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• Immigration Crackdown Spreads Through Chicago, Including Wealthy Neighborhoods. Federal agents detained a man on the city’s North Side on Friday, and residents emerged from their homes, yelling and blowing whistles.
• Jury Awards $42 Million in Death of Inmate at Private Jail in Louisiana. Erie Moore, a retired millworker and father of three, died in 2015, a month after guards slammed him headfirst to the floor at the Richwood Correctional Center, lawyers for his family said.
• Lengthy Execution by Nitrogen Gas in Alabama Renews Concerns Over Method. Anthony Boyd was the eighth person executed by nitrogen gas since Alabama began using the method last year. His execution came over the strenuous objection of three liberal Supreme Court justices.
• Federal Surge Called Off Across the Bay Area, Officials Confirm. President Trump said on Thursday that he had called off the deployment in San Francisco. Two federal officials said on Friday that the action applied across the region.
• 2 People Shot at Protest Site Outside Coast Guard Base in California. Coast Guard police fired rounds at a moving van that accelerated toward the base in reverse and did not follow commands to stop, the authorities say.
• A Restaurant Run by Teens in a Town Overrun by Guns. Shootings have long plagued the city of Montgomery, Ala., where poverty levels are high and good jobs are scarce. That’s My Dog Jr. offers teenagers a moneymaking opportunity — and $3.99 hot dogs.
• Trump Official Warns California Against Arresting Federal Agents. Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche told top California leaders that they would be prosecuted if they arrested federal agents performing immigration raids.
• How to Make Sense of the Federal Forces on the Streets. As President Trump deploys ICE, Border Patrol, the National Guard and other forces to U.S. cities, here’s how to tell them apart — and what their powers are.
• How the San Francisco Mayor Avoided Trump’s Enforcement Surge. Daniel Lurie, the San Francisco mayor, relied on powerful tech executives and his own low-key approach to help his liberal city escape a rush of federal agents.
• Can ICE Stop People Solely Based on Their Race? For decades, federal officers have had to rely on more than race or ethnicity to stop and question someone over citizenship. That is now being tested.
• Map: Minor Earthquake Strikes Southern California. View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
• Suspect in Palisades Fire Pleads Not Guilty to Setting Blaze. Prosecutors say Jonathan Rinderknecht deliberately set a fire in January that led to one of the most destructive blazes in California history. If convicted, he would face up to 45 years in prison.
• Archbishop of U.S. Anglican Church Is Accused of Sexual Harassment. Another leader in the breakaway denomination has been accused of responding slowly to accusations of abuse and grooming against a lay leader.
• They Jumped Off a Burning Boat and Were Rescued After 30 Hours on a Small Island. The Coast Guard rescued three family members who were stranded on Naushon, a sparsely populated island off Martha’s Vineyard. One was in critical condition.
• Trump Calls Off Federal Operation in San Francisco. President Trump said he had halted a planned federal deployment of immigration agents to the city. It was not clear what that meant for the rest of the Bay Area.
• Harvard Records an Increase in Asian Students and a Drop in Black Students. The shift mirrors trends at other elite schools after a ban on affirmative action. The Trump administration has said it wants to scrutinize demographics to ensure schools aren’t using racial preferences.
• A Girls Basketball Team Gave Up Its Title. Now It’s Getting National Attention. The team in Oklahoma City forfeited its district championship earlier this year after the coach verified that a scoring error had incorrectly crowned them as winners.
• Inside Our Reporter’s Collection of Guantánamo Portraits. Carol Rosenberg, a reporter who has covered the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay since it opened in 2002, describes a collection of stylized portraits of its detainees in the war against terrorism. The photos were taken as part of a Red Cross program for the detainees to communicate with their families.
• A Costly Radio System Faltered When Texas Needed It Most. Motorola won a $7 million contract to modernize Kerr County’s emergency radio system. When a devastating flash flood swept through the county, emergency crews had trouble using it.
• Newsom Says Benioff Is Still ‘Family’ Despite the National Guard Remarks. Gov. Gavin Newsom has a long relationship with Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, that dates back to a different era in San Francisco.
• Border Patrol Plans a Crackdown in the San Francisco Bay Area. Border Patrol agents are being sent to a U.S. Coast Guard base in Alameda, Calif., ahead of an immigration operation in the San Francisco region.
• Pelosi Hasn’t Announced Her 2026 Plans. A Top Contender Is Tired of Waiting. Scott Wiener, a Democratic state legislator, says he can’t afford to keep deferring to Representative Nancy Pelosi.
• Driver Crashes Car Into Security Gate Near White House. A man was arrested on Tuesday night after he drove his vehicle into a barricade outside the White House, the Secret Service said. It was not immediately known whether the crash was intentional.
• Colleges Face a Reckoning: Is a Degree Really Necessary? Wyoming is one of many states that embraced a campaign to encourage more people to enroll in higher education. Some leaders and students wonder if it was a mistake.
• Vehicle Crashes Into Security Gate Outside the White House. The Secret Service said the driver was arrested and there was no longer a threat. President Trump was in the White House at the time, the Secret Service said.
• SpaceX, Sued by Popular Game Maker, Settles Trespassing Case. Cards Against Humanity had accused Elon Musk’s company of squatting on land that it owns near the southern border in Texas.
• U.S. Attacks More Boats as Tensions With Venezuela Rise: What’s Happened So Far. The Trump administration is ratcheting up pressure on the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, while striking vessels that it says are trafficking drugs.
• U.S. Marshal and Immigrant Are Shot During L.A. Traffic Stop. Officials said immigration officers fired shots after the man rammed a law enforcement vehicle. The immigrant and a marshal were wounded in the shooting.
• Charge Is Dropped Against Man Who Abandoned Dog Before Hurricane. The rescue of Trooper, a bull terrier, off Interstate 75 as Hurricane Milton approached Florida last year inspired a new state law making it a crime to abandon dogs during disasters.
• Bear Breaks Into California Zoo to Mingle With Other Bears. Officials at Sequoia Park Zoo have no idea how the young bear got into the zoo and went “nose-to-nose” with the three bears there.
• Man Who Wrote ‘So I Raped You’ Is Sentenced to 2 to 4 Years in Prison. Ian Cleary sent Facebook messages to Shannon Keeler six years after he sexually assaulted her when they were college students in Pennsylvania, prosecutors said.
• Plane Lands After Pilots Fear Someone Is Trying to Enter Cockpit. A problem with an intercom led to uncertainty. No one was hurt.
• North Carolina State Senate Approves New Congressional Map in Effort to Add a Seat. The state House of Representatives is likely to approve the new map later this week, and the governor cannot veto it, per the State Constitution.
• Read pages from Luigi Mangione’s Journal. A journal detailing plans to assassinate a health insurance company executive was found in Luigi Mangione’s possession after he was arrested in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare C.E.O. Brian Thompson in December 2024.
• Inside Luigi Mangione’s Missing Months. From beers at a Bangkok bar to a climb up Mount Omine in Japan, The Times traced the pivotal months before Mr. Mangione was charged with killing UnitedHealthcare’s C.E.O.
• No Education Department? No Problem, Trump’s Education Secretary Says. The shutdown means there is, essentially, no Education Department. The latest round of layoffs would leave few workers to enforce special education and civil rights laws.
• Congressional Democrats Investigate Arrests of Americans During Raids. Representative Robert Garcia and Senator Richard Blumenthal started an inquiry to examine reports of misconduct by immigration agents, focusing on the arrests of citizens.
• Justice Department Scrutinizes a Trip Fani Willis Took to the Bahamas. President Trump has said that Ms. Willis, the prosecutor who brought election interference charges against him two years ago in Georgia, “should be prosecuted.”
• Man Who Fled to Europe Gets at Least 5 Years for Rape, Prosecutors Say. A judge in Utah said that statements from women indicated that Nicholas Rossi, 38, was a “serial abuser of women.” He faces sentencing in another rape case next month.
• Man Is Arrested After Threatening to Open Fire at Atlanta Airport, Police Say. The man, Billy J. Cagle, 49, was arrested after family members told the police that he was headed to the airport, “in their words, ‘to shoot it up,’” Atlanta’s police chief said.
• Appeals Court Lifts Block on Trump’s Oregon Troop Deployment. Deployment can move forward, for now, under a preliminary ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. But legal wrangling will likely continue.
• A Boston Restaurant Displayed Whitey Bulger’s Mug Shot. An Uproar Ensued. The owners of Savin Bar & Kitchen have so far rejected requests from residents to remove photos of gangsters who terrorized the city for decades.
• Airlines Told to Disregard Gender-Neutral ‘X’ on U.S. Passports and Add ‘M’ or ‘F’ Although passports with an “X” marker remain valid, a new federal rule requires airlines on their internal information system to mark passengers with an “M” or an “F.”
• Other Brazen Art Heists Like the Louvre Jewelry Theft. The robbery at the Paris museum on Sunday is only the latest in a long line of breaches.
• Judge Demands Answers on Trump Immigration Crackdown in Chicago. A federal judge has ordered operational leaders of the crackdown to appear before her on Monday to be questioned about their tactics and their use of tear gas.
• For Alaskan Evacuees, Home Is Gone, With No Return in Sight. Their communities devastated from last weekend’s storm, many are in shelters in Anchorage and facing life in a completely different world.
• At Least 14 Injured in Hit-and-Run at a Child’s Birthday Party. A driver fled the scene after ramming a vehicle into a group of people, including children, outside a Maryland home on Saturday night, the police said.
• A Squalid Building, a Tip to the Feds, and Then ‘Straight-Up Chaos’ An immigration raid on an apartment building in Chicago followed years of problems with crime, and neglect by landlords. It swept up dozens of U.S. citizens who were detained in the middle of the night.
• Woman Who Tried to Let Her Twin Take Blame for Fatal Buggy Crash Gets 4 Years in Prison. The crash killed two Amish children and injured two others in rural Minnesota in 2023.
• Jury Awards $19.7 Million to 6 Bystanders Wounded in Denver Police Shooting. The bystanders were injured when a Denver police officer fired, while facing a crowd of people, at an armed man outside a bar in 2022.
• Case Against Bolton Raises Questions Over Justice Dept.’s Use of Espionage Act. The allegations in his case are a pointed example of when classified information tumbles into nonsecure places, either by accident or from recklessness by someone trusted to keep it safe.
• Demonstrators Begin Gathering Across the Country for Protests Against Trump. Protesters are expected to rally in more than 2,600 cities and towns to oppose presidential actions they see as authoritarian.
• Police Break Up Lego Theft Ring, Recovering Hundreds of Beheaded Figurines. Officials said they had discovered tens of thousands of Lego pieces at a California home and arrested a man who trafficked in the stolen collectibles.
• A Camp Mystic Security Guard Saved Dozens. He’s Still ‘Too Numb to Cry.’ In interviews with The New York Times, the guard, Glenn Juenke, offered the most detailed firsthand account yet of what staff members did as floodwaters rose at the Texas camp in July.
• The Border Patrol’s Blueprint for American Cities. The U.S. Border Patrol is expanding its mission to major cities across America, and building a splashy social media campaign to promote it. We joined them in Chicago — hundreds of miles away from the nearest foreign border — to observe how the agency’s mission has changed.

Politics

• Trump Administration Plans a Shake-Up at ICE to Speed Deportations. The preliminary plan stems from frustration over the pace of the deportations, which are lagging behind President Trump’s demands.
• Mamdani Says His Rivals Are Pushing Hate in Final Days of N.Y.C. Mayoral Election. Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani spoke about the impact of Islamophobia on his family during a campaign event in the Bronx. At a mayoral debate earlier this week, his opponent Curtis Sliwa had accused him of supporting “global jihad.”
• Justice Department Will Monitor Elections in California and New Jersey. The Trump administration said that monitors will watch polling in two states, led by Democrats, where key races or issues are on the ballot.
• Trump Leaves Behind a Reeling Washington to Chase a Deal With China. President Trump is embarking on a six-day diplomatic tour of Asia, testing his role as a statesman and negotiator as he pursues a trade deal with Beijing.
• Bannon Claims ‘There Is a Plan’ for Trump to Run for a Third Term. The claim comes after months of President Trump toying with the idea, insisting that he is “not joking” about defying a constitutionally-mandated term limit.
• Senior Border Patrol Official Throws Tear Gas at Chicago Residents. Gregory Bovino, a senior Border Patrol official, threw a tear gas canister at a large group of Chicago residents on Thursday. Tensions escalated after officials arrested a security guard in a mall parking lot.
• D.C. Seeks to Block National Guard Deployment in Court. During a hearing on Friday, lawyers told a judge that National Guard troops sent from Republican-led states had been conducting conduct law enforcement work.
• Trump Administration Won’t Use Emergency Funds for Food Stamps During Shutdown. The Agriculture Department said that it would not use the funds to cover benefits in November, imperiling a program 42 million people use to pay for groceries.
• Trump Is Putting Election Deniers in Charge of Elections. Now that he is back in the White House, he has made some of them more powerful than ever.
• Trump Ends Trade Talks with Canada After Anti-Tariff TV Ad Airs. An ad, bought by the province of Ontario, sent an anti-tariff message using sound bites from an address President Ronald Reagan made decades ago. President Trump claimed the ad was “fraud” and terminated trade talks with Canada.
• What Is the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford, and Why Is It Heading to Latin America? The Pentagon is sending the Ford Carrier Strike Group, with several warships and thousands of sailors, to the region as the Trump administration ramps up attacks on boats it claims are carrying drugs.
• Trump’s Son Is Poised to Profit From Pentagon Drone Proposal. A small company that has been manufacturing motors domestically for only a few weeks and has Donald Trump Jr. as an adviser won a parts order from the Army.
• Food Banks Offer Groceries for Furloughed Federal Workers. In the Washington region, the Capital Area Food Bank is providing food distribution specifically for federal workers and contractors who are going without pay.
• Trump to Use $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops. It is not clear how far the gift will go toward covering the salaries of the nation’s 1.3 million troops.
• Trump to Investigate Whether China Abided by 2020 Trade Deal. The administration announced its trade investigation on Friday, ahead of a summit between U.S. and Chinese leaders.
• Trump Officials Float New Plan for Abrego Garcia: Send Him to Liberia. The proposal was the latest twist in a byzantine saga that has transformed the Salvadoran migrant into one of the best-known symbols of President Trump’s aggressive deportation agenda.
• Amid the Rubble of the East Wing, Lessons in How Trump Exercises Power. From the first day of his second term, President Trump has taken an ends-justify-the-means approach to his presidency.
• Republicans Who Have Rarely Opposed Trump Raise Questions About His Drug War. The president said he wouldn’t seek congressional approval for his expanding military offensive against cartels, but some in his party believe Congress should weigh in.
• U.S. Military Kills Six People in Latest Boat Strike in the Caribbean. The Trump administration has acknowledged 10 strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats from South America, which have killed 43 people.
• Trump Called a Canadian Ad Fake. It Faithfully Reproduces Reagan’s Words. The anti-tariff ad, which Trump pointed to in cutting off trade talks with Canada, uses several sound bites from an April 1987 speech, though not in the order President Ronald Reagan said them.
• Federal Workers Have Started Missing Paychecks During the Shutdown. Thousands missed their first paychecks this week, with no end in sight to the government shutdown that began on Oct. 1.
• Letitia James to Appear in Court as Battle Over Trump-Urged Prosecution Begins. The New York attorney general, indicted by President Trump’s handpicked prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, is expected to plead not guilty in her arraignment on Friday.
• How Does the U.S. Decide Which Boats to Target? Here’s What We Know. Officials say intercepted communications are the core of the intelligence collected on the boats.
• The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law. The White House has made no legal argument explaining its bald claim that the president has wartime power to summarily kill people suspected of smuggling drugs.
• Trump Says He’s Cutting Off Trade Negotiations With Canada. The president said his move, which again throws relations with one of the United States’ closest trading partners into turmoil, was motivated by an advertisement he deemed fraudulent.
• Protester Who Played ‘Star Wars’ Song Sues After Arrest in Washington. Sam O’Hara was playing the “Imperial March” theme from the movie while protesting the deployment of National Guard troops in the capital when he was handcuffed by city police officers.
• Tensions Mount as Agents, Including Gregory Bovino, Clash With Chicagoans. Mr. Bovino, a Border Patrol leader, appeared to use tear gas during a confrontation with residents on Thursday. Plaintiffs in a suit over federal tactics say that violated a court order.
• Trump Administration Asserts Authority to House Migrants at All Overseas U.S. Bases. A Justice Department lawyer made the claim in response to a challenge to the administration’s use of the base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to hold detainees designated for deportation.
• U.S. B-1 Bombers Flew Near Venezuelan Air Space. The long-range B-1 bombers can carry up to 75,000 pounds of guided and unguided munitions, the largest nonnuclear payload of any aircraft in the Air Force arsenal.
• From Truman to Trump: A Tale of Two White House Renovations. President Harry S. Truman consulted Congress, architects and a fine arts commission on everything from construction plans to fabric samples. President Trump is taking a different approach.
• Musk Attacks NASA Leader Over Threat to Reconsider Lunar Contract. The billionaire’s swipes at Sean Duffy are the latest example of his tangling with members of the Trump administration.
• Trump Says He Will Not Seek Authorization for Cartel Strikes. The president said he would bypass Congress rather than ask for approval for his military campaign against drug traffickers, even as he said it would expand from sea to land.
• White House List of Donors for President Trump’s $300 Million Ballroom. The list includes major tech and crypto companies.
• Bay Area Protesters Try to Block Base Entrance Before Immigration Operation. On Thursday, about 200 people attempted to block vehicles from entering a Coast Guard base in Alameda, Calif., which federal officials were planning on using for upcoming raids. President Trump later called off the operation.
• A Pile of Rubble: After 123 Years, the East Wing Is Gone. Mourners are outraged over President Trump’s demolition of the East Wing to make way for his $300 million ballroom. Others say it was time for change.
• Trump’s Sanctions on Russian Oil Sector Ratchet Up Economic War. After months of restraint, President Trump’s move to blacklist Lukoil and Rosneft will hit Russia where it hurts.
• Democrats Block Federal Worker Pay Bill as Shutdown Drags On. A Republican measure that would pay essential government employees faltered in the Senate, and the G.O.P. blocked a pair of Democratic bills to pay a broader swath of workers.
• Trump Supporters Are Uneasy About Military Actions Against Venezuela. Some conservative policy advisers and commentators, including Laura Loomer and Stephen K. Bannon, are raising questions about the administration’s policy in the region.
• How the U.S. Is Working to Shore Up the Gaza Cease-Fire. Vice President JD Vance went to Israel to try to shore up a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. Tyler Pager, a White House correspondent at The New York Times, describes Mr. Vance’s visit.
• Virginia Democrats Plan to Redraw House Maps in Redistricting Push. The surprise move could give Democrats two or three additional House seats and is likely to scramble the last couple weeks of campaigning ahead of the Nov. 4 election.
• 4 Members of Illinois Politician’s Family Are Killed in Helicopter Crash. Darren Bailey, a Republican candidate for governor, lost his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren, ages 12 and 7, in a helicopter accident in Montana, his campaign said.
• Unlike Trump, Most Who Seek Money for Official Misconduct Face Long Odds. The Federal Tort Claims Act, the law the president invoked to try to obtain hundreds of millions of dollars, is ordinarily a legal labyrinth that few can navigate.
• In Seattle as in New York, a Mayoral Race Turns on Generational Change. Mayor Bruce Harrell of Seattle, 67, is facing a challenge from Katie Wilson, 43, who has a penchant for social media and a focus on cost of living, all reminiscent of Zohran Mamdani.
• A Curious Collaboration Between Prisoners and the Military at Guantánamo. The portraits fill a visual vacuum during a ban on media access to the operation that holds the last 15 U.S. wartime prisoners.
• The East Wing: Before and After. Here's how the White House looked before demolition of the East Wing began, and what the president plans for it.
• Pelosi Says Police May Arrest Federal Agents Who Violate California Law. The San Francisco district attorney said in an interview that she came up with the strategy after seeing federal agents repeatedly roughing up people in Los Angeles and Chicago.
• From the Roosevelts to the Kennedys: A Look Back at the White House East Wing. The East Wing has been a base for the first lady, an entryway for social functions and an emergency bunker.
• Trump Imposes Sanctions on Russian Oil Companies as His Frustration With Putin Mounts. The sanctions are among the most significant measures that the United States has taken against the Russian energy sector since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
• Senator Merkley Rings ‘the Alarm Bells’ on Authoritarianism in Nearly 23-Hour Speech. The Oregon Democrat achieved a goal of topping the previous longest speech by a senator from his state.
• Trump to Demolish Entire East Wing of White House. President Trump is demolishing the entire East Wing of the White House to make way for a ballroom. Over the summer, Mr. Trump had said that the main building wouldn’t be affected by the construction.
• Trump Is Seeking $230 Million From the Justice Dept. President Trump is demanding about $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations into him by the Justice Department. Devlin Barrett, a New York Times reporter covering the Justice Department, describes what we know about who’s most likely to be making the decisions.
• University of Virginia Makes Deal With White House to Halt Investigations. The Justice Department had been scrutinizing one of the nation’s premier public universities over accusations of civil rights violations.
• As Johnson Delays, Grijalva Sues to Be Seated in the House. Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, Democrat of Arizona, along with the state’s attorney general, argued that the speaker had no authority to delay swearing her into office.
• Trump Is Demolishing the White House’s East Wing to Make Way for His Ballroom. President Trump initially said the construction would not touch the East Wing or “interfere with the current building.”
• Trump Said Black Chicagoans Wanted His ‘Blitz.’ Many Disagree. Six weeks into the federal crackdown in Chicago, the attack on crime that the president promised hasn’t happened, and many in the city’s Black population haven’t been won over.
• As Shutdown Drags and Trump Flexes, Congress Cedes Its Relevance. “It’s like we have given up,” one Republican lawmaker said.
• Trump Administration Cuts Cyberdefense Even as Threats Grow. China has penetrated networks that control infrastructure systems and has hacked telecommunications companies.
• The U.S. Struggles to Break Out From China’s Grip on Rare Earths. The Trump administration is trying an array of unconventional measures to shore up U.S. rare earths supplies. It remains uncertain whether the strategy will work.
• U.S. Strikes Boat in Pacific, Expanding Operation Against Drug Running Suspects. It was the eighth known strike, and the first outside of the Caribbean, in the Trump administration’s campaign against what it says are boats carrying drugs bound for the United States.
• Former Biden and Senate Counsel to Lead Progressive Legal Group. Phil Brest, a veteran of the judicial confirmation wars, will head the American Constitution Society at a time of legal turmoil.
• Maine U.S. Senate Candidate Apologizes for Tattoo With Nazi Links. Graham Platner, a Democrat, said he would remove the tattoo. He also sought to distance himself from old Reddit posts that drew criticism.
• The NATO chief and Trump will discuss support for Ukraine.
• Trump Empowers Election Deniers, Still Fixated on 2020 Grievances. The president has placed proponents of his false claims into government jobs while dismantling systems built to secure voting, raising fears that he aims to seize authority over elections ahead of next year’s midterms.
• Ecuador Rejects Prosecution of Survivor of U.S. Strike on Vessel. The country has freed the man, one of two survivors of a U.S. military strike on a submersible vessel last week, defying President Trump’s claim that he would be held and prosecuted.
• Federal Agents Detain Several Men During New York City Raid. Masked federal agents detained several men in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, near an area where vendors sell illegal counterfeit goods.
• Five Major Changes Trump Is Making to the White House. In less than a year, President Trump has already significantly remade the White House. Here is what to know about five key renovations.
• What to Know About Trump’s Plan for a Triumphal Arch in Washington. President Trump has proposed construction of an arch in the style of the Arc de Triomphe in Washington in the lead-up to the nation’s 250th anniversary.
• In Trump’s Washington, Hate Is Not a Deal Breaker. Paul Ingrassia’s nomination illustrated how much antisemitic and hateful rhetoric has been explained away or rewarded by Republicans in power.
• With Cease-Fire, Some Pro-Palestinian Protesters Look Back, Ruefully. Activists welcome the truce. But the backlash to their demonstrations, some said, offered sobering lessons about power and politics.
• Trump Dismisses Another Inspector General, Fueling Oversight Concerns. With the firing of the Export-Import Bank’s inspector general, the president has sidelined around two dozen of the watchdogs who seek out fraud and mismanagement in federal agencies.
• Federal Agents Detain Man During New York City Raid. Masked federal agents detained a man in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, handcuffing him while he faced the wall of a building.
• Jack Smith’s lawyers say he never wiretapped or surveilled lawmakers. Lawyers for the special counsel, who investigated Donald J. Trump, denied accusations by Republican lawmakers that he had surveilled or spied on senators as part of his inquiry.
• Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases. Senior department officials who were defense lawyers for the president and those in his orbit are now in jobs that typically must approve any such payout, underscoring potential ethical conflicts.
• A 200-Year-Old Precedent Holds the Key to Trump’s Troop Deployment. The administration says the ruling, stemming from the seizure of an old mare, forbids judges from second-guessing his use of the National Guard.
• Trump Will Not Meet With Putin Soon, Official Says in a Reversal. President Trump said last week he planned to speak with Russia’s leader in “two weeks or so” about Ukraine.
• White House Moves Toward Settlement With First Public University. The Trump administration is closing in on a deal with the University of Virginia, four months after government pressure forced the school’s previous president to resign.
• How Trump Played ‘Budgetary Twister’ to Pay Some Workers During the Shutdown. By paying troops and law enforcement officials, the president stretched the limits of his spending powers, posing a fresh test to Congress.
• This School Has Taught Native Hawaiians Since 1887. Is That Discrimination? The admissions policy of Kamehameha Schools gives preference to Native Hawaiians. A new lawsuit calls it “blood-based discrimination.”
• Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Charged With Threatening Hakeem Jeffries. The New York man, Christopher Moynihan, appears to be the only rioter so far who has been charged again with committing an offense against an elected official.
• This Democrat Lost a Big Race. The Party Is Uneasy About His Return. Mandela Barnes, the former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, lost a race for Senate in 2022. He is likely to run for governor in 2026, while Democrats are eager for new candidates and new ideas.
• G.O.P. Senators Oppose Trump Watchdog Nominee After Report of Racist Texts. At least four Republican senators, including the Senate majority leader, signaled their opposition to Paul Ingrassia, the president’s pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel.
• Biden Completes a Course of Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer. Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. began radiation therapy last month for an aggressive form of prostate cancer. It is unclear if his treatment has ended.
• Some States With Democratic Governors Are Posting Partisan Shutdown Messages on Official Websites. The messages follow a pattern set by the Trump administration, but use notably milder language.
• Illinois Officials Ask Supreme Court to Keep Block on Trump’s Chicago Troop Deployment. A Supreme Court ruling, while technically temporary, could set the ground rules for National Guard deployments elsewhere in the country.
• White House Demolishes Facade of East Wing to Build Trump’s Ballroom. The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom now under construction off the back of the East Wing is nearly double the square footage of the White House residence. Its renovation is one of the largest at the White House in decades.
• All but 2 Universities Decline a Trump Offer of Preferential Funding. One of the two, Vanderbilt University, signaled it had reservations.
• Air Traffic Controllers Could Soon Be Getting No Pay. Controllers have already received one reduced check, because the shutdown began in the middle of a pay period. The next pay date, Oct. 28, will be the first fully missed paycheck.
• Your November Election Guide (Yes, This November). It’s not a presidential election year, or even the midterms, but races this fall will offer a sense of voters’ moods in the first year of the new Trump administration.
• White House Works to Preserve Gaza Deal Amid Concerns About Netanyahu. The Trump administration strategy is to try to keep Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel from resuming an all-out assault against Hamas, U.S. officials said.
• Comey Attacks Charges as Vindictive and Prosecutor as Improperly Named. Motions by lawyers for the former F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, sought to dismiss the case in a two-front assault.
• Facade of White House’s East Wing Torn Off to Make Way for Trump’s Ballroom. The president had pledged that construction wouldn’t “interfere with the current building,” a promise that always seemed unrealistic given the grand scale of the plans.
• Trying to Loosen China’s Grip on Critical Minerals, Trump Turns to Australia. The United States hopes to become less dependent on China by increasing access to mineral-rich countries. Rare earth metals are vital to an array of modern industries.
• Trump Hopes Argentina Can Help Bring Down Meat Prices. President Trump’s plan to import red meat runs counter to his philosophy of increasing domestic production, and has angered cattle ranchers in the United States.
• Perry Says Democrats ‘Hate the Military,’ Echoing Trump’s Attacks. The remarks by Representative Scott Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican, align with efforts by the president and G.O.P. leaders to portray the political left as un-American.
• Supreme Court Will Weigh Gun Restrictions for Drug Users. The Second Amendment case tests a federal law used to convict Hunter Biden that bars drug users and addicts from possessing guns.
• Lawmaker Demands Hearing on U.S. Strikes on Boats in Caribbean. Representative Adam Smith said the Trump administration had failed to provide a legal rationale for killing rather than arresting drug trafficking suspects.
• To Fight ICE, Portland’s Leaders Turn to What They Know Best: Zoning. Portland, Ore., is well known for its dense laws on land use. Now, under pressure from its liberal residents, the city is using those restrictions against immigrant detention.
• How Trump Aims to Redefine the Military. President Trump and his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, have been reshaping the way the U.S. military works. David Sanger, who covers the White House and national security for The New York Times, explains how Trump has been using the military lately.
• Trump Reiterates His Intention to Send Troops to San Francisco. Such a move could increase the already high tension between the president and California officials
• Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say. The mishap, during an anniversary celebration for the Marine Corps attended by the vice president and defense secretary, underscores safety concerns that Gov. Gavin Newsom voiced before Saturday’s event at Camp Pendleton.
• U.S. Kills 3 on Boat Suspected of Smuggling Drugs for Colombian Rebels. It was the seventh known strike in President Trump’s military campaign of attacking, rather than arresting, those suspected of running drugs in the Caribbean.
• Trump and Colombian President Trade Digital Attacks Over Boat Strikes. The U.S. president threatened to withdraw aid to Colombia after that country’s leader, Gustavo Petro, accused the United States of murdering a fisherman in a Caribbean strike last week.
• Trump Posts Fake Video of Himself Flying a ‘King Trump’ Jet Over Protesters. President Trump shared what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video on social media. It shows Mr. Trump wearing a crown and flying a jet that dumps brown liquid on demonstrators.
• Shutdown Fight Reopens Debate in G.O.P. Over Health Care. The spending showdown has highlighted Republicans’ failure to produce an alternative to Obamacare, which many of them assail but concede is too politically risky to undo.
• It’s 2025, and Democrats Are Still Running Against Trump. In New Jersey, Virginia and beyond, voters have been inundated with ads linking Republican candidates to the president. Some Democratic strategists see a missed opportunity to forge a more positive message.
• The Democratic Mayor Who Thinks Cities Are Handling Trump Wrong. Mayor John Whitmire of Houston believes the best way to govern a diverse, immigrant-heavy city in the current political climate is by keeping your head down and your ambitions modest.
• Vance Flexes the Marines’ Might as Thousands Protest Trump’s Agenda. Vice President JD Vance’s trip to a military base in California illustrated rising tensions between the federal government and Democratic leaders.
• Large Protests Flood Streets to Denounce Trump. Known as No Kings Day, the demonstrations built off a similar event in June.
• White House and Government Agencies Join Bluesky, Then Attack Democrats. The Health and Human Services and Homeland Security Departments were among the agencies posting messages that blamed Democrats for the federal shutdown.
• U.S. Is Repatriating Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel. Two men rescued by the U.S. military after it attacked a boat in the Caribbean Sea were being sent to their home countries of Colombia and Ecuador, President Trump said.
• Scenes From a Day of Mass Protests. With signs and chants, protesters take part in ‘No Kings’ rallies focused on what they see as overreach by the Trump administration.
• Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million. Public documents show the Department of Homeland Security has contracted to purchase a pair of top-of-the-line Gulfstream jets for the secretary and other top officials.
• White House’s Aggressive Tactics Are Complicating Its Education Agenda. The Trump administration alienated many elite schools in its latest effort to overhaul higher education, so it looked elsewhere for allies.
• There Are Lessons From the Nixon Era in Trump’s Attempts to Freeze Spending. Half a century ago, Congress protected its power of the purse, and conservatives balked at letting presidents disobey lawmakers’ instructions.
• The Shutdown is Stretching On. Trump Doesn’t Seem to Mind. As the shutdown nears a fourth week, President Trump has pushed his political opponents to further dig in.
• What Powers Does the Border Patrol Have Across the Country? The Trump administration is increasingly relying on the agency for immigration enforcement within the U.S.

World

• The White House Wrecking Ball. President Trump’s demolition of the East Wing to make way for a ballroom seems to mirror his determination to remake America.
• The Steep Cost of A.I. Some countries are trying hard not to be left out of the race for artificial intelligence. But this choice comes with consequences.
• China, Xi and the S-word. The Chinese president has been in office for more than a decade, but Xi Jinping’s succession is a touchy subject.
• The Louvre Heist. Today, we look at how thieves pulled off this weekend’s brazen daylight robbery in Paris and why they did it.
• How the Louvre Thieves Did It. My colleagues explain how the brazen daytime jewel heist at the Louvre happened and why.
• The Contagious Gen Z Revolutions. It’s a good time to start paying attention to the youth-led protests that are spreading around the world and that have toppled governments.
• An Ode to October Baseball. With the World Series just days away, we look at the beauty of baseball — even if one team looks unbeatable.

Africa

• Presidents Are Limited to Two Terms. He’s Running for His Fourth. The main opposition candidates in the Ivory Coast’s presidential election have been barred from the race. Critics say the vote has been rigged.
• Dozens Killed in Bus Crash in Uganda. The crash involved multiple vehicles and was one of the deadliest road accidents in the East African country in decades.

Americas

• U.S. Sanctions Colombia’s Leader, One of President Trump’s Harshest Critics. The United States Treasury Department accused President Gustavo Petro of allowing drug trafficking to flourish.
• The Man at the Center of Trump’s $20 Billion Lifeline. $20 billion bailout for Argentina comes with strings attached — namely, that the ruling party of his ally, President Javier Milei of Argentina, must prevail in the country’s legislative elections this month. Katrin Bennhold and Emma Bubola, reporters at The New York Times, talk about Mr. Milei, a polarizing figure who promised to revolutionize Argentina.
• On the Front Lines of a Cartel War, Funeral Workers Carry a City’s Grief. They arrive where the killings end, retrieving bodies, comforting families and bearing the emotional toll of a deadly struggle that shows no sign of stopping.
• A Mystery in Trinidad as Bodies Wash Ashore After U.S. Strikes. The U.S. campaign targeting what it says is drug trafficking from Venezuela has exposed Trinidad to the fallout: unidentified bodies with burn marks and missing limbs showing up in its territory.
• ‘Brother Wang,’ Accused of Being Drug Cartel Fixer, Is Arrested in Cuba. Zhi Dong Zhang, who escaped house arrest in Mexico this summer, is accused of supplying cartels with fentanyl from China, smuggling and money laundering millions under the alias “Brother Wang.”
• The Submarines That Smuggle Cocaine Across Oceans and Seas. A display of confiscated vessels at a naval base in Ecuador offers a peek at why drug smuggling is so hard to stop.
• Coffee Production May Be Imperiled as Forests Are Destroyed for More Crops. A new report by an industry watchdog adds to growing scientific consensus that as forests are felled to make way for coffee farms, rainfall decreases and crops are more likely to fail.
• Haiti’s Last President Was Killed in 2021. Why Is His Case Taking So Long? Dozens of people were accused of participating in the assassination of Jovenel Moise, the Haitian president. The two trials involving his killing are flailing.
• Vance Travels to Israel to Try to Bolster Gaza Deal. Vice President JD Vance headed to Israel to ramp up support for the fragile cease-fire deal. Concerns have grown that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel could dismantle the U.S.-brokered agreement.
• Rodrigo Paz Wins Bolivia’s Presidential Runoff. Rodrigo Paz, a right-leaning centrist candidate who had emerged as a surprise front-runner in Bolivia’s presidential election, defeated his conservative opponent in a runoff that ended nearly two decades of leftist rule.
• A Norwegian Who Admired Inuit Underwear and Found the Northwest Passage. Unlike the leader of the doomed Franklin expedition, Roald Amundsen delighted in getting to know and learning from the Inuit.
• Bolivia Heads to the Polls: Here’s What to Know. Bolivians will vote for president in Sunday’s runoff, which pits two conservative candidates promising to improve the economy and restore confidence in the nation’s governance.
• Venezuela Announces Sweeping Military Exercises as U.S. Escalates Pressure. President Nicolás Maduro this week called on civilians to help the country defend itself, while his defense minister warned citizens to “prepare for the worst.”

Asia Pacific

• Where Trump Is Headed in Asia, and What Each Country Wants From Him. From Kuala Lumpur to Gyeongju, President Trump is casting himself as a deal-maker and peace negotiator, while a wary region looks for tariff relief and steadier ties.
• Asia, Caught in the Middle, Faces Trump and Xi’s Tug of War. President Trump’s visit shows how the United States and China are vying for influence in Asia over trade, technology and the fate of Taiwan.
• Fire Engulfs Bus in Southern India, Killing 20. A motorcycle struck the bus and got lodged in it, creating sparks that ignited the fuel tank, the police in Andhra Pradesh State said.
• South Korea Tries to Curb Anti-China Protests Ahead of Xi Visit. The recent surge in demonstrations by far-right groups presents a challenge for the South Korean government, as it prepares to host both Xi Jinping, the leader of China, and President Trump.
• With Power Move on Rare Earths, China Plays Both Victim and Bully. In weaponizing its dominance over the crucial minerals, Beijing is using tactics that it once denounced, potentially alienating nations it wants to court.
• Pakistan Bans Radical Islamist Party After Deadly Clashes. The move underscores the country’s struggle to contain religious extremism without provoking influential clerics who can summon thousands of supporters to the streets.
• Americans Have Lost Billions to Online Scams. How Is That Possible? The United States, Britain and South Korea have joined a crackdown on groups running frauds from Southeast Asia. They have their work cut out.
• He’s Never Been to America. But in China, He’s Trump. Ryan Chen has turned an uncanny impersonation of President Trump into a social media career, and a mirror of China’s fascination with America.
• No Country for Young People: Nepal’s Gen Z Sees Little Hope at Home. The protests that rocked Nepal were about more than a social media ban. The economy is so dire that for many, going abroad seems the only way to build a future.
• Thai Official Resigns Over Allegations of Links to Scam Network. Thailand’s deputy finance minister, Vorapak Tanyawong, was accused of ties to the Cambodian cybercrime hubs he had been appointed to combat.
• Around Here, It’s Not a Party Without a Bone-Rattling Speaker Truck. A towering wall of speakers on wheels, shaking everything in sight: In many Javanese villages, there’s no big celebration without one.
• Portraits of China’s Changing Work force. In a nation grappling with economic uncertainty and sweeping demographic change, Chinese workers are reinventing themselves in unexpected ways.
• A Nepali Town Mourns a Native Son Who Died a Hamas Captive. The family of Bipin Joshi, a student, had campaigned internationally for his release and had held out hope until the end that after two years in Gaza, he would return alive.
• Japan Shifts Further Right With Its First Female Prime Minister. Japanese lawmakers elected the country’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative. Javier C. Hernández, our Tokyo bureau chief, visited several places in her home region that show how she reflects Japan’s growing far right.
• Japan Has a New Leader, and She’s a Heavy Metal Drummer. Sanae Takaichi, a fan of Iron Maiden, had an improbable rise to power. Like her mentor, Shinzo Abe, she is expected to lead Japan to the right.
• Why Diwali Is Also the Start of Air Pollution Season in New Delhi. The air quality in India’s capital ranks among the worst in the world, but experts say politics stand in the way of improving it.
• A Chinese Woman Builds a New Career in a Man’s World. An all-female repair business is challenging gender norms in China and catering to a growing population of single women seeking safety and comfort at home. We spoke to Ray Hou, who quit her office job to become a professional handywoman, about what motivated her to start a new career.
• The Chinese Influencer Who Made a Career of Lying Flat. For many young Chinese, the relentless pressure to succeed has given way to a new minimalist lifestyle known as lying flat. We followed Tom Jia, a popular influencer who left his demanding job in Shenzhen to travel across China in search of the country’s most affordable — and least stressful — places to live.
• In China’s Crowded Hospitals, She Found a New Career. As China’s population grows older, a new industry of gig workers is stepping in to help older patients navigate a complex, bureaucratic hospital system. We spent time with Jessica Wang, a 49-year-old mother from Beijing who found steady income and a renewed sense of purpose by becoming a professional hospital companion.
• Map: 5.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Japan. View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
• What to Know About Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights. The biggest public holiday in India, Diwali features prayers for prosperity and good fortune — and lots of sweets.
• Australia Says Chinese Fighter Jet Released Flares Near Its Military Plane. The incident in the South China Sea on Sunday highlights tension in a region where China is demonstrating its growing military capabilities.
• Cargo Plane Slides Off Runway in Hong Kong. An Emirates cargo plane, arriving from Dubai, overran a runway at Hong Kong International Airport upon landing and slid into the sea on Monday. Two ground crew members were killed, according to the local authorities.
• In China, a Forbidden Question Looms: Who Leads After Xi? Xi Jinping seems to believe that only his continued rule can secure China’s rise. But as he ages, choosing a successor will become riskier and more difficult.
• Emirates Cargo Plane Slides Off Hong Kong Runway, Killing 2 Ground Crew. The plane, arriving from Dubai, skidded off the runway after landing and fell into the sea, Hong Kong officials said.
• A Fragile Cease-fire Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Ends Violence, for Now. The two committed to stop attacking each other after the worst outbreak of hostilities in years. But the underlying causes remain, analysts warn.
• Would Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Advance Women’s Rights? Sanae Takaichi is poised to break Japan’s political glass ceiling. But some worry she will maintain policies that have held women back.
• Lithium Battery Fire Aboard Air China Flight Forces an Emergency Landing. The battery spontaneously combusted while stored in a luggage in the overhead bin. The airline said there were no injuries.
• Large Fire Halts Flights at Bangladesh’s Main Airport. The blaze drew dozens of firefighting units, with military help. Officials said they could not yet specify what caused it.
• A Popular Afghan Singer Challenges the Taliban With Song. After living for decades in exile, chased by war and religious bans, Naghma persists in singing to her people.

Australia

• Can a U.S.-Australia Partnership Shake China’s Grip on Rare Earths? Australia’s got reserves and mining expertise, and the United States is eager to invest in alternatives to China. But building mines, refineries and factories could take years.
• A Rare Earths Alternative to China? Australia Eyes Timely Pitch to Trump. China’s escalating curbs on the critical minerals has given Australia, a longstanding U.S. ally, the opportunity to reposition itself to a transactional president.

Canada

• New Trump-Canada Spat Spotlights ‘Captain Canada,’ the Ontario Premier. Doug Ford has built a reputation for picking fights with President Trump and getting under his skin with publicity-grabbing moves as U.S. tariffs have harmed Ontario’s economy.
• Winning at America’s Game, the Toronto Blue Jays Bear Hug a Nation. The Blue Jays and the Dodgers play Game 1 of the World Series tonight, and for Canada’s team home-field advantage is as big as the entire country.
• G.M. to Stop Making Electric Vans in Canada, in Another Hit to a Key Industry. The announcement, which will eliminate about 1,200 jobs, came less than a week after the carmaker Stellantis said it would move production of a new vehicle to Illinois from a Toronto suburb.
• In a Warming Arctic, a Fight Brews Over the Fabled Northwest Passage. The Inuit of the far north helped solve the mystery of a doomed 19th-century expedition. Now Canada needs them to strengthen its claim to this newly contested region.
• Ontario Psychologists Clash Over How Much Training Is Enough. Psychologists are pushing back against a proposal to cut their training requirements in a bid to license more providers.

Europe

• ‘You Love It or You Hate It’: Pumpkin Spice Lattes Divide Europe. One of America’s favorite fall drinks shows up in Brussels and Antwerp, but rarely in Paris and Rome. It has yet to reach the ubiquity — or the sugar content — of its stateside counterpart.
• A Missing Picasso Is Found, and a Small Spanish Town Loses Its Air of Mystery. For a brief moment, the puzzle of what had happened to Pablo Picasso’s “Still Life With Guitar” infected Deifontes with caper fever.
• British Drug Dealer Is Sentenced for Pro-Russian Attack Plots. Dylan Earl recruited people to set fire to two London warehouses containing aid bound for Ukraine, the police said. He was also convicted of plotting against a dissident Russian restaurant owner.
• In a First for a Woman in France, Life Sentence Imposed for Murder of Schoolgirl. Dahbia Benkired, an Algerian woman, was convicted of raping and killing 12-year-old Lola Daviet, in a case that outraged France and raised questions about the deportation of migrants.
• Ukraine’s ‘Coalition of the Willing’ Has the Wind at Its Back. Britain is hosting a meeting of European leaders to discuss bolstering support for Kyiv as winter approaches.
• A Tiny NATO Nation Is Cashing In on the Threat Next Door. As fears about Russia grow, Estonia’s tech-savvy work force is developing new weapons and defense systems.
• U.K. Labour Party Suffers Crushing Defeat in Former Stronghold. The governing party placed a distant third in a special election for a district of Wales it has dominated for a century. Plaid Cymru, a center-left Welsh nationalist party, won.
• New Star of an Ad Campaign: The Louvre Heist Ladder. After thieves stole more than a hundred million dollars’ worth of jewelry from the Louvre using a lift truck, the manufacturer decided to capitalize on the connection.
• Europe’s Persistence in Supporting Ukraine Is Bearing Fruit. European leaders want to build on President Trump’s sanctions on Russia with new commitments of financial and military support for Kyiv.
• Plotting a Heist? This German Company Wants to Give You a Lift. The brazen daylight robbery of the Louvre on Sunday has turned into a marketing opportunity for Böcker, a German maker of cranes and elevators whose product was used in the heist.
• The U.S. and Europe Are Trying New Ways to Pressure Russia. For the first time in his second term, President Trump is imposing new sanctions, but they may not shift the course of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
• British Soldier Is Acquitted of Murder in 1972 Bloody Sunday Massacre. The former paratrooper, referred to only as Soldier F, was found not guilty more than a half-century after his unit in Northern Ireland killed 14 unarmed civilians.
• United States and European Union Impose Sanctions on Russia. President Trump announced sanctions on Lukoil and Rosneft, Russia’s two largest oil companies, while restrictions by the European Union included a ban on imports of Russian liquefied natural gas.
• Russians Awake to Trump’s New Oil Sanctions and Largely Shrug. While oil markets reacted strongly to the sanctions, analysts said the measures were unlikely to significantly change President Vladimir V. Putin’s war calculations.
• King Charles and Pope Leo Pray Together in Groundbreaking Moment. It was the first time in hundreds of years that the leaders of the Catholic and Anglican churches prayed together, offering a public display of unity between Christian faiths.
• Britain’s Labour Party Criticizes Farage Over Ties to U.S. Anti-Abortion Group. The governing party said it was “deeply concerning” that Nigel Farage’s appearance in the U.S. Congress had been brokered by an organization that helped topple Roe v. Wade.
• E.U. Approves Sweeping Sanctions Targeting Russian Gas and Crypto. European leaders signed off on the new measures just hours after President Trump imposed sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies.
• How Europe Is Trying to Turn Frozen Russian Assets Into Cash for Ukraine. European Union officials could reach a political agreement as soon as Thursday on a plan for a huge loan to Ukraine backed by Kremlin money frozen in a Belgian financial institution.
• Iceland Announces an Unfortunate First: Mosquitoes. Iceland was one of the only mosquito-free places in the world, at least according to its records. Not anymore.
• Russian Missiles Hit Apartments, School and Power Plant in Ukraine. The barrage came hours after President Trump said he was putting off a planned meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia to avoid a “wasted” effort toward ending the war.
• What Are Gripen Fighter Jets and Why Does Ukraine Want Them? The Swedish warplanes are well suited to the rugged combat operations Ukraine will have to carry out, experts say.
• Man Wounded in Shooting Outside Serbian Parliament. A suspect was arrested in Serbia after a shooting and a blaze broke out among tents erected by supporters of President Aleksandar Vucic. One person sustained serious injuries, according to an official.
• Louvre Museum Reopens After Jewel Heist. Patrons of the reopened Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, expressed astonishment and intrigue over the daytime heist of jewelry worth more than $100 million that had led to its closure.
• Why King Charles Has Not Yet Removed Andrew’s Most Valued Title: Prince. New disclosures about Prince Andrew’s ties to the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have led to calls for further action from the king and Parliament.
• London Woman Who Was Fined After Pouring Coffee in Drain Gets a Break. A social media outcry arose after she was given a fine of 150 pounds for pouring out “a tiny little bit” of coffee before boarding a bus.
• Man Is Shot and Tents Set on Fire Outside Serbia’s Parliament. A suspect was arrested after a blaze broke out among structures erected by supporters of President Aleksandar Vucic. Protests against his government have rumbled for months.
• Russia Hits Kindergarten and Power Plants Hours After Trump Delays Summit. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said the overnight assault showed that Russia “clearly doesn’t feel enough pressure to stop prolonging the war.”
• Louvre Reopens for First Time Since Brazen Jewelry Robbery. French authorities are under growing scrutiny about whether security failings allowed four thieves to steal royal jewelry worth over $100 million.
• What We Know About the Drone Sightings in Europe. Airports in several countries have temporarily closed in recent weeks after reports of drones in the skies. Experts say the response has exposed a lack of preparedness.
• As Suspicious Drones Plague Germany, Officials Are Unsure How to Respond. Chancellor Friedrich Merz said, “We suspect that Russia is behind most of these drone flights” around vital sites like ports and airports.
• Trump-Putin Meeting Put Off. Russian strikes hit Ukraine after President Trump said meeting President Vladimir Putin of Russia would be “a waste of time.”
• British Neo-Nazis Discussed Targeting Migrants, Mosques and Synagogues. Three men in northern England were sentenced last week for preparing acts of terrorism. Their case highlights a growing threat from right-wing extremism, experts said.
• Stolen Louvre Jewelry Worth Over $100 Million, Paris Prosecutor Says. The eight pieces are unlikely to garner that price if they are split apart or melted, the prosecutor said Tuesday.
• How the Louvre Jewelry Heist Unfolded. In just eight minutes, thieves stole priceless jewelry from the Louvre Museum on Sunday after using a truck-mounted ladder to break into a second-floor window. Catherine Porter, an international correspondent for The New York Times based in Paris, explains how it unfolded.
• Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Is Imprisoned. Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France from 2007 to 2012, began a five-year prison term after he was found guilty of conspiring to seek funding from Libya for his 2007 presidential campaign. He has appealed the verdict.
• Suspect Charged in Paris Museum Heist (No, Not That One). A woman from China was charged with stealing gold last month from National Museum of Natural History. It’s one of several high-profile recent thefts from French institutions.
• On Ukraine and Russia, Lots of Talk but Little Has Changed. A contentious meeting between President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine produced no obvious progress toward a cease-fire.
• Ukrainian Daycare Struggles to Provide Heat, Light and Food. Every fall since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has intensified strikes on Ukraine’s power plants and electrical infrastructure, continuing a yearslong effort to collapse its energy grid. As winter approaches, one daycare is finding it hard to cope.
• Before Brazen Louvre Jewel Heist, There Were Lingering Security Concerns. Investigators were looking into the alarm systems at an institution that one expert said “wasn’t built with an obsession over security.”
• Russia Pushes a State-Controlled ‘Super App’ by Sabotaging Its Rivals. As the Kremlin throttles WhatsApp and Telegram, the new MAX messaging app is moving Russia closer to a restricted internet without foreign technology.
• France Jails Former President in Case That Prompted Threats to Judges. Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France from 2007 to 2012, reported to a prison in Paris weeks after his conviction in a corruption trial.
• Tornado Tears Through Paris Suburbs. A rare and deadly tornado swept through the commune of Ermont, near Paris, toppling trees and a crane.
• Deadly Tornado Hits Suburbs of Paris. A rare tornado near Paris blew through several towns north of the capital of France, toppling cranes and killing one person.
• Cable Used in Deadly Funicular Crash in Lisbon Not Cleared for Public Transport. A preliminary report on the accident, which killed 16, said an incorrect cable was being used for the funicular, but that it was not yet possible to know how that figured in the crash.
• Louvre Remains Closed Day After Brazen Jewel Heist. The Louvre Museum in Paris remained closed on Monday after thieves stole priceless jewels in a brazen heist that lasted less than 10 minutes and shocked the country.
• Senior German General Says Europe Must Do All It Can to Help Ukraine. European democracy and rule of law are at risk, the general says, so Europe must give Ukraine whatever it can to pressure Moscow, even if Trump does not.
• Louvre Remains Closed as Police Hunt Jewel Thieves. Here’s What to Know. A stunning heist has raised uncomfortable questions about security at the famed Paris museum.
• Thieves Steal ‘Priceless’ Jewels From the Louvre Museum in Paris. Visitors at the Louvre were evacuated on Sunday after thieves broke into a gallery housing the French crown jewels. Investigators believe multiple experienced robbers were involved.
• See What Was Taken in the Louvre Heist. The stolen items include glittering royal tiaras, necklaces and earrings.
• Louvre Closed After Brazen Daylight Robbery. French officials said the thieves broke into a first-floor wing of the Paris museum and fled with “priceless” jewelry.
• ‘Don’t Touch My Retirement!’ Wins the Day in France. The country’s attachment to an early pension, seen as a fundamental right, forced a major concession by the government, allowing it to survive, for now.
• For Prince Andrew, a Steady Fall From Grace Ends in a Hard Landing. A parade of scandals tarnished the prince’s reputation, long before he gave up using his title as Duke of York on Friday.
• Ukraine Braces for New Talks Without the Leverage of New Missiles. President Trump backed off selling Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv, opting instead for talks with Russia. Still, Ukraine’s negotiating position has strengthened since the summer.

Middle East

• U.S. Flies Drones Over Gaza to Monitor Cease-Fire, Officials Say. The surveillance missions are part of a U.S.-led international effort to ensure the fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas holds.
• U.S. Diplomats Will Work With Troops to Maintain Gaza Cease-Fire, Rubio Says. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during a visit to Israel that the State Department would increase its presence at a center set up to monitor the peace deal.
• Rebuilding Israeli-Held Parts of Gaza: Workable or Another U.S. Pipe Dream? There are many questions about whether the idea is feasible or doomed from the outset.
• Who Were the Palestinian Prisoners Freed by Israel? Under the cease-fire deal, Israel released 250 Palestinians serving long sentences for violent attacks. More than 1,700 others had been detained in Gaza and held without charge.
• Trump Says Israeli Annexation of West Bank Land ‘Won’t Happen’ Vice President JD Vance also called symbolic votes in Israel’s Parliament to take territory a “very stupid political stunt.”
• Rubio Says U.S. May Seek United Nations Mandate for Gaza Security Force. Before boarding a plane for Israel, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that U.N. backing was a potential next step to deploying an international stabilization force to the war-torn enclave.
• Can a Beach Really Be Evil? Ask the Sun-Seekers in Good Sahel. The sea looks the same. So does the sand. But in Egypt, two beach communities not far from each other have decidedly different ideas about fun.
• Dozens of Unidentified Palestinians Buried in Mass Grave in Gaza. The bodies of 54 unidentified Palestinians were laid to rest at a mass burial site in Gaza. The bodies were returned by Israel to Gaza as part of the cease-fire deal.
• At a Mass Burial in Gaza, Palestinians Mourn the Unknown Dead. Under the terms of a cease-fire deal, Israel and Hamas have been exchanging remains, but Gaza’s medical authorities have not been able to identify many of them.
• World Court Tells Israel to Facilitate Aid to Gaza. The International Court of Justice said Israel should work with U.N. agencies, not hinder their relief efforts in Gaza. The court’s opinions are not legally binding but carry symbolic weight.
• Vance Says He’s Optimistic Gaza’s Cease-Fire Would Hold. Vice President JD Vance met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem and said that he was optimistic the Gaza cease-fire will hold. Recent flare-ups of violence in Gaza underscored the fragility of the truce.
• Vance Says He’s Not in Israel to Babysit Gaza Truce. Vice President JD Vance, on the second day of a trip to the country, said recent visits by top American officials were to monitor the cease-fire, but not “in the sense of, you know, you monitor a toddler.”
• Firing Squads and Forced Death Leaps: A Tipping Point in Syria. Ten months after rebels toppled the long-entrenched Assad regime, little-checked bloodshed has led many Syrians to abandon hope that the years of brutality may be over.
• What’s Left to Be Done in the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal. Israel and Gaza have signed a cease-fire that mediators hope will bring two years of deadly war to an end. The deal is based on the first phase of President Trump’s plan, but Phase 2 remains uncertain. David Halbfinger, our Jerusalem bureau chief, walks us through the four main stumbling blocks ahead.
• Nations Hesitate to Send Troops to Gaza, Fearing Clashes With Hamas. The Trump peace plan calls for an international security force in the Gaza Strip, but countries that might send troops are wary of danger, an unclear mission and being seen as occupiers.
• Vance Heads to Israel as U.S. Tries to Shore Up Gaza Truce. With the cease-fire deal under strain, Vice President JD Vance is set to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other leaders.
• We Investigated Assad’s Fugitive Henchmen. Haley Willis and Christiaan Triebert, reporters from the Times’s Visual Investigations team, share findings from their ongoing reporting project on the roles and whereabouts of henchmen for Bashar al-Assad, the former Syrian president. These key officials powered Assad’s brutal regime for years. Where are they now?
• Leaked Wedding Video Tarnishes Hard-Line Iranian Official. Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani oversaw a brutal crackdown on women, but traditional notions of Islamic morality were little on display at his daughter’s wedding.
• Gaza Operations of Much-Criticized U.S. Aid Group Unravel. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has suspended its aid operations because of the cease-fire, but it is also running low on funds and faces logistical obstacles to resuming its work.
• Clashes in Gaza Reveal Cease-Fire’s Fragility, With Rougher Road Ahead. A round of violence on Sunday was short-lived, but analysts expect more tensions between Israel and Palestinian militants that will put the truce under strain.
• How Jared Kushner Re-emerged at the Center of the Israel-Hamas Peace Deal. Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, had a single goal: Get to a yes first, and hash out the details later. Tyler Pager, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, describes Mr. Kushner’s role in cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas.
• Israel Strikes Gaza in First Major Test of U.S.-Brokered Cease-fire. Israel launched a wave of attacks on Gaza on Sunday, after accusing Hamas of firing on its soldiers. Both sides say they are still committed to the truce.
• New Flare-Up of Violence Strains Gaza Cease-Fire. Israel launched airstrikes on Gaza after it accused Palestinian militants of attacking its forces across cease-fire lines.
• ‘Everything Is Gone’: Gazans Return Home to Find Devastation and Little Hope. Residents who have gone back to the battered north of the territory after the cease-fire say it is a wasteland that will take years to rebuild.
• Israeli Military Fires On Vehicle, Saying It Crossed Cease-Fire Lines. Gaza’s rescue service said at least nine people were killed in the strike in northern Gaza on Friday, a week after Israeli forces withdrew to agreed-upon lines.

New York

• Adams Eyes a Reality TV Star Who Could Help Block a Mamdani Rent Freeze. Mayor Eric Adams has only weeks left in office, but he can use them to appoint people with the ability to shape policy beyond his tenure.
• Mamdani Says Rivals Are Pushing Hate as Mayor’s Race Enters Last Stretch. Zohran Mamdani’s opponents, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa, denied accusations that they are stoking Islamophobia with their rhetoric and actions.
• Texas Cheat ’Em? U.S. Details How Mob Lured High Rollers Into Poker Trap. A Manhattan apartment was at the center of a Mafia-run ring that used former N.B.A. players as bait and technology to read cards, prosecutors say.
• Hakeem Jeffries Gives Mamdani Last-Minute Endorsement for N.Y.C. Mayor. Mr. Jeffries, the House minority leader, had resisted backing Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, for months. But his support provides a late boost.
• A Woman Self-Deported, Hoping to Shield Her Son. He Was Detained Anyway. Joel Camas, 16, had been without his mother for about four weeks after she voluntarily returned to Ecuador. His lawyer had hoped his age would shield him.
• Was a Sports Betting Scandal Inevitable? As legalized betting has become ubiquitous in American sport, the opportunities for cheating, like those outlined in a recent federal indictment, have multiplied.
• As Early Voting Begins, How Many Will Take Advantage of It? Saturday is the first day of early voting in the New York City mayor’s race. It’s also the last day to register to vote on Nov. 4.
• We Asked Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa 10 Questions. Here’s What They Said. We interviewed the leading candidates for New York City mayor about their experience, their plans for the city and their favorite subway seat.
• How to Vote Early in New York City, Where It’s Not Too Late to Register. New Yorkers can vote early in the race for mayor and other contests starting Saturday, Oct. 25 — which is also the voter registration deadline.
• Letitia James Case Shows Ruthlessness of Justice Dept. in Trump’s Grip. For President Trump, creating an aura of criminality around the indicted New York attorney general — through public scrutiny of her and her relatives — may be as important as a conviction.
• Speed Limits Are Taking the Wind Out of Cyclists’ Exhilarating Commutes. With new regulations on electric bike speed, fans of the gray Citi Bike — lovingly known as the White Stallion or the Ghost — are facing a slower, safer future.
• There Are 6 Ballot Measures In New York City. Here’s an Overview. Voters will have a chance to weigh in on ballot questions concerning the housing crisis and when local elections should be held.
• What We Know About the Gambling Cases Involving N.B.A. Players. Two indictments detailed schemes involving sports betting and rigged poker games, prosecutors said. The link was current and former N.B.A. players and coaches.
• Here Are the Defendants Named in the N.B.A. Gambling Indictments. More than 30 people were charged in what prosecutors said was a gambling scheme involving N.B.A. players and coaches.
• The defendants have nicknames like Flappy, Juice and Big Bruce.
• After Remark About Mamdani and Sept. 11, Cuomo Faces Democratic Rebukes. When a radio host suggested that Zohran Mamdani would celebrate another Sept. 11-style attack, Andrew Cuomo chuckled. Democrats denounced the exchange as Islamophobic.
• Who Is Terry Rozier? The only active N.B.A. player named in two indictments was Mr. Rozier, a versatile veteran who first drew the attention of gambling investigators in 2023.
• How Mamdani Has Evolved in the Mayoral Race. Zohran Mamdani entered the final debate in the New York City mayoral race ahead in the polls. Nicholas Fandos, who covers New York politics and government for The New York Times, describes Mr. Mamdani’s strategy to appeal to the wider electorate before early voting begins.
• After Trump Cuts, Hochul Vows to Fund Planned Parenthood in New York. President Trump’s signature policy bill has barred clinics that provide abortions from receiving any Medicaid payments, putting many at risk of closure.
• Who Is Chauncey Billups? Mr. Billups earned the nickname Mr. Big Shot during a Hall of Fame N.B.A. playing career. He has been a head coach since 2021.
• After Ordering a Record Cannabis Recall, N.Y. Regulators Go Quiet. Critics complain that state officials have given little guidance since ordering a recall of some $30 million in cannabis products. The delay, they say, could undermine confidence in the legal market.
• New Yorkers on Their Hopes for the Future of the City. Readers share their wishes, predictions and wildest dreams for what’s to come in transit, housing, arts and more.
• New York City’s Mob Families Are Still in Business. The criminal organizations were mentioned prominently in a charging document that accused N.B.A. stars of recruiting players for illegal poker games.
• Worker Dies After Falling at Construction Site for Hudson Tunnel Project. The man, who was working at a site at Hudson Yards in Manhattan, fell 60 feet into a pit below, according to the New York Fire Department.
• Who was the unnamed Player 3 in the N.B.A. gambling case?
• Who Was the Unnamed Player 3 in the N.B.A. Gambling Case? A former teammate of LeBron James is accused of giving inside information to gamblers. Mr. James has not been accused of wrongdoing.
• Here’s How the Poker Scheme Worked, According to Prosecutors. The players cheated with sophisticated technology, and those who lost faced the threat of violence and extortion.
• From the Black Sox to Prop Bets: a Century of Sports Betting Scandals. From the Black Sox to City College to cricket, some players and managers have looked to make an extra buck for decades.
• Trump’s Threat to Hudson River Tunnels Becomes Focus of New Jersey Election. The president announced he had “terminated” the Gateway project. The Democratic candidate for governor quickly seized on the issue and tied her opponent to Mr. Trump.
• Indictment Alleging Participation in Rigged Illegal Poker Games. Chauncey Billups, the coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, and Damon Jones, a former player and coach, were accused of participating in rigged illegal poker games.
• Indictment Alleging Participation in Sports Betting Scheme. Terry Rozier, a guard for the Miami Heat, and other defendants were accused of participating in a betting scheme in which they used nonpublic information about N.B.A. athletes and teams to set up fraudulent bets.
• Eric Adams Will Endorse Andrew Cuomo for Mayor. Mayor Eric Adams will endorse former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo for mayor and plans to campaign with him, in hopes of slowing the momentum of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee.
• Here’s the latest. Terry Rozier, a guard for the Miami Heat, and Chauncey Billups, the coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, were among those arrested, law enforcement officials said. Federal prosecutors were expected to unseal charges Thursday.
• U.S. Set to Announce Charges in Wide-Ranging N.B.A. Gambling Schemes. Terry Rozier, a guard for the Miami Heat, and Chauncey Billups, the coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, were among those arrested, law enforcement officials said. Federal prosecutors were expected to unseal charges Thursday.
• E-Trucks Are Heavy. Can Our Roads Handle Them? Researchers look at the potential damage to New York area highways, tunnels and bridges from trucks that can weigh up to 9,000 pounds.
• Final N.Y.C. Mayoral Debate Gets Heated. Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa traded personal attacks in the final debate before New York City’s mayoral election on Nov. 4.
• Fear and Anger Fill New York’s Canal Street After Immigration Raid. The famous shopping strip, usually teeming with street vendors, turned quiet a day after federal agents descended.
• Cuomo Paints Dire Picture of New York Under Mamdani as Election Nears. Andrew Cuomo is trying to close ground in the New York City mayor’s race by escalating his warnings that “mayhem” would follow a victory by Zohran Mamdani.
• Is It ‘Subsidizing the Rich’ to Make Buses and Child Care Free for All? Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race, would make some public benefits available to everyone. Andrew Cuomo, his top challenger, wants to help the neediest residents.
• Cuomo Joins Adams at Knicks Game. Is an Endorsement in the Cards? Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Mayor Eric Adams looked like the best of friends as they sat together at Madison Square Garden right after the debate.
• N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidates Trade Zingers in Final Debate. The candidates sparred over their policies, personalities and how they would deal with President Trump in the second and final debate of the mayoral campaign.
• 7 Takeaways From the Final N.Y.C. Mayoral Debate. Zohran Mamdani, Andrew M. Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa continued attacking one another, with Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Cuomo the main targets.
• “As a state Assembly member, I won the first free buses in New York City’s history.”
• Cuomo and Mamdani Clash, Again, on Jewish Safety. Andrew Cuomo attacked Zohran Mamdani after 650 rabbis said Mr. Mamdani’s election would threaten Jews’ safety. Mr. Mamdani said he was being criticized because he could become the city’s first Muslim mayor.
• “You sent seniors to their deaths in nursing homes.”
• Queens Tenants Were Urged to Report Immigrants to ICE, Officials Say. A sign posted in the lobby of an apartment building listed “immigration” alongside crimes it said should be reported to a tip line, state officials said.
• “You had the worst attendance record in the Assembly.”
• “His position has been to defund, disband, the police.”
• “We sorted it out legally. Nothing came from any of the allegations. I was dropped from the cases.”
• “They’ve heard some of the statements you’ve made, like in support of global jihad.”
• “He doesn’t control the rent guidelines board. So nothing is going to happen.”
• “You could turn on TV any day of the week and you will hear Donald Trump share that his pick for mayor is Andrew Cuomo. And he wants Andrew Cuomo to be the mayor.”
• For Curtis Sliwa, the heat is on.
• Mamdani invited debate guests who underscore his criticism of Cuomo. Zohran Mamdani is expected to invite six guests, all of whom will reflect his criticism of his main rival, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
• Mamdani’s Debate Guests Include Charlotte Bennett, a Cuomo Accuser. The guests of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and front-runner, underscored his criticism of his main rival, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
• Early Voting for N.Y.C. Mayor Starts Saturday. You Can Still Register. New Yorkers don’t have to wait until Election Day to have their say on the races for mayor, City Council, public advocate and more.
• Man Is Charged in Wrong-Way Crash That Killed 4 Teenagers in New Jersey. The young men were driving on the New Jersey Turnpike near Wilmington, Del., on Sunday when the man collided with them, according to the police. A truck then hit their S.U.V.
• Will Sliwa Drop Out? He’d Rather Be Impaled. Polling in the high teens, Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee for mayor, is a long shot to win. But he isn’t going anywhere.
• What to Know About the Moderators of the Second N.Y.C. Mayoral Debate. Errol Louis of Spectrum News NY1, Brian Lehrer of WNYC and Katie Honan of The City are moderating Wednesday’s debate.
• This is where the mayor’s race stands ahead of the final debate.
• Mamdani Plans to Keep Tisch as Police Commissioner if Elected. Zohran Mamdani’s intention to retain Jessica Tisch is likely to placate powerful New Yorkers who have lobbied Mr. Mamdani to keep her.
• Massapequa Schools Sue N.Y. State to Preserve Gender Rules in Bathrooms. National cultural issues have pervaded Nassau County as its Republican leaders have embraced President Trump’s brand of politics. The schools want students to use the bathrooms that align with their sex assigned at birth.
• Why Can’t People Say Zohran Mamdani’s Name Correctly? Friends and foes keep getting it wrong. Mr. Mamdani says, “It’s pretty phonetic honestly.”
• The Future of New York. The 400th anniversary of New York City is a little hard to pin down, but many date it to 2025, four centuries after Dutch settlers constructed Fort Amsterdam. It’s also a transitional time for the city, with a major election in play. With all that in mind, we are asking a fundamental question: Where is New York headed? The arts scene, climate solutions, street vendors, bodegas — where will they be in 25, 50, 100 years?
• Queens Woman Arrested in Abandonment of Newborn in Penn Station Subway. The woman told the police she had given birth shortly before leaving the child in a busy passageway as rush hour died down. The baby’s umbilical cord was still attached.
• A Swampy New York City Neighborhood Could Get a $146 Million Upgrade. A housing and infrastructure plan has been proposed to address longstanding problems in the Hole, a poor and flood-prone area on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.
• Why Carnegie’s Libraries Are Getting $10,000 Checks. There are still dozens of library branches that were built by Andrew Carnegie in the city. The Carnegie Corporation is giving them gifts.
• This Might Be Andrew Cuomo’s Last Debate. What Can New Yorkers Expect? Even as Mr. Cuomo has ramped up attacks against the front-runner, Zohran Mamdani, and repeated calls for Curtis Sliwa to drop out, he plans to retain last week’s debate strategy.
• How to Watch the Final N.Y.C. Mayoral Debate. Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa will meet onstage Wednesday night for the last time before the general election on Nov 4.
• Management of Guardian Angels Raises Questions About Sliwa’s Leadership. The Republican nominee to lead New York City is projecting a more serious outlook, but his longtime organization shows signs of a flawed stewardship.
• Federal Agents Stage Raid on Canal Street in New York City. Dozens of federal officers descended on the sidewalks of Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, detaining several people and drawing protests.
• Habba Told to Release More Video in Assault Case Against Congresswoman. A federal judge overseeing a case against Representative LaMonica McIver, a New Jersey Democrat, ordered prosecutors to release all relevant footage from a migrant detention facility.
• When It Comes to Being Mayor, Is Age Just a Number? Does the rise of Zohran Mamdani, 34, reflect a desire for generational change or a discounting of experience?
• Cuomo Proposes That New York City Take Partial Control of Subway. Andrew Cuomo, whose stewardship of the M.T.A. as governor was contentious, suggested that the authority hand over responsibility for capital construction and maintenance to the city.
• Trial of 3 Guards Tests New York’s Culture of Incarceration. A rare instance of a prison guard found guilty of murder was welcomed by advocates of reform, but many were disappointed by the acquittal of two others.
• The Evolution of New York City Benches. Over the years, New York City benches have evolved, using designs often described as hostile or defensive to discourage homeless people from sleeping on them. With homelessness in the city reaching a two-decade high, Anna Kodé, a reporter covering design and culture for The New York Times, explains why benches are now entirely kept out of some new public spaces.
• Curtis Sliwa Has the Spotlight. He’s Not About to Give It Up. Mr. Sliwa, the Republican nominee for mayor of New York City, finds himself a major player in the race. He’s under heavy pressure to drop out.
• Guard Enraged by Chaos at Jail Chased and Shot at Smugglers, U.S. Says. Leon Wilson worked at the troubled Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn for decades. Prosecutors say he pursued suspects for five miles in a violent fury.
• New York to Albany by Train for $40 Flat? It’s Happening Next Year. For the first time, Metro-North will run trains past Poughkeepsie through the Hudson Valley to Albany. Some Amtrak service will also be restored.
• 10 Hurt, One Critically, After Truck Hits Van Parked Near Penn Station. The chain-reaction crash, in one of New York City’s most pedestrian-heavy areas, unfolded as afternoon commuters made their way to the busy transit hub.
• Appeals Court Weighs Whether Alina Habba Is a Lawful U.S. Attorney. President Trump installed his former personal lawyer as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. A legal challenge could clarify the limits of his power to keep U.S. attorneys in office without Senate involvement.
• How an Elite Public High School Set Mamdani on the Path to Politics. Zohran Mamdani’s time at the Bronx High School of Science expanded and helped shape his views of New York, from the cricket pitch to politics.
• Officials Move to Ban Cannabis Producer That Allowed Brands to Skirt Law. The license for Omnium Health could be revoked after an investigation found that it let other companies use its facilities in an illegal arrangement.
• Passengers Evacuated From Subway Train After 2 Cars Detach. Two train cars uncoupled on a No. 4 train heading into Manhattan from the Bronx on Sunday. No injuries were reported.
• A Newborn Girl Is Abandoned at a Penn Station Subway Stop. It was unclear who left the baby in a passageway that leads to the No. 1 train, the police said. She was in stable condition.
• Prison Guard Convicted in Fatal Beating Caught on Video, With 2 Acquitted. Footage of a group of guards punching, choking and stomping Robert L. Brooks ignited an outcry. Six guards pleaded guilty to charges, but for two, the gamble of a trial paid off.
• Manhattan Assemblyman Joins Primary to Succeed Nadler in Congress. Alex Bores, a second-term state lawmaker and former software engineer, joins a growing primary field for the seat in a deeply Democratic district.
• 154,000 New York City Students Were Homeless Last Year, a Record Number. If these pupils made up their own school system, it would be one of the 20 largest districts in the United States. The number includes those who are doubled up in crowded apartments.
• The Politics Behind the Redesign of New York’s Benches. Officials responsible for public seating often consider how to deter homeless people from using it. So we now have leaning benches and benches with dividers.
• Mamdani and Cuomo Make Their Cases in Last Weekend Before Early Voting. As the New York City mayoral campaign enters its final weeks, the candidates appeared at a forum at Queens College and at a soccer tournament in Coney Island.
• George Santos Is Back on TV Two Days After His Release From Prison. Mr. Santos, the disgraced congressman from Long Island, lashed out at the warden of the prison where he had been held and suggested he was now free to get Botox.
• Far From Gaza, a Palestinian Enclave Thrives, Even as War Feels Near. Fifteen miles west of Manhattan, in Paterson, N.J., a community is directly, and often painfully, connected to a conflict half a world away.
• Gold Bars, Gold Necklaces, Gold Earrings: The Rush to Cash In. Gold prices are soaring to historic levels, drawing newcomers and regulars alike to New York’s diamond district.
• A Tower on Billionaires’ Row Is Full of Cracks. Who’s to Blame? A superstar team of architects and developers insisted on an all-white concrete facade. It could explain some of the building’s problems.
• ‘I Busted Out My Rusty Ballet Moves and Swung From a Pole’ A cabby shares the secret to playing trumpet, an empty car on the F and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
• Cuomo Tries to Tie Mamdani to Muslim Leader’s Anti-Gay Stance. Andrew Cuomo, trailing in the New York City mayor’s race, sought to contrast his role in legalizing same-sex marriage with the views of some of Mr. Mamdani’s supporters.
• Social Media, Pleas From Allies and Prison Essays: How Santos Won His Freedom. On Friday evening, President Trump commuted the sentence of former Representative George Santos. “Good luck George, have a great life!” the president said.
• Santos’s Release Frustrates His Former Colleagues and Constituents. George Santos, the disgraced former Republican congressman, was freed from prison on Friday after President Trump commuted his sentence. On Long Island, in his former district, some people called the decision an outrage.
• Santos in His Own Words: Pleading for Mercy and Promising a Comeback. George Santos, the disgraced former congressman who was released from federal prison on Friday, has been a columnist for a Long Island paper, including from behind bars.
• Relief and Grief: What Jewish New Yorkers Feel After the Hostage Release. Two years of the war in Gaza have left many Jews in the city changed. Some have become newly politicized.
• One Sign of Mamdani’s Surge: The Impersonators Are Out in Droves. Neel Ghosh has incorporated the joke that he’s a Mamdani look-alike into his comedy act. There are other impersonators too, sometimes encouraged by the campaign itself.
• The Slow Death of the New York City Public Bench. Over the years, the bench has evolved from a public amenity to a way to control homeless populations by leaving little or no room to sit down.
• How Wendell Pierce Spends His Day Exploring New York City. Mr. Pierce, the popular actor from shows like “The Wire,” said time is precious. He spends his shopping in Harlem, walking through Central Park and staying up all night listening to jazz.

Business

• Fed Prepares Bank-Friendly Changes to Annual Stress Tests. The Federal Reserve Board is poised to start releasing in advance models it uses to test the biggest banks’ readiness to withstand economic shocks.
• What to know about the report.
• Shutdown Could Cancel Next Inflation Report. Since the shutdown began, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not been gathering the new data it needs to produce future reports, since its staff is furloughed.
• Gasoline prices drove up inflation in September but were down from a year ago. Prices at the pump were up for the month but remained lower than they were the year before.
• Social Security Announces a 2.8% Cost-of-Living Increase for Beneficiaries. Recipients, including retirees and their spouses, as well as those who receive disability benefits and Supplemental Security Income, will see the additional benefit starting in January.
• Bonds Should Be Boring. But They’ve Been on a Roller Coaster. Despite reassuring bond returns lately, troubles abound in what was once a sleepy haven for risk-averse investors.
• Pay Attention to Your Savings Now, Just Before the Fed Considers a Rate Cut. To ensure that your cash is getting the best return, compare the options among high-yield savings accounts and C.D.s.
• Data showing a resilient economy largely reflect spending by the rich.
• Smart Beds Helped Them Sleep on a Cloud. Then the Cloud Crashed. The widespread outage involving the cloud-computing provider Amazon Web Services was particularly disruptive ensnared unexpected consumers earlier this week: People who just wanted to sleep well.
• Inflation Report Could Show Price Pressures Are Growing. The Consumer Price Index for September, released late because of the government shutdown, may reflect the effects of President Trump’s tariffs on a wide variety of imported products.
• Hollywood Weeps as Warner Bros. Hangs a Sale Sign. Losing the stand-alone studio, suddenly a real possibility, would be “heartbreaking,” one producer said.
• With ‘Vibecoding,’ A.I. Can Help Anyone Build an App. Bringing on artificial intelligence as a collaborator can make coding feel more accessible to those with little training in it, but there are trade-offs.
• India’s Most Valuable Export: Tens of Millions of Workers. India plans to send its vast work force abroad to countries with labor shortages, like Germany and Japan.
• Target to Cut 1,800 Corporate Jobs in Efficiency Drive. The retail chain’s incoming chief executive, who will take over in February, cited “too many layers and overlapping work” in a memo.
• Ford’s Profit Jumps on Strong Sales but Company Lowers its Outlook. Ford said a fire at an aluminum factory will lower profits in the last three months of the year. The company also said it has stopped making an electric version of its popular F-150 pickup.
• Ranchers are Furious About Trump’s Plan to Lower Beef Prices. The president wants to increase the amount of Argentine beef imports, angering cattle country, which is finally profitable after years of struggle.
• Volkswagen Says Loss of Chip Supply Could Hit Production. After China stopped deliveries of Nexperia’s chips over a dispute with the Dutch government, German carmakers are worried about supply shortages.
• U.S. Sanctions on Russian Oil Could Push India to Stop Buying It. The sanctions could break a diplomatic deadlock by making it more difficult for India to continue buying from Russia, a point of contention between President Trump and Narendra Modi.
• Oil Price Jumps on Trump’s Russia Sanctions. Traders are pondering whether the United States and its allies are finally getting serious about restricting Russian energy.
• How Federal Workers Can Find Financial Assistance as Shutdown Drags On. Some banks are offering a pause on payments on certain loans, waiving late fees and providing no-interest loans.
• China’s Consumers Are in a Years-Long Funk. Will Anything Get Them to Spend? Countries worldwide are buying more than ever from China, but domestic consumption is lagging and government stimulus efforts aren’t working.
• Hoping to Grow in Europe, but Bogged Down by Red Tape. Start-ups are booming in the European Union, but experts say bureaucracy keeps them from expanding across borders.
• Tesla Profit Falls 37% After It Cut Car Prices. The company sold more cars but made less money on each one because of discounts and low-interest loans.
• Why Weren’t the Jewels Stolen From the Louvre Insured? Thieves snatched jewelry valued at more than $100 million, but the museum will not be compensated for the loss.
• G.M. Previews Talking Cars, Cheaper Batteries and Other New Tech. Drivers will be able to converse with an artificial intelligence assistant while cars largely drive themselves in certain situations, the company said.
• Beyond Meat Becomes a Meme Stock With 1,000% Gain. The beleaguered company’s stock has surged in the past few days, fueled by social media buzz and echoes of past meme-stock frenzies.
• Silicon Valley Has China Envy, and That Reveals a Lot About America. The fascination with China’s ability to build things America struggles with, from bridges to advanced tech, risks a dangerous miscalculation about what drives China.
• A Weather Balloon May Have Cracked a United Plane’s Windshield. A United Airlines flight was diverted last week after its windshield was cracked by an object. Now a weather balloon company says it’s “quite likely” their balloon did it.
• G.M.’s Profit Falls on Tariffs and E.V. Costs. The automaker’s shares jumped as investors focused on an upgraded forecast for some financial measures, as well as a lower-than-expected bill for tariffs this year.
• China Has Another Lever to Pull in Showdown With Trump: Factory Lines. In Washington, China hawks say its economy is too weak to withstand a tariff shock. In the city of Yiwu, factories are showing why, for now, that may be a miscalculation.
• Tariffs Are Reshaping China’s Trade. This Tanzanian Sees an Opportunity. An interview with a 26-year-old entrepreneur, who has taken seven trips to China to buy handbags, clothes and jewelry. “China is the center of everything,” she said.
• After an ICE Raid in Rural Georgia, Hyundai Keeps Betting on America. The revival of America’s industrial base is happening amid pine forests and peanut farms. And it’s being led by a South Korean company.
• What Is Amazon Web Services? The cloud-computing division of the internet giant is used by thousands of internet customers, many of whom reported disruptions on Monday.
• Here’s Is a Partial List of Sites and Apps Affected by Outages. Major services were having issues, including WhatsApp, the official website for the British government and the payment app Venmo.
• Lower-Income Americans Are Missing Car Payments. Inflation and a tough job market are making it harder for some people to pay back the car loans they signed in better times.
• Many Websites Report Outages After Amazon Web Services Disruption. Amazon Web Services, a major provider of cloud services for companies, said it was working to resolve an issue that appeared to be affecting websites.
• China’s Economy Holds Steady, but Consumers Grow More Cautious. A further increase in China’s trade surplus failed to fully offset the effects of a worsening housing market, which has left consumers wary.
• Wealthy Americans Are Spending. People With Less Are Struggling. Data show a resilient economy. But that largely reflects spending by the rich, while others pull back amid high prices and a weakening labor market.
• The Tech Right Gets Its Own Phyllis Schlafly. Katherine Boyle, an influential venture capitalist who is a friend of the vice president, thinks the country’s path forward involves cultural conservatism and more weapons production.
• The W.N.B.A. Is More Popular Than Ever. Can Fans’ Wallets Keep Up? Significant growth over multiple seasons has earned professional women’s basketball a wider audience, and with it higher prices.
• Can a University From Tennessee Help Accelerate Growth in West Palm Beach? At a time of financial and enrollment uncertainty in higher education, Vanderbilt University, along with other schools, has forged ahead with expansion.
• 7 a.m. Is Too Early for a Meeting, Right? And: You beat out a colleague for a promotion, and now she hates you. What happens next?
• Gen Z Wants to Build Credit. It Has Few Options. Roadblocks for today’s young adults include fewer entry-level jobs, rising debt and increasing reliance on debit cards or “buy now, pay later” loans.
• Money, Women and Taxes: Jeffrey Epstein’s Fiery Friendship with a Wall Street Titan. New emails show how Mr. Epstein pressured Leon Black, his longtime friend and patron, to fork over millions for financial services.
• When Moving in Retirement Becomes an Expensive Reality Check. When retirees relocate, they think life will be cheaper, easier, sunnier — only to find some big disappointments. Here’s how to minimize mistakes.

DealBook

• The Wider Costs of the N.B.A. Insider-Trading Scandal. Criminal charges over a wide-ranging betting ring have called into question the sports world’s embrace of legalized gambling.
• Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Pitch. Despite a drop in Tesla profit, the billionaire exhorted investors to back his proposed compensation package, or face consequences.
• Three Offers in One Month: Paramount’s Secret Pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery. A letter from Paramount’s chief executive, David Ellison, to Warner Bros.’ board of directors reveals weeks of talks between the companies.
• Hollywood’s Latest Cliffhanger: The Fate of Warner Bros. Discovery. Potential bidders are circling the media company as it weighs its deal options. But financial and regulatory questions hang over everything.
• What Could Torpedo the Stock Rally. The S&P 500 is nearing another record, but some analysts caution that a host of factors may stall its momentum.
• The Showdown Behind the Shutdown. Extending subsidies for the Affordable Care Act has emerged as a major sticking point in Washington, and could carry the biggest economic consequences.
• OpenEvidence Raises $200 Million for a ChatGPT for Medicine. The three-year-old artificial intelligence start-up has drawn investor attention, and money, as its use among doctors, nurses and others skyrockets.
• The Risk That Built America. Speculation isn’t a bug in America’s economic code, but a crucial component part of the engine, writes Andrew Ross Sorkin.

Economy

• Companies Have Shielded Buyers From Tariffs. But Not for Long. Cars, toys and tea are among products set to get more expensive as tariffs weigh on corporate profits.
• U.S. to Begin Investigation Into China’s Compliance With 2020 Trade Deal. The Trump administration is preparing to file an investigation into China’s compliance with a trade deal signed during President Trump’s first term, raising tensions ahead of a meeting between the countries’ leaders.
• Shutdown With No Clear End Poses New Economic Threat. The effect is rippling beyond missing paychecks to federal services that support much of the economy.

Energy & Environment

• Does Your Electric Bill Keep Going Up? We Want to See It. Utility rates are rising in many places across the country, and we’re continuing to report on the causes and impacts.
• Oil Prices Dropped 19%, Helping Drivers, but Squeezing the Industry. Oil prices have fallen sharply this year as global supply remains strong and demand has been slow to grow.
• What to Know About the ICE Raid at a Hyundai Plant. ICE and other law enforcement agencies detained nearly 500 workers in Georgia in September. Farah Stockman, who covers manufacturing for The New York Times, describes the fallout from the incident and what could be next for foreign factory investments in the U.S.

Media

• Pentagon Announces ‘Next Generation’ Press Corps. The Defense Department said that dozens of new reporters had agreed to sign the Pentagon’s rules on reporting, which have been rejected by many major news organizations.
• ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Helps Lift Netflix Revenue 17%. The streaming giant said the higher results came from a mix of subscription growth, advertising and other sales.
• Batman, Captain Kirk, CBS and CNN All Under One Roof? Paramount has expressed interest in buying Warner Bros. Discovery, a deal that would create a new media behemoth.
• Warner Bros. Discovery Says It Is Considering a Sale. The owner of CNN, HBO and the Warner Bros. movie studio revealed that it has received acquisition interest from multiple suitors.
• How Trump Is Using Fake Imagery to Attack Enemies and Rouse Supporters. The president has posted A.I.-generated images and videos dozens of times on social media, in some cases misleading viewers and amplifying political divisions.
• Disney+ Cancellations Jump After Kimmel Suspension. Roughly three million Americans canceled the streaming service in the month that it temporarily suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show. About 4.1 million people canceled Disney-owned Hulu.
• Epoch Times Reporter Resigns After Publication Signs Pentagon Rules. The reporter, Andrew Thornebrooke, also cited a recent editorial directive to refer to antifa, the far-left ideological movement, as a terrorist organization.
• Booking Big Guests and Irked by Leaks: Bari Weiss’s First Days at CBS. Ms. Weiss, an unusual leader for a broadcast news division, has floated ideas for live events and asked journalists why they are seen as biased.

Your Money

• The Health Insurance Prior Authorization Memo That You Helped Write. Recently, we put together a template to help medical professionals explain a confusing process. Readers gave us very pointed feedback, so we updated it.

Technology

• Meta Layoffs Included Employees Who Monitored Risks to User Privacy. While the company announced job cuts in artificial intelligence, it also expanded plans to replace privacy and risk auditors with more automated systems.
• Trump Pardons Founder of the Crypto Exchange Binance. Changpeng Zhao, the richest man in crypto, had admitted to money-laundering violations that allowed terrorists and other criminals to move money on Binance.
• Reddit Accuses ‘Data Scraper’ Companies of Stealing Its Information. In a lawsuit, Reddit pulled back the curtain on an ecosystem of start-ups that scrape Google’s search results and resell the information to data-hungry A.I. companies.
• Google’s Quantum Computer Makes a Big Technical Leap. Designed to accelerate advances in medicine and other fields, the tech giant’s quantum algorithm runs 13,000 times as fast as software written for a traditional supercomputer.
• Meta Plans to Cut 600 Jobs at A.I. Superintelligence Labs. The cuts will not affect Meta’s newest A.I. hires, who are in some cases being paid up to hundreds of millions of dollars. The layoffs are focused on correcting an earlier hiring spree.
• OpenAI Unveils Web Browser Built for Artificial Intelligence. The new browser, called Atlas, is designed to work closely with OpenAI products like ChatGPT.
• The Robots Fueling Amazon’s Automation. Meet Sparrow, Cardinal and Proteus. They’re the robots that, step by step, are replacing human workers in the company’s warehouses.
• Inside Amazon’s Plans to Replace Workers With Robots. Internal documents show the company that changed how people shop has a far-reaching plan to automate 75 percent of its operations.
• From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy. As tech companies build data centers worldwide to advance artificial intelligence, vulnerable communities have been hit by blackouts and water shortages.
• How Chile Embodies A.I.’s No-Win Politics. Political debates have flared across Chile over artificial intelligence. Should the nation pour billions into A.I. and risk public backlash, or risk being left behind?

Personal Tech

• Who Needs a Printer or Scanner? Just Use Your Mobile Device. Free software on your phone or tablet lets you scan, create, edit, annotate and even sign digitized documents on the go.

Sports

• N.B.A. Coach and Players Tied to Illegal Gambling Case. The F.B.I. and the New York Police Department charged current and former N.B.A. players and a coach for illegal gambling. One of the indictments accused Mafia members and former professional basketball players of working together to profit from rigged poker games.

Obituaries

• Barbara Gips, Creator of Memorable Movie Catchphrases, Dies at 89. Her best-known tagline was also her first to be published, written for “Alien”: “In space no one can hear you scream.”
• G. Michael Brown, 82, Dies; Gambling Regulator Became Casino Executive. He was a watchdog over casinos when they were introduced in New Jersey. He went on to run the nation’s most profitable one, in Connecticut.
• Phyllis Trible, Who Studied Bible Through Feminist Lens, Dies at 92. An influential scholar, she challenged centuries of biblical interpretation that presumed that women were unequal to men in the eyes of God.
• Ruth A. Lawrence, Doctor Who Championed Breastfeeding, Is Dead at 101. As a pediatrician, she helped elevate breastfeeding from a medical afterthought to a specialty of its own. As a mother of nine, she practiced what she preached.
• Shelly Fireman, a Showman Restaurateur for Showgoers, Dies at 93. With considerable pizazz, he ran a string of popular restaurants in Manhattan, many aimed at hooking the crowds from Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Broadway.
• Samantha Eggar, Oscar-Nominated Star of ‘The Collector,’ Dies at 86. She also had leading roles in “Doctor Dolittle” with Rex Harrison, “Walk, Don’t Run” with Cary Grant and “The Molly Maguires” with Sean Connery.
• Jackie Ferrara, Artist Who Brought Mystery to Minimalism, Dies at 95. While others made sleek metallic sculptures, she favored humble materials like lumber and glue. The Times called her “one of our most gifted and inventive sculptors.”
• Soo Catwoman, ‘the Female Face of Punk,’ Is Dead at 70. With two tufts of hair on either side of her shaved head and long tendrils of eyeliner swiped across her lids, she helped define a scene.
• Stephanie Johnson, Burlesque Dancer With Stories to Tell, Dies at 81. Her memories of her days as Tanqueray in the gritty New York of the 1960s and ’70s found a new audience in recent years and made her a social media star.
• El psiquiatra que ayudó a los neoyorquinos tras el 11 de septiembre muere a los 80 años. Como jefe de psiquiatría del Hospital Bellevue, brindó apoyo a los equipos de rescate y a las familias afectadas por el trauma del atentado terrorista de 2001.
• Daniel Naroditsky, gran maestro de ajedrez, muere a los 29 años. El ajedrecista obtuvo el título más importante del mundo en esta disciplina a los 17 años y se forjó una carrera como consumado profesor de ajedrez, comentarista y autor.
• Daniel Naroditsky, Chess Grandmaster, Dies at 29. He earned the highest title in the chess world as he built a career as an accomplished chess teacher, commentator and author.
• Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Trans Activist Who Saw It All, Dies. She spat in a policeman’s face at the Stonewall Riot, ran a nursing service during the AIDS crisis and boycotted Pride parades when they welcomed corporations.
• Manuel Trujillo, Who Helped New Yorkers Heal After 9/11, Dies at 80. As Bellevue Hospital’s director of psychiatry, he guided rescue workers and grieving families through trauma when terrorists attacked in 2001.
• Alison Rose, The New Yorker’s Femme Fatale, Dies at 81. She started as the magazine’s glamorous receptionist and became one of its more singular writers. In one of her last articles, she memorialized her time (and lovers) there.
• Chen Ning Yang, Nobel-Winning Physicist, Is Dead at 103. He and a colleague, Tsung-Dao Lee, created a sensation in 1956 by proposing that one of the four forces of nature might violate a law of physics.

Art & Design

• Terry Farrell, Whose Buildings Embodied Late 20th-Century Extremes, Dies at 87. His architecture swung from austere to whimsical, with conspicuous projects like the sprawling headquarters of the British intelligence service MI6.

Asia Pacific

• Sirikit, Glamorous Former Queen of Thailand Who Wielded Power, Dies at 93. As the wife of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, she supported local causes and traveled the world, charming government leaders and the public.

Europe

• Nebojsa Pavkovic, Yugoslav General Convicted of War Crimes, Dies at 79. Found guilty in 2009, he had been serving a 22-year sentence but was released for health reasons at the request of the Serbian government.

Music

• Roberta Alexander, Widely Acclaimed Soprano, Dies at 76. An African American who spent much of her career based in the Netherlands, she said her race was less of a factor in Europe when being considered for a wide variety of opera roles.
• Sam Rivers, Bassist for Limp Bizkit, Dies at 48. As a founding member of the band, he helped it achieve mainstream success.

Politics

• J. William Middendorf II, 81, Dies; Navy Secretary and Musical Diplomat. A G.O.P. fund-raiser, he was the Navy chief under Gerald R. Ford and held ambassadorships in the 1970s and ’80s. He gained notice for his classical music compositions.

Space & Cosmos

• George F. Smoot, Who Showed How the Cosmos Began, Is Dead at 80. He led a team of scientists who helped confirm that a Big Bang was the source of the universe. The discovery earned him a Nobel Prize.

Briefing

• The U.S. Is Deploying an Aircraft Carrier to Latin America. Also, the World Series begins. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
• So Long, East Wing. We look back at the history of this corner of the White House.
• The New York Times News Quiz, Oct. 24, 2025. Did you follow the news this week? Take our quiz to see how well you stack up with other Times readers.
• N.B.A. Figures Charged in Gambling Schemes. Also, Trump halted his plan to send federal agents to San Francisco. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
• The Abdication of Congress. We explain what elected officials aren’t doing during the government shutdown.
• Trump Is Demolishing the Entire East Wing. Also, oil prices have fallen sharply. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
• How President Trump Uses A.I. The era of A.I. propaganda is here — and Trump is an enthusiastic participant.
• What Questions Do You Have for The Times’s Top Editor, Joe Kahn? Our executive editor will be answering your questions as part of a conversation about Times coverage and decision-making. Let us know what you’re curious about.
• Trump Is Demanding Millions From His Own Administration. Also, Japan elected its first female prime minister. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
• Appeals Court Lifted a Block on Trump’s Deployment to Oregon. Also, the search is on for the Louvre jewel thieves. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
• How Ultraprocessed Food Took Over America. These products are among the greatest health threats of our time.
• So You’re Celebrating Diwali Now…. We explain why the South Asian festival of lights is becoming more popular in Western countries.
• Down Time. A lazy day during which we do absolutely nothing sounds heavenly, but how much unstructured time can we comfortably abide?

Podcasts

• What It Means That Apps Are Coming to ChatGPT. Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, the hosts of “Hard Fork” at The New York Times, discuss OpenAI’s recent announcement that apps will soon be integrated into ChatGPT.
• A.I. Slop Is Cocomelon for Adults. Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, the hosts of “Hard Fork” at The New York Times, watch and react to the viral glass fruit-cutting A.I. slop.
• Celebrities Fight Sora + Amazon’s Secret Automation Plans + ChatGPT Gets a Browser. “Now we are just seeing OpenAI do the full Facebook when it comes to content policy.”
• Erykah Badu on Performing. Erykah Badu, a musician, spoke with Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, the hosts of “Popcast” at The New York Times, about the musical ethos that has carried her through her 25-year career.
• The Top 3 Scary Movies. Wesley Morris, and Eric Hynes, a film curator, talk about what elements make a horror movie great on this week’s episode of “Cannonball.”
• My Love Affair With Bruno Mars. Wesley Morris invites his friend, the culture writer Niela Orr, to talk about his complicated love of Bruno Mars.
• The Diddy Trial Is Over, but My Mind Is Still Racing. Wesley Morris talks about what he saw during the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs with guest John White.
• The Closet in Pee-wee’s Playhouse. Wesley Morris talks with the writer Mark Harris about the new HBO documentary “Pee-wee as Himself.”
• Has Dining Gotten Too Fine on ‘The Bear’? Samin Nosrat, a chef and food writer, joins Wesley Morris to talk about cooking and the latest season of “The Bear.”
• We Love ‘Parasite.’ But Where the Hell Is Steven Spielberg? Wesley Morris invites an old friend, the film curator Eric Hynes, to talk about the Times’s 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century list.
• Don’t Let the Vampires In. The writer Rembert Browne joins Wesley Morris to talk about Ryan Coogler’s vampire movie “Sinners.”
• Beyoncé Isn’t Giving Up on America. Salamishah Tillet, a Times contributing critic and a professor who teaches about Beyoncé, joins Wesley Morris to talk about her latest tour.
• ‘And Just Like That …’ Is Over Too Soon. The writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner joins Wesley Morris to talk about the end of the “Sex and the City” reboot.
• Is the New Spike Lee Joint Serving Pound Cake? Vinson Cunningham, a critic with The New Yorker, joins Wesley Morris to talk about Spike Lee’s latest film, “Highest 2 Lowest.”
• The Summer Movies That Made Us. Wesley Morris invites his friend, the writer Sam Anderson, to talk about summer movie blockbusters.
• The V.M.A.s Are This Weekend. Does Anybody Care? Niela Orr, a culture critic, joins Wesley Morris to talk about the heyday of MTV and how people watch music videos now.
• Nikole Hannah-Jones Knows Why History Feels Dangerous. The creator of The 1619 Project joins Wesley Morris to talk about her work and the political climate in 2025.
• Horror Movie Halloween Special: The Dread Under the Bed. Wesley Morris and Eric Hynes, a film curator, talk about some of the most memorable horror movies they’ve ever seen.
• A Horror Movie Halloween Special: The Dread Under the Bed. “The scariest movies ought to give you a dread-gasm.”
• The Top Three Scary Movies. Wesley Morris and Eric Hynes, a film curator, talk about some of the most memorable horror movies they’ve ever seen.
• Erykah Badu on Her Kinship With D’Angelo. The musician Erykah Badu joined the“Popcast” hosts Joe Coscarelli and Jon Caramanica to talk about her career, including her earliest moments with D’Angelo.
• Is Money a Problem in Your Relationship? Tell Us About It. Share your story and we’ll get you some advice for how to ease the tension.
• The Woman Who Can Make Affairs Disappear. A “Mistress Dispeller” is an expert at infidelity: part marriage counselor, part private eye. The filmmaker Elizabeth Lo followed one mistress dispeller for three years, and it had a surprising effect on her own love life.
• 5 Songs Our Critic Loves Right Now. The music critic Jon Caramanica recommends some recent tracks from his driver’s seat, in a lightning-round edition of his weekly song reviews.
• Malala Yousafzai Learned to Let Love in. Malala Yousafzai, the activist and author, spoke with Anna Martin, the host of “Modern Love” at The New York Times, about how she learned to accept love and changed her views on marriage.
• How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights. The White House’s assault on federal protections may bring about a new era of unchecked discrimination.
• Finally, Some Common-Sense A.I. Regulation. Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, the hosts of “Hard Fork” at The New York Times, discuss the slate of new artificial intelligence laws recently passed in California.
• The Culture Wars Have Come for Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales, a co-founder of Wikipedia, speaks with Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the challenges the site faces.
• Lady Gaga is Owning the Darkness in the ‘Mayhem Ball’ Wesley and pop music editor Caryn Ganz didn’t like Lady Gaga’s new album. But they loved “Mayhem” on tour. Together, they reflect on Lady Gaga’s final show at Madison Square Garden.
• What Wikipedia’s Co-Founder Searches For on Wikipedia. On the latest edition of “The Interview,” Jimmy Wales, the co-founder of Wikipedia, spoke with host Lulu Garcia-Navarro about claims that Wikipedia is biased, building trust online and what his site can teach the world.
• Wikipedia’s Co-Founder Answers Elon Musk’s Attacks. Elon Musk has recently targeted Wikipedia, calling the platform “Wokepedia” and vowing to launch a competing site.” On the latest edition of “The Interview,” the site’s co-founder Jimmy Wales spoke with host Lulu Garcia-Navarro about claims that Wikipedia is biased, building trust online and what his site can teach the world.

The Daily

• Demolition at the White House. President Trump has torn down a 123-year-old annex to make way for a ballroom.
• Is the U.S. Attempting a Coup in Venezuela? The Trump administration is increasing pressure on the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, while striking vessels that it says are trafficking drugs.
• Le Heist. How thieves were able to pull off an audacious robbery of priceless jewels from the Louvre in broad daylight.
• Why the Stock Market Just Keeps Going Up. Despite high tariffs and a weak labor market, shares have stayed strong.
• Sunday Special: Springsteen, Dylan and the Art of the Biopic. Why Hollywood loves to make movies about musicians.

The Headlines

• A Major Crypto Pardon, and the N.B.A. Gambling Scandal With Mob Ties. Plus, your Friday news quiz.
• U.S. Expands Boat Strikes to Pacific, and Trump Tears Down East Wing. Plus, the island that just got its first mosquitoes.
• Trump’s $230 Million Demand, and the Chaos Created by U.S.A.I.D. Cuts in Somalia. Plus, renegade parachutes at Yosemite.
• Judges Warn of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ and Universities Reject Trump Offer. Plus, a drastic drop in peanut allergies.
• Violence Flares in Gaza, and White House Responds to Protests: ‘Who Cares?’ Plus, a brazen heist at the Louvre.

Science

• Two New Dinosaur Fossils Emerge From the ‘Mummy Zone’ A pair of Edmontosaurus specimens found in a Wyoming dig help researchers to understand the process that led them to be mummified.
• Fossils of Some of America’s Last Dinosaurs Have a Story to Tell. A trove of specimens from New Mexico may help settle a long-running argument about the diversity of dinosaurs before their extinction.
• Lights, Camera, Venom: What Happens When a Snake Strikes. High-speed video helped researchers to get close-ups of the attack strategies of three snake families.
• The Electric Worm Gets the Fly. By studying how worms use electric charge to jump onto flies, scientists are showing even physical strategies are embedded in evolution.
• ‘Pirate Lizards’ Can Get Around on 3 Legs. Researchers found more than a hundred lizards of nearly 60 species that survived losing a limb, with some even seeming to thrive.
• With SpaceX Behind Schedule, NASA Will Seek More Moon Lander Ideas. Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, and Lockheed Martin are among the contractors that may compete with Elon Musk’s company in the race back to the lunar surface.
• How to Watch the Orionids Meteor Shower Reach Its Peak. The shower is produced by Halley’s comet’s debris, and could offer strong viewing opportunities because the moon is new this week.
• You’re About to Learn How Part of the Sausage Gets Made. If Oktoberfest brings links to your plate, there’s more to know about the meat- and vegetable-based casings they’re stuffed into.
• Sea Otters Are Stealing Surfboards in California. Again. Two years after Otter 841 menaced wave riders near Santa Cruz, there have been new encounters between the furry marine mammals and surfers.
• How Psychedelic Mushrooms Evolved Their Magic. Two distantly related groups of mushrooms take radically different routes to producing psilocybin, a mind-bending molecule.

Climate

• How Long Will it Take to Build a Nuclear Power ‘Renaissance’ in the U.S.? The Trump administration wants to sharply speed up the construction of nuclear power plants, but fixing the industry’s bottlenecks could take years.
• Trump Opens Pristine Alaska Wilderness to Drilling in Long-Running Feud. The Interior Department also said it would allow a contentious road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Alaska.
• Heat Has Essentially Wiped Out 2 Key Coral Species on Florida Reefs. Elkhorn and staghorn coral are now functionally extinct around the state, researchers say, meaning they no longer play any significant role in their ecosystem.
• She Made Sure That Tsunami Warnings Reached the Public. “I always wanted to be a public servant and do science for the good of the people,” said Corina Allen, who lost her job at NOAA.
• How China Raced Ahead of the U.S. on Nuclear Power. The United States was once the undisputed leader in atomic energy. Now it is trying to catch up.
• Congress Members Question Pentagon’s Delay in ‘Forever Chemical’ Cleanup. A bipartisan group of lawmakers has asked the military to explain why cleanup of PFAS chemicals at bases nationwide has been pushed back.
• In First Six Months, Cost of Weather Catastrophes Escalated at a Record Pace. The Trump administration stopped updating a database tracking the costs of the country’s worst disasters. A group of scientists has revived it.
• NOAA Isn’t Tracking Disaster Damages Anymore. These Scientists Are. A revived version of a database tracking the costs of the country’s worst disasters shows a record-setting toll in the first half of 2025.
• World Falling Short on Methane Pledge, U.N. Report Finds. Several agency programs are trying to track and reduce methane emissions around the world. They aren’t meeting the targets fast enough.
• On the Menu in New York: One Repair, Coming Right Up. Monthly “repair cafes” aim to bring neighbors together while keeping all manner of items out of the trash.
• How to Revive California’s Underwater Forests? Smash a Spiky, Hungry Foe. Cove by cove, scientists, divers and volunteers are hauling up urchins to protect kelp.
• Bee Happy: They’re Saving Pollinators in Kansas. About 97 percent of the land in the state is privately owned. Meet the people helping to make it friendlier for native bugs.
• This Solar Farm in Alaska Provides Something Extra: Free Food. Produce and power are both costly in the state. So researchers are testing ways to address both issues using the same land.
• Cutting Emissions, the Roundabout Way, in New Hampshire. Despite its small stature, the city of Keene, has become an example of the safety and climate benefits of swapping traffic lights for roundabouts.
• The Former Lobbyists Making Key Decisions at the E.P.A. The Environmental Protection Agency has hired numerous former lobbyists and industry insiders who now work on chemical regulation, emission limits and other rules.
• From Industry to E.P.A.: Lobbyist Now Oversees Pesticide Rules. Kyle Kunkler fought for a restricted weed killer that can harm plants and wildlife when it drifts to nearby land. He’s now at the E.P.A., which wants to allow its use.
• The Kids Who Sued Trump Just Lost Big in Court. Or Did They? A federal judge threw out their climate lawsuit against the president a few days ago. But legal experts say there was a silver lining in the judge’s opinion.

The Upshot

• Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Oct. 25, 2025. Can you sort 8 historical events?
• Obamacare Is Expensive. But So Is All Health Insurance. The main difference is that most Americans don’t confront the full cost of their coverage.

Opinion

• Why We Can’t All Get Along, and What to Do About It. Readers respond to an essay about whether we can break the present cycle of heated and sometimes violent disagreement.
• Who Should Be Governor of Virginia? Nine Leaders Rate the Candidates. Times Opinion convened a panel to weigh in on the race.
• How Trump Should Think About the A.I. Bubble. Will the Trump administration offer a financial bailout if the A.I. bubble bursts? Jason Furman, a contributing Opinion writer and an economist at the Harvard Kennedy School, explains what President Trump’s investments tell us about his priorities in the event of a crash.
• Is the A.I. Boom Just Vibes? Are we living through an A.I. bubble? Or is it all just vibes? Jason Furman, a contributing Opinion writer and an economist at the Harvard Kennedy School, tells Ross Douthat that while it’s hard to put a number on it, “there’s something enormous going on here.”
• The U.S. Economy Needs Immigration. Can the U.S. economy thrive without a steady stream of immigration? This week on “Interesting Times,” Jason Furman, a contributing Times Opinion writer and an economist at the Harvard Kennedy School, tells Ross Douthat why he thinks our future “rises and falls with immigration.”
• The East Wing Is History, in More Ways Than One. Readers respond to the demolition of the East Wing of the White House. Also: Fending off tyranny; when Black women are fired.
• When Republicans Go Low …. What’s the smart move for Democrats in this political moment? On “The Opinions,” the columnist David Brooks says he thinks the party should channel Michelle Obama and “go high.”
• The ‘No Kings’ Movement Is Missing Something Big. The Opinion columnist David Brooks, a center-right thinker, feels as if there’s room for him in the “No Kings” movement. “It’s pro-American. It’s basically in line with the cultural DNA of this country, and so I’m very impressed by it,” he says. And yet, he argues, the movement is still missing something essential.
• Thanks a Lot, Boomers. Hey, boomers! Younger Americans would like a word. We’ve noticed that many of you are pretty upset about the state of the nation. And we get it. We really do. But do you ever stop and ask yourselves how we got here?
• Trump Wants the American People to Pay Him $230 Million. Trump should pay a political price for his brazen corruption. Instead, he is telling American taxpayers to pay a price, directly to him.
• Trump’s Ballroom Is a National ‘Desecration’ Readers respond to the makeover of the East Wing of the White House. Also: President Trump’s demand for compensation from the Justice Department.
• Why Rural America Turned on the Democratic Party. President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard from red states into blue cities isn’t just a partisan attack; it’s also a geographic one.
• 14 Wellness Voters Talk Parenting, MAHA and Social Media. The group discusses how to parent in line with health and wellness in the age of social media.
• How the Democratic Party Lost Rural Voters. The political scientist Suzanne Mettler discusses the social, economic and political factors that drove rural voters away from the Democratic Party.
• The Costs of Protecting Campus Speech. Readers respond to a guest essay by Danielle Sassoon about her experience at N.Y.U. Also: A crackdown on science; a plea to the former presidents.
• The Rural Power Behind Trump’s Assault on Blue Cities. The political scientist Suzanne Mettler examines the roots of America’s urban-rural divide and how Democrats can win back rural voters.
• Separation: A Family Navigates the Risks of Being Undocumented. A Honduran teenager and his family live in America’s new immigration landscape.
• My Trouble with Robots, Part Two. Telling stories is how we make sense of life and what it means to be human.
• How Democrats Can Avoid Republican Traps. Senator Ruben Gallego says Democrats must strategize more shrewdly. President Trump’s base has “already set up the field to fight in,” he says. “They have all the information and we’re just playing catch-up.
• The American Dream Is the Troquita. “The troquita – the truck – it’s symbolic,” Senator Ruben Gallego tells David Leonhardt on “The Opinions.” “It really is a status symbol that you have succeeded in this country.”
• America Still Has a Political Center, and It’s the Key to Winning. The antidote to our polarized politics is a creative, re-energized political center.
• The Right Has Gone Woke. Language policing. Cancel culture. Victimhood contests and cultural grievances. Despite attacking the left for partaking in such practices, there’s an emerging set of individuals on the right who have became exactly what they’ve criticized. Meet the woke right.
• A Standoff That Puts Health Care at Risk. Readers discuss the political battle over health care in America.
• Trump Is Waging War on Americans With ICE. In a supposed effort to crack down on immigration, Trump continues to bombard American cities with federal agents. Chicago is the latest target, and the administration’s efforts are only leading to chaos and unrest. The musician and actor Vic Mensa, a Chicago native, breaks down how we got here in the first place and what it means for the city.
• The Trade-Offs of the South’s ‘Yellowstone’-ification. Jamelle Bouie says the South’s appeal isn’t just cheaper living; it’s the power to use wealth to control others. Tressie McMillan Cottom calls it “the ‘Yellowstone’-ification of the country.” But that kind of dominance also means giving up something: the diversity and cultural egalitarianism of cosmopolitan life.
• Why America Loves to Hate on the South. Tressie McMillan Cottom argues that our obsession with Southern culture isn’t just about charm or nostalgia. It’s about reassurance. We romanticize its music, verandas and magnolias, yet, despite the political drift in other states, insist that “at least we’re not the South.”
• In Search of Better Ways to Understand Autism. Readers weigh in on the challenges of defining and diagnosing the condition.

Letters

• Voices From a Nationwide Day of Protest Against Trump. Participants reflect on the “No Kings” demonstrations across the country.

Op-Ed

• Can Economic Populism Save the Democratic Party? Jared Abbott, the director of the Center for Working-Class Politics, discusses what it would take for Democrats to better appeal to working-class voters.
• When My Family Lived in the White House I Resented It. Now I Mourn It. The East Wing was where Eleanor Roosevelt walked. It was where Jacqueline Kennedy planned the Rose Garden. Now it’s all but gone.
• Cherish This World Series. It’s the Last One Entirely in Human Hands. A new system next season will help perfect decisions around balls and strikes. But baseball’s charm has always been tied to its imperfections.
• How Crypto Corrupted America. Trump has bared the corruption at the heart of crypto and the libertarian ideas behind it.
• You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator. What happens when the state doesn’t curb predatory private powers?
• The U.S. and China Are One Misstep Away From War. Dangerous close calls are rising, but the U.S. and China still lack the communication channels needed to stop a crisis from becoming a war.
• The Rot Creeping Into Our Minds. Yes, Trump is assaulting democracy, but what worries me more is what has happened to the rest of us — the loss of the convictions and norms that undergird democracy.
• Some of the Greatest American Music You’ve Never Heard Of. Why has the genius of these Black innovators been consigned to academic conferences?
• The Thrill of the Heist. There’s something in the air: a pro-heist frisson.
• The Debate Had a Lot of Housing Talk, but the Next Mayor Needs Bigger Ideas. New York has urgent housing needs. Mamdani is leading the race for mayor because of his awareness of this. But all the candidates should have bigger plans.
• How Democrats Became the Party of the Well-to-Do. Democrats used to be known as the party of the poor and the working class. Two decades of federal income data show how that changed.
• How Women Destroyed the West. The new right pines for a story that would vindicate its reactionary rage.
• ‘A House of Dynamite’: Could That Really Happen? The Kathryn Bigelow film presents a terrifying glimpse of the modern nuclear risk.
• Trump Has a Religion. What Do Democrats Have? Mamdani might be working in Democrats’ favor. But what about “No Kings”?
• We Can Survive an A.I. Bust. We’ve been here before.
• The Secretive Office Approving Trump’s Boat Strikes. Our government is once again committing human rights abuses on the ostensible authority of a legal opinion that is being kept secret from the public.
• What Happened in Gaza Might Be Even Worse Than We Think. We have a chance to discover the true cost of this war.
• Trump Revives Foreign Aid, Helping Needy Billionaires. As children die for want of cheap medicines, the U.S. spends billions on Argentina — thus rescuing rich investors who made bad bets.
• A Lesson We Didn’t Learn From America’s Wars. The adventurism and impunity of the Cold War live on in the modern military.
• Women Are Losing in Trump’s Economy. Massive cuts to health, education and immigration are disproportionately taking a toll.
• No Kings Means No Kings. No Wonder Trump Hates It. Who’s the patriot now?
• Democrats Need to Chill About the Electability of Women. Why Mikie Sherrill’s chances in New Jersey are much better than you might be hearing.
• We Both Served in Congress. It Shouldn’t Be a Retirement Home. Term limits would help bring our divided nation together.
• What’s Lost When Liberal Arts Schools Close. Small colleges secure the fraying social fabric that holds towns together.
• Donald Trump’s New World Disorder. Without a plan for what comes next, the United States is not only hastening its own decline but also forcing the world into a new era of disorder.
• Why Mamdani Frightens Jews Like Me. A candidate who stands out for his monomania, double standards and affinity for extremists.
• Taylor Swift’s Latest Reinvention Is Both Coarse and Conservative. Coarseness and conservative impulses in “The Life of a Showgirl.”
• Can These Two Women Turn It Around for Democrats? Races in New Jersey and Virginia are testing the power of the moderate lane.
• It’s Never Just a Joke. False humor is simply a technique to neutralize the unpalatable.
• Trump’s Great, Self-Inflicted Soybean Debacle. Tariffs don’t seem to be working as planned.
• Trump Calls Diversity a Threat. For Our Founders, It Was American. The United States isn’t exceptional because of our common culture; it’s exceptional because Americans have been able to cohere despite cultures that set us apart.
• Trump Posted a Video of Himself Dumping Excrement on Our Cities. It’s a Glimpse of His Deepest Drives. A perverse delight in degradation has always coursed through MAGA circles.
• The Santos Commutation Is No Joke. More than any other presidential actions, clemencies tell us who presidents are.
• The Rise of the Inflatable Chicken Resistance. While what is happening to us is as serious as a guillotine, we must harness our best humorous selves in order to keep it from falling.
• You Caught Me. I’m Speaking Spanish. Spanish has become a sanctioned indicator of potential criminality in the United States of America.
• Three Words to Help Democrats Win. Lessons from a Democrat who won in a Republican state.
• Gambling. Investing. Gaming. There’s No Difference Anymore. Smartphones are becoming casinos. Trump, whose son is invested in the industry, is only goosing the business.
• We Found a Solution to Homelessness. Now the Trump Administration Wants to Throw It Out. The administration’s plan would defund the very intervention that has ended homelessness for people across the country.
• The Dogged, Irrational Persistence of Literary Fiction. Literature is fragile. It serves no obvious purpose. But it is also as close to immortal as any cultural endeavor has ever been.
• What Is Sora Slop For, Exactly? Trying to find purpose in an endless scroll of A.I.-generated videos.
• Trump Is Dragging Us Down to His Level. The Young Republicans’ Telegram chat was revealing in so many ways.
• This HBO Miniseries Gets Rural America Right. Since the first election of President Trump, Hollywood has fretted about portraying rural and red state Americans. A new spate of TV series show how to get it right.
• Trump’s Crackdown on Chinese Students Ignores a Startling New Reality. Shutting out China’s best minds will only push them into a homegrown Chinese research ecosystem that is eclipsing American universities.
• Chris Hayes: The Democrats’ Main Problem Isn’t Their Message. Democrats’ vision for the country won’t matter unless they can get people to pay attention to it.
• Why Virginia Roberts Giuffre Would Not Stop Talking About Jeffrey Epstein. Virginia Roberts Giuffre spent so much of her life telling the story of her abuse.
• Republicans Know How Vulnerable Trump Is. The Attacks on No Kings Prove It. What explains the Republican Party’s posture toward these protests?
• My Daughter, a Vintage Betsey Johnson Dress and Me. Seeing my kid wear my bat mitzvah dress gave me a new outlook on adolescence and sentimental objects.
• Fraidy-Cat at the Pentagon. Pete Hegseth can’t handle the truth.
• Here’s What Trump Could Unleash by Invoking the Insurrection Act. Why Congress should take up Insurrection Act reform.
• How Southern Politics Shaped Trumpism. Three Southern Opinion columnists on the region and its outsize role in national politics.
• We Should Be Cracking Down on the Cartels, Not Chicago. The Trump administration risks squandering the progress it has made in securing the border.
• What JD Vance, Kash Patel and a Throw Pillow Have in Common. Trump’s flatterers are sacrificing more than just their dignity.

Arts

• Xbox’s Prized Sci-Fi Franchise Is Heading to PlayStation. As part of a strategic shift away from exclusivity, Microsoft is bringing Halo to Sony’s competing console for the first time.
• How Lunar Photography Brought the Heavens Down to Earth. No explorers ever traveled farther from home than the Apollo astronauts. As artists, they’re still underrated.
• Rockwells of the White House, Where They Long Resided, Head to Auction. The drawings, by Norman Rockwell, of visitors looking to speak with the president, once hung near the Oval Office.
• A Mind-Blowing Adventure With a Walking Lighthouse. The puzzle game Keeper, from the studio behind Psychonauts, also features a transmogrifying bird and surreal landscapes.
• Sea Otters and Museums Are Feeling Taylor Swift’s Midas Touch. After the release of her latest album, an aquarium in California and a museum in Germany suddenly were thrust into the center of Taylor Swift’s fandom. Just how big is Swift’s cultural reach?
• California Aquarium Raises Millions After Taylor Swift Wears Otter Shirt. Fans took notice of a vintage otter shirt Taylor swift wore during her release party film for her new album this month. After the Monterey Bay Aquarium re-released the shirt, they raised over $2 million for otter conservation efforts.
• Dollhouse At Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum Is Taking Center Stage. Ordinarily on view in the museum’s permanent display, the doll’s house was moved to be the centerpiece of the exhibition “At Home in the 17th Century.”
• Larry David Takes the Stage for an Amusing but Not-So-Revealing Chat. At the Beacon, he shared details about “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” but on more topical subjects, like his ex-castmate Cheryl Hines, he kept mum.
• The Jewish Museum Highlights Its Holdings With New Spaces. After reconfiguring and rethinking two floors of its Fifth Avenue mansion, the museum reopens to the public.
• Why Steal From the Louvre? It May Have More to Do With Stones Than Art. Sunday’s robbery at the Paris museum could be the latest example of thieves targeting museums for jewels and precious metals to break down and sell on.
• Why Is New York’s Fictional Future So Often Dystopian? If you’re a writer or filmmaker hoping to create a hell on earth, might as well start with the most famous city in the world.

Art & Design

• A Paris Art Event So Exclusive That Breaking Into the Louvre Might Be Easier. A “pre-preview” of Art Basel Paris this week drew some of the world’s wealthiest art collectors. Dealers were hoping to shed some of the recent gloom that the art market has faced.
• Anish Kapoor Isn’t Done Reflecting. On the eve of his show at the Jewish Museum the artist looks back on his delicate earliest art, and reveals why terror plays a vital role in his latest.
• Museum’s Treasures to Be Sold as Founder Faces $50 Million Legal Bill. Prized pieces held by the Okada Museum of Art in Japan are being auctioned to settle a $50 million legal bill owed by the museum’s “Pachinko King” founder.
• In L.A., a Loss of Nerve at the Hammer, but Art Hits in the Galleries. While “Made in L.A. 2025” falters, the city’s local art scene is thriving, with an abundance of smart new shows in commercial spaces.
• Manet and Morisot, Soul Mates in Modernity. A new exhibition at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco captures the creative spark between two avant-garde 19th-century painters, Édouard Manet and Berthe Morisot.
• For Robbers Like the Louvre Thieves, Bright Vests Actually Help Them Hide. Given the ubiquity of neon-colored safety jackets, criminals are using them to carry out crimes in plain sight.
• At Art Basel Paris, Experimentalists and Their Big Ideas Are Celebrated. Three presentations at this year’s fair will focus on experimental discovery, radical redefinition and an expansion of the mind.
• In Paris, More Restaurants Are Combining Cultures and Flavors. “Third culture kids” have taken recipes and unique tastes from their childhoods to create a new kind of fusion food that is more cohesive.
• The Louvre’s Attraction Is Its History. That’s Also Its Weakness. The brazen robbery on Sunday has put a spotlight on security protocols in the sprawling museum, which have been tested over the years by break-ins and thefts.
• Architects Urged a Review of Trump’s Ballroom. Cue the Demolition Crew. Architects were surprised by the scale and speed of the project, but the president is moving forward with his plans for a $250 million ballroom at the White House.
• This Dollhouse Is No Child’s Play. Peering into one of the most popular exhibits at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is like looking back in time to the Dutch Golden Age.
• Met Awards 2026 Facade Commission to Chinese Artist Liu Wei. It’s the first time in nearly 20 years that the museum has asked an artist from mainland China to create artwork for its building.
• Now, Artists Weigh In on a Monumental Debate. An audacious group show in Los Angeles, led by Kara Walker, places contemporary art in the same galleries as fallen Confederate statuary.
• Performance Art Wasn’t on Their Radar. But, ‘What if’? RoseLee Goldberg of New York’s Performa has long encouraged visual artists to take the leap of translating their ideas into real time and space.
• An Artist Explores Community, Without the People. An exhibition by the artist Fia Backström at the Queens Museum uses photos, textiles and videos to look at the Great Society from the perspective of the downtrodden.
• What Happens When the Ice Melts? Three Women in Alaska Are Sounding an Alarm. Paintings, poems and science are on display at the Museum of the North in Fairbanks, illustrating the shared impact when carbon is released from the permafrost.
• Landscape or Architecture? They Boldly Blur Boundaries. Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi, married partners, discover expressive possibilities by sculpting landscapes that shape buildings.
• Amid the A.I. Deluge, What Counts as Art? Ask the Curators. While some art institutions are eagerly engaging artificial intelligence, others are less enthusiastic.
• China Institute Gallery Turns a Setback Into an ‘Urgent’ Contemporary Showcase. A last-minute cancellation led the nonprofit to pull together a timely new exhibition of contemporary Chinese works in just a few months.
• The Morgan Presents Renoir As We’ve Never Seen Him Before. The new show focuses on the famed Impressionist’s works on paper. Were they masterpieces? Less than? That is for visitors to decide.
• The ‘Obamalisk’ Rises on Chicago’s South Side. A look inside Barack Obama’s “living, breathing cultural and gathering space” (with an N.B.A.-size basketball court). Not everyone is cheering.
• Saif Azzuz Explores Water, Fire and Family in the Bayou and the Bay. This California-based artist sees art as a community endeavor, and the land as a relative to be cared for.
• Museum of the African Diaspora Forges Ahead. Even as race-conscious cultural programming is under attack, this San Francisco museum is celebrating its 20th anniversary with an ambitious show exploring Blackness and the cosmos.
• A Man Behind Impressionism Gains Favor in Denver. The 19th-century artist Camille Pissarro inspired others who became far more famous than he was, but many admirers say he was equally accomplished. An upcoming exhibition makes the case.

Dance

• Review: In ‘Six Quiet Dogs,’ Ordinary Sound Gives Way to Poetry. Abigail Levine’s new work, at Target Margin Theater, is terrific as a kind of enhanced reading, but lags on the level of choreography.
• Mark Morris Accused in Lawsuit of Mistreating Black Company Members. A former dancer with the company accused Mr. Morris, the prominent choreographer, of discrimination. He denied the claims.
• Misty Copeland Will Take Her Final Bow. The famed ballerina retires from her career with the American Ballet Theater after one final performance on Wednesday night.
• Review: Bodily Traces of War, Expressed Through Dance. In “What Is War,” two singular artists, Eiko Otake and Wen Hui, grapple with memories of China and Japan in World War II.
• A Dance in a SoHo Loft With the Ghosts Who Haunt It. The choreographer Wally Cardona revisits a David Gordon duet, “Times Four,” performed in the loft in which it was made and remade for today.
• Meet Charm La’Donna, A Dancer’s Dancer and an Empire Builder. The hip-hop choreographer brings irrepressible enthusiasm to her work for Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé and Dua Lipa.
• ‘Larsen C’ Review: Grand, Dark and Inhumanly Cold. At the new Powerhouse: International festival in Brooklyn, Christos Papadopoulos debuted an oblique, glacially cool work with seven dancers.

Music

• Review: Arvo Pärt Gets the 90th Birthday Concert He Deserves. The Estonian Festival Orchestra made its North American debut at Carnegie Hall, offering a broad, excellently played survey of Pärt’s music.
• Olivia Dean Adds Love to the Mix. The chart-topping British singer’s music defies genres, because she’s more interested in feelings than styles.
• Dave Ball, Soft Cell Musician Known for ‘Tainted Love,’ Dies at 66. He was a producer and one half of the pioneering English synth-pop duo.
• Under Trump, National Symphony Opens Concerts With the National Anthem. The new directive came after President Trump made himself chairman of the Kennedy Center, the home of the orchestra.
• Erykah Badu Says Making Music Is a Sport. It’s Game Time. The singer and songwriter on her reign as one of music’s most idiosyncratic and spiritual figures and where her creative impulses are headed next.
• Inquiry Into Death of Teen Found in D4vd’s Tesla Continues: What to Know. The remains of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who died before her 15th birthday, were found in the artist’s vehicle after it was towed to an impound lot, officials said.
• American Wins International Chopin Piano Competition. In Warsaw, a 27-year-old pianist from Massachusetts beat out 180 competitors to win what some call the Olympics of the piano world.
• Doechii Is Ready to Graduate. On her Live From the Swamp Tour, the breakout rapper demonstrates she has the wordplay, wit and work ethic to take her career to the next level.
• 8 Really Great Songs From Fake Movie Bands. In honor of a new film about the (real) Bruce Springsteen, revisit tracks from Spinal Tap, Sex Bob-Omb, Stillwater and more.
• His Music Saw Our Age of Information Overload Coming. Luciano Berio, who would have turned 100 this year, anticipated an overwhelming media culture in his classic “Sinfonia.”
• Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’ Was a Risk. He’s Proving It Paid Off. A new 37-track boxed set released alongside a biopic tracking the making of his 1982 album underscores how sometimes a musician’s first recording is the right one.
• Sean Combs Will Appeal His Conviction and Prison Sentence. The mogul’s defense team notified the appellate court that it will challenge the jury’s verdict on prostitution-related charges and the four-year prison term he received.
• Remembering D’Angelo, a Classicist Who Moved Us Forward. On Popcast, a conversation about the casual virtuosity of D’Angelo’s too-brief career with a pair of journalists who each interviewed him twice.
• Can an Israel Philharmonic Concert Be Just About Music? In the days following a cease-fire in Gaza, the orchestra returned to New York under circumstances that were more tense than usual.
• How to Watch the Olympics of the Piano World. The International Chopin Piano Competition is entering its final round, with performances that attract millions of viewers.
• Can Taylor Swift Be an Underdog and the Biggest Pop Star on Earth? Feelings of persecution have long driven Swift’s most powerful songwriting. But even as fans and critics dinged her latest album, her numbers continue to explode.

Television

• Stream These 5 Titles Before They Leave Netflix in November. A Stephen King adaptation and a recent horror phenomenon are among the titles U.S. subscribers can still catch during scary movie season before they leave.
• For Halloween, a Murderer’s Row of Writers. Highlights this season include “Harlan Coben’s Lazarus” on Prime Video, “Anne Rice’s Talamasca” on AMC and a new spinoff of Stephen King’s “It” on HBO.
• Killer Clowns and Red Balloons: What to Know About ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ The new HBO series is a prequel to the two movies starring Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise, based on the 1986 Stephen King novel. Here’s a primer.
• ‘Pluribus’ Is a Singular Vision of a Tedious Utopia. Created by Vince Gilligan (“Breaking Bad”), this new Apple TV drama is about the mysterious arrival of peace on Earth and the one woman who can’t stand it.
• Stephen Colbert Tears Into the White House Demolition. The East Wing now “looks like a rotisserie chicken your dog got into,” Colbert said on Thursday.
• Late Night Responds to Trump’s Justice Department Query. The “Daily Show” host Michael Kosta said the president seeking compensation shouldn’t be a surprise: “Trump sues people more often than Barron gets hit by a sea gull.”
• Can Ken Burns Win the American Revolution? Burns’s 12-hour documentary about our national origin story is landing in the middle of a culture war. Yes, it’s complicated. No, he does not want to talk about President Trump.
• How Debora Cahn Negotiates ‘The Diplomat’ Cahn, the creator of the Netflix political drama starring Keri Russell, discusses Season 3 and how many more twists the show can reasonably pull off.
• Late Night Watches Trump Go ‘Hulk Smash’ on the White House. “That is it. We are not giving him the security deposit back,” Stephen Colbert said about the president’s building renovation plans.
• ‘The Monster of Florence’ Shows a Darker View of Tuscany. A new Italian series on Netflix chronicles one of Italy’s most notorious serial-killer cases, which remains unsolved.
• Quiz: Do You Know Ball? Test your knowledge of the real and fictional N.B.A.
• Late Night Revisits Ye Olde ‘No Kings’ Protests. Jon Stewart consulted the Declaration of Independence’s king-inspired stipulations on “The Daily Show.”
• In ‘The Monster of Florence,’ a Hunt for Italy’s Most Famous Serial Killer. The new Netflix series explores various theories about who really carried out a series of murders that have captivated the nation for decades.
• Making ‘Task’ Was Tough, ‘But We Were Having a Great Time’ In an interview, Brad Ingelsby, who created this HBO crime drama, discusses the series finale and whether anyone in the Delco region ever has a nice day.
• ‘Nobody Wants This,’ Plus 6 Things to Watch on TV this Week. The Netflix series staring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody returns for a second season. And on Bravo, housewives swap lives.
• On ‘Saturday Night Live,’ a Milestone for Domingo. Marcello Hernández’s viral character kicked off an episode hosted by Sabrina Carpenter, while President Trump visited a most unlikely podcast.
• David Attenborough Becomes Oldest Daytime Emmy Winner at 99. The British documentarian and naturalist beat the record set by Dick Van Dyke, who won a Daytime Emmy last year at 98.
• Patricia Arquette Likes to Get Dirty When She Makes Art. “It’s part of the process to me,” said the Oscar and Emmy winner, now starring in the true-crime drama “Murdaugh: Death in the Family.”

Theater

• ‘Slam Frank,’ a Daring Satire, and ‘Crooked Cross’ Demand Our Attention. A gleefully provocative new musical and a quiet 1930s domestic drama speak to each other across time, resounding quite loudly in our present.
• Tom Morello Brings Rage to an Unexpected Genre: the Musical. This firebrand guitarist pulled songs from his lesser-known catalog for “Revolution(s),” about family of activists, now playing in Chicago.
• Broadway Averts Strike as Musicians Reach Deal With Producers, Union Says. The tentative agreement, which still requires ratification by union members, comes five days after a similar agreement with actors and stage managers.
• ‘Blue Cowboy’ Review: A Surprising Love Rides Into Town. David Cale’s astonishing one-man show in Brooklyn erects some familiar signposts before swerving into the unexpected.
• ‘Bull Durham’ Review: This Musical Version Is a Bunt. Adapted for the stage, the baseball rom-com is now less sexy and sophisticated than the ’80s classic.
• ‘Paranormal Activity’ Wants to Scare You From the Stage. Like “Stranger Things” and “Harry Potter,” this horror film franchise is branching out with an original story that aims to pull the rug from under theatergoers.
• Ari Emanuel Buys TodayTix, Gaining Footing on Broadway and West End. The ticketing company is already a significant player in the two big theater markets of New York and London.
• Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ Takes Center Stage in Minneapolis. There was a flourish of purple at the State Theater for the debut of a new musical adaptation of the performer’s 1984 movie in his hometown in Minnesota.
• Broadway Actors Reach Deal, but Musicians Still Threaten Strike. The Broadway League and Actors’ Equity Association reached a tentative agreement early Saturday. Union members must decide whether to ratify it.

Books

• These Cozy Fall Books Feel Like a Hug. Witty mysteries, cottagecore fantasies and bighearted classics provide a dose of warmth and comfort to bolster you through the long, cold nights ahead.
• She’s Still Writing About Herself. Plus Meth, Murder and Minnesota. “Giving myself freedom” has been Chris Kraus’s goal as a writer, whether in autofiction about her romantic life or in her new and surprising “working-class saga.”
• Great Locked-Room Mystery Novels. The thriller writer Hank Phillippi Ryan recommends seemingly impossible, deeply satisfying whodunits.
• The Heroine of ‘His Dark Materials’ Is Back. Here’s What You Need to Know. The beloved British fantasy writer Philip Pullman concludes his Book of Dust trilogy with Lyra Belacqua’s final adventure.

Book Review

• Nights Out With Malala, Making Time to Be Herself. Basketball and Dua Lipa are on the schedule during a New York jaunt with the Nobel laureate, whose intimate memoir finds her juggling activism and married life.
• How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Macabre. I was terrified of the Old Elephant King in “The Story of Babar.” My daughter was freaked out by “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” Then came my niece.
• 9 New Books We Love This Week. Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.
• How Writing Helped Susan Orlean Find a ‘Bigger Place in the World’ “Joyride,” her new book, started as a guide for aspiring journalists, but turned into a full-fledged memoir about her high-flying life and career.
• How Philip Pullman’s Heroine Changed Her Life — and Mine. I named my daughter after Lyra, his intrepid protagonist. Now, in the final installment of the blockbuster fantasy saga, we get to see how she turned out.
• What Scared This Scary-Movie Producer? A Judy Blume Sex Scene. In “Horror’s New Wave,” Jason Blum celebrates 15 years of unnerving audiences. His advice to publishers: “Sometimes it’s good to rely on your gut.”
• Wut? It’s in the Dictionary. A New Book Explains How. In “Unabridged,” Stefan Fatsis explores what words make the official grade.
• The World’s Greatest Feminist Experiment Was Not Where You’d Think. In “Motherland,” the journalist Julia Ioffe charts the Russian campaign to emancipate women — and the country’s failure to live up to that promise.
• Before ‘Hamilton,’ the Schuyler Sisters Were Already Stars. In “Pride and Pleasure,” the biographer Amanda Vaill tells the story of these complex women with warmth, humor and insight.
• A Surfing Safari Detours Into Eugenics. In “Capturing Kahanamoku,” the historian Michael Rossi argues that an ugly pseudoscientific movement had its roots in a beautiful sport.
• Harper Lee’s Conflicted Loves Emerge in a New Collection. “The Land of Sweet Forever” includes stories and essays by a writer who grappled with her Southern roots.
• This Novel Is a Cry for the Missing Black Women Across America. In Nic Stone’s new book, “Boom Town,” a dancer at a strip club in Atlanta must search for her peers who have disappeared.
• They Thought It Would Be Fun to Summon a Dragon. They Were Very Wrong. Joe Hill’s wild horror novel follows a group of friends and the mythic demon that haunts them for the rest of their lives.
• How to Eat Friends and Influence People. Olivie Blake’s darkly comedic campus novel “Girl Dinner” explores the intersection of feminist ambition and academia, with a light side of cannibalism.
• Smart, Gripping New Murder Mysteries. Our critic on four notable releases.
• Churchill Plus the Windsors? Andrew Morton Spills Rewarmed Tea. In “Winston and the Windsors,” the prolific biographer Andrew Morton, perhaps inevitably, tackles two British behemoths.
• Do You Recognize These Literary References in Modern Pop Culture? Try this quiz about the bookish influences on Homer Simpson, Kate Bush and others to see how many connections you know.
• John Updike Called His Letters Dull. They’re Anything but. The prolific novelist’s correspondence, collected for the first time, trace a life of literary brilliance, turbulent loves and everyday pleasures.
• Who Calls the Shots in the N.F.L.? Three Guys Who Don’t Always Get Along. “Every Day Is Sunday,” by a New York Times reporter, tracks the dominant influence of Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft and Roger Goodell.
• Marriage Was a Drag, So She Found New Lives in Her Dreams. In Hiromi Kawakami’s new novel, a young woman responds to her husband’s infidelities in creative ways.
• The Civil Rights Movement Changed America. We Glorify It at Our Peril. Rejecting prevailing views of the movement as either exemplary or ineffectual, Brandon M. Terry offers a bold new vision of our history.
• An Affair to Remember — Except It Never Actually Happened. In “The Ten Year Affair,” the novelist Erin Somers splits her narrative into two parallel realities, one of which imagines a young mother’s infidelity.
• Wittgenstein’s Philosophy Is Daunting. This Biography Makes Him Human. A brisk new portrait by Anthony Gottlieb emphasizes the philosopher’s restless, ambivalent mind and Viennese family background.
• In This Beguiling Novel, a ‘Big Kiss’ From a Modern Master. Claire-Louise Bennett, a leading purveyor of cerebral and largely plotless novels, returns with her third book.
• William Gibson, Lisa Simpson and More on Their Favorite Pinch of Pynchon. With the famously private novelist enjoying a (private) moment in the sun, we reached out to die-hard fans who’ve tuned in to the zaniness all along.

Movies

• We Traveled the Real California That ‘One Battle After Another’ Imagined. Paul Thomas Anderson’s film spotlights unseen corners of the state. To find them, our photographer traveled California from tip to tip.
• 6 Items From the Gene Hackman Auction: His Art, Scripts and Galaga. The actor, who died this year at 95, led a quiet life in New Mexico. An auction of his belongings offers insights into his life and work.
• Among the East Wing Rubble: The Presidency’s ‘Best Perk’ Nixon watched “Patton” there. Obama hosted the “Lincoln” cast. Built in 1942, the White House’s private movie theater offered refuge and entertainment.
• Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now. Dystopian societies and time travel anxieties are covered in this month’s selection of sci-fi offerings.
• Watch Jeremy Allen White Sing in ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ The director Scott Cooper narrates a scene in which Bruce Springsteen (White) records the song “My Father’s House.”
• ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’: What’s Fact, What’s Fictionalized. The new biopic gets a lot right about the Boss and the making of “Nebraska.” But there are elements that were made up for the film.
• 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.
• In ‘Mistress Dispeller,’ a Story as Old as Time (With a Very New Twist). In China, a professional can be hired to break up a cheating spouse’s extramarital relationship. Elizabeth Lo’s remarkable film takes us up close.
• With ‘Bugonia,’ Jesse Plemons Takes the Lead. His performance as a conspiracy theorist who kidnaps an executive has put him in the awards season mix. But letting go of the character wasn’t easy.
• ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ | Anatomy of a Scene. Scott Cooper narrates a sequence from his film, featuring Jeremy Allen White playing Bruce Springsteen.
• ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Review: The Boss in the Void. Jeremy Allen White plays the singer-songwriter in an affecting drama about the making of his 1982 album “Nebraska” when he slipped into a terrible darkness.
• ‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’ Review: Growing Up in the Public Eye. Ben Stiller directs a moving portrait of his father and mother, the comedy pair Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.
• ‘Regretting You’ Review: Learning to Forgive and Forget. A mother (Allison Williams) and daughter (Mckenna Grace) reel from a tragedy while looking for love in all the right places in this formulaic melodrama.
• ‘Shelby Oaks’ Review: A Lost Woman and Found Footage. The search for a missing person turns grisly and baffling in this derivative horror debut.
• ‘Queens of the Dead’ Review: Club Kids vs. Zombies. Tina Romero, the daughter of George A. Romero, the filmmaker behind the legendary “Night of the Living Dead,” brings a queer horror comedy to Brooklyn.
• ‘Last Days’ Review: Eyeing a Forbidden Island. Justin Lin directs a fictionalized account of the final days of a 20-something Christian missionary who tries to enter a remote island.
• ‘Dream Eater’ Review: Nightmares on the Move. A man who suffers from violent sleepwalking spells and his girlfriend retreat to a remote cabin in this stiff found-footage horror movie.
• ‘Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc’ Review: An Explosive Love Story. This animated film traces the romance and explosive conflict between a young devil hunter and a devil in disguise.
• ‘Bugonia’ Review: Paranoia, Anxiety and Buzz Cuts. Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons star in the latest absurdity from Yorgos Lanthimos.
• Answer 4 Questions. Leave With a Movie for Halloween. Whether you’re in the mood for new chills or classic thrills, we’ve got a killer pick for you.
• ‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ Review: Down Comes Baby. A reimagined version of the 1992 film, directed by Michelle Garza Cervera, manages to be more chilly than chilling.
• Kathryn Bigelow Returns to the Intersection of Facts and Thrills. Her newest, “A House of Dynamite,” about a nuclear missile headed to the U.S., takes up themes of power and violence that have long interested her.
• Halloween Movie Watch Party: Let’s All ‘Scream’ Revisit Wes Craven’s 1996 classic this weekend and join us in the chat.
• This ’90s Teen Star Has Come a Long Way. Devon Sawa made millennial girls swoon in “Casper” and “Now and Then.” Thirty years later, he says he’s made peace with his heartthrob era.
• Watch These Six Heist Movies. If you thought that heist at the Louvre sounded like something out of a movie, this collection of heist films just might be for you.
• How Can I See the Movie You Just Reviewed? A reader asks for help navigating the many places, online and off, where a new film might be showing.

Food

• Maraq Digaag (Spiced Chicken Soup). This aromatic and revitalizing spiced chicken soup soup is the lesser known sibling of maraq ari, a traditional Somali goat soup beloved for both its nutritious and healing properties.
• Tinned Fish Hand Rolls. With tinned fish, tender rice and mixed vegetables, these meal-worthy hand rolls are all at once rich, fresh, crunchy and tender.
• This Fast, Protein-Packed Chili Will Fuel Your Halloween. Genevieve Ko’s lighter, brighter take on the budget-friendly classic is the perfect counterpoint to all that holiday candy.
• 21 Easy Pumpkin Desserts to Make With the Canned Pumpkin You Impulse Bought. Bake pumpkin bread, pumpkin cookies and more fall-flavored treats, many of which can be made in about an hour.
• It’s Noodle Soup Season. Kenji López-Alt’s recipe for niku udon will set you up for a quick meal at home.
• 7 Ways to Improve Any Lentil Soup. These expert tips will make every bowl of the season feel fresh and fun.
• Boo! Startling Flavors and High Prices Lurk in the Trick-or-Treat Bag. This year’s Halloween candy sales suggest that Americans are feeling divided, strapped and in need of a (mild) surprise or two.
• Three Restaurants Where Ordering the Chicken Is the Most Exciting Choice. Welcome to the age of experiential chicken.
• A Packed-Lunch Extravaganza. Easy-to-prep, kid-friendly, protein-plentiful and dairy-free lunches for grabbing and going.
• I’m a Cake Person Now. Join Me! Let Samantha Seneviratne be your guide to baking the best cakes of your life.
• What Does a 6-Foot-8 Pro Wrestler Eat? ‘Everything on the Menu’ Braun Strowman was once the W.W.E.’s “Monster of All Monsters.” Now he orders the entire menu on his new TV show.
• No Stupid Questions: Cake. The New York Times’s Cooking contributor, Samantha Seneviratne, joins us in the studio kitchen to answer some frequently asked questions and to share her go-to tips for cake-baking success.
• Sesame Salmon Noodle Bowls With Ponzu. Silky salmon, chewy noodles, crisp vegetables: These cold noodle bowls are refreshing and satisfying, and don’t require much effort.
• This Salmon Dinner Is Brilliant and Beautiful. Yewande Komolafe nestles crisp-skinned fillets into a mix of green beans and red pepper.
• Toum Grilled Cheese. Cheese manakeesh, a topped flatbread found throughout the Levant, is delicious with toum, a sauce made by combining garlic, lemon juice, salt and oil. This grilled cheese hits those notes, skipping a trip to the bakery.
• Can a Steakhouse Be Modern? Ligaya Mishan, one of The New York Times’s Chief Restaurant critics, visits three New York City newcomers that offer different ideas for updating a classic dish — steak.
• How Much Dirtier Can the Dirty Martini Get? The sky is the limit for bartenders who believe that off-the-shelf olive brine just doesn’t cut it anymore.
• I’ve Baked Hundreds of Cakes. These 3 Tips Made All the Difference. Whether you’re a seasoned baker or just starting out, these hacks and recipes will up your cake game.
• Babbo Reopens With Mark Ladner at the Helm. Jean-Georges Vongerichten opens a new Abc flagship in Brooklyn, an elegant cocktail bar on the Lower East Side and more food news.
• Kids Love This Cheesy Gnocchi With Corn and Pesto. Plus crispy oregano chicken, broccoli rice, sesame-salmon bowls and more recipes that everyone will love.
• Prăjitură Turnată Cu Mere (Jammy Apple Bars). Jammy, cinnamon-spiced apples, sandwiched between tender vanilla cake layers then dusted with sugar, create a unique Romanian apple dessert whose name translates to “poured apple pastry,” a reference to the batter used for the cake layers.
• Wolfgang Puck’s Spago Had Star Power in the ’80s. Does It Still Shine? The groundbreaking Beverly Hills power restaurant still draws crowds. But the food isn’t what it once was.
• Kale Caesar Pasta Salad. Caesar salad meets pasta salad in this comfort food mash-up. Crisp and sturdy kale leaves hold their own alongside al dente pasta when tossed in a thick and creamy Caesar-inspired, mayonnaise-based dressing.
• Meat Is Back at Eleven Madison Park. The New York Times’s contributor Luke Fortney stops by Eleven Madison Park to try its newly revived meat offerings, including their famous duck
• Restaurant Review: Emeril’s. Emeril Lagasse’s son has completely reworked Emeril’s, his father’s 35-year-old flagship restaurant in the Warehouse District of New Orleans. Tejal Rao, a chief restaurant critic for The New York Times, shares her review.
• This Fast Pantry Pasta Has a Really Good Twist. Melissa Clark goes all in on lemon in a new midnight pasta recipe.
• Restaurant Review: Baby Bistro in Los Angeles. If you go to Baby Bistro in Los Angeles looking for steak au poivre and a squidgy French onion soup, you might be disappointed. But as Tejal Rao, a chief restaurant critic for The New York Times reports in her review, you will be presented with a slightly eccentric, seasonal style of food that you won’t find anywhere else.
• Are Michelin Stars Now an Economic Must, Not Just a Culinary Honor? A new Apple TV show gives a behind-the-scenes look at the culinary guide’s power to pack a restaurant — or empty it.
• This Easy Pumpkin Cake Is Perfect for Sweater Weather. Yossy Arefi’s crumb cake is warmly spiced, topped with a thick blanket of streusel and, above all, utterly relaxed.
• Restaurant Review: I Cavallini. Ligaya Mishan, one of The New York Times’s chief restaurant critics, visits I Cavallini, an Italian restaurant in Brooklyn that draws a line of reverent diners every night.
• Sheet-Pan Feta With Corn and Shishito Peppers. It takes fewer than 10 minutes for the broiler to deliver a complete meal of molten, salty feta, sweet corn and smoky shishito peppers.
• I Won’t Stop Talking About This Coconut Chicken Curry. It’s just that smart, flavorful, versatile and easy.
• Turmeric Fried Eggs With Tamarind and Pickled Shallots. These fried eggs, as good enough to eat as they are to admire, get their wonderfully eccentric appearance from turmeric and chile. You can serve this easy, punchy breakfast as is, or with some hash browns if you’re having them for brunch.
• 3 Skillet Bakes for Cuffing Season. To be clear, skillet brownies, ginger cake and caramel apple crisp are also perfect for sharing with friends (or not sharing at all).

Style

• The 1990s Fashion Whisperer. Remembering Melanie Ward, whose singular eye and tireless work as a stylist shaped the look of a decade.
• Body Hair Keeps Growing in New Places. More brands have been turning to an old playbook of using hair — on ears, around necks, down there — to seize attention. What message is it sending?
• Renovations at the White House Aren’t Unusual. But Trump’s Makeover Is. Presidents have always tailored the White House to their needs, but with the demolition of the East Wing, a $300 million ballroom and other changes, President Trump isn’t wasting any time making it into his own project.
• At a Brooklyn Funeral, an Uncle’s Memory Sparked a New Love. Gianina Thompson went to the funeral to mourn her uncle. Esteban Casanova went to pay his respects. Somewhere between grief and celebration, they found each other and have been together ever since.
• A Coachella Encounter Leads to Love and Lots of Caviar. Lily Rosenthal, a food influencer, and Mason Royal, a chef, met at a music festival and bonded over their love of food. Two years later, they created their own food festival for their wedding.
• Their Relationship Almost Became a Wreck. Then They Got on Track. While living in Texas, Josh Rael and Rae Atkinson were close to breaking up, but a “reckoning” put marriage back on the horizon.
• Four Decades Later, They Felt Like ‘We Had Never Lost Touch’ Wanda Urbanska and David Chaffetz met at Harvard in 1977 and were instantly attracted to each other. They reconnected during the pandemic.
• Their Romantic Shorthand: ‘Walking Into a Room Together’ Damon Locks surprised Tara Willis on their wedding day with a song he composed based on that metaphor for their relationship.
• ‘Our Kind of Love Is Unspeakable’ He was good. We were good together. But I let fear end it.
• Is This Dapper Man Going to Crack the Louvre Heist Case? Is he even real? The internet had many questions after a photo began to circulate.
• Oprah Leads the Charge at Misty Copeland’s Farewell. The trailblazing ballerina returned to the stage after five years for one final performance at a gala for American Ballet Theater.
• Francis Ford Coppola, Who Says He’s ‘Broke,’ Is Selling a $1 Million Watch. The famed director will put some pieces from his personal collection up for auction later this year.
• Leslie Jones Wants to Make Everybody Laugh. Though the comedian got a late start to fame, her third special, “Life Part 2,” continues a decade-long streak crafting a career that appeals to the masses.
• What We Saw at New York Bridal Fashion Week. Designers showcased many callbacks to the past, including 18th-century opulence, pencil skirts from the 1950s and suit dressing from the 1980s.
• The Manosphere’s Favorite Magician. Oz Pearlman has revealed Joe Rogan’s A.T.M. code on air and entertained N.F.L. stars. Now he wants more.
• The Accidental Trendsetter. Emily Dawn Long designs things for her friends. Turns out celebrities love what she makes as well.
• Tiny Love Stories: ‘That Changed Everything’ Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
• New York Names a Street in Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat. A stretch of Great Jones Street where the artist lived and worked now goes by “Jean-Michel Basquiat Way.”
• How Can I Get My Daughter-in-Law to Add Me to Her Instagram Story? A reader feels left out when she sees photos of her granddaughters hanging out with their mother’s side of the family — including at gatherings at which she was present.
• A Buzzy Embroidery Shop Manifests a Dream Endorsement. Sabrina Carpenter had Abbode, a parlor in Manhattan, customize a shirt for her “Saturday Night Live” appearance. The founder’s phone hasn’t stopped ringing.
• Rewriting What’s Possible in the Mountains. Kilian Jornet wanted to summit 72 of the tallest peaks in the contiguous United States. He gave himself a month to do it.
• Can Her Louvre Tours Go On Without the Stolen Jewels? Jewelry swiped from the museum played a prominent part in a private guide’s tours of Paris. Now what?
• What Is Group 7? You’re Either in or You’re ‘No One.’ A “science experiment” by the singer Sophia James has people proudly declaring their membership in an exclusive group.
• Comfy Knitwear and Loafers With Coins. Charming accessories completed an outfit that was assembled with comfort and convenience in mind.
• Beloved Indie Designer Gets a Big New Job at Hermès. Grace Wales Bonner is the new creative director of men’s wear at the French fashion house.
• The Heart of the Knicks, and His Home. Josh Hart is known for his grit and selflessness on the Knicks. He credits his wife, Shannon Hart, as his greatest teammate during the busy N.B.A. season.
• The Knicks’ Josh Hart Shares His Secret to a Strong Marriage. Josh Hart of the New York Knicks takes us beyond the court to his home. Mr. Hart and his wife, Shannon, open up about their relationship and love languages, and he shares with us a side of him you don’t see on game day.
• What Should a Woman President Wear? Season 3 of “The Diplomat” is here, complete with many, many pantsuits.
• How Depop Captured the Heart of Gen Z. With bargains on secondhand treasures, and a social media feel, the e-commerce app has taken the “energy” of a good thrift store online.
• He Turned His High School Closet Into a Vintage Shopping Mecca. Marcus Allen never threw away the Abercrombie and Gap wardrobe of his teenage years. Now, those clothes are more in demand than ever.
• Colin Jost, Pete Davidson and the Staten Island Ferry Fiasco. Nearly four years after they bought an out-of-service ferryboat for $280,100, their plans for a floating event space may be running aground.
• What’s the best way to wear barrel pants? In case you haven’t heard, it’s “the year of the barrel pants.” Our critic shares creative ways to style the latest trend.
• The New Tupperware Party: How to Prompt Your Chatbot. In San Francisco (of course), a gathering over wine and cheese to practice the art of interacting with artificial intelligence.
• Running a Local Paper? In This Economy? They were journalists at major news outlets in New York and D.C. before taking big pay cuts to run the Midcoast Villager, a paper covering a rocky, coastal part of Maine.
• Kim Kardashian, Jenna Ortega and Hailey Bieber Light Up the Academy Museum Gala. The fund-raiser in Los Angeles drew stars who were masked, shoeless and gushing about this season’s Oscar hopefuls.
• The Woman Behind Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Empire. Sixty restaurants later, Lois Freedman is still the person that “always tells it how it is.”
• Who Is Victoria Beckham Now? In a new Netflix documentary, the star invites viewers to see her in a fresh light.
• How Ace Frehley Made Himself a Rock Superhero. The lead guitarist of Kiss knew very well that musicianship alone wouldn’t take him to the top.
• The Woman Who Livestreamed Her Birth. Cady Hoffman and her husband, Bryan Loyd — Fandy and Adamax, to their Twitch followers — talk about broadcasting their daughter’s birth to almost 30,000 gamers.
• Demon Hunter or Armadillo? Store-Bought or Homemade? Halloween is all about choices.
• When Your Mom Becomes an Accidental Influencer. How an influencer and a former Voguette became TikTok’s favorite intergenerational fashion duo.

Magazine

• The Island That Keeps the Earth’s Secrets. Sulawesi, Indonesia, blurs the boundaries between myth and ecology. What might it reveal about our past – or destiny?
• A Teen in Love With a Chatbot Killed Himself. Can the Chatbot Be Held Responsible? A mother in Florida filed a lawsuit against an A.I. start-up, alleging its product led to her son’s death. The company’s defense raises a thorny legal question.
• Stavros Halkias Wants a Career. Will His Fans Let Him Have One? The comedian is pivoting from online notoriety to mainstream roles. It’s harder than it looks.
• Takeaways From the Times Magazine Story on Testosterone and Sex Drive. Here’s when and why experts think testosterone should be prescribed to middle-aged women, and how it affects their lives.
• The Dessert That Changed My Life. These unforgettable poached pears set a food writer on her trajectory.
• The Villains on Pre-K TV Are Cuddly, Annoying and … Morally Interesting. Streaming services have brought a glut of animated shows targeted at small children — and an interesting approach to depicting conflict.
• ‘I’m on Fire’: Testosterone Is Giving Women Back Their Sex Drive — and Then Some. There is no F.D.A.-approved testosterone product for women. Insurance won’t cover it. Many doctors won’t prescribe it. It’s become a cultural phenomenon.
• ‘You’re Going to Lose Your Mind’: My Three-Day Retreat in Total Darkness. The author spent days in a room with no light. Who would he be when he emerged?
• The Case for Strip Malls, the Antidote to Shiny, Soulless City Luxury. They are hard to love. But they are quirky, outcast spaces that define a community’s unique character.
• Are You Resigned to a World of Bad News? Or Do You Need Some ‘Cope’? There are new words for how we process bad news. They’re cynical, hopeful or maybe delusional.
• I Tried to Toughen Up My Son. Things Didn’t Go as Planned. A trip to the Badlands with my 8-year old offered lessons in boyhood — and manhood.
• Jimmy Wales Thinks the World Should Be More Like Wikipedia. Attacks on the site are piling up. Its co-founder says trust the process.
• The Battle Inside Israel Over Who Must Fight in Its Wars. The conflict over compulsory service for the nation’s ultra-Orthodox has become a stand-in for a larger struggle over the country’s right-wing, religious turn — and could determine its future.

Magazine Newsletter

• My Spouse’s Politics Are Bewildering. Do I Have to Warn Our Houseguest? I want my guest to be comfortable, and I want to avoid discomfort, too.
• Is It Bad to Buy Into a Gentrified Neighborhood? I can finally afford to live in the area I once only dreamed of calling home. But I’m torn.

T Magazine

• What’s Fall Without a Good Pea Coat? A roundup of the latest takes on the classic style.
• The Brazilian City Where the Festivities Stretch From the Cliff Top to the Sea. Salvador, the Afro-Brazilian heartland, is a hub of music, food and tradition.
• I’m Anxious and Burned Out. Where Should I Go This Winter? Readers asked us how to realize their vacation dreams. Here are our best ideas.
• These Ceramics Have Teeth. Plus: a new lodge in Rwanda’s savanna, an installation by Helen Marten and more recommendations from T Magazine.
• Five Rising Contemporary Artists You Should Know. With exhibitions featuring copper-wire sculptures, burned canvases, ghostly nighttime paintings and more, here are the people to put on your radar this season.
• The 25 Essential Pastries to Eat in New York City. Which baked goods should you seek out in New York? We gathered six experts to make a list of the most innovative and delicious options.
• On a Terrace in Milan, a Gathering of Creative Expats. Having adopted the Italian city as her home, the German-born fashion designer Tina Lutz Morris threw a housewarming party filled with others who’ve done the same.

Travel

• 36 Hours in Miami. Wake up with Cuban coffee, zoom on a personal watercraft or just stretch out on white sand, and dance salsa until late.
• A Pilgrim Route in Norway: Berries, Bogs and a Viking King. Following one of the nine St. Olav Ways, a photographer trudged with soggy feet through tundras, forests and wetlands. Here’s what she saw.
• 100 Years of the Motel. In 1925, the first motel opened on a California highway, ushering in a new era of convenience and comfort for a nation falling in love with the open road.
• Shutdown Brings More BASE Jumpers and Drones to Yosemite Skies. Emboldened by the lapse in government funding and employee furloughs, some visitors are brazenly betting that they won’t get caught for breaking the law.
• How Does Marie Kondo Pack? To ‘Spark Joy,’ of Course. The tidying expert has just published a new book about travel’s impact on her life. She shares tips for how to encounter the world, and, maybe, leave it a little better after your visit.
• Soak Up Fall Splendor on These 5 Western Road Trips. Whether they’re on the Pacific Coast or in the Rockies, these short drives offer plenty to see and do — so much, in fact, that you might want to take it slow.
• No Charges for Mother in Child Overboard Case. The incident, in which a girl fell from a Disney cruise ship and her father jumped in to save her, was captured on video and shared widely on social media. A prosecutor said the mother had a lapse in “proper judgment.”
• Oops, You Broke Something at an Airbnb. What Now? Sometimes rugs stain and mirrors break despite your best efforts to be careful. Here’s how to protect yourself and enjoy the rest of your trip.

Real Estate

• There’s a Wasp Nest in the Living Room. On Purpose. These variegated, collaged-looking nests — fetching up to $250 each — are a recent fixation in interior design.
• $3 Million Homes in New Zealand. A modernist house in a leafy Auckland suburb, an apartment with skyline views in the Central Business District, and rustic lodge near Queenstown.
• Embracing the Swamp on Capitol Hill. In tribute to her South Florida background, Madelyn Brown and her husband went for a “swamp chic” theme when they renovated a narrow 19th-century rowhouse in Washington.
• Luxury, Lounges and Exclusivity: Retiring to a ‘Penthouse Experience’ Senior living operators are embracing private clubs, but the experiences raise questions about how they affect community dynamics.
• They Wanted to Retire in Lower Manhattan, but What Could They Afford? . After passing on the Upper East Side, a couple ventured down to Battery Park City in search of a studio or one-bedroom for less than $600,000.
• Are You Paying More Than 30% of Income on Housing Costs? Recent census data shows that owning a home that is considered affordable is impossible in some areas.
• Homes for Sale in Manhattan and the Bronx. This week’s properties are in Chelsea, on the Upper East Side and the Grand Concourse.
• A Last Peek Inside One of New York’s Boldest Renovations. Visitors lined up for hours outside an architect’s Minetta Lane mansion to get an up-close look at a decade-long restoration.
• Homes for Sale in New York and Connecticut. This week’s properties are a three-bedroom in Mamaroneck and a five-bedroom in Brookfield.
• After Years of Moving, They Built One Home From Multiple Buildings. The architect Jennifer Kell and Dominic Surprenant, a retired lawyer, hired the firm Lake Flato to design a home with multiple structures in Malibu, Calif.
• $800,000 Homes in Texas, Washington and the District of Columbia. A 19th-century farmhouse in Fayetteville, a Spanish-style house in SeaTac and a rowhouse in Washington.
• Is Your Dog Peeing on Some of New York’s Best Folk Art? Tree pits — those tiny patches of land beloved by dogs — have become unexpected canvases for some of the city’s most creative (and comedic) street art.
• For These Real Estate Agents, Rags Became Riches. The average agent in the United States makes far less than the moneyed salespeople you see on reality TV. But a rare few have won the cutthroat game of real estate in real life.
• A Bathroom Dipped in Yves Klein Blue. Jamie Lenore McKillop turned her bathroom into a sanctuary with ceramic blue tiles, a refinished vanity and a tray table made for bathtub movie watching.
• To Stay or to Go? For Older New Yorkers, Either Option Is Fraught. Rent-stabilized apartments offer a more affordable solution but are more likely than others to have poor conditions, creating an uncomfortable choice.
• $2.6 Million Homes in California. An Arts and Crafts-style house in Los Angeles, a wood house with a cottage in Big Sur and a midcentury modern home in Ojai.
• He Left the City for a Cat in Gowanus. Dimitrios Petsas never once considered living north of Bleecker Street, let alone outside of the city — until a tiny, furry creature came along.
• For the Ghosts in a Berkshires Mansion, the Gilded Age Never Ended. Ventfort Hall, an 1893 mansion built for J.P. Morgan’s sister, was in disrepair. The living and the dead teamed up to save it.
• Why Are More Retirees Going Back to College? At Arizona State University, residents pay about $500,000 in entrance fees to live on campus and take classes alongside undergraduates.
• My Landlord Is Adding a Weird Rent Fee. Is That Legal? Landlords who require renters to use an electronic payment system are breaking the law.

Health

• In Fight Against Malaria, an Unexpected — and Snuggly — Shield. Treating baby wraps with a mosquito repellent shows promising protection against a top killer of children.
• DNA Identifies 2 Bacterial Killers That Stalked Napoleon’s Army. Genetic material pulled from 13 teeth found in a grave in Lithuania revealed infectious diseases that felled the French emperor’s troops as they withdrew from Russia.
• U.S. Health Workers Recalled From Shutdown Furlough for Medicare, A.C.A. Enrollments. An estimated 3,000 employees seem to be affected. The federal agency said the return to work would occur Monday, with the costs paid by user fees collected from researchers.
• Drug With a 30-Year Monopoly Is Target of State-Level Push to Curb Prices. In a first, Colorado will cap the price of Enbrel, an arthritis drug. Using patent tactics, the drugmaker Amgen has aggressively blocked competition for it.
• Workers and Employers Face Higher Health Insurance Costs. A new employer survey shows premiums for a family climbed in 2025 as companies and their workers pay more for coverage.
• Bird Flu Is Back. After a quiet summer, the virus is hitting poultry flocks hard in the run-up to the holidays — and in the midst of a federal government shutdown.
• What Happens if Obamacare Subsidies Expire? Consumers are facing greater costs for their 2026 A.C.A. health coverage as Congress continues to debate whether to extend subsidies that help people afford their premiums. Margot Sanger-Katz, a health care policy reporter for The New York Times, explains why.
• ‘Medicaid Cut Me Off’: A Rural Health Center Faces New Pressures. As cuts to federal health care take hold, local clinics like Delta Health Center in Mississippi will be stretched more thinly than ever.
• Vision Restored Using Prosthetic Retinal Implant. The device could help a million people with a severe form of macular degeneration to be able to see enough to read.
• When a Hearing Aid Isn’t Enough. More older adults have turned to cochlear implants after Medicare expanded eligibility for the devices.

Well

• F.D.A. Approves New Menopause Drug. The drug, one of the few nonhormonal options for menopausal women, reduced hot flashes and night sweats, and appears to help with sleep issues.
• What to Do When a Person Won’t. Stop. Talking. Take back the conversation with these tips.
• Kim Kardashian Announces Brain Aneurysm Diagnosis. Here’s What to Know. About one in every 50 people has an unruptured brain aneurysm. It was not clear whether Ms. Kardashian had experienced symptoms.
• Longevity Seekers Are Taking N.A.D.+ Supplements. Do They Work? Infusions and pills are easy to come by. But there’s a lot that scientists don’t yet know.
• Heart Benefits of Wegovy Extend Beyond Weight Loss, Study Shows. An analysis found that a shrinking waist size was responsible for only around a third of the cardiovascular benefits in people who took Wegovy.
• Antidepressant Side Effects Vary Widely by Drug, Study Finds. A new study compared the effects of 30 drugs on cholesterol, blood pressure and weight gain.
• More Than 100 Cases of Measles Reported in Utah and Arizona. In the hardest-hit counties, childhood vaccination rates steeply declined during the pandemic.
• Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows. Doctors have long recommended that infants avoid peanuts. But in 2017, experts officially reversed that guidance, and food allergies decreased sharply.
• The N.F.L. to Nursing Pipeline. A handful of pro players are choosing scrubs after leaving the football field.

Eat

• Should You ‘Feed a Cold and Starve a Fever’? We asked experts if the adage is true.

Mind

• I Relocated for My Wife, and Now I’m Miserable. What Should I Do? Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who moved to the South to satisfy his partner and now wants to find his way home.

Move

• 9 Exercises for Strong, Stable Ankles. Improve your balance and mobility with these simple moves.

Times Insider

• Finding His Russian Jewish Roots in American Soul Food. When a Russian émigré documented the closing of a soul food restaurant in Washington, D.C., he discovered much in common with his own history.
• A Reporter on the Modern, and Evolving, American Family. Caroline Kitchener, who won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the fall of Roe v. Wade, has now turned her attention to the effects of Trump-era policies on the American family.

Corrections

• Quote of the Day: U.S. Aid Cut, Hunger and Illness Grow in Somalia. Quotation of the Day for Saturday, October 25, 2025.
• Corrections: Oct. 25, 2025. Corrections that appeared in print on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025.
• Corrections: Oct. 24, 2025. Corrections that appeared in print on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025.
• Quote of the Day: PUTIN DISMISSES LATEST SANCTIONS. Quotation of the Day for Friday, October 24, 2025.
• Corrections: Oct. 23, 2025. Corrections that appeared in print on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.
• Quote of the Day: Demand Rises and Forests Vanish In Coffee Industry’s Vicious Circle. Quotation of the Day for Thursday, October 23, 2025.
• Corrections: Oct. 22, 2025. Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025.
• Quote of the Day: This Shutdown May Cut Deep Into Economy. Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
• Corrections: Oct. 21, 2025. Corrections that appeared in print on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.
• Quote of the Day: Children’s Food Allergies Drop After New Advice, Study Says. Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, October 21, 2025.
• Quote of the Day: They Were Jets and Titans. Now They’re Nurses. Quotation of the Day for Monday, October 20, 2025.
• No Corrections: Oct. 20, 2025. No corrections appeared in print on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025.
• Quote of the Day: The Spritzes and Spaghettis That Slurped Up the Streets of Italy. Quotation of the Day for Sunday, October 19, 2025.
• Corrections: Oct. 19, 2025. Corrections that appeared in print on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025.

The Learning Network

• What’s the Most Impressive Sports Performance You’ve Ever Seen? The Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani recently delivered what some are calling the greatest game in baseball history, smashing three home runs and striking out 10 in six scoreless innings. Were you watching?
• Holding Hands. Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
• Word of the Day: sheaf. This word has appeared in 20 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• What’s Going On in This Picture? | Oct. 27, 2025. Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
• What’s Going On in This Graph? | Oct. 29, 2025. How do girls and boys compare in school?
• A Fortuneteller, a Chaotic Dinner and a Climb: Creative Writing by Teens. Read these student-written short stories and poems inspired by some recent Times images.
• Science Practice | A Study on Baby Talk. Did baby talk give rise to language? A new study offers clues.
• High School Reading Skills Are at a New Low. What Does That Mean for Young People? How urgent is this issue? What could happen if students graduate high school without learning to read well?
• People and Signs. This image comes from a recent news event. Do you know what it is?
• Word of the Day: stentorian. This word has appeared in seven articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• How Common Are Curse Words in Your World? Where do you hear profanity? Or is a better question, Where don’t you hear it?
• Word of the Day: hiatus. This word has appeared in 334 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• Diwali. Do you, or does anyone you know, celebrate the South Asian festival of lights? What rituals are a part of your celebration?
• Do You Pay Attention to Whether What You Buy Is Made Ethically? When you shop, do you consider issues like labor practices and environmental impact?
• The W.N.B.A. Are you a fan? Have you ever been to a game?
• Word of the Day: titular. This word has appeared in 185 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• Weekly Student News Quiz: Gen Z Protests, Instagram, W.N.B.A. Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
• Write About a Time When You …. Over 100 prompts to help you reflect on and write about your life.
• What Story From Your Life Can You Tell in 100 Words? To accompany our 100-Word Narrative Contest, we’re inviting you to experiment here. What small, meaningful moment can you share?
• Word of the Day: lionize. This word has appeared in 11 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

En español

• 100 años de moteles. En 1925, se inauguró el primer motel en una autopista de California, lo que marcó el comienzo de una nueva era de comodidad y confort para un país que se estaba enamorando de las carreteras.
• Palabra del día: ‘sheaf’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 20 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Palabra del día: ‘stentorian’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en siete artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• ¿Qué preguntas tienes para el editor ejecutivo del Times, Joe Kahn? Nuestro editor ejecutivo responderá a tus preguntas como parte de una conversación sobre la cobertura y la toma de decisiones del Times. Cuéntanos sobre qué tienes curiosidad.
• Palabra del día: ‘hiatus’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 334 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• ¿Debo comer si estoy resfriado y contenerme si tengo fiebre? Preguntamos a los expertos si esta popular creencia es cierta.
• Monitoreo de la tormenta tropical Melissa, en vivo. Consulta la trayectoria probable y las horas de llegada de los vientos de Melissa.
• ¿Está mal comprar en un barrio gentrificado? Por fin puedo permitirme vivir en la zona que antes solo soñaba con llamar hogar. Pero estoy indeciso.
• Palabra del día: ‘titular’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 185 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Las alergias al maní han caído en picada en los niños, según un estudio. Las alergias alimentarias infantiles disminuyeron drásticamente en los años posteriores a que nuevas directrices alentaran a los padres a introducir los cacahuates en la dieta de sus bebés.
• Amazon dice que se restablecen los sitios web tras la interrupción de servicio. Amazon Web Services, uno de los principales proveedores de servicios en la nube para empresas, dijo que la mayoría de operaciones se había restablecido después de que un problema causó fallos en muchos sitios web.
• Palabra del día: ‘lionize’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 11 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Las contagiosas revoluciones de la Generación Z. Es un buen momento para empezar a prestar atención a las protestas lideradas por jóvenes que se están extendiendo por todo el mundo y que han hecho caer a más de un gobierno.
• ¿Las cintas kinesiológicas ayudan a tu entrenamiento? Estas tiras elásticas pueden ayudar a que te muevas mejor. Pero no por las razones que en algún momento pensaron los expertos en medicina deportiva.

América Latina

• EE. UU. sanciona a Gustavo Petro, presidente de Colombia y uno de los mayores críticos de Trump. El Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos dijo que sancionaba a Petro y a sus aliados porque el dirigente colombiano había permitido que floreciera la producción de drogas desde que asumió el cargo en 2022.
• En medio de la guerra del cártel, los trabajadores funerarios cargan con el dolor de Sinaloa. Llegan al lugar de los asesinatos, recuperan los cadáveres, consuelan a las familias y soportan el peso emocional de una lucha mortal que parece no tener fin.
• ‘Brother Wang’, acusado en México y EE. UU. de ser operador del narcotráfico, es detenido en Cuba. A Zhi Dong Zhang, conocido por su alias “Brother Wang”, se le señala de suministrar fentanilo a los cárteles desde China, de contrabando y de lavar millones de dólares.
• Los submarinos que transportan cocaína por mares y océanos. Un conjunto de embarcaciones confiscadas en una base naval ecuatoriana es un testimonio de la astucia de los cárteles a la hora de idear formas de transportar drogas por todo el mundo.
• Propaganda, puros envenenados y golpes de Estado manchan la historia de la CIA en América Latina. Durante gran parte del siglo XX, la CIA planeó complots para derrocar gobiernos, asesinar líderes destacados o armar a grupos disidentes.
• ¿Por qué tarda tanto en resolverse el caso del asesinato del presidente de Haití? La investigación del caso del asesinato de Jovenel Moise se ha visto obstaculizada por pruebas poco rigurosas y falta de acceso a testigos clave.
• Elección presidencial en Bolivia: esto hay que saber. Los bolivianos elegirán su presidente en la segunda vuelta del domingo, que enfrenta a dos candidatos conservadores que prometen mejorar la economía y restaurar la confianza de la nación en el gobierno.
• Venezuela anuncia ejercicios militares en preparación de una ‘amenaza seria’ de EE. UU. El presidente Nicolás Maduro le pidió esta semana a la población civil que ayuden a defender el país, mientras que su ministro de Defensa advirtió a los ciudadanos que se preparen “para lo peor”.

Cultura

• Dave Ball, miembro del dúo Soft Cell, muere a los 66 años. Fue productor y uno de los integrantes del dúo inglés pionero del synth-pop.
• ¿Taylor Swift puede ser una artista marginada y la más grande estrella del pop al mismo tiempo? Los sentimientos de persecución han impulsado durante mucho tiempo las composiciones más poderosas de Swift. Pero aun cuando los fans y los críticos marcaron su último álbum, sus cifras siguen disparándose.
• Los ladrones del Louvre no querían arte, querían joyas. Según los expertos, el robo en el Louvre no fue un delito artístico sino un “robo de mercancías” exclusivamente para obtener gemas o metales preciosos.
• EL ajuste de cuentas de Ben Stiller. Equilibrar una carrera artística y la vida familiar es una tensión a la que se ha enfrentado recientemente en la vida, y ahora, en la pantalla, para una nueva película sobre sus padres.
• Jennifer Lopez se adueña de la pista de baile en ‘El beso de la mujer araña’ El director Bill Condon habla sobre una secuencia que incluye una coreografía bastante complicada.
• Reseña de ‘Frankenstein’: la criatura de Guillermo del Toro está viva. El director mexicano nació para hacer esta interpretación cinematográfica de la novela clásica de Mary Shelley.
• Glenn Close no tiene que demostrarle nada a nadie. Durante medio siglo, ha llevado su singular talento al escenario y a la pantalla. Ahora, la actriz quiere volver a interpretar el papel que la convirtió en una estrella.

Estados Unidos

• ¿Cómo decide EE. UU. qué embarcaciones atacar? Esto sabemos. Funcionarios afirman que las comunicaciones interceptadas constituyen la base de la información recopilada sobre los barcos.
• El ejército de EE. UU. abate a 6 personas en otro ataque a una embarcación en el Caribe. El gobierno de Trump ha reconocido 10 ataques contra embarcaciones sospechosas de contrabando de drogas procedentes de Sudamérica, en los que han muerto 43 personas.
• La Casa Blanca divulga la lista de donantes del salón de baile de Trump. El presidente ha afirmado que él y un grupo de donantes, que incluye importantes empresas tecnológicas y de criptomonedas, pagarán la construcción.
• Trump dice que abandona las negociaciones comerciales con Canadá. No estaba claro si el presidente había hablado con el primer ministro Mark Carney, o con alguien del gobierno canadiense antes de anunciar que cancelaba las conversaciones comerciales.
• Trump no es el primer presidente de EE. UU. que apuesta por la autodeportación. Durante décadas, el país ha intentado empujar a las personas indocumentadas a la “salida voluntaria”, aunque el éxito a menudo ha dependido de la coerción.
• Kim Kardashian revela que le diagnosticaron un aneurisma cerebral. Aproximadamente una de cada 50 personas tiene un aneurisma cerebral sin ruptura. No se sabía con certeza si Kardashian había experimentado síntomas.
• Trump dice que no pedirá autorización para los ataques contra los cárteles. El presidente dijo que pasaría por alto al Congreso en lugar de pedir aprobación para su campaña militar contra los narcotraficantes, incluso cuando agregó que esta se extendería del mar a la tierra.
• Las sanciones de Trump al sector petrolero ruso intensifican la guerra económica. Tras meses de moderación, la decisión del presidente Trump de incluir a Lukoil y Rosneft en una lista negra golpeará a Rusia donde más le duele.
• Bombarderos B-1 estadounidenses volaron cerca del espacio aéreo venezolano. El presidente Trump, cuando se le preguntó en la Casa Blanca por los vuelos, negó que se hubieran producido.
• Trump no pierde tiempo en derribar el ala este de la Casa Blanca. Cuando Trump anunció por primera vez sus planes para el salón de baile, prometió que la Casa Blanca no se vería afectada por la construcción.
• Misterio en la costa de Trinidad: los cadáveres tras los ataques de EE. UU. El país caribeño ha empezado a ver las consecuencias de la operación estadounidense contra Venezuela: cuerpos no identificados, quemados y mutilados, traídos por la marea.
• Las acciones militares contra Venezuela inquietan a los partidarios de Trump. Algunos asesores políticos y comentaristas conservadores, como Laura Loomer y Stephen K. Bannon, están planteando dudas sobre la política del gobierno de Estados Unidos en la región.
• La policía puede arrestar a los agentes federales que violen la ley de California, según Pelosi. La representante por el estado sugirió que la policía local podría detener a los agentes federales si infringen la ley de California al realizar las redadas de inmigración previstas en San Francisco.
• De los Roosevelt a los Kennedy: una mirada al ala este de la Casa Blanca. Esta zona de la residencia ha servido de base para la primera dama, de entrada para actos sociales y de búnker de emergencia.
• Los meses perdidos de Luigi Mangione. Desde unas cervezas en un bar de Bangkok hasta una escalada al monte Omine en Japón, el Times siguió los meses cruciales antes de que Mangione fuera acusado de asesinar al director ejecutivo de UnitedHealthcare.
• Trump exigirá 230 millones de dólares al Departamento de Justicia por los casos en su contra. Altos funcionarios que fueron abogados defensores del presidente ahora ocupan algunos de los puestos que normalmente aprueban este tipo de pagos, lo que pone de relieve posibles conflictos éticos.
• EE. UU. ataca un barco cerca de Colombia, ampliando así su campaña antidroga. El operativo, realizado en el Pacífico, es el octavo del que se tienen noticias y el primero fuera del Caribe. El gobierno de Trump asegura que su blanco son barcos que llevan drogas a Estados Unidos.
• Ecuador rechaza procesar a un sobreviviente del ataque de EE. UU. a una embarcación. Las autoridades ecuatorianas liberaron al hombre, que sobrevivió el ataque a una nave sumergible la semana pasada. La medida desafía la afirmación del presidente Trump de que sería retenido y procesado.
• En un cambio de rumbo, Trump no se reunirá con Putin en las próximas semanas. Las idas y venidas son el ejemplo más reciente de cómo el presidente Trump insinuaba un avance en las conversaciones con Rusia, solo para que el presidente Vladimir Putin señalara lo contrario.
• ¿Por qué EE. UU. sigue atacando embarcaciones en el Caribe? El gobierno de Trump está aumentando la presión sobre el presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, mientras ataca barcos que, según afirma, trafican con drogas.
• Una parte de la Casa Blanca es demolida para construir el salón de baile de Trump. El presidente había prometido que la construcción no “interferiría con el edificio actual”, una promesa que siempre pareció poco realista dada la gran escala de los planes.
• Así crece la presencia militar de EE. UU. en el Caribe. Alrededor de 10.000 soldados estadounidenses y decenas de aeronaves y buques militares se encuentran en la región, mientras el gobierno de Trump incrementa la presión sobre Venezuela.
• ¿Y la carne? Trump espera que Argentina ayude a bajar los precios en EE. UU. El plan del presidente estadounidense de importar carne roja va en contra de su filosofía de aumentar la producción nacional, y ha enfurecido a los ganaderos de Estados Unidos.
• EE. UU. abate a 3 personas en un barco sospechoso de traficar drogas para el ELN. Fue el séptimo ataque conocido en la campaña militar del presidente Trump de atacar, en lugar de detener, a los sospechosos de traficar con drogas en el Caribe.
• Trump publica un video falso en el que vuela un avión sobre manifestantes. En el video, compartido en redes sociales, el presidente de EE. UU. luce una corona y pilota un avión llamado ‘Rey Trump’ que arroja una sustancia marrón sobre los manifestantes.
• Trump y Petro se enfrentan en redes sociales. El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, acusó a Estados Unidos de asesinato por la muerte de un pescador en un ataque en el Caribe la semana pasada.
• Voluntarios de Wikipedia desarman a un hombre en una conferencia y evitan una tragedia. Después de que un hombre armado subiera a un escenario de la Feria Mundial Wiki y amenazara con suicidarse, dijeron los testigos, dos miembros del público saltaron para detenerlo.
• Senadores de EE. UU. planean forzar la votación para prohibir un ataque terrestre en Venezuela. La medida tiene pocas posibilidades, dada la falta de voluntad de la mayoría de los legisladores republicanos para desafiar al presidente Donald Trump, quien con toda seguridad la vetaría.

Estilos de Vida

• Un tipo guapo, un robo mediático y un rumor en la web. ¿Es siquiera real? Internet se hizo muchas preguntas después de que una foto empezó a circular.
• Lo que tu pelo puede decirte sobre tu salud. Más que simple materia muerta, el pelo es un archivo de los secretos de tu cuerpo.
• 9 ejercicios para unos tobillos estables y fuertes. Mejora tu equilibrio y movilidad con estos sencillos movimientos.
• ¿Es saludable hacer duelo antes de una pérdida? Sí. He aquí cómo navegarlo.
• ¿Es el fin de lo viral? El contenido original y espontáneo, compartido por personas de todo el mundo, hizo de internet un lugar divertido. Ahora todo es más complicado.
• La mujer que siempre pagaba la cena. Ella seguía pagando la cuenta, y los hombres la dejaban, hasta que se le ocurrió una idea (posiblemente) brillante.

Mundo

• La bola de demolición de la Casa Blanca. La demolición del presidente Trump del ala este parece imitar su determinación de rehacer EE. UU.
• Sahel Bueno, Sahel Malo: una línea en la arena entre las clases sociales de Egipto. El mar se ve igual. La arena también. Pero en Egipto, dos comunidades playeras no muy alejadas entre sí tienen ideas claramente diferentes sobre lo que es divertirse.
• Los mosquitos han llegado a Islandia. Hasta este mes, el país nórdico tenía la distinción de ser uno de los últimos lugares del mundo sin avistamientos confirmados de mosquitos silvestres.
• Israel votó a favor de anexionarse zonas de Cisjordania, pero Trump dice que eso ‘no ocurrirá’ El vicepresidente JD Vance dijo que las votaciones simbólicas en el Parlamento de Israel para tomar territorios de Cisjordania eran una ‘maniobra política muy estúpida’.
• Putin podría mantener el mismo rumbo bélico a pesar de las nuevas sanciones de EE. UU. El presidente Vladimir Putin advirtió una respuesta contundente si el gobierno de Donald Trump arma a Kiev con los potentes misiles que pretende.
• El rey Carlos y el papa León rezan juntos en un momento sin precedentes. Fue la primera vez en siglos que los líderes de las Iglesias católica y anglicana rezaron juntos, en una muestra pública de unidad cristiana.
• El elevado costo de la IA. Algunos países se esfuerzan por no quedarse fuera de la carrera de la inteligencia artificial. Pero esta elección conlleva consecuencias.
• Aquí no es fiesta si no hay un camión con bocinas ensordecedoras. Son colosales. Son estruendosos. Y ninguna celebración importante está completa sin ellos. Estos son los “sound horegs” de Java Oriental.
• Fusilamientos y saltos mortales forzados: un punto de inflexión en Siria. Tras la caída del régimen de Bashar al Asad, el nuevo gobierno sirio prometió proteger a las minorías religiosas del país. Diez meses después, el constante derramamiento de sangre dice lo contrario.
• La falta de cámaras en el Louvre permitió la llegada de los ladrones, según su directora. Laurence des Cars, directora del museo de París, declaró ante el Senado que había ofrecido su dimisión tras el impresionante robo de joyas reales.
• JD Vance visita Israel y destaca la importancia de la asociación con EE. UU. Cuando se le preguntó cómo iban a persuadir a Hamás para que se desarmara, el vicepresidente se negó a dar detalles. “Seguiremos trabajando en eso”, dijo.
• La producción de café puede peligrar a medida que se destruyen bosques para cultivar más. Mientras se talan los bosques para dejar sitio a los cafetales, disminuyen las lluvias y es más probable que fracasen las cosechas, según un nuevo informe de un organismo de control de la industria.
• China, Xi y la palabra prohibida. El presidente chino lleva más de una década en el poder, pero la sucesión de Xi Jinping sigue siendo un tema delicado.
• ¿Quién gobernará China después de Xi? Xi Jinping enfrenta un dilema conocido para los autócratas que han gobernado durante mucho tiempo: si nombra a un sucesor puede crear un rival, pero si no lo elige, podría poner en peligro su legado.
• Así se llevó a cabo el robo del Louvre. Los ladrones emplearon una escalera montada en un camión para irrumpir en el museo y llevarse objetos de valor “incalculable”.
• El video filtrado de una boda afecta a un funcionario iraní de línea dura. El almirante Ali Shamkhani supervisó una brutal represión contra las mujeres, pero las nociones tradicionales de la moral islámica apenas se exhibieron en la boda de su hija.
• Japón tiene una nueva líder, y es una baterista de ‘heavy metal’ Sanae Takaichi, fan de Iron Maiden y protegida de Shinzo Abe, fue elegida primera ministra de Japón, la primera mujer que lo consigue en la historia del país.
• Esto es lo que hay que saber sobre Diwali, la fiesta hindú de las luces. El mayor feriado público de la India incluye oraciones por la prosperidad y la buena fortuna, y muchos dulces.
• Por primera vez en la historia moderna de Francia, un expresidente va a la cárcel. Nicolas Sarkozy, presidente de Francia de 2007 a 2012, fue encarcelado el martes en una prisión de París tras su condena en un juicio por corrupción el mes pasado.
• Así actuaron los ladrones del Louvre. Mis colegas explican cómo se produjo el descarado robo de joyas durante el día en el Louvre y por qué.
• En un Ártico cada vez más caliente, se desata una lucha por el paso del Noroeste. Los inuit del extremo norte ayudaron a resolver el misterio de una expedición que fracasó en el siglo XIX. Ahora, Canadá los necesita para reforzar su reclamo sobre esta región disputada recientemente.
• Israel ataca Gaza tras acusar a Hamás de romper la tregua. Israel dijo que había suspendido temporalmente la ayuda humanitaria después de acusar a Hamás de disparar contra sus soldados y matar a dos de ellos.
• Continúa la búsqueda de los ladrones de joyas del Louvre. Esto es lo que sabemos. Un asombroso robo ha suscitado preguntas incómodas sobre la seguridad en el famoso museo de París.
• En solo 7 minutos los ladrones se robaron joyas ‘de valor incalculable’ del Louvre. Fue el robo más descarado —y acaso el más costoso— que se haya perpetrado en el museo que alberga las colecciones de arte más preciadas del país.
• El Louvre fue asaltado. Estos son los objetos que se llevaron. Entre los objetos robados figuran tiaras deslumbrantes, collares y pendientes de la realeza.
• Los spritzes y carbonaras que se comieron Italia. El turismo ha convertido algunas calles italianas en zonas monocromáticas para comer. Algunos funcionarios han prohibido la apertura de nuevos restaurantes.
• Los rehenes israelíes se reencuentran con la libertad y la familia. Poco a poco los rehenes israelíes liberados de Gaza van dejando el hospital para volver con sus familias y ponerse al día con la normalidad.

Negocios

• El Seguro Social de EE. UU. anuncia un aumento del 2,8% por el costo de vida. Los beneficiarios percibirán la prestación adicional a partir de enero.
• Amazon planea sustituir más de medio millón de empleos con robots. La compañía está intentando crear almacenes que requieran pocos humanos. Documentos internos revelan que su equipo de robótica tiene el objetivo de automatizar el 75 por ciento de sus operaciones.
• De México a Irlanda, crece la oposición al frenesí mundial por la IA. A medida que las empresas tecnológicas construyen centros de datos en todo el mundo para hacer avanzar la inteligencia artificial, las comunidades vulnerables son afectadas por apagones y escasez de agua.
• En Chile, la IA desata debates políticos. El país sudamericano ha atraído inversiones, ha fomentado el talento y está desarrollando capacidades en materia de IA. Muchos chilenos, que ven la inteligencia artificial con recelo, se preguntan si vale la pena.

Opinión

• Trump reanuda la ayuda exterior, favoreciendo a los multimillonarios en aprietos. Mientras mueren niños por falta de medicinas baratas, EE. UU. gasta miles de millones en Argentina, rescatando así a ricos inversores que hicieron malas apuestas.
• Me atrapaste. Hablo español. Hoy en día, hablar español en voz alta en Estados Unidos se siente, extrañamente, como un acto transgresor.

Tiempo y clima

• La tormenta tropical Melissa se estanca, lo que incrementa los riesgos. Melissa avanza a paso lento y podría decantar mucha lluvia en un solo lugar. Es probable que Jamaica y Haití sean las naciones más afectadas.
• Esta granja solar en Alaska también produce comida. Este proyecto de prueba se diseñó para combinar granjas de alimentos y solares, una práctica denominada “agrivoltaica”, como modelo para otras comunidades que buscan seguridad energética y alimentaria.
• Esto es lo que los modelos de huracanes pueden decirnos sobre Melissa (y lo que no). Los meteorólogos dijeron que existía una “incertidumbre significativa” sobre la dirección de la tormenta tropical y la intensidad que podría alcanzar.

Gameplay

• Balances. Byron Walden drives up with a slippery themeless puzzle.
• Strands Sidekick No. 601. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025.
• Wordle Review No. 1,589. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025.
• Connections Companion No. 867. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025.
• Spelling Bee Forum. Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
• A Place for Friends. Kelvin Zhou makes his New York Times Crossword debut.
• Strands Sidekick No. 600. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Oct. 24, 2025.
• Wordle Review No. 1,588. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Oct. 24, 2025.
• Connections Companion No. 866. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Oct. 24, 2025.
• Site of a Huge Annual Crowd. Aimee Lucido wants us to worm our way out of this one.
• Strands Sidekick No. 599. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.
• Wordle Review No. 1,587. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.
• Connections Companion No. 865. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.
• Bubbly Bar. Jesse Guzman adds to our lexicon.
• Strands Sidekick No. 598. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025.
• Wordle Review No. 1,586. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025.
• Connections Companion No. 864. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025.
• Full Range. Spencer Leach lights the way.
• Strands Sidekick No. 597. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.
• Wordle Review No. 1,585. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.
• Connections Companion No. 863. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.
• Q & A With Joel Fagliano. Joel Fagliano is a lead editor of NYT Games. He is the creator of the Mini Crossword.
• It Goes Around Every Year. Adam Aaronson upgrades our subscription.
• Wordle Review No. 1,584. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Monday, Oct. 20, 2025.
• Connections Companion No. 862. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Monday, Oct. 20, 2025.
• Strands Sidekick No. 596. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Monday, Oct. 20, 2025.
• Same Difference. Daniel Grinberg’s Sunday puzzle has everything you need, and nothing you don’t.
• Wordle Review No. 1,583. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025.
• Strands Sidekick No. 595. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025.
• Connections Companion No. 861. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025.

Weather

• What Happens When a Storm Like Melissa Doesn’t Move. Melissa is moving at a sluggish pace and could dump a lot of rain in one place. Jamaica and Haiti are likely to see the most.
• Landslide Kills 3 in Haiti, and More Rain From Tropical Storm Melissa Is on the Way. Officials across the Caribbean prepare for days of heavy rain from the storm.
• The U.S. is evacuating some workers from Guantánamo as Melissa inches closer to Cuba.
• West Coast Storm Could Pack a Powerful Punch of Rain and Snow. The rain is expected to begin in Washington by late Thursday before moving into Northern California.
• What Hurricane Models Can (and Can’t) Tell Us About Melissa So Far. Forecasters said there was “significant uncertainty” about where the tropical storm will go and how intense it could become. Spaghetti models are one of several tools forecasters use.
• Here is the latest on the storm.
• Tracking Tropical Storm Melissa. See the likely path and wind arrival times for Melissa
• What Will Winter Bring? NOAA Outlook May Offer Some Clues. Federal forecasters broke down the most likely scenarios around the United States this week.

The Athletic

• Who Will Be the Next American N.B.A. M.V.P? An American-born player hasn’t won the N.B.A most valuable player award since 2018, so we asked writers from The Athletic: Who could be next?
• Steve Aoki Shows The Athletic His Sports Card Collection. The D.J. Steve Aoki reveals his most expensive sports cards. Including Tom Brady, Michael Jordan, Shohei Ohtani and Lionel Messi, his collection is one of a kind.
• Who is the Most Interesting Player in the N.B.A. this Season? Zach Harper, Law Murray and Eric Nehm, three writers covering basketball for The Athletic, debate who the most interesting figures will be this N.B.A. season.

Headway

• People Need Clean Air. To Get It, They Need Clear Data. The growing availability of low-cost air quality sensors is helping people across the world track air pollution.