facing Israeli Assault, Many in Gaza City Say Fleeing Again Is Worse. Israel has ordered hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate the city and go to the southern Gaza Strip, but many residents say it is no safer for them there.
• Princeton Student Held by Iran-Backed Militia Is Released, Trump Says. Israel and Iraq confirmed the release of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Russian-Israeli graduate student at Princeton who was kidnapped in Iraq in 2023 by the militant group Kataib Hezbollah.
• Israel Targets Hamas Leadership in Qatar Strike. Israel hit a building in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday with a strike that targeted the homes of several senior Hamas politicians.
• Hamas Fighters Claim Responsibility for Bus Stop Shooting in Jerusalem. Israeli officials said the attack at the crowded bus stop on Monday spurred, in part, the decision to launch Tuesday’s targeted strikes against Hamas leaders in Qatar.
• Israeli Strike Targets Hamas Leadership in Qatar, a Gaza War Mediator. The Gulf nation of Qatar has been trying to negotiate a cease-fire in the conflict. The attack threatened to destabilize those peace efforts.
• Israel Drops Leaflets Ordering Gaza City Evacuation. Israel on Tuesday called on residents of Gaza City to evacuate as it pushes ahead with its full-scale invasion. Hundreds of thousands of people will have to decide whether to stay or flee to already overcrowded or destroyed areas.
• Israeli Military Orders Residents of Gaza City to Evacuate. Hundreds of thousands of people will have to decide whether to risk staying put or fleeing south to overcrowded areas, many of which are in ruins, as Israel looks set to launch a full invasion of the city.
• After 2 Teenagers Are Killed in West Bank, Israeli Military Opens Inquiry. Two boys, both 14, were killed by gunfire from Israeli soldiers, according to the Palestinian Authority health ministry. Israel said that the shooting was “under review.”
• Trump Wades Into Gaza Diplomacy as Israeli Military Moves on Gaza City. The American president gave Hamas what sounded like an ultimatum, demanding that the militant group agree to a new truce proposal or face full-scale Israeli assault on Gaza City.
• Shooters Attack Bus Passengers in Jerusalem. At least six people died in a shooting attack on the northern outskirts of Jerusalem. Two gunmen opened fire at people waiting at a bus stop at a busy junction, the police said.
• Shooting in Jerusalem Leaves at Least 6 Dead. The Israeli police described the incident as a terrorist attack and said that the perpetrators had been killed at the scene.
• Houthi Drone Hits Israeli Airport After Warning System Failure. The strike by the Yemeni militants followed the Israeli killing of several of their top leaders a week ago.
• Egypt-Israel Tensions Rise Over Attack on Gaza City. A large-scale Israeli assault on the city in northern Gaza could push hundreds of thousands of Palestinians southward toward Egypt’s border.
• As Syria Tries to Move Away From Dictatorship, Signs of Authoritarianism Linger. The ex-rebels now in control of Syria say they are ending rule by fear, overhauling the security and prison systems, and holding elections. But concerns over sectarianism and inclusivity remain.

New York

• Girl, 16, Struck and Killed by Driver of S.U.V. in Queens, Police Say. The girl, identified as Jhoanny Gomez-Alvarez, was intentionally struck by the 38-year-old driver early Saturday morning after getting into an argument with him, a law enforcement official said.
• How a W.N.B.A. Couple Spend Their Day Between Games. Natasha Cloud and Isabelle Harrison, New York Liberty teammates, have different approaches to practice, but they share a bowl of pho and a love of TikTok.
• Miles From New York, Another Ex-Governor Seeks a Comeback as Mayor. Jim McGreevey and Andrew Cuomo are each competing for mayor against left-leaning opponents, setting up an odd symmetry in the races to lead cities on opposite banks of the Hudson River.
• Police Used Excessive Force in Fatal Shooting of Queens Man, Board Says. Win Rozario, 19, was having a mental health crisis when he called 911 seeking help. A police oversight board found that the officers who responded abused their authority.
• For the First Time in the Mayor’s Race, Cuomo Campaigns at a Mosque. Andrew M. Cuomo, who has faced criticism for bypassing mosques as he seeks to become mayor, spoke of New York as a beacon of opportunity during an appearance in the Bronx.
• Trump Says It Looks Like Mamdani Is ‘Going to Win’ President Trump said on Friday that he believed Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, would win, likening that outcome to a “rebellion.”
• Mamdani, if Elected Mayor, Pledges to Order N.Y.P.D. to Arrest Netanyahu. Zohran Mamdani expanded on his vow to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying it would show that New York “stands up for international law.” Experts said the move would be impractical and likely illegal.
• Nights at the Museum Are Coming Back. The American Museum of Natural History will revive the sleepover nights next month. There’s a new movie in the works, too.
• Antisemitic Slurs Disrupt Queens College Zoom Lecture About Israel. As an Israeli professor began to speak, some attendees appeared to switch on their cameras and microphones and started yelling. Instead of their faces, they showed disturbing images.
• Suspect in Murder of Queens Couple Told Police That He Burned Them. Jamel McGriff, who was arraigned late Thursday night, told the authorities that he had “molested” the septuagenarians before torching their home in the Bellerose neighborhood.
• Mamdani Meets Bloomberg, Once a Sworn Foe, for a ‘Cordial’ Discussion. Michael R. Bloomberg, who spent $8 million trying to torpedo Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic primary bid, advised him on how to fill key City Hall positions.
• Long Island Rail Road Workers May Strike. Here’s What to Know. More than 3,000 employees could stop work after midnight on Thursday, Sept. 18, effectively shutting down America’s busiest commuter rail service.
• Mamdani Says He Will Apologize for Calling the N.Y.P.D. Racist in 2020. Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who won the mayoral primary, said the department was racist and homophobic in a social media post.
• He Dropped Out of the Mayor’s Race. His Name Is Still on the Ballot. A judge affirmed a Board of Elections decision that it was too late for Jim Walden to be taken off the New York City mayoral ballot. The same would be true for other candidates.
• N.Y. Marijuana Businesses Facing Possible Closure Win Temporary Reprieve. Dispensaries had sued the state after a change in the buffer zone between cannabis shops and schools placed some within a zone banning cannabis sales.
• Eric Adams Hints to Business Leaders He Is Open to Quitting Mayor’s Race. Mayor Eric Adams told a prominent New York City business group that if a private poll showed he had no path to re-election, he would reconsider bowing out.
• 17-Year-Old Died a Week After Being Shot at Bronx Basketball Tournament. Anthonaya Campbell of Hartford, Conn., was the second person to die after an outburst of violence in a park. The Bronx district attorney is seeking charges against four people.
• Fare Evasion Cost the M.T.A. $1 Billion in 2024, but the Trend May Be Slowing. A fiscal watchdog group found that deterrence measures are starting to have an impact on the practice, which has surged since the pandemic.
• Protecting Birds While Honoring 9/11. The NYC Bird Alliance watches for birds that are getting lost in the lights of the 9/11 Tribute in Light. If too many birds are drawn to the lights, they are briefly turned off.
• Nadine Menendez, Wife of a Senator, Will Be Sentenced in Bribery Scheme. The wife of former Senator Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat already in prison for taking bribes, faces punishment on Thursday.
• In Rebuke of Mayor Adams, City Council Overrides 3 Vetoes. Measures eliminating criminal summonses for unlicensed vending and giving higher pay to grocery delivery workers had been overruled by the mayor.
• U.S. Accuses Pastor of Creating an International Sex-Abuse Operation. Naasón Joaquín García and his associates used La Luz del Mundo Church to traffic women and children and produce and distribute child pornography, New York prosecutors said.
• Police Arrest Suspect in Death of Queens Couple in Burning House. The arrested man is Jamel McGriff, 42. Investigators believe he killed a couple in their 70s, one of whom was found tied to a pole.
• New Jersey Is the Latest State to Expand Access to Updated Covid Shots. Pharmacists will be allowed to give the latest vaccines to anyone over 3, rebuffing federal efforts to limit the number of those eligible.
• The Subway Had Its Safest Summer in Years. The White House Shrugged. The U.S. Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy, has called the subway crime-ridden, but Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York said her message to him was, “We’ve got this.”
• Trump Organization Is Poised to Lose Bid for Central Park Skating Rink. President Trump’s company had tried to regain control of Wollman Rink, a city-owned property that it operated for more than three decades.
• Mamdani Reflects on Life After 9/11 as a Muslim in New York City. Ahead of the 24th anniversary of Sept. 11, Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner to be the city’s next mayor, spoke about the importance of honoring the victims and the persistent Islamophobia the attacks provoked.
• New York Loses Federal Grant for Head Start Program for Poor Families. The city’s Head Start preschool programs will not be required to close this school year, but the change injected fresh uncertainty into an unsettled early childhood system.
• N.Y. Regulators Move to Fine Cannabis Testing Lab Over Safety Violations. The effort to penalize the facility, Lexachrom Analytical Laboratory, comes amid a state push to investigate testing irregularities in the weed industry.
• Gaza War Turns New Yorkers Against Israel, With Mayor’s Race as Backdrop. More New Yorkers say their sympathies lie with Palestinians rather than Israel in the long-running conflict in Gaza, according to a New York Times/Siena poll.
• Times-Siena Poll Shows Where Mamdani’s Strong Support Lies. Not only does Zohran Mamdani hold a commanding lead in the mayoral race, but a survey shows many voters find him inspirational.
• New York’s Ban on Cellphones in Schools Is Going ‘Better Than Expected’ In the country’s largest district to ban phones, students, teachers and parents reported some frustrations, but also benefits.
• They Created a Streetwear Line From Scratch. In High School. At a school with a basketball-themed curriculum, students were “dreaming big.” But could they find a buyer?
• Curtis Sliwa Vows to Stay in Mayor’s Race, Despite Push to Clear Field. Business leaders who hope Mr. Sliwa, the Republican nominee for New York City mayor, will suspend his campaign may find themselves disappointed: “No, no, no. A thousand times no,” he said.
• N.Y.C. Schools Are Failing to Help Students Learn English, Audit Says. The enrollment of students learning English as a new language has soared in recent years. But a report found “systemic breakdowns” in their education.
• N.Y.C. Board Rejects Council’s Push to Keep Housing Measures Off Ballot. The City Council, which would lose some power if the measures were approved, had argued that the ballot language was not clear enough to put before voters.
• Police Seek Suspect After Firefighters Find Dead Couple, One in Chains. Rescuers who came to a burning house in Queens found a man, 77, bound in the basement and a woman, 78, dead on the first floor.
• To Shrink Mamdani’s Lead, Cuomo Seeks to Broaden His Campaign Team. Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is hiring new top aides for his independent bid for mayor, including a campaign manager who worked for Rahm Emanuel in Chicago.
• Officers Who Drink and Drive Aren’t Always Punished. A review of once-secret disciplinary files shows that some officers around New York State have avoided accountability.
• Mamdani Holds Huge Lead in Mayor’s Race, Times/Siena Poll Finds. Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee in the New York City mayoral race, is way ahead of his three rivals, but his lead would diminish considerably if the field shrank to a two-man race.
• He Nearly Died on the Football Field. Is That Why Everybody Loves Him? Damar Hamlin’s heart stopped beating after a tackle on “Monday Night Football” in 2023. He wants to be known for more than that.
• Wealthy N.Y. Developers Call Meeting to Plot Mamdani’s Defeat. Some of New York’s largest landlords will convene on Tuesday morning for an urgent gathering to support former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, saying the “time to act is now.”
• Adams Administration Move to Let ICE Into Rikers Is Illegal, Judge Rules. Justice Mary V. Rosado said the order, issued after the mayor’s corruption charges were dropped by the Trump administration, presented the appearance of a conflict of interest.
• Mamdani, Facing Mistrust Within the N.Y.P.D., Reaches Out to Officers. Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, has been speaking with officers to address concerns over his past criticism of the Police Department.
• Read the Ruling on the Judgment Against Trump in the E. Jean Carroll Case. A federal appeals court on Monday upheld an $83.3 million jury award against President Trump for defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll in 2019, after she accused him of a decades-old rape in a Manhattan department store — an attack for which he was separately found liable for sexual abuse.
• Girl, 1, Who Had Been Hit in Head Dies After Week on Life Support. A man who had been caring for the girl, Imani Mitchell, is accused of hitting her in the head, and authorities say they plan to seek a homicide charge.
• Appeals Court Upholds Carroll’s $83 Million Judgment Against Trump. The judges rejected President Trump’s argument that the Supreme Court’s decision extending presidential immunity should shield him from liability for defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll.
• A Family Fight Over a Queens Farmhouse Gets Ugly. Two sisters were evicted from the 19th-century home after their father and older brother went to court.
• PAC Aims to Spend $3 Million to Pass New York Housing Measures. The measures could make it easier to build housing, but the City Council is trying to keep them off the November ballot.
• Man Fatally Shot by N.Y.P.D. After Slashing Officer at Station House. The man entered the headquarters of the 73rd Precinct in Brooklyn through the back door, the police said, and slashed an officer with a large knife.

Business

• In Some Records, Fed Governor Listed Atlanta Home as Secondary. In a court filing, lawyers for Lisa Cook cited a news story about the records and urged a federal court to rule against President Trump’s efforts to block her from an upcoming Fed meeting.
• Used E.V. Sales Take Off as Prices Plummet. Electric vehicles on the used market often cost less than comparable gasoline models, making the technology affordable to many more buyers.
• No Longer Young, and Now Laid Off: 5 Ways to Protect Your Finances. When you’re over 50 and suddenly unemployed, priorities will switch to paying bills over saving for retirement. Here are ways to manage.
• They Had Money Problems. They Turned to ChatGPT for Solutions. More people are turning to generative A.I. chatbots for financial advice, whether it’s for debt management, better saving strategies or stock picks.
• Company That Bought Publishers Clearing House Won’t Pay Past Prize Winners. The announcement by ARB Interactive, which bought the company out of bankruptcy protection for $7.1 million in July, cast doubt on how much more money past winners will receive.
• France’s Debt Rating Cut on Fears of Political Instability. Fitch Ratings cited the “increased fragmentation and polarization” of politics in the debt-laden country as justification for the downgrade.
• Tesla Board Chair Defends Elon Musk’s Enormous Pay Proposal. Robyn Denholm, normally media shy, is campaigning to get shareholders to back the chief executive’s trillion-dollar compensation package.
• Boeing Workers in St. Louis Reject Tentative Contract. A five-week strike at plants that make military aircraft and equipment will continue after 3,200 union members voted down the proposed agreement.
• Trump Administration Seeks Pilot Projects for Air Taxis. The projects would allow small electric or hybrid aircraft to carry passengers or cargo before federal regulators approve their commercial use.
• Ready … Set … Spend! David Ellison has gotten off to a fast start as the owner of Paramount, at least when it comes to buying things.
• Is ‘The Pitt’ Really an ‘ER’ Spinoff? Michael Crichton’s Estate Says It Is. The estate of the best-selling author, which has intellectual property rights to “ER,” and the creators of the new hit TV show are waging a legal battle over whether it’s a stealth reboot.
• As the Fed Prepares to Lower Rates, 2 Seats on Its Board Are in Limbo. The Senate looks poised to confirm President Trump’s pick to join the central bank in time for the policy meeting next week, while another governor’s fate remains up in the air.
• Believe in A.I.? Buy Beaten-Down Value Stocks. If artificial intelligence is really revolutionary, its benefits will spread to mundane companies and spawn new fields, Vanguard’s global chief economist says.
• Is That Product Any Good, or Is It Just a Brand Halo? The concept involves a company trying to parlay feel-good associations with one of its products into a positive reputation for the overall brand.
• Yes, Your Morning Coffee Has Gotten More Expensive. Coffee prices are up nearly 21 percent over the past year, partly because of President Trump’s punishing tariffs on Brazil and Vietnam.
• Rise in U.S. Inflation Likely to Keep Fed Cautious on Pace of Rate Cuts. The central bank is likely to lower borrowing costs at its meeting next week amid budding concerns about the labor market.
• In South Korea and Japan, Fury at U.S. Fuels Backlash Over Trade Deals. Officials and business leaders in both countries are questioning commitments their governments made to invest hundreds of billions in American manufacturing.
• Boeing and Union for 3,200 Striking Workers Reach New Proposed Deal. Workers who make military aircraft and equipment in the St. Louis area have been on strike since early August after rejecting an earlier agreement.
• Ozempic Maker Novo Nordisk to Cut 9,000 Jobs. The Danish drugmaker said it needed to streamline operations and become more agile, as it faces a more competitive and consumer-focused market.
• Republicans Race to Advance Trump’s Fed Pick Despite Ties to White House. Stephen Miran, a top economic adviser to the president, has said he intends to take a leave of absence if confirmed, heightening fears about the central bank’s independence.
• Trump Weighs Crackdown on Medicines From China. Behind the scenes, major pharmaceutical companies and Trump-tied billionaires are furiously lobbying in opposite directions over proposed anti-China measures.
• Judge Rules Fed Governor Can Remain in Role, for Now. The decision is a win for Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor whom President Trump sought to dismiss over allegations of mortgage fraud.
• Employers Added Nearly a Million Fewer Jobs Than Believed, Data Shows. Preliminary annual revisions could add to political pressure on the agency that produces the data.
• The Starbucks C.E.O. Trying Hard to Deliver Your Drink Right, and Fast. Improved service, better seating and heartfelt messages are at the heart of Brian Niccol’s turnaround plan, but baristas say they’re under pressure.
• Trump Administration Halts I.R.S. Crackdown on Major Tax Shelters. The Treasury Department is rolling back efforts to shut down aggressive strategies used by America’s biggest multinational companies and wealthiest people.
• Two Leading European Tech Firms Strike an A.I. Partnership. ASML, the Dutch maker of semiconductor equipment, is investing about $1.5 billion in Mistral, the French A.I. start-up.
• In Epstein’s ‘Birthday Book,’ a Celebration of His Lecherous Exploits. The book containing 50th birthday tributes to Jeffrey Epstein was released on Monday by the House Oversight Committee.
• Is America Ready for Japanese-Style 7-Elevens? Stephen Dacus, head of the chain’s parent company, aims to export its success in Japan, with signature offerings like fresh prepared food.
• Why 7-Eleven and Convenience Stores in Japan Are So Special. Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life, and 7-Eleven is the country’s dominant chain. They are a place to shop, pay bills and gather during disasters.
• Businesses Across the U.S. Rely on These Drones. They Might Be Banned. Farmers, builders and police officers use drones made by DJI, a Chinese company. President Trump and his allies want to stop all imports.
• China’s Exports to Africa Are Soaring as Trade to U.S. Plunges. Already this year, China’s trade surplus with Africa is nearly as big as all of 2024, a sign of how President Trump’s tariffs are reshaping the flow of goods.
• How’s Work? No, Really, What’s Bothering You at the Office? Let your Work Friend at The Times help you navigate — or commiserate about — the challenges of life at work.
• India’s Investors, Defying Tariffs, Keep Pouring Money Into Stocks. Middle-class Indians have been plowing their savings into the stock market, making it far less vulnerable to the shocks of a trade war.
• Oil Producers Announce New Increase in Output. In a show of confidence in the market, the group, led by Saudi Arabia, said it would begin unwinding a further set of agreed cuts.
• Russia Steps Up Disinformation Efforts as Trump Abandons Resistance. The Kremlin has begun a campaign to sway the parliamentary election in Moldova in what could become a new model of election interference online.
• Patagonia Changed the Apparel Business. Can It Change Food, Too? The outdoor apparel maker from California wants to fix farming. The first challenge is convincing consumers to think of it for sardines and beer.

DealBook

• The Irony of Corporate America’s Many Patagonia Vests. Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, hates the idea of billionaires and says he doesn’t trust the stock market.
• The Billion-Dollar Stakes for OpenAI. The artificial intelligence giant is closing in on a deal with Microsoft regarding its future governance, but other questions stand over its huge costs.
• Klarna’s Market Debut Shows Wall Street’s Renewed Appetite for I.P.O.s. The company’s shares rose more than 14 percent on the first day of trading, a sign of the health of the public markets and a willingness of investors to bet on new companies.
• In the Wake of the Kirk Assassination, a Call for Leadership. The killing of the political activist raises new questions about the rise of targeted violence against public figures like politicians and business leaders.
• Inside Lutnick's Department of Deal-Making. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is building an investment accelerator inside the agency, though his hardball tactics with companies are raising concern.
• Anglo American and Teck Resources to Merge, Forming a Copper Giant. The deal, billed as a merger of equals, comes amid a surge in demand for copper, a crucial component in technology, from data centers to electric vehicles.
• The Stakes of the Murdoch Family’s Peace Deal. A new accord ends a bitter power struggle and gives Rupert Murdoch’s elder son control of the family’s media empire.
• Ken Griffin Speaks Out Against Trump’s Attacks on the Fed. The criticism from the hedge fund billionaire and Trump voter is a rare rebuke of the president by a corporate leader.

Economy

• Georgia ICE Raid Netted Workers With Short-Term Business Visas. Last week’s immigration operation at a battery plant highlighted a tactic that companies use to bring in foreign workers to establish new operations.
• The Poverty Rate Was Stable Last Year, as Household Income Grew Slightly. As pandemic subsidies disappeared, wages kept workers just ahead of inflation, although gaps have widened for some groups.

Energy & Environment

• The Capital of Electric Cars Is Turning to Electric Planes. There are dozens of short daily flights to Norway’s islands, and the oil-producing Scandinavian country wants electricity to power them.
• Exxon Wants to Make More of the Materials Needed for E.V. Batteries. The oil giant said Tuesday that it was acquiring assets from a Chicago company as it looks to start producing graphite, a key battery ingredient, by the end of the decade.

Media

• Atlantic Settles Writer’s Suit Over Article It Retracted. The writer, Ruth Shalit Barrett, had accused the magazine of defaming her in a lengthy editor’s note.
• Air Mail, a Digital Weekly, Is Expected to Be Acquired by Puck. Graydon Carter, a former editor of Vanity Fair, had been shopping around his media start-up for a year.
• NPR Names Thomas Evans as Its New Editor. Mr. Evans, who spent many years at CNN before joining NPR last year, takes over the top editorial job as the organization faces major funding challenges.
• Paramount Plans Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Any deal would further reshape the media industry, putting CBS News, CNN and two major movie studios under the same corporate umbrella.
• How ‘Severance’ and ‘The Pitt’ Sum Up the TV Business. The industry is in a state of transition. The front-runners for best drama at the Emmys this Sunday explain the competing tensions.
• Trump Threatens to Sue The Times Over Reporting on Epstein Drawing. The president has denied that he created and signed a sexually suggestive note that was included in a 2003 birthday gift for Jeffrey Epstein.
• Bari Weiss Closes In on Major Role at CBS News. The talks with Ms. Weiss, a founder of The Free Press, are the strongest sign yet that the new owner of CBS News intends to make major changes.
• Shows Created by Women Rise Sharply, but Only on Streaming TV. Far more shows on streaming services are being created by women, a new study found. That number on broadcast networks, though, remained stagnant.
• Lachlan Murdoch, the Media Prince Who Would Be King. A new deal gives him control of his family’s media empire, including Fox News, for probably decades to come.
• CBS Taps Conservative Policy Veteran for New Ombudsman Role. Kenneth R. Weinstein, who will review complaints about CBS News, was head of the right-leaning Hudson Institute, a think tank, and has no experience overseeing news coverage.
• The Murdoch Succession Fight Is Over. So What Does Lachlan Control? From Fox News to Tubi to HarperCollins, here’s what is in the media empire that Rupert Murdoch built.
• Inside the Deal Ending the Murdoch Succession Fight. Lachlan Murdoch will take control of a new family trust in a deal worth $3.3 billion, ensuring that his father’s media empire will retain its conservative slant.
• ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ Sets a Surprise Box Office Record. The horror sequel took in roughly $83 million over the weekend in the United States and Canada, about 65 percent more than anticipated.
• Andy Roddick Has a New Title: ‘YouTube Guy’ The former No. 1 tennis player in the world is now at the top of a growing pack of podcasters focused on the sport.

Your Money

• Debt Collection Lawsuits Are Rising. Here’s What to Do to Fight Back. The number of filings is back above 2020 levels as prices rise and people rely more on credit cards, an analysis finds. But many borrowers don’t respond to the suits and lose by default.

Technology

• He Made a Friend on Roblox. Their Relationship Turned Sinister. At age 7, Ethan Dallas began playing the online game, where he met Nate. Deadly abuse followed, said Ethan’s mother, who blames Roblox.
• ‘Civil War’ Mentions Surge Online After Kirk Assassination. The term has increasingly been invoked on social media after major political moments, highlighting divisions among Americans.
• A.I.’s Prophet of Doom Wants to Shut It All Down. Eliezer Yudkowsky has spent the past 20 years warning A.I. insiders of danger. Now, he’s making his case to the public.
• OpenAI Takes Big Steps Toward Its Long-Planned Reorganization. The start-up reached a tentative deal with Microsoft, its biggest investor, and said it would give a $100 billion stake to the nonprofit that manages it.
• With Few Facts About Kirk Shooting, Wild Speculation Abounds. Social media users are spreading elaborate and entirely unsubstantiated theories about what happened to the conservative commentator.
• Regulators Are Digging Into A.I. Chatbots and Child Safety. The Federal Trade Commission said it was starting an inquiry of how six major tech companies monitor activity that could harm minors.
• Scammers Are Using Fake Reviews to Extort Small Businesses. Movers, roofing companies and others are being bombarded with phony one-star reviews on Google Maps. Then they’re asked to pay up.
• Canadian Man Falsely Named as Charlie Kirk’s Shooter on Social Media. The 77-year-old former banker, who lives in Toronto, said he was “shocked” by the speed at which his photograph spread online.
• Videos of Charlie Kirk’s Shooting Spread Rapidly on Social Media. First posted to X, they amassed millions of views on Instagram, Threads, YouTube and Telegram within hours.
• OpenAI Signs $300 Billion Data Center Pact With Tech Giant Oracle. The funding covers more than half of the A.I. data centers that OpenAI plans to build in the U.S. over the next several years.
• Senators Demand Answers From Mark Zuckerberg on WhatsApp Security. Three Republican senators sent a letter to Meta’s chief executive on Wednesday asking him to respond to whistle-blower allegations over security flaws.
• Why Mark S. Zuckerberg Is Suing Facebook’s Parent Company, Meta. Facebook has repeatedly flagged his accounts, he says, for “impersonating” the company’s founder, Mark E. Zuckerberg.
• Apple Introduces New, Slimmer iPhone. The Silicon Valley giant also introduced updates to its traditional smartphones, as well as its AirPods and Apple Watch.
• United Arab Emirates Joins U.S. and China in Giving Away A.I. Technology. The Persian Gulf nation has “open sourced” technology meant to compete with OpenAI and China’s DeepSeek.
• Nvidia Assails Critics as A.I. ‘Doomers’ in Fight Over China Chip Sales. Rankling national security experts, the chipmaker has stepped up attacks on lawmakers who are pushing restrictions.
• Whistle-Blower Sues Meta Over Claims of WhatsApp Security Flaws. In a lawsuit filed Monday, the former head of security for the messaging app accused the social media company of putting billions of users at risk. Meta pushed back on his claim.
• Tech Companies Show Off for Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Tech companies are displaying A.I., lasers and more as they compete for a piece of President Trump’s ambitious plan for a missile defense shield.
• A Tech Reporter’s Side Gig: Music Writing. Every so often, Mike Isaac swerves from his Silicon Valley beat to write about bands.
• The Spectacular Comeback Tour of a Crypto Overlord. Ross Ulbricht, who created the Silk Road dark web marketplace and was serving a life sentence for drug distribution, has embarked on a strange and unexpected comeback after President Trump pardoned him in January.

Personal Tech

• A.I. Could Make the Smartphone Passé. What Comes Next? As Apple prepares to release new iPhones this week, industry veterans shared their predictions for what will be the next big thing in personal computing.

Obituaries

• Bonnie Addario, 77, Dies; Survivor of Lung Cancer Made Fighting It a Cause. After climbing in the business world, she received a dire diagnosis, spurring her to found leading nonprofit groups to promote early detection and research.
• Overlooked No More: Eglantyne Jebb, Who Started a Movement With Save the Children. She co-founded the organization after she was outraged to learn that children were starving after World War I, when the British blocked aid to several countries.
• Marilyn Diamond, Who Wrote a Blockbuster Diet Book, Dies at 81. “Fit for Life,” which she wrote with her husband, was a best seller in the 1980s promoting good health ahead of weight loss. But doctors were critical.
• Michel Odent, Pioneer of Natural Childbirth Techniques, Dies at 95. His innovations, including homelike delivery rooms and birthing pools, were based on his belief that “human birth cannot work as long as a woman is thinking.”
• Robert Grosvenor, Sculptor Who Challenged Gravity, Dies at 88. “The lone wolf of sculpture,” one critic called him. His enigmatic art turned familiar objects like boats and vintage cars into mysterious contraptions.
• John Mew, Unorthodox Orthodontist Who Went Viral, Dies at 96. He gained a following for techniques, notably one known as mewing, that he said could help fix crooked teeth without surgery. The medical establishment disagreed.
• June Wilkinson, Pinup Star and Screen Siren, Is Dead at 85. Christened “the Bosom” by Playboy magazine, she rode her voluptuous figure to fame and became known as “the most photographed nude in America.”
• Rosa Roisinblit, Who Championed the Missing in Argentina, Dies at 106. She helped create the activist group Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, which sought to find relatives who had been killed or “disappeared” by the 1976-83 military dictatorship.
• Stuart Craig, Who Designed the Movie World of Harry Potter, Dies at 83. A three-time Oscar winner for production design, he was one of the few people to work on all eight Potter films and their three “Fantastic Beasts” spinoffs.
• Andrew Huse, Historian of the Cuban Sandwich, Dies at 52. He investigated which city of Cuban immigrants might have created the celebrated sandwich, Tampa or Miami. His finding was not altogether surprising.
• Michael Seltzer, Who Raised Millions to Fight AIDS, Dies at 78. In the 1980s, when government lagged in its response to the disease, he solicited private support for prevention and treatment.
• Supertramp Singer, Rick Davies, Dies at 81. Rick Davies, the lead singer and co-founder of the British band Supertramp, died on Saturday after a long battle with blood cancer.
• Jacques Charrier, Movie Star Who Wed Brigitte Bardot, Dies at 88. Their marriage made news in France, but they were an unhappy couple, and it didn’t last. Years later, they attacked each other in dueling memoirs.
• Barnett Shepherd, Champion of Staten Island’s Heritage, Dies at 87. A longtime resident, he devoted his career to Historic Richmond Town and Sailors’ Snug Harbor, two of the borough’s most important cultural institutions.
• David Baltimore, Nobel-Winning Molecular Biologist, Dies at 87. He was only 37 when he made a discovery that challenged the existing tenets of biology and led to an understanding of retroviruses and viruses, including H.I.V.,
• Ruth Paine, Who Gave Lodging to Marina Oswald, Dies at 92. Her knowledge of Lee Harvey Oswald and his wife made her a noteworthy witness during the Warren Commission’s investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Environment

• Mark Norell, Who Studied Link Between Dinosaurs and Birds, Dies at 68. His expeditions, including many to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, yielded rare discoveries and led to exhibitions at the American Museum of Natural History.

Hockey

• Ken Dryden, Hall of Fame Goalie in a Multifaceted Life, Dies at 78. He led Montreal to six Stanley Cups before becoming an acclaimed author, a team executive, a sportscaster and a member of Canada’s Parliament.

Music

• Hermeto Pascoal, Eccentric and Prolific Brazilian Composer, Dies at 89. A self-taught multi-instrumentalist, he rose from a childhood of rural privation to become a favorite of jazz musicians and audiences around the world.
• Nancy King, Jazz Singer Who Flew Under the Radar, Dies at 85. Aficionados, and her fellow musicians, considered her one of the best living vocalists. But she chose not to seek a bigger spotlight.
• Christoph von Dohnanyi, Conductor With a World of Admirers, Dies at 95. Known for his long tenure at the podium of the acclaimed Cleveland Orchestra, he was sought after as a guest with major symphonies and opera companies.

Politics

• John Burton, 92, Dies; California Political Boss Who Staged a Comeback. He left the House of Representatives while struggling with a crack addiction, his political career seemingly over. Actually, it had just begun.

Skiing

• Erich Sailer, Ski Coach Who Helped Shape Champions, Dies at 99. Using a modest slope in Minnesota as a springboard, he tutored a host of rising stars, including Lindsey Vonn. He was inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.

Television

• Polly Holliday, a Sassy Waitress on the Sitcom ‘Alice,’ Dies at 88. “Kiss my grits,” her character, Flo, was known to say. But that high-profile role was just one facet of a long, busy stage and screen career.

Briefing

• Focus Point. In this age of constant distraction, we could all stand to “lock in.”
• Suspect Arrested in Killing of Charlie Kirk. Also, Trump said he would send the National Guard to Memphis. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
• A Manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s Killer. We share the latest on the search.
• The New York Times News Quiz, Sept. 12, 2025. Did you follow the news this week? Take our quiz to see how well you stack up with other Times readers.
• Jair Bolsonaro Is Convicted. The 70-year-old former Brazilian president was sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting a failed coup.
• The F.B.I. Asked for Help Finding Charlie Kirk’s Killer. Also, new numbers showed a rise in inflation. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
• The Manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s Killer. The F.B.I. released two grainy images of a person of interest, but the gunman remained at large more than a day after the shooting.
• What You Need to Know About Charlie Kirk’s Assassination. The search for the shooter is still underway.
• How Macron Failed to Curb the Far Right. As France drifted to the right, the president has tried to make the country more business-friendly and win back voters. His strategy hasn’t worked.
• Charlie Kirk, a Close Trump Ally, Was Shot Dead in Utah. Also, NATO said it shot down Russian drones over Poland. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
• Explosive Protests in Nepal. Demonstrators have set fire to government buildings. The military has sent in troops to restore order.
• Israel Launched an Attack in Qatar, Targeting Hamas Leaders. Also, a look at what’s in R.F.K. Jr.’s report on childhood health. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
• How States are Clashing on Abortion. We explain the latest fight over reproductive rights.
• France’s Political Crisis. President Emmanuel Macron said he would appoint a new prime minister, the fifth in less than two years, after the government collapsed in a no-confidence vote.
• Supreme Court Lifted Limits on L.A. Immigration Stops. Also, the Murdoch succession fight is over. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
• A View From Inside Iran. Our correspondent found a sense of apprehension in the country after the 12-day war with Israel.

Podcasts

• Ed Sheeran Wants More Than Just Hits Now. The superstar singer-songwriter sat down with Popcast to discuss overcoming personal and professional turmoil ahead of his new album, “Play.”
• Are We Past Peak iPhone? + Eliezer Yudkowsky on A.I. Doom. “There’s only so many things that you can do to redesign a glass rectangle in your pocket.”
• Why I Always Dreamed of Being a Sister Wife. Christine Woolley on what she loved about polygamy and why, ultimately, she left.
• Watch Out for That Tree. Plans that do not go as planned.

The Daily

• Special Episode: A Suspect Is Caught in Charlie Kirk’s Assassination. What we know about the arrest and the alleged killer’s motives.
• The Aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s Death. An assassination has raised fears of an increase in political violence.
• The Assassination of Charlie Kirk. The right-wing organizer and close ally of President Trump was shot during an appearance in Utah.
• Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th Birthday Book. A Times investigation looked into how the disgraced financier leveraged his rich and powerful friends.
• Putin’s War Machine. While a decisive victory remains elusive, a Russian military resurgence is guiding Vladimir Putin as he pushes for a peace deal on his terms.
• When the National Guard Comes to Town. A month after President Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C., here’s how the city’s residents say their lives have changed.
• Sunday Special: The Books We Read in School. The ones that stuck with us, and the ones we’ve left behind.

The Headlines

• F.B.I. Faces Growing Scrutiny as Kirk Manhunt Continues, and the Fight Over Nonstick Pans. Plus, your Friday news quiz.
• The Manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s Killer, and Putin’s Defiant Message. Plus, why firefighters are sounding an alarm.
• How Gen Z Protests Overturned a Government, and a Crackdown on TV Drug Ads. Plus, 7-Eleven’s new master plan.
• Israel Orders Evacuation of Gaza City, and Congress Releases Epstein Birthday Notes. Plus, the fight for control of Fox News.
• How America’s Largest Bank Helped Jeffrey Epstein, and a Show of Resistance in D.C. Plus, why you’re wrong about your Zodiac sign.

Science

• Targeting Hims & Hers, F.D.A. Takes on a New Type of Drug Advertiser. Regulators sent about 100 warning letters this week to drug advertisers, including to Hims & Hers, a major online provider of weight-loss drugs.
• Building an Octopus Dictionary, One Arm Movement at a Time. Scientists set out to understand all the ways the animals use their eight appendages. It wasn’t easy.
• Was There Life on Mars? This Rock Keeps Getting More Interesting. NASA is still not saying it has found fossils of Martian microbes, but analysis of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover raises that possibility.
• Happy Birthday, LIGO. Now Drop Dead. Ten years ago, astronomers made an epic discovery with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Cosmology hasn’t been the same since, and it might not stay that way much longer.
• Scientists Begin Testing Bird Flu Vaccine in Seals. If the results are promising, veterinarians hope to give the shots to wild Hawaiian monk seals, which are endangered.
• Do You See the Same Colors That I Do? Scientists cannot say for certain, but new research suggests that different people’s brains respond similarly when looking at a particular hue.
• Hopeful Hint of an Earthlike Atmosphere on a Distant Planet. Scientists are steadily ruling out habitable conditions on the seven planets of the star Trappist-1. On one of the worlds, a nitrogen gas-rich veil remains a possibility.
• A New, ‘Adorable’ Deep-Sea Fish Swims Into View. The bumpy snailfish, discovered 10,000 feet down off the coast of California, shows that not all denizens of the abyss are frightening.
• Total Lunar Eclipse Seen Across Eastern Hemisphere. A total lunar eclipse, commonly called a blood moon, crossed the sky in parts of Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa.

Climate

• Extreme Heat Spurs New Laws Aimed at Protecting Workers Worldwide. Governments around the world are enacting measures to try to protect workers from the dangers of heat stress. They’re barely keeping up with the risks.
• Unusual Climate Case Accusing Oil Giants of Racketeering Is Dismissed. Citing laws more commonly used against organized crime, the lawsuit argued that fossil fuel companies were responsible for devastating hurricane damage in Puerto Rico.
• E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters. The data, from thousands of coal-burning power plants, oil refineries, steel mills and other industrial facilities, is the country’s most comprehensive way to track greenhouse gases.
• States Want to Ban ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Cookware. These Chefs Say Don’t Do It. Rachael Ray and other food celebrities are speaking up in defense of nonstick pans. The actor Mark Ruffalo, who starred in a movie about the risky chemicals, is criticizing them.
• An Annual Blast of Pacific Cold Water Did Not Occur, Alarming Scientists. The cold water upswell, which is vital to marine life, did not materialize for the first time on record. Researchers are trying to figure out why.
• Pakistan’s Floods Are a Climate Change Warning. Pakistan, among the countries most vulnerable to climate change, has been battered by floods and extreme heat as critics say its government needs to do more.
• Brazil Invited the World to the Amazon. It’s Become a Big Headache. This year’s U.N. climate conference, on the edge of the rainforest, is fueling criticism of the host nation and the entire process of global diplomacy on climate change.
• Climate ‘Ideology’ Hurts Prosperity, Top U.S. Officials Tell Europeans. Chris Wright, the energy secretary, said he would push Europe to loosen environmental rules and buy more gas. Doug Burgum, the interior secretary, tied fossil fuels to a need to win the A.I. race.
• Trump Moves to Scrap Biden Rule That Protected Public Lands. The proposal from the Bureau of Land Management would prioritize the use of public lands for oil and gas drilling, coal mining and other industrial activities.
• Patagonia’s Big Bet on a Modest Grain. The apparel company thinks that a little-used wheat alternative can boost regenerative farming and help the planet. Not everyone agrees.
• The Lone G.O.P. Governor Opposing Trump’s War on Offshore Wind. Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Republican of Virginia, has championed a wind farm under construction off the coast of his state. He’s trying to persuade President Trump to leave it alone.
• ‘China Is the Engine’ Driving Nations Away From Fossil Fuels, Report Says. Its vast investment in solar, wind and batteries is on track to end an era of global growth in the use of coal, oil and gas, the researchers said.

The Upshot

• Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Sept. 13, 2025. Can you sort 8 historical events?
• How Trump’s Crime Crackdown Muted Other Parts of D.C. Life. If the aggressive show of force had a deterrent effect on crime, it appears to have deterred some entirely normal aspects of city life, too.
• New Yorkers Support Free Buses, but They Don’t Think It Should Happen. A polling experiment shows how a small change in wording can make a big difference.
• Mamdani Leads Cuomo Head-to-Head, With a Turnout Twist. The Times/Siena poll shows Mamdani would have an edge among likely voters, but Cuomo would lead among all registered voters.
• Why Your Zodiac Sign Is Out of Date. The Upshot reporter Aatish Bhatia, who is also a physicist, explains why the Western zodiac calendar is 2,000 years out of date. And it might change your understanding of what zodiac constellation was actually in the sky the day you were born.
• Your Zodiac Sign Is 2,000 Years Out of Date. Over millennia, our view of the stars has shifted, because of Earth’s wobble. It may be time to rethink your sign.

Opinion

• Giving Liberalism the Credit It Deserves. Sampling the outpouring of responses to a column by David Brooks about the shortcomings of the liberal approach to the nation’s ills.
• Trump’s Painful Cuts to National Parks. Readers discuss the damage to America’s parks. Also: Racial profiling in immigrant sweeps; the 9/11 memorial; phones in the classroom.
• Trump’s Policies Are Endangering Your Health. The Trump administration is rejecting basic medical knowledge and turning back the clock to an era when people were sicker and died sooner.
• Charlie Kirk Embodied Mass-Culture Conservatism. His death takes us deeper into an age of instability.
• I was set to interview Charlie Kirk next month. Then he was assassinated. His death takes us deeper into an age of instability.
• What Non-MAGA Trump Supporters See In Him. David Brooks, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel discuss the MAGA supporters Brooks knows personally — and what they really want from Donald Trump.
• MAGA Was Built in Decades. What Will Democrats Build Next? David Brooks, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel convene to discuss the state of America — and debate the best way to revive the country and its politics.
• What 9/11, Cancer and the Palisades Fire Taught Me. We’ll never know with certainty that carcinogens in the smoke, dust and ash from the World Trade Center caused my wife’s cancer and my own.
• Charlie Kirk’s Horrific Killing and America’s Worsening Political Violence. This is a moment to turn down the volume and reflect on our political culture.
• Lights. Camera. Freedom. Matt Nadel has a job that he hopes one day won’t exist. “It feels like I’m trying to hack a broken system,” he says. He makes films about incarcerated people in an effort to persuade governors to grant them clemency. His plea? Put him out of business.
• California’s Moral Dilemma on Gerrymandering. Readers respond to a guest essay about the Proposition 50 redistricting proposal in California. Also: Erasing history.
• We Take Clouds for Granted. Clouds are changing, and we need to find out if it’s just temporary or from global warming.
• Trump Is Treating the Economy Like His Family Business. This is not how economic policy is supposed to work in a wealthy, democratic country.
• How MAHA’s Wellness Influencers Spread Conspiracy Theories About Health Care. MAHA’s wellness influencers are spreading conspiracy theories about health care all over the internet. New York Times Opinion analyzed thousands of their videos. Here’s what we found.
• Message to Democrats in Congress: It’s Time to Act. Readers respond to a column by Ezra Klein about what the Democrats should do. Also: Florida and vaccines; no award for Tom Hanks at West Point.
• Stop Funding Trump's Takeover. In a few weeks the government’s funding will run out. If Democrats vote for a new spending bill, they will be funding President Trump’s autocratic takeover, says @nytopinion columnist Ezra Klein. In this video essay, he asks: How can they?
• Why Should Democrats Fix Republicans' Problems? Jamelle Bouie, an Opinion columnist, argues the Republican Party has “completely abdicated any serious attempt to govern the country” and that Democrats should stop bailing them out.
• Defense or War Department: What’s in a Name? Readers discuss the name change at the Pentagon. Also: Fearful sports fans in D.C.; gay Republicans in Washington.
• Disney World’s Window on America. Abigail Disney, a descendant of Disney’s founders, and other readers respond to an essay about Disney and America. Also: A stark contrast between two political parties.

Columnists

• Eight Months of Trump. One Quiz. Your Fall politics quiz is here.

Letters

• Charlie Kirk and America’s Fragile Fabric. Readers react to the assassination of the right-wing youth activist.

Op-Ed

• Tyler Robinson and Our Poisonous Internet. We’ve fully stepped into a different historical moment: the age of brain-poisoning meme politics.
• Oil Destroyed Our Town. Cartels Are Finishing the Job. Oil extraction and organized crime plague my community in the forests of eastern Mexico, but we’re fighting back.
• Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either. We can condemn his assassination without mythologizing him.
• Social Media Reduced Two Horrific Killings to Cheap Snuff Films. Social media is turning tragic events into snuff films.
• I Was Supposed to Debate Charlie Kirk. Here’s What I Would Have Said. His tragic shooting death tells us something about America’s culture of violence.
• Is Your Baby Hilarious? Show Us. NYT Opinion invites readers to share video moments of their babies’ humor.
• The ‘Fork in the Road’ After Charlie Kirk’s Death. The round table convenes to make sense of Kirk’s legacy and the future of discourse.
• I Run the F.D.A. Pharma Ads Are Hurting Americans. The Food and Drug Administration is taking action to rein in misleading ads.
• ‘I Was Wrong About Charlie Kirk’: Six Conservative Students on His Killing. We Don’t Want Echo Chambers
• A Plea for President Trump With a Fragile Country on Edge. Even if it sounds unrealistic, Trump can do something important with the entire country frayed and on edge: push for calm and unity.
• What MAGA Lost When It Lost Charlie Kirk. His death makes it harder to look ahead and glimpse what MAGA will stand for.
• Clinton-Era Lessons for Democrats Confronting Trump. Democrats should go to the ramparts on three issues, with a popular solution for each.
• Trump Is Copying China. That’s a Terrible Idea. Trump is steering the U.S. model of capitalism closer to the Chinese one, swapping innovation and competition for state control and cronyism.
• One Country Knew What to Do When Its President Tried to Steal an Election. Brazil just succeeded where we failed.
• Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way. The foundation of a free society is the ability to participate in politics without fear of violence. To lose that is to risk losing everything.
• When Authoritarianism Looms, Old Friends Reunite. David Brooks, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel take a temp check on Trump’s second term.
• Totalitarianism Can Be Terrifying. It Can Also Be Thrilling. He Taught Us Why. Robert Jay Lifton changed how I think about the world and about my family.
• Parents, Your Job Has Changed in the A.I. Era. A.I. tools can hinder cognitive development in students. Parents are essential to fostering responsible use.
• If We Keep This Up, Charlie Kirk Will Not Be the Last to Die. An assassin took aim at the American experiment itself.
• I’d Be Thailand’s Leader Now if the System Wasn’t Rigged. Unless its democratic decay is reversed, Thailand will continue to spiral downward until the next generation decides enough is enough.
• Russia’s Brazen Drone Incursion Into Poland Needs a Response. Putin’s move has to be considered a test, and the West needs to think about how to counter it.
• Who Is MAHA Even For? The movement is tearing down America’s health care institutions. To what end?
• Trump vs. Truth: The Fight for America’s History. Jeffrey Toobin talks with Bryan Stevenson about surviving the politics of fear in 2025.
• We Know How to Combat Violent Crime. Sending In the Troops Isn’t It. Focusing on a small group of offenders is more effective than sweeping crackdowns.
• It’s Not You, It’s the Food. We know the answer to chronic disease.
• They Don’t Want to Live in Lincoln’s America. Five words from the Declaration of Independence that national conservatives don’t like.
• Gesture Politics Won’t Help Palestinians. But diaspora Jews will pay an ugly price.
• Can Trump Deflate the Epstein Scandal? Even compelling debunkings don’t eliminate the mystery.
• How I Ran Afoul of the Air Force Academy. As a civilian humanist, my presence might — for some attendees — invalidate my arguments; I wouldn’t be heard because of what I represent to the right.
• You Might Have Already Fallen for MAHA’s Conspiracy Theories. How does MAHA turn some health-conscious people against all health care? We found out.
• What Can’t Trump Wreck? The president is the “political-societal equivalent of a neutron bomb.”
• Stop Calling It the Trump Era. The compulsion to zero in on the president keeps us from understanding the era fully, and from glimpsing what it might become.
• France Is in Chaos. It Really Didn’t Have to Be. A solution to France’s fiscal and political stalemate has been hiding in plain sight.
• These Peace Negotiators Say It’s Time to Give Up on the Two-State Solution. The talk of two states may be an alibi, not an aspiration.
• Will We Follow Trump to Fantasyland? We’ve traveled far beyond political spin.
• Chicago’s Mayor: The National Guard Isn’t What We Need. My city is taking an innovative approach to crime prevention. It does not involve the military.
• How to Cut the Prison Population, Save Money and Make Us Safer. Prisoners are aging and getting more expensive to house, diverting funds from much better uses.
• We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself. As China threatens to overtake U.S. leadership in science and technology, America has responded by sabotaging its own engines of progress.
• The Clue to Unlocking Parkinson’s May Be All Around Us. The Clue to Unlocking Parkinson’s May Be All Around Us
• A New War Is Emerging in Colombia. Colombia’s return to conflict is a lesson in how hard it is to sustain progress toward peace.
• Why Google Got Off Easy. The message to other companies is plain: It pays to break the law.
• It Doesn’t Seem Wise to Let Trump Decide What War Is. We do not kill those merely suspected of being criminals from the air.
• Help! I’ve Become a Helicopter Parent to My Dog. Dog parenting has gotten out of control. That’s what I said to myself eight months ago.
• America Alone Can’t Match China. But With Our Allies, It’s No Contest. Size matters in great-power contests, and the U.S. can’t go it alone against China.

Opinion | Culture

• The Curse of Curse Words. What happens to us when we use vulgarity all the time.
• A Chatbot Ate My Books? Jackpot! The A.I. company Anthropic illegally added my books to its data set.
• Hollywood Is at War With Itself Over Gaza. Should filmmakers have to take a stand on the Israel-Palestine conflict?

Arts

• Paramount Criticizes Celebrity-Endorsed Israeli Film Boycott. The film studio, which some say has turned rightward under its new owner, said it disagreed with thousands of Hollywood professionals pledging to boycott Israeli film institutions.
• An Artist’s Do-Over in Double Time. Stephen Prina borrows beats from John Bonham and Keith Moon for a series of performances coming to MoMA. His work is both loving homage and striking original.
• As Los Angeles Olympics Loom, Critics Worry Its Cultural Plan Is Lagging. Planning and fund-raising for the “Cultural Olympiad,” the arts programming that is part of the 2028 games, should have been well underway by now, several experts say.
• A Collective Video Diary of 9/11, in 500 Hours. The New York Public Library has acquired what may be the largest collection of crowdsourced footage of the attacks and the shellshocked aftermath.
• ‘JennaWorld’ Spotlights Jenna Jameson and the Glory Days of Porn. The 13-part podcast, from Molly Lambert and iHeartPodcasts, recalls an era in the late ’90s and 2000s when porn stars were (almost) mainstream.
• Arrest Warrant Says Buyer of ‘Nude Emperor’ Bronze Knew It Was Looted. Investigators are pursuing criminal charges against a wealthy collector who has challenged the assertion that the Roman-era antiquity he bought for $1.3 million had been stolen from Turkey.
• Rebuilding a Historic Jewish Library, Book by Book. The Nazis seized tens of thousands of books from the Jewish Theological Seminary in Budapest, but the works are making their way back, including one being returned in New York this week.
• A Japanese Horror Franchise Is Finally Moving to Japan. Silent Hill, which has been set in New England for more than two decades, is leaning into the J-horror that produced classic movies like “Onibaba” and “Ringu.”
• Pokémon and 11 More Video Games Coming This Fall. There are sequels aplenty, including new Ninja Gaiden and Battlefield games, but also a fresh look at mountain climbing.

Art & Design

• In Jeffrey Gibson’s Sculptures, Child’s Play and Indigenous Truths. On the Met’s facade, a Native artist honors parkland animals and engages his widest audience yet.
• Photography’s Next Generation, Bursting Out of the Frames. On the 40th anniversary of the New Photography series at MoMA, 13 artists and collectives on three continents find ties that bind — and a resurrection.
• British Courts Service Destroys Banksy Mural Depicting Attack by Judge. The work, painted onto the walls of one of Britain’s most important court buildings, showed a judge attacking a demonstrator with a gavel.
• Roll Over, Warhol: Taking the ’60s Beyond Pop Art. A thrillingly revisionist history of the era at the Whitney Museum uncovers a current of art that sprang from eros and the uncensored minds of R. Crumb, Martha Edelheit and others.
• Parody, Punk and ‘Terrorist Drag’: Inside the World of Vaginal Davis. She has come a long way, from the scrappy Los Angeles scene to working with prestigious museums and universities.
• Sally Mann, in Her Golden Hour, Faces Fresh Culture Wars. One of America’s finest memoirists, in photos and in prose, is at the peak of her powers in “Art Work”— and wondering if her pictures will survive.
• Britain’s National Gallery Expands Collection to 20th-Century Works. The museum, renowned for its collection of paintings from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, has announced a plan to collect more recent paintings.
• Sotheby’s Strikes Alliance With Ascendant Art Fair. Sotheby’s will host Independent 20th Century at the Breuer building in Manhattan in 2026, positioning the company as “more than an auction house.”
• Kara Walker Deconstructs a Statue, and a Myth. As part of the group exhibition “Monuments,” the artist took a Stonewall Jackson bronze and transformed it into a radically new, unsettled thing.

Dance

• For Many Cuban Ballet Dancers, Forging a Path Forward Means Leaving. As the country’s economy falters, members of the storied Cuban National Ballet have sought and found work in companies abroad.
• Doechii, Denim and the Ecstatic Dance Vision of Robbie Blue. The wild grandeur of a choreographer just starting out is a breath of fresh air. It’s no secret. Blue just picked up an Emmy and a Video Music Award.

Music

• Jane Austen Loved Music. What Was on Her Playlist? The novelist’s sheet music collection reveals new perspectives on her life and work.
• Review: Gustavo Dudamel Gives a Glimpse of New York’s Future. The superstar conductor opened the New York Philharmonic’s season, with his signature thrills that make a traditional concert format seem exceptional.
• Ed Sheeran Is Not Giving Up His Pop Throne Just Yet. The superstar singer-songwriter sat down with Popcast to discuss overcoming personal and professional turmoil ahead of his new album, “Play.”
• ‘Not Sure What Genre It Is’: Meet the Adventurous Trio of Bloom. The new jazz experiment featuring Nels Cline, Craig Taborn and Marcus Gilmore was assembled by the producer David Breskin in the spirit of a cult 1987 project.
• Ukraine and Gaza Fallout Share the Spotlight With Anna Netrebko. Demonstrators outside the Royal Opera House protested the Russian soprano’s return to the London stage in a new production of “Tosca.”
• Music Festival in Belgium Cancels Concert Led by Israeli Conductor. The Flanders Festival Ghent dropped a Munich Philharmonic program, citing concerns over a conductor’s possible views on Gaza. German leaders called the move antisemitic.
• 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now. A novel approach to Mozart’s Requiem, orchestral works by Tania León and music conducted by Joe Hisaishi are among the highlights.
• The Composer Bringing ‘Symphonic Electronica’ to the Met. With “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay,” Mason Bates, a.k.a. DJ Masonic, expands the sound world of the Metropolitan Opera.
• Arvo Pärt Reached Pop Star Status. Now He’s Ready to Rest. Pärt’s 90th birthday has inspired celebrations, including at Carnegie Hall, even as the renowned composer has stopped writing.
• Dudamel, Arvo Pärt and a ‘Monkey King’ Coming This Fall. Highlights of the season include Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Boulez concerts with the New York Phil and Sarah Kirkland Snider’s new opera about Hildegard of Bingen in Los Angeles.
• He’s the Reason ‘Severance’ Sounds So Good. George Drakoulias won over a reluctant Tom Petty, transformed the Black Crowes and was name-checked by the Beastie Boys. This year, he was up for an Emmy.
• Was There a Song of This Summer? Ten tastemakers (and two staffers) weigh in on the season’s signature tracks.
• Miles Davis Catalog Sells to Reservoir Media, a Small but Savvy Player. Reservoir, led by Golnar Khosrowshahi, has acquired the majority of music rights owned by the Davis estate ahead of the jazz master’s centennial next year.
• Life Can Be Brutal. Lucrecia Dalt’s Music Makes Its Own Reality. The experimental Colombian composer looks inward on “A Danger to Ourselves,” a new album inspired by a new musical and personal partnership.
• 5 Highlights From a Model Maestro’s Recording Career. Christoph von Dohnanyi, who died on Saturday, was a conductor of clarity and poise, as evidenced especially in his output with the Cleveland Orchestra.
• Death of Arts Patron Who Made Disputed $10 Million Donation Is Ruled a Suicide. Matthew Christopher Pietras, a young philanthropist sought after by some of New York’s leading arts institutions, died by suicide, the city’s chief medical examiner ruled.
• Sombr Loves Young Women (and They Love Him Back), Haters Be Damned. The 20-year-old songwriter is drawing pop fandom with a sound rooted in rock history. His love life, and career, have been dramatic.
• MTV Video Music Awards: 6 Memorable Moments. Mariah Carey and Busta Rhymes were honored for the first time, Lady Gaga crossed town and Doja Cat took it back to the 1980s.
• Carrie Underwood’s Lyrical Blitz of the N.F.L. To customize the musical opener for week after week of “Sunday Night Football,” Underwood rattles through dozens of versions in a marathon recording session.

Television

• MrBeast Awarded $15 Million to Film Reality Show in North Carolina. The money, which supported the second season of the extreme competition show “Beast Games,” represents nearly half of the state’s annual film and entertainment grants.
• How to Watch the 2025 Emmy Awards. The show, airing on CBS, is being hosted by the comedian Nate Bargatze.
• Ego Nwodim Leaves ‘S.N.L.’ After 7 Seasons. Nwodim, known for characters including Lisa From Temecula, is the fifth cast member to leave the sketch comedy show this summer.
• Adam Friedland’s Trick: Combining the Political and the Personal, Virally. Conversations on his YouTube show can reflect his standup but more often he confounds interviewees like Ritchie Torres.
• With ‘I Love L.A.,’ Rachel Sennott Keeps Her Cool. The comic and actor became an indie darling in films like “Shiva Baby” and “Bottoms.” “I Love L.A.,” an HBO comedy premiering in November, is her first project as a solo creator.
• Late Night Calls for Bringing the Temperature Down. Seth Meyers and other hosts talked about Charlie Kirk’s assassination, denouncing political violence and incendiary rhetoric.
• In ‘Alien: Earth,’ Big Tech Is the Monster and Kids Are the Prey. The sci-fi series, like the social-media horror story “Adolescence,” speaks to the fear of children being sacrificed to technology.
• ‘Tracker’ Became One of TV’s Biggest Hits by Keeping It Simple. The CBS drama, starring Justin Hartley as a tough guy who finds missing people, is the most successful series in a mini-renaissance for the lone-wolf procedural.
• Late Night Teases Trump Over His Night Out in D.C. “There are hundreds of troops on the street and somehow they let a 34-time convicted felon just waltz into a restaurant,” Jimmy Kimmel said.
• Mussolini, a Korean Thriller and Mexican Madams Who Kill. New international shows include “Mussolini: Son of the Century,” whose message is clear: If Mussolini was the son of the 20th century, Donald Trump is the son of the 21st.
• Kimmel Calls Epstein’s ‘Birthday Book’ a ‘Gift That Keeps on Giving’ President Trump’s administration denied that he’d signed a lewd tribute to Jeffrey Epstein, but Jimmy Kimmel isn’t convinced.
• ‘Alien: Earth’ Episode 6 Recap: Inhuman Sacrifices. Neverland is falling into disorder despite its security protocols, with all sorts of saboteurs running amok.
• In This TV Drama, Mussolini Wants to ‘Make Italy Great Again’ A new series about the dictator makes its way to U.S. viewers, with a message about the perils of charismatic leaders.
• Late Night Misses the Defense Department Already. President Trump has renamed it the Department of War, “which is what people call the clearance section at TJ Maxx,” Jimmy Fallon said.
• ‘The Girlfriend’ and 5 More Things to Watch on TV This Week. The thriller series premieres on Prime Video, and the 77th annual Emmy Awards air on Sunday.

Theater

• Theater to Stream: Mark Rylance in ‘Twelfth Night,’ and More. This month’s picks include a 1974 adaptation of the Eugene Ionesco play “Rhinoceros,” starring Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel, and a behind-the-scenes look at Disney.
• ‘The Brothers Size’ Review: A Spare and Poetic Restaging. In honor of its 20th anniversary, Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play gets a fiercely minimalist production at the Shed.
• How a Musical Put House, Gospel and ‘Noisy Singers’ Together. “Saturday Church” taps into music from several genres, as well as Sia, to tell the story of a teenager struggling with his sexuality and faith.
• 13 Off Broadway Shows to See in September. Henrik Ibsen’s “The Wild Duck,” an early Celine Song play and John Leguizamo’s new family drama — here’s what’s on New York stages this month.
• With Billy Porter Sidelined by Illness, ‘Cabaret’ Moves Up Closing. The revival will now end its run on Sept. 21, much earlier than previously hoped for.

Books

• 50 Great Board Books for Babies. Here are some of our staff’s favorites, for ages 0 to 2.
• Great Fantasy Novels With Unlikely Heroes. Morally ambiguous killers, social outcasts, bumbling misfits and misunderstood monsters take center stage in these thrilling, and deeply human, books.
• Charlie Sheen Is Ready to Tell You Everything. In a new memoir and documentary, the actor known for “Two and a Half Men,” “Platoon” and a debauched life that nearly killed him puts it all out there.
• 3 Summer Books to Carry You Into Fall. MJ Franklin, an editor at The New York Times Book Review, recommends three great books that came out this summer.

Book Review

• ‘Exiles’ Is a Creepy Nightmare for Our A.I. Times. In Mason Coile’s new book, the first human settlers on Mars arrive only to find that their helper robots have gone off script.
• What Happened to the High-Tech Space Race? In “Rocket Dreams,” Christian Davenport revels in the struggle between the billionaire moguls Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to leave the Earth behind.
• 17 Nonfiction Books We’re Looking Forward to This Fall. The season brings histories by Jill Lepore, David McCullough and Joseph J. Ellis, memoirs by Margaret Atwood and Susan Orlean, and more.
• A Poet Tours American History, With the Devil at His Side. In “Night Watch,” Kevin Young riffs on Dante’s “Inferno” and gives voice to silenced figures from the nation’s past.
• The Playwright Who Sparked the English Renaissance? Hint: Not Shakespeare. A new book by the Harvard scholar Stephen Greenblatt contends that the innovative dramatist Christopher Marlowe was the genius who inspired a cultural awakening.
• So You Think Stephen King Has Scared You? Try Being His Son. Fifty years after “’Salem’s Lot,” Joe Hill (himself a celebrated horror novelist) looks at what made that vampire story so terrifying.
• An Obsessed Cartoonist Gives the Outrageous Mitford Sisters a Makeover. Mimi Pond’s new graphic novel spins a cinematic romp out of the British aristocrats’ lives and loves: “You can’t make this stuff up.”
• The Volcanic Eruption That Created a Monster. In Nicholas Day’s “A World Without Summer,” Mount Tambora provides a warning about climate change and the inspiration for “Frankenstein.”
• 5 Books We Loved This Week. Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.
• Stephanie Burt on Taylor Swift and Some Other Favorite Geniuses. She put aside a bunch of projects, including a book about Walt Whitman, to publish “Taylor’s Version: The Poetic and Musical Genius of Taylor Swift.”
• Bob Dylan Might Be His Dad. But the Star of His Book Is His Mom. In “Boy From the North Country,” a writer returns home to be with his dying mother and learns some shocking secrets.
• The English Killed Their King. Was It Because of Fish? In “The Blood in Winter,” Jonathan Healey explores the many causes of the English Civil War.
• For These 35 Artists, Tiny Canvases Are No Limitation. “Fresh Sets,” by Tembe Denton-Hurst, surveys some of the coolest contemporary designs from around the world.
• Blackmail, Sexual Betrayal and Murder in 3 New Thrillers. Our columnist on three notable recent novels.
• What Reality Winner Says She Shares With Donald Trump. In her memoir, the whistle-blower explores the motives behind the leak that sent her to prison.
• Dan Brown Returns With a Hyperactive Testament to the Power of Books. “The Secret of Secrets” follows Robert Langdon as he tries to rescue his lover, a neuroscientist who is targeted by a mysterious organization after a breakthrough.
• Amy Coney Barrett’s Memoir Is as Careful and Disciplined as Its Author. In a studiously bland new book, “Listening to the Law,” the Supreme Court justice describes her legal philosophy and tries to sidestep the court’s recent controversies.
• Page to Screen: Do You Know the Inspiration for These Adaptations? Try this short quiz about cartoons and comic strips that found new life as moving pictures.
• Elizabeth Gilbert’s New Memoir Is an Excruciating Missed Opportunity. In “All the Way to the River,” the best-selling writer dilutes a powerful story of love, addiction and loss with saccharine self-indulgence.
• 10 Icky Things Mary Roach Has (Unfortunately) Brought to My Attention. The popular science writer, whose new book is “Replaceable You,” has steadily offered an embarrassment of trivia while going deep on our insides, outsides and more.
• Demystifying the Life of an Artist, the Sally Mann Way. Now 74 and “close to handing in my dinner pail,” the photographer recalls old slights, home remedies and balancing art and children in a new memoir.
• Can One Novel Capture the Expanses of Human Thought? The German writer Michael Lentz gives it a shot in “Schattenfroh,” stretching the limits of fiction in the process.
• Robert Louis Stevenson Was Ahead of His Time, Except When He Wasn’t. Leo Damrosch traces the life of an imperialist turned anti-imperialist who wrote several exceptional books and one groundbreaking masterpiece.

Movies

• Mark Hamill Blames Himself for Missing the Beatles Live. “My mom said, ‘You can have the album or you can see them in concert,’” the actor said. “I said, ‘Well, the album is forever and the girls will ruin the concert with their screaming.’”
• How Do You Film a Stephen King Novel? Start by Getting the Master’s Blessing. The author “isn’t shy about his opinions,” as one director put it. But he gives filmmakers a wide berth and they have to decide what to put onscreen.
• Tessa Thompson Puts a Sexy, Messy Spin on the ‘Female Hamlet’ Have you ever seen Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler” set in the 1950s with a biracial star in a lesbian love triangle? In this new film adaptation, you will.
• Pro Football as Horror Show? It’s Not So Far-Fetched. The realities surrounding the league and the pressures athletes face make the sport ripe for the frightfest “HIM,” its makers say.
• How Guillermo del Toro Conjured a ‘Frankenstein’ Monster Unlike Any Before. For his new take on the classic tale, del Toro aimed to defy expectations. He envisioned the creature as a thing of beauty and a work of art.
• Five Horror Movies to Stream Now. In this month’s picks, death comes from unexpected places and unseen psychos.
• Good News From Toronto: The Art of Filmmaking Is Alive and Thriving. Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice” and Agnieszka Holland’s “Franz” led a strong festival slate, even with clunkers like a Paula Deen documentary.
• The Sex Is Taboo-Breaking. The Niceness Is Shocking. Dag Johan Haugerud’s “Oslo Trilogy” movies follow city residents as they navigate contemporary intimacy. What’s provocative is their empathy, the director says.
• 9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week. Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
• 5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now. This month’s picks include a musical blockbuster and live-action remake of a beloved Disney animation.
• In ‘Spinal Tap’ and Its Sequel, Rock Fact and Fiction Happily Blur. Initially drawing from real life, the director Rob Reiner and his cast found that actual bands experienced moments from their work.
• ‘Lost in the Jungle’: A Real-Life Thriller in Documentary Form. The movie peels back the layers of a headline story to find a complex tale, centuries in the making.
• ‘The Wrong Paris’ Review: Texas Wants a Word. Paris, Texas, may not be the preferred locale for the art student Miranda Cosgrove, but she finds that it might bring her the right man.
• ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’ Review: They Can’t Leave This Behind. Four decades after their big-screen hit, the rock legends David, Derek and Nigel have reunited for one final (really, truly) concert.
• ‘Rabbit Trap’ Review: Into the Woods, Listening Carefully. This horror feature envelops us with its technical atmospherics, but don’t dig too far beneath that surface.
• ‘The Man in My Basement’ Review: A Prison of His Own Making. Corey Hawkins and Willem Dafoe star in an overstuffed drama about a man haunted by the weight of history.
• ‘The Long Walk’ Review: Their Feet Are Killing Them. For a movie about motion, this Stephen King adaptation feels oddly static.
• ‘The History of Sound’ Review: Bohemian Tragedy. Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor play lovers who embark on a folk song-recording mission in this demure New England drama.
• ‘Happyend’ Review: Adolescent Tremors. Friends in high school navigate senior year in a futuristic Japan where a cataclysmic earthquake looms.
• ‘Dreams’ Review: Fact or Autofiction? The film is the final installment in Dag Johan Haugerud’s trilogy about the sexual and romantic mores of Oslo’s inhabitants.
• ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ Review: One Last Hurrah. There’s truth in advertising as this well-loved saga of British entitlement rolls to a stop, on time and on point.
• ‘Men of War’ Review: Soldier of Misfortune. The documentary recounts a slapdash attempt in 2020 to overthrow the president of Venezuela, led by a former Green Beret.
• A TikTok Trend That Gets at the Complex Legacy of ‘Hamilton’ By recreating a snippet of the number “Best of Wives and Best of Women,” these funny shorts serve as both tribute and critique.
• Hollywood Actors and Directors Pledge to Boycott Israeli Film Institutions. In an open letter, Javier Bardem, Olivia Colman and other stars pledged not to work with Israeli film companies that, in their view, “are implicated in genocide.”
• 80 Movies to Watch This Fall. From the Springsteen biopic to the Timothée Chalamet table-tennis tale, there’s so much to look forward to.
• The Battle to Make ‘One Battle After Another’ Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Regina Hall and the rest of the cast talk about filming a politically charged movie in a fraught year.

Food

• Cocoa. Krispies. Treats. The key word here is “cocoa,” which adds its subtly smoky, bittersweet notes to the classic treat.
• A Time-Traveling Chef, a Tyrant King: This Korean Drama Is Finding Fans Around the World. Netflix’s series “Bon Appétit, Your Majesty” is part historical fiction, part romantic comedy and all about the food.
• Atlanta-Style Lemon-Pepper Wings for Game Day. Serve “wet” with Buffalo sauce, if you like, and with my all-purpose biscuits.
• Zanzibar’s Must-Have Street Food Is This Bright, Tangy Soup. Make it at home with this recipe, along with another favorite, Zanzibar pizza, a filled dough packed with cheese, vegetables and herbs.
• (Eric Adams Voice) New York is the Mexico City of America. New restaurants and bakeries in Woodside, Bed-Stuy and on the Lower East Side bring the sweet swagger of CDMX to the city.
• The Veggie Diaries. What I’ve been cooking: corn salad with tomatoes, feta and mint; riffable panzanella; crispy tofu tacos; and fritterlike pancakes.
• Think Getting a Reservation Is Hard? Try Getting an Invite. As crowds continue to mob restaurants they see on social media, some businesses are turning to a more exclusive model to curate the scene.
• Mapo Tofu, but With Tomatoes, Please. Those last beautiful summer tomatoes are put to good use in Hetty Lui McKinnon’s take on the classic Sichuan dish.
• 26 Apple Desserts Our Readers Make Every Fall. Turn your orchard haul into something truly delicious with these fall recipes.
• This Garlicky Fish Dinner Will Wow Everyone You Know. Zesty black bean-avocado tostadas and a coconut flan round out David Tanis’s menu for the waning warm days.
• 5 Guides to Great Restaurant Cities by New York Times Staff. Check out these standout dining scenes that we encountered in our reporting for the 2025 Restaurant List.
• In High-Profile Closings, Los Angeles Restaurateurs See Trouble. The city’s turmoil, from wildfires to curfews, has exacted a toll on some of its best-loved restaurants and raised worries about the future.
• Kids Love Making (and Eating) This Easy Noodle Soup. This Cantonese classic, which Melissa Clark adapted from Lane Li, of Noodle Lane in Brooklyn, is so easy a middle schooler can make it.
• A Whole Wheat Pasta Dish That Hits Every Note. Spicy sausage, briny olives, fresh tomatoes and herbaceous rosemary make this 30-minute dinner shine.
• The Corner Store Team Un-Eighty Sixes the Chumley’s Space. The new steakhouse is called, of course, the Eighty Six.
• What’s New in School Lunchrooms: Less Sugar, More From Scratch. While the impact of federal budget cuts and coming nutritional guidelines is uncertain, smaller changes have already arrived in school cafeterias.
• I Can’t Believe It’s Not Chicken. This quick, deceptively meaty tofu dish is crisp, chewy and super savory.
• 12 of Our Staff’s Favorite Restaurant Recipes That You Can Make at Home. Try Vinegar Hill House’s skillet sourdough pancakes, Roberta’s pizza and more dishes we’ve adapted from restaurants and bakeries over the years.
• Our Staff’s Restaurants of the Year, Plus Takes and Trends From 2025. What we’ve noticed, what we’d like to see more of and a few things we would rather see the end of.
• The Restaurant List 2025. Here are the 50 best places in America right now.
• Oceans of Flavor, and a Price Tag to Match, From Dominique Crenn. At Atelier Crenn in San Francisco, the world-famous chef is weaving the bounty of California through the narrative of her French upbringing.
• It’s the perfect time to get back into the cooking groove. Return to routine with a lemon-forward chickpea and parsley pasta.
• What Happened to Mexico City’s Food Scene? Americans. As restaurants change to reflect new tastes, local reactions have ranged from fascination to fury.
• This Aguachile Shrimp Salad Will Brighten Your Day. Perfect for those last warm-weather picnics.

Style

• What Does Posting About Charlie Kirk Really Say About You? After the assassination of the young conservative activist, some are receiving blowback for expressing sadness or sympathy online.
• Grieving in Public, Erika Kirk Melds the Personal and Political. Ms. Kirk has played a key role in her husband’s movement. Speaking at Turning Point USA headquarters and on social media, she pledged his work would continue.
• Calvin Klein Underwear as You’ve Never Seen It Before. In her second show for the brand, the designer Veronica Leoni takes on Y-fronts.
• The Living Room Where History Still Happens. Gloria Steinem, now 91, is still at the center of vital conversations. On Tuesday, she gathered a circle of nearly 30 women at her home to talk about women’s health.
• How Much More Chaotic Can This Flea Market Get? Young buyers and sellers have started to change the character of a market known for drawing Ralph Lauren and Martha Stewart.
• They Met at Preschool Pickup. Now They Have a ‘Baby’ of Their Own. Arlo Mott, a fashion line created for working mothers and founded by Susan Woo, Karen Drexler and Alex Drexler, is expanding.
• Hasan Piker on Charlie Kirk. The two men had very different politics. But as a fellow star of a new political media class, the left-wing streamer had a personal reaction to Mr. Kirk’s assassination.
• Jeff Bezos, Jessica Chastain and More at Fashion Week’s Starriest Gala. Hollywood’s most recognizable faces packed Kering’s gala in New York City on Thursday.
• Love, Drugs and a Fashion Breakup Worth $95 Million. In the messy, public split of the Net-a-Porter founder Natalie Massenet and Erik Torstensson, no accusations seem off limits.
• A $3,600 Workout Bag? Alo Yoga is betting that fans of its sports bras will go for new luxury bags. Plus, Everlane’s first celebrity face and a milestone for stylish sisters-in-law.
• Nike Sneakers You Earn the Right to Buy, One Free Throw at a Time. The artist Tom Sachs, whose longtime partnership with Nike was suspended over suggestions that he ran a hostile studio, isn’t making it easy to nab his latest design for the brand.
• My Relationship With Alcohol Is Not Complicated. I love it. It’s just that it’s horrible for me.
• She Didn’t Fall for His Faux Phishing Text. She Fell for Him. Laura Scaffidi and Marcus Filoso lived in a tight-knit Italian community in Ottawa, but didn’t meet until he stopped by her pop-up bar five years ago.
• They Met on a First Date — but Not With Each Other. When Laura Pitcher and Julius Frazer first met, their conversation flowed naturally, but they were in the middle of a double date with other people. A year later, they had their first real date.
• Two Friendly Gamers Became Forever Teammates. Elyse Freeman and Jeff Carpenter met five years ago while competing on the same team in Killer Queen Black, an online game.
• Her Smart-Aleck Remark Gave Him Pause. When Ira Wagner asked Kim Rosenberg which synagogue she belonged to in Portland, Ore., she said all of them, and that she knew “everybody.”
• She Rushed Out of Their Date, but it Didn’t End There. Ryan Daniels thought he’d blown his shot at romance with Dr. Sandra Goldlust after waiting over a year to take her out. He was wrong.
• As Political Tension Soars, Some Rare Calls for Unity Emerge. Joint statements from groups representing young Republicans and Democrats, and messages of tolerance from prominent figures stood out as reaction to Charlie Kirk’s assassination continued.
• Anna Sawai, Priyanka Chopra and Peter Marino Inspect Dior’s Newest Look. The fashion crowd turned out for the reopening of the New York flagship store, which now has a spa.
• Ralph Lauren Opens New York Fashion Week. American fashion designer Ralph Lauren kicked off New York Fashion Week with a collection that highlighted mostly monochrome looks.
• Cher Helped Studio 54 Return, if Only for One Night. Valentino Beauty’s temporary reopening of the infamous club was powered by an icon of its original run.
• Tiny Love Stories: ‘UR CUTE, TEXT ME’ Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
• Their Schools Banned Phones. Out Came the iPods and Cassette Players. Enterprising students have been bringing the contraband of yesteryear to school in what they see as a “loophole” in cellphone bans.
• Andrew Cuomo, David Paterson and More New York Politicians on the Runway. The former governors joined Curtis Sliwa and a group of assorted New York City luminaries as models at Style Across the Aisle, a bipartisan event.
• Ralph Lauren and the Taylor Swift Effect. Taking advantage of a big moment with big clothes, in black and white.
• This Suit Went From the Met Gala to the Sale Section. How a one-of-a-kind ensemble worn to the star-studded fashion event ended up being bought secondhand — after being marked down by half.
• In Pamela Hanson’s New Book, Supermodels Abound. How did Pamela Hanson become the photographer of choice for so many women?
• A Thoreau Impersonator Bids a Fond Farewell to Walden Pond. After 26 years in character as the 19th-century transcendentalist writer, Richard Smith is hanging up his straw hat.
• Social Media Falls Into Well Worn Grooves After Charlie Kirk’s Death. A mix of sympathy and blame proliferated in messages posted from figures across the political spectrum.
• Fashion’s Historic Shake-Up. This fall, 13 of the biggest brands in fashion will have new talent at the helm. What makes them tick?
• Ahead of Fashion Week, a Glimpse of the Future. A graduate show at the Fashion Institute of Technology introduced the industry to a new generation of designers and helped kick off a busy calendar for insiders.
• I Feel Bad for My Mother, but I’m Sick of Her Complaining. Help! A reader has come to dread phone calls from her mother, whose deep unhappiness she attributes to life with her “textbook narcissist” stepfather.
• What Makes a Good Bag? Métier, an independent brand founded by Melissa Morris, opens its first U.S. store, having amassed an influential following with an eye toward elegant functionality.
• Brilliant Apparel That Boosts Moods. A vibrant crop top and hot pink leggings lit up the street as the sun set.
• Remember When Things Were Better in the ’90s? A.I. Does Too. Dubious videos about the glory of bygone eras are creating nostalgia for those too young to fact check them.
• Marc Jacobs and Sofia Coppola’s Very Stylish Friendship. Ms. Coppola’s first-ever documentary, unveiled at the Venice Film Festival, is an affectionate portrait of her decades-long bond with the designer.
• Is It Against the Law to Wear the U.S. Flag on Your Clothes? In contravention of the flag code, people like Pete Hegseth frequently sport the stars and stripes on handkerchiefs, socks and more. Our critic breaks down this fashion statement.
• 10 Unforgettable Looks at the MTV Video Music Awards. Feathery boas, loopy braids, a rare Labubu and more.
• She Became an Elite Runner by Leaving Running Behind. Keira D’Amato retired from running at 24, but a decade later she was back and setting marathon records. A new memoir details her journey, which is still unfolding.

Magazine

• My Brother-in-Law Can’t Care for Himself. Do His Siblings Have to Bail Him Out? He rarely communicates with the family, except when he’s in trouble.
• What Happened to Cameron Crowe? He Has Answers. The writer-director made hit after hit movie, until he didn’t. But he doesn’t let it get him down.
• Is It Cutesy or Abominable to Make Up Random Words? A ruling on a dispute over shortening “groceries” to “grosh.”
• Is It Abusive to Make Art About Your Children? It’s not quite #MeToo, but a spate of new memoirs is forcing a reckoning on what consent means when your parent is the artist.
• An Essay Contest Winner Used A.I. Should She Return the $1,000 Award? What happened should be taken as a wake-up call, rather than a crime scene.
• Guitar Nerds and Surf Bros Didn’t Want to ‘Get Political.’ Then Came the Tariffs. In the online niches where people discuss guitars, surfing, makeup and countless other interests, ideology is becoming harder to quarantine.
• A Jane Austen-Inspired Roast Chicken That’s Remarkably Well Done. A pairing of grapes and red onions makes a classic recipe feel especially current.
• How a Group of Students in the Pacific Islands Reshaped Global Climate Law. They watched climate change ravage their home countries as rich, polluting nations did nothing. Then they had an idea.
• The Best Part of Any Piece of Mail Is the Stamp. These tiny rectangles hold memory and mystery, and they will travel where you will not.
• What We Know About JPMorgan’s Long Relationship With Jeffrey Epstein. Times reporters combed through thousands of pages of legal and financial records to understand how America’s leading lender enabled the notorious sexual predator.
• How JPMorgan Financed Jeffrey Epstein. When most people think about Jeffrey Epstein, they think of a sexual-abuse scandal. But it’s also a financial scandal — one in which JPMorgan, the nation’s largest bank, not only enabled Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation but also enriched him while reaping profits for itself. Matthew Goldstein, and a team of other Times journalists, combed through combed through 13,000 documents to explain why.
• How JPMorgan Enabled the Crimes of Jeffrey Epstein. A Times investigation found that America’s leading bank spent years supporting — and profiting from — the notorious sex offender, ignoring red flags, suspicious activity and concerned executives.

T Magazine

• How to Apply Makeup to Mature Skin. Expert advice from a supermodel, a fashion designer and a makeup artist on adapting your beauty regimen with age.
• Why Wild Swimming Is the Most Luxurious Hotel Amenity of All. These properties offer easy access to enticing natural waters, from a crystal blue Caribbean cove to bracing Scottish lochs.
• Lamps With Main Character Energy. Plus: a designer’s new take on California cool, an exhibition of Robert Rauschenberg’s textile art and more recommendations from T Magazine.
• An Artist Who’s Been Using the Same Woodblock for Over 15 Years. Chakaia Booker discusses printmaking and evolving old patterns.

Travel

• 36 Hours in Sedona, Ariz. Luxury experiences are on the rise, but the best things in this red rock landscape — hikes, stargazing and even energy vortexes — are free.
• The Trump Administration Wants to Roll Back Airline Passenger Rights. The Transportation Department’s apparent openness to undoing government policies protecting the rights of airline passengers could have wide ramifications.
• Cruise Ship Passenger With $16,000 Gambling Debt Jumps Overboard. The man, who was rescued, told authorities he was trying to avoid declaring money in his possession, but Royal Caribbean said he also had casino and gaming losses.
• 7 of Europe’s Most Delectable Fall Harvest Festivals. A pistachio exhibition. A herring market. The happy blend of wine and hiking. This list proves that foodies, too, can celebrate Autumnal travel.
• Into the Sands of Time: Exploring Egypt’s White and Black Deserts. Led by a guide and driver, a photojournalist embarked on a three-day, two-night excursion that took her deep into one of the country’s lesser-known wonders.
• On the Slopes of Mount Etna, Where Lava and Wine Flow. The fiery Sicilian volcano is a magnet not only for hikers, but for wine and food lovers. Vineyards thrive on the rich soil, alongside restaurants, bars and farm-stays.
• What Travelers Need to Know About the ‘Block Everything’ Strike in France. The planned shutdown, which will affect transit in and beyond Paris, dovetails with the tube strike in London.
• A Sweaty, Salty Trip Along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way. Skip the pub crawl and instead embrace Ireland’s newest, oldest ritual: a sauna and a sea swim along its rugged west coast.
• Getting a Visa to Visit the U.S. Could Take Even Longer. A new State Department rule requires would-be travelers to be interviewed in their home countries, where wait times can be more than a year.
• ‘The Off-Season Is Now Its Own Season’: Fall Travel Comes Into Its Own. No longer the secret of savvy travelers, autumn is becoming the season of choice for people looking to escape summer heat and overtourism. Hotels and tour companies are taking note.
• 6 Autumn Strolls in 6 Vibrant Cities. No need to travel to the countryside for leaf peeping. Here’s a collection of North American urban walks that will immerse you in the colors of fall.

Real Estate

• Can the Landlord Withhold Your Deposit if the Place Is a Mess? Tenants and landlords should take photos of the rental at the beginning and end of the lease in case a dispute arises.
• $1.1 Million Homes in Berlin. A loft in Kreuzberg, an apartment in a snail-shaped building in Mitte and a maisonette duplex in Mitte.
• Behind the Scenes at the Bushwick Nightclub Red Pavilion. A cabaret and nightclub in Bushwick amplifies Asian culture with moody music, cinematic interior design and drinks inspired by Chinese legend.
• Raccoons Steal Her Fruit. She’s OK With It. While working on villas in Costa Rica, the Czech architect Dagmar Stepanova “fell in love” with the country and decided to live there in a hillside home partially open to the elements.
• A Couple Looked to Downsize Into a Condo on Long Island’s North Shore. As they eased into retirement, two empty-nesters toured some of Port Jefferson’s condo communities with about $650,000 to spend. Here’s what they found.
• Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Queens. This week’s properties are on the Upper West Side, in Midtown and Far Rockaway.
• Homes for Sale in Connecticut and New York. This week’s properties are a four-bedroom house in Newtown, and a nine-bedroom house in Bay Shore.
• Would You Trade Your Safety for Homeownership? One in five buyers would, according to a recent survey.
• Putting a Collection on Display. Robert Highsmith and Stefanie Brechbuehler, husband-and-wife founders of the design firm Workstead, have filled their living room with “unexpected heirlooms.”
• $600,000 Homes in North Carolina, Texas and Michigan. A loft with a commercial storefront in Ayden, a cottage in Houston and a Classic Revival house in Detroit
• Bad Bunny’s Casita, a Summer Hub for Celebrities, Carries a Legacy. A traditional home built in the arena at Bad Bunny’s residency has welcomed dozens of guests, one of whom said it “feels like a Christmas party in a house.”
• The New York City Buildings Amelia Earhart Left Behind. The Kansas-born aviator was a heroine of the Midwest in her day. But her legend was forged in Midtown Manhattan.
• $875,000 Homes in California. A rustic cabin in Sycamore Canyon, a converted 1900s house in San Francisco’s Mission District and a private retreat in Sonoma County.
• Ten Tiny Homes. Fitting into a small home means clever transformations, custom storage solutions, and often, bright pops of color. These homes do it all.
• An Educator Found Her Calling (and Some Laughs) in Oakland. Micia Mosely founded a group to support Black teachers transforming schools across the country. She also tells a joke or two.
• On Croatia’s Coast, a Former Basketball Star Builds a Tribute to His Hero. Marko Banic first met NBA legend Kobe Bryant when he was playing for Croatia’s national team. Now he’s dedicating his new real estate project to the former Laker.

Health

• F.D.A. Reviews Reports of Covid Vaccine Deaths. The agency plans to highlight possible links between the shots and accounts of deaths involving children and birth defects to an influential C.D.C. panel meeting next week.
• Rare but Serious Complication Shows Flu’s Potential Harm. Acute necrotizing encephalopathy, or A.N.E., can result from influenza or other infections, including Covid-19.
• $10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials. The birth control pills, IUDs and hormonal implants were purchased by U.S.A.I.D. for women in low-income countries. They had been in limbo in a Belgian warehouse after the U.S. cut much of its foreign aid.
• California Passes Bill Allowing Omission of Patients’ Names From Abortion Pill Bottles. The intent is to protect health care providers who send the pills to patients in states with abortion bans, and to reassure patients who fear they could be identified.
• Major Medical Prizes Given to Cell Biology and Cystic Fibrosis Pioneers. Many winners of the annual Lasker Awards have gone on to win a Nobel Prize in medicine or other fields.
• The Jarring Contradiction at the Heart of Kennedy’s Agenda. The health secretary has begun a full-on assault against vaccines but has taken a more restrained approach to pesticides and unhealthy foods, also MAHA priorities.
• Trump Moves to Crack Down on Drug Advertising. The administration is proposing a return to a 1990s-era policy that kept most drug ads off TV. That could dent the revenues of drugmakers and major networks.
• Read the MAHA strategy report. A report from the White House outlines strategies to combat childhood chronic disease and attempts to set a MAHA agenda for the country.
• States Heading Toward Constitutional Showdown Over Abortion Shield Laws. Texas and New York are at the leading edge of an escalating states’ rights battle over the mailing of abortion pills to patients in states with bans.
• Why Are More Older People Dying After Falls? Some researchers suspect that rising prescription drug use may explain a disturbing trend.

Well

• Wellness Culture Has Come for the Pets. With “collagen puptides,” raw meat diets and longevity supplements, some owners are going full Goop.
• At Least Zosia Mamet Can Laugh About It. In her new book, the actress turns her acid wit to Hollywood’s darker side and her own personal struggles.
• 5 Simple Steps to Calm Yourself Down. These techniques can help you handle the ups and downs of daily life.
• For the First Time, More Children Are Obese Than Underweight. One in 10 children worldwide now has obesity, a report from UNICEF found, and the number of overweight children has more than doubled in low- and middle-income countries since 2000.
• Can Supplements Boost Longevity? Many anti-aging influencers say yes. Here’s what doctors and scientists think.
• Chronic Disease Deaths Have Fallen Globally, but Progress in U.S. Stalled. Among working-age Americans, death from chronic disease actually increased — a rarity among high-income countries, a new report shows.
• Cuts to the Food Safety System Threaten Americans’ Health. Public health experts worry that downsizing the sprawling FoodNet surveillance system could make it harder to prevent food-borne illnesses.
• 6 Takeaways From Kennedy’s Childhood Health Report. A report from the commission led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is soft on pesticides, pledges to define ultraprocessed foods and promised an “infertility training center.”
• Kennedy Releases Childhood Health Report. It’s Vague on Next Steps. The report, which follows a draft leaked last month, demonstrates both the ambitions and limits of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda.
• When Should You See a Doctor About Sleep? Here are some signs that it’s time to make an appointment.

Eat

• Kennedy Report Won’t Solve America’s Food Issues, Experts Say. Food policy experts said the White House health report is full of promising ideas, but falls short in key ways.
• How Healthy Is Greek Yogurt? It’s a staple of the Mediterranean diet for good reason.

Family

• 8 Phrases to Help Your Relationship Thrive. We asked couples therapists to share the magic words that can strengthen bonds, even in the middle of a disagreement.

Mind

• My Friend Ghosted Me. But Am I the Jerk? Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who is realizing his friends may find his personality hard to take.
• ‘Sex and Love Addiction’ Isn’t a Diagnosis, but It Can Be Debilitating. Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of “Eat, Pray, Love,” delves into her struggle with an obsessive relationship in a new memoir.

Times Insider

• A Reporter Who Looks for the Books That Make You Tick. Alexandra Alter, who covers publishing industry news and writes Books features for The Times, is always on the hunt for the next Harry Potter.

Corrections

• Quote of the Day: Palestinians Leaving Home, Maybe for Last Time. Quotation of the Day for Sunday, September 14, 2025.
• Corrections: Sept. 14, 2025. Corrections that appeared in print on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
• Quote of the Day: On Walden Pond, Hanging Up His Frock Coat. Quotation of the Day for Saturday, September 13, 2025.
• Corrections: Sept. 13, 2025. Corrections that appeared in print on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025.
• Corrections: Sept. 12, 2025. Corrections that appeared in print on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025.
• Quote of the Day: Won’t Pay Up? Fake Online Reviews May Smear Your Business. Quotation of the Day for Friday, September 12, 2025.
• Corrections: Sept. 11, 2025. Corrections that appeared in print on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.
• Quote of the Day: New Fears in Los Angeles After Justices Back Trump. Quotation of the Day for Thursday, September 11, 2025.
• Quote of the Day: He Nearly Died on the Football Field. Is That Why Everybody Loves Him? Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, September 10, 2025.
• Corrections: Sept. 10, 2025. Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.
• Corrections: Sept. 9, 2025. Corrections that appeared in print on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025.
• Quote of the Day: David Baltimore, 87, Nobelist Who Shook Up Molecular Biology, Dies. Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
• Quote of the Day: As Congress Lies Down, Trump Walks All Over It. Quotation of the Day for Monday, September 8, 2024.
• No Corrections: Sept. 08, 2025. No corrections appeared in print on Monday, Sept. 08, 2025.

The Learning Network

• A.I., Gen Z and You: A Guide to Our Contest for Teachers and Teens. Here are five practical steps for thinking about your relationship with this technology, exploring what you want to say and experimenting with how to say it.
• How Concerned Are You About Political Violence in America? What’s your reaction to the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a conservative organizer and activist?
• ‘Say Yes’ Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
• Word of the Day: pensive. This word has appeared in 65 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• What’s Going On in This Graph? | Sept. 17, 2025. The following graph shows the top five summer movies by domestic revenue for 2019 and 2022-25. How did this summer compare to previous years?
• What’s Going On in This Picture? | Sept. 15, 2025. Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
• What Students Are Saying About Summer Vacation and Going Back to School. Welcome to another year of Current Events Conversation!
• A Phone and a Foot. What do you think this image is communicating?
• Do You Wish You Could Break Free From Your Phone? Have you ever tried? What strategies have been most successful in limiting your phone’s power over you?
• Science Practice | A Study on Cats and Their Sense of Smell. Do our cats know what we smell like? A new study offers clues.
• A Weekly Lesson Plan to Get Students Exploring Real-World Science. In Science Practice, students analyze recent research studies across disciplines and come up with their own scientific questions.
• Word of the Day: edify. This word has appeared in six articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• What Questions Would You Ask Your Pet if You Could? How well do you communicate with your pet? Would you like to find a way to learn more about what he or she thinks?
• Slang. How do you and your friends use slang?
• Word of the Day: cacophonous. This word has appeared in 21 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• Do People Ever Mispronounce Your Name? A writer and a teenager share stories about their “unpronounceable” names. Can you relate?
• Lottery Jackpot. What would you do if you were a winner?
• Word of the Day: raconteur. This word has appeared in 31 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• Weekly Student News Quiz: Summer Movies, Earthquake, Google. Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
• Word of the Day: ancillary. This word has appeared in 110 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

Gameplay

• Bird’s Eye View. Daniel Grinberg’s puzzle leaves a cloud of dust in its wake.
• Wordle Review No. 1,548. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Sept. 14, 2025.
• Connections Companion No. 826. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
• Strands Sidekick No. 560. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
• Spelling Bee Forum. Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
• Completely at Ease. Alex Jiang makes a sparkling Times puzzle debut.
• Wordle Review No. 1,547. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025.
• Connections Companion No. 825. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025.
• Strands Sidekick No. 559. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025.
• They Make a High-Pitched Noise When They’re Heated. Joe Marquez opens our solving weekend.
• Wordle Review No. 1,546. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Sept. 12, 2025.
• Strands Sidekick No. 558. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Sept. 12, 2025.
• Connections Companion No. 824. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Sept. 12, 2025.
• Back-to-Back Sporting Events. Gia Bosko hits one out of the park.
• Wordle Review No. 1,545. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Sept. 11, 2025.
• Connections Companion No. 823. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.
• Strands Sidekick No. 557. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.
• When a Star Is First Seen. Rhyme is of the essence in Cole Vandenberg and Harit Raghunathan’s New York Times Crossword debut.
• Wordle Review No. 1,544. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.
• Strands Sidekick No. 556. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.
• Connections Companion No. 822. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.
• Too Fanciful. Marshal Herrmann uses alternative methods.
• Wordle Review No. 1,543. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025.
• Connections Companion No. 821. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025.
• Strands Sidekick No. 555. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025.
• Ready to Be Picked. Margaret Seikel suggests we get a grip.
• Connections Companion No. 820. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Monday, Sept. 8, 2025.
• Wordle Review No. 1,542. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Monday, Sept. 8, 2025.
• Strands Sidekick No. 554. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Monday, Sept. 8, 2025.

En español

• 5 sencillos pasos para tranquilizarte. Estas técnicas pueden ayudarte a manejar los altibajos de la vida cotidiana.
• El asesinato de Charlie Kirk. La violencia política resurge en EE. UU., Bolsonaro es condenado en Brasil y más para el fin de semana.
• Palabra del día: ‘pensive’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 65 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Tu signo del zodiaco está desfasado por 2000 años. Durante milenios, nuestra vista de las estrellas ha cambiado debido a la oscilación de la Tierra. Quizás es tiempo de averiguar qué signo eres.
• El príncipe Enrique se reúne con el rey Carlos por primera vez en más de un año. Padre e hijo tomaron el té el miércoles en la residencia londinense del rey, lo que podría ser el primer paso para sanar una ruptura que ha dividido a la familia real británica.
• Palabra del día: ‘edify’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en seis artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Palabra del día: ‘cacophonous’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 21 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Epstein y el banco más grande de EE. UU. El caso del delincuente sexual también es un escándalo financiero y otras lecturas para tu martes.
• Palabra del día: ‘raconteur’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 31 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Palabra del día: ‘ancillary’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 110 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• ¿Tomar ‘microdosis’ de isotretinoína es eficaz para tratar el acné? Labios agrietados, piel descamada, hemorragias nasales: el fármaco trata el acné, pero sus efectos secundarios pueden ser muy molestos. ¿Sirve en dosis más bajas?

América Latina

• EE. UU. analiza si recortar la ayuda a Colombia debido al auge de la cocaína. Millones de fondos militares y de desarrollo para Colombia penden de un hilo mientras Washington cuestiona la lucha del país contra la cocaína.
• ¿Qué pasará con Jair Bolsonaro después de la condena por planear un golpe de Estado? Jair Bolsonaro fue condenado a 27 años de prisión por conspirar para aferrarse al poder tras perder las elecciones de 2022.
• Jair Bolsonaro es declarado culpable y sentenciado a 27 años de cárcel por intento de golpe de Estado en Brasil. El Supremo Tribunal Federal de Brasil declaró culpable al expresidente por intentar aferrarse al poder tras perder las elecciones de 2022, en un complot que incluía el asesinato de su oponente.
• La casita de Bad Bunny, punto de reunión de los famosos, expone un legado. Lebron James, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Austin Butler, Mbappé, Belinda, Ricky Martin y muchas estrellas más se unieron a la fiesta de Bad Bunny en una casa tradicional de Puerto Rico construida al medio de un coliseo.
• Una explosión de gas en Ciudad de México causa al menos 58 heridos, 19 de ellos con quemaduras graves. Hasta ahora, las autoridades informaron que se trató de un accidente. La explosión fue en Iztapalapa, una comunidad de clase trabajadora y la más poblada de la capital, con 1,8 millones de habitantes.
• ¿Qué le pasó a la comida de Ciudad de México? Los estadounidenses. A medida que los restaurantes cambian para reflejar los nuevos gustos, las reacciones locales oscilan entre la fascinación y la indignación.
• El temor a la deportación fortalece las remesas de EE. UU. a Latinoamérica. Las transferencias de dinero a Guatemala, Honduras y otros países han aumentado en los últimos meses, alcanzando miles de millones de dólares. Los migrantes indocumentados en Estados Unidos dicen que están enviando dinero a sus familias mientras pueden.
• Colisión entre un tren y un autobús deja saldo de 10 muertos y 61 heridos en México. El número de colisiones entre trenes y vehículos ha aumentado en los últimos años, de 673 en 2021 a 784 en 2024.

Ciencia y Tecnología

• En una roca de Marte, la NASA ve ‘la señal más clara de vida’ hasta ahora. Los científicos de la agencia aún no afirman haber encontrado fósiles de microbios marcianos, pero el análisis del espécimen recolectado por el rover Perseverance plantea esa posibilidad.
• En el aniversario del LIGO, se teme por su futuro. Las celebraciones por el décimo aniversario del Observatorio de Ondas Gravitacionales con Interferometría Láser se han visto ensombrecidas por la muerte de uno de sus fundadores y un posible recorte drástico de presupuesto.
• ¿Ves los mismos colores que yo? Aunque aún hay diversas dudas sobre cómo cada individuo percibe el color, algunos hallazgos aseguran que la experiencia del color es muy similar para la mayoría.
• ¿Por qué cada vez más personas mayores mueren tras caídas? Algunos investigadores sospechan que el aumento del consumo de medicamentos con receta puede explicar una tendencia preocupante.
• Estas herramientas psiquiátricas podrían ayudar a la curación natural del cerebro. Funcionan para la depresión y el TEPT. ¿Podrían también ayudar al cerebro a repararse tras una catástrofe neurológica?

Cultura

• La amistad de Marc Jacobs y Sofia Coppola tiene mucho estilo. El primer documental de Coppola es un entrañable retrato del vínculo que ha compartido durante décadas con el diseñador.
• Vera Farmiga y Patrick Wilson se despiden de ‘El conjuro’ Farmiga y Wilson abandonan la franquicia tras ‘Últimos ritos’. En entrevista, hablaron de sus escenas favoritas y sus papeles como la mamá y el papá del terror.
• Las chicas están gritando. En el teatro y en clubes de rock, en películas y redes sociales, mujeres jóvenes lanzan gritos liberadores e invitan a todo el mundo a unírseles.
• Dan Brown vuelve con un nostálgico testimonio del poder de los libros. En “El último secreto” encontramos a Robert Langdon intentando rescatar a su amante, una neurocientífica que se encuentra en la mira de una organización misteriosa.
• Arundhati Roy sobre cómo sobrevivir en una “cultura del miedo” La aclamada escritora tiene un nuevo libro de memorias y una advertencia.
• Reseña de ‘Amores compartidos’: matrimonios y ansiedades. El segundo largometraje de Michael Angelo Covino, divertido pero posiblemente insensible, trata de dos parejas casadas en el ocaso de su relación.
• Rick Davies, vocalista de Supertramp, muere a los 81 años. El vocalista, autor de algunos de los mayores éxitos de la banda, aportó a su música un tono mordaz y hastiado, y convirtió su piano Wurlitzer en uno de los sonidos característicos del grupo.

Estados Unidos

• De ganador de una beca a hombre buscado: la trayectoria del sospechoso del asesinato de Charlie Kirk. Tyler Robinson, el hombre acusado de disparar a Kirk, era un estudiante estelar en el bachillerato y fue criado en un hogar republicano del suroeste de Utah. Entrenaba para ser electricista.
• El millonario que dejó Wall Street para convertirse en paramédico. Después de amasar millones en un trabajo que llegó a odiar, Jonathan Kleisner se incorporó al Cuerpo de Bomberos como paramédico novato a los 41 años. Ahora está decidido a ser el mejor rescatista del mundo.
• Marco Rubio lidera la nueva guerra de Donald Trump en América Latina. Con medidas como la destrucción de una embarcación cerca de Venezuela, el secretario de Estado está dándole forma a lo que podrían ser las acciones militares con mayores consecuencias del segundo mandato del presidente Trump.
• Tras el asesinato de Charlie Kirk, la gente coincide en que algo anda mal en EE. UU. En entrevistas realizadas en todo el país, la gente expresó miedo y cautela, y dijo que Estados Unidos parecía estar perdiendo el control.
• Lo que sabemos sobre el sospechoso del asesinato de Charlie Kirk. El sospechoso, de 22 años, fue detenido en el suroeste de Utah después de que un amigo contactara a las autoridades, dijeron los oficiales.
• Esta fue la última persona en confrontar a Charlie Kirk. Tras la difusión de las imágenes del asesinato de Kirk, millones de personas han visto el breve intercambio entre el activista político de derecha y un “tiktoker” liberal.
• El sospechoso del asesinato de Charlie Kirk es detenido e identificado. El gobernador de Utah, Spencer Cox, dijo que un familiar del sospechoso, Tyler Robinson, ayudó a entregarlo a las autoridades después de que Robinson indicara que había llevado a cabo el asesinato.
• Con la violencia política en alza, Trump condena a uno de los bandos. En un país inundado de armas, la práctica de demonizar a los rivales ha creado grandes cantidades de seguidores para algunos políticos e influentes en las redes sociales.
• Si Trump no puede traer la paz a Ucrania y Gaza, se limitará a observar desde lejos. El presidente Trump insiste en que puede resolver los conflictos mundiales. Pero cuando tanto aliados como adversarios parecen ignorarlo, se encoge de hombros en una actitud de “qué se le va a hacer”.
• Un asesinato en Carolina del Norte alimenta la polémica conservadora. Un video de seguridad que captó el apuñalamiento de una mujer en Charlotte se convirtió en un catalizador para los argumentos conservadores sobre los supuestos fracasos de las políticas demócratas.
• El FBI divulga imágenes de una ‘persona de interés’ en la investigación sobre el asesinato de Charlie Kirk. Las imágenes muestran a un hombre con una gorra de béisbol, gafas de sol oscuras y una camiseta negra de manga larga con una imagen que parece incluir, en parte, un dibujo de la bandera estadounidense.
• Testigos del asesinato de Charlie Kirk cuentan lo que vieron. La gente entre la multitud dijo que el disparo no fue muy fuerte y que no todos se dieron cuenta inmediatamente de lo que ocurría.
• Trump convierte su conmoción por el asesinato de Charlie Kirk en indignación. El presidente pidió información actualizada y se reunió con asesores en el Despacho Oval antes de grabar un video de cuatro minutos en el que culpaba a la retórica de la “izquierda radical” del asesinato.
• Lo que sabemos sobre el asesinato de Charlie Kirk. Kirk, de 31 años, fundador de un grupo activista juvenil de derecha, recibió un disparo mientras pronunciaba un discurso en la Universidad de Utah Valley.
• Charlie Kirk, activista de derecha y aliado cercano de Trump, muere a los 31 años. El fundador de Turning Point USA desempeñó un papel fundamental en la organización de los jóvenes votantes y en darle forma al programa político pro-Trump. Recibió un disparo mortal durante un discurso en Utah.
• El activista Charlie Kirk recibió un disparo letal en Utah. Kirk, un aliado cercano del presidente Trump, recibió un disparo en el cuello mientras hablaba en un campus universitario.
• El barco sospechoso de narcotráfico cerca de Venezuela dio la vuelta antes de que EE. UU. lo atacara, según funcionarios. Muchos especialistas jurídicos dicen que de ser así se socavaría aún más el argumento del gobierno de haber actuado en defensa propia.
• Las revelaciones más recientes complican las negaciones de Trump sobre Epstein. El presidente de EE. UU. consigue desviar la conversación nacional a menudo, pero le resulta más difícil cuando se trata de Jeffrey Epstein.
• Un cheque falso de Trump y una mujer ‘depreciada’ en el libro de cumpleaños de Epstein. La fotografía, tomada en Mar-a-Lago, muestra a Jeffrey Epstein con un cheque de gran tamaño, con una firma, “DJ TRUMP”, aparentemente falsa. También aparece una mujer que salió con ambos hombres en la década de 1990.
• ¿Quiénes son los migrantes de Chicago? Cuando el gobierno de Trump anunció que empezó a tomar medidas enérgicas contra la migración ilegal en la ciudad, los funcionarios electos y los grupos de defensa se opusieron, citando la historia de Chicago como ciudad que ha acogido a migrantes.
• La espera para obtener una visa para EE. UU. podría aumentar aún más. Muchos viajeros solicitaban visas en otros países para eludir las largas listas de espera en su país. Una nueva norma exige que los viajeros sean entrevistados en sus países de origen.
• Trump dice que no es su firma. Pero en sus cartas personales luce similar. La firma de Donald Trump ha evolucionado a lo largo de los años, pero cuando firma solo con su nombre de pila, suele incluir el mismo detalle al final.
• El Congreso de EE. UU. hizo público un dibujo aparentemente hecho para Epstein por Trump. El patrimonio de Jeffrey Epstein entregó una copia de un libro de su 50 cumpleaños que incluye un dibujo de carácter sexual y una nota aparentemente firmada por el presidente Trump.
• El piloto influente que fue detenido cerca de la Antártida es liberado. Ethan Guo comentó que llevaba varado en una base militar chilena desde el 28 de junio. Las autoridades señalaron que había aterrizado sin permiso.
• Trump recibe abucheos en el US Open. Cuando el presidente aparecía en las pantallas del estadio Arthur Ashe, los aficionados soltaban sonoras rondas de abucheos, con algunos vítores mezclados.
• Jeffrey Epstein tuvo una larga relación con el banco más grande de EE. UU. Aquí lo explicamos. Los reporteros del Times examinaron miles de páginas de registros legales y financieros para entender cómo el JPMorgan dio carta libre al infame depredador sexual.

Estilos de Vida

• Ignorada por mi propio esposo. Cuando nuestro hogar, antes bullicioso, se quedó en silencio, anhelaba escuchar el sonido del cariño.
• Para una mejor caminata, usa bastones de senderismo. Ya sea en un sendero o en una acera, los bastones te ayudan a llegar más lejos, más rápido y de forma segura. He aquí cómo obtener sus beneficios.
• ¿Cuándo debería consultar a un médico si no puedo dormir? Los expertos dicen que hay tres razones principales por las que deberías acudir al médico para tratar tus problemas para dormir.
• ¿Qué tan saludable es el yogur griego? Es un alimento básico de la dieta mediterránea por una buena razón.
• 10 atuendos inolvidables de los premios MTV. Un peculiar Labubu, boas de plumas, un traje de varios brazos y mucho más.
• Ella creó los Labubu que Naomi Osaka lució en el US Open. Cada una de las creaciones de Kerin Rose Gold requirió de 8 a 10 horas de trabajo.
• Son famosas. Están por todas partes. Y no son reales. Influentes como Lil’ Miquela y Mia Zelu tienen millones de seguidores y generan ingresos importantes, a pesar de haber sido creados con inteligencia artificial.

Mundo

• La prohibición de las redes sociales en Nepal trasladó la política a una sala de chat. La misma tecnología que el gobierno nepalí intentó prohibir fue utilizada por decenas de miles de personas para ayudar a elegir a la nueva líder interina del país, Sushila Karki.
• Una defensora anticorrupción es nombrada líder de Nepal tras las protestas juveniles. Sushila Karki, expresidenta del Tribunal Supremo, fue elegida por los manifestantes estudiantiles cuyas concentraciones masivas del lunes iniciaron un violento levantamiento que derrocó al gobierno.
• La incursión de drones sobre Polonia fue una prueba para la OTAN y EE. UU. El episodio pone de relieve la necesidad de que la OTAN refuerce sus defensas contra la guerra moderna de drones y aprenda las lecciones de Ucrania.
• Polonia invocó el Artículo 4 de la OTAN. ¿Qué pasa ahora? El Artículo 4 permite a los Estados miembros iniciar un debate formal dentro de la alianza sobre las amenazas a su seguridad. No compromete a la alianza a emprender acciones militares.
• Protestas en Nepal: lo que hay que saber. La agitación política se ha apoderado del país después de que las protestas obligaran a dimitir al primer ministro. Los próximos pasos para formar un gobierno no estaban claros.
• Putin ha dejado claro a Trump y Ucrania que no retrocederá. El líder ruso parece decidido a demostrar él que dictará las condiciones de cualquier fin de la guerra.
• La OTAN dice que utilizó aviones de combate para derribar drones rusos sobre Polonia. Fue la primera vez que aviones de la alianza atacaron objetivos enemigos en espacio aéreo aliado, tras lo que el dirigente polaco calificó de “provocación a gran escala”.
• 2 figuras clave en el escándalo Irán-Contra de 1984 contraen matrimonio. Fawn Hall fue secretaria de Oliver North en el Consejo de Seguridad Nacional en la década de 1980, durante la venta secreta de armas a Irán y el desvío de las ganancias a las fuerzas rebeldes de Nicaragua.
• ‘No me iré’: muchos habitantes de Gaza no quieren salir de la ciudad, a pesar del ataque de Israel. Israel ha ordenado a cientos de miles de personas que evacuen la ciudad y se dirijan al sur de la Franja de Gaza, pero muchos residentes dicen que allí no están más seguros.
• Sébastien Lecornu, aliado de Macron, es el nuevo primer ministro de Francia. Lecornu, centrista de 39 años cuya carrera política se originó en la derecha, ahora es el quinto primer ministro del segundo mandato de Macron, que comenzó en 2022.
• Israel ordena la evacuación total de la Ciudad de Gaza, en amenaza de una invasión absoluta. Cientos de miles de personas tendrán que decidir si se arriesgan a quedarse o a huir a zonas en ruinas y superpobladas del sur, ya que Israel parece dispuesto a lanzar una operación para apoderarse de toda la ciudad.
• Los problemas financieros de Francia están llevando a su gobierno al borde del abismo. El primer ministro francés ha propuesto drásticos recortes del gasto y subidas de impuestos para arreglar las cuentas del país, pero su plan podría ser contraproducente.
• El primer ministro de Japón renunció. Esto es lo que hay que saber. Japón, una de las democracias más estables del mundo, está experimentando cambios inusualmente rápidos. La partida de Shigeru Ishiba podría anunciar una crisis de liderazgo.
• Corea del Sur y EE. UU. acuerdan la liberación de trabajadores detenidos. El gobierno surcoreano dijo el domingo que enviaría un avión chárter a Estados Unidos para llevar de regreso a cientos de trabajadores detenidos en una redada de inmigración.

Negocios

• La redada en la fábrica de Hyundai detuvo a trabajadores con visas de negocios temporales. La operación migratoria en una fábrica de baterías subrayó una táctica que utilizan las empresas para traer trabajadores extranjeros a EE. UU. y establecer nuevas operaciones.
• Apple presenta un nuevo iPhone, más delgado, pero con menos innovaciones. El gigante de Silicon Valley también presentó actualizaciones de sus celulares tradicionales, así como de sus AirPods y Apple Watch.
• Protestas en Nepal: ¿por qué la generación Z ha tomado las calles? La reciente prohibición de las redes sociales fue lo que llevó a los jóvenes a manifestarse, pero ellos llegaron cargados de reclamos acumulados durante años.
• El ‘libro de cumpleaños’ de Epstein es un tributo a sus actos lascivos. El Comité de Supervisión de la Cámara de Representantes publicó el lunes un libro con dedicatorias a Jeffrey Epstein por su 50 cumpleaños.
• Lachlan Murdoch será la cabeza del imperio de los medios de comunicación en EE. UU. Un nuevo acuerdo le da el control del imperio mediático de su familia, incluida Fox News, probablemente durante décadas.
• Las empresas tecnológicas se esfuerzan por integrar el futuro sistema de defensa de Trump. Las empresas tecnológicas están realizando simulacros con IA, láseres y más para demostrar que pueden formar parte de la Cúpula Dorada, el ambicioso plan del presidente de EE. UU. para un escudo antimisiles.
• Rusia intensifica sus campañas de desinformación y EE. UU. deja de frenarlas. El Kremlin ha iniciado una campaña para influir en las elecciones parlamentarias de Moldavia, en lo que podría convertirse en un nuevo modelo de injerencia electoral en internet.

Opinión

• No eres tú, es la comida. Las soluciones individuales para el bienestar son una distracción que nos impide abordar la causa fundamental de la crisis de enfermedades crónicas de Estados Unidos.
• Charlie Kirk practicaba la política de la manera correcta. La base de una sociedad libre es la capacidad de participar en política sin miedo a la violencia. Perder eso es arriesgarse a perderlo todo.
• En Colombia se está surgiendo una nueva guerra. La vuelta al conflicto en Colombia es una lección sobre lo difícil que es mantener el progreso hacia la paz.
• La clave para entender las causas del párkinson podría estar en el medioambiente. Hay una creciente acumulación de evidencia imperfecta pero preocupante de que los pesticidas y otras sustancias químicas pueden estar detrás de la explosión en las tasas de la enfermedad.
• No parece prudente dejar que Trump decida qué es la guerra. No matamos desde el aire a los sospechosos de ser criminales.

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Polls

• Toplines: September 2025 Times/Siena Poll of Registered Voters in New York City. Results of a New York Times/Siena College poll of 1,284 registered voters in New York City conducted from Sept. 2 to 6, 2025.
• Cross-Tabs: September 2025 Times/Siena Poll of the New York City Mayoral Election. Zohran Mamdani leads in the New York City mayoral race, with 46 percent among the likely electorate, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll conducted from Sept. 2 to 6, 2025.
• Cross-Tabs: September 2025 Times/Siena Poll of Registered Voters in New York City. Results of a New York Times/Siena College poll of 1,284 registered voters in New York City conducted from Sept. 2 to 6, 2025.

Weather

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