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With Possible Raúl Castro Indictment, U.S. Eyes Venezuela Playbook
Amid stepped-up surveillance flights, a visit of the C.I.A. director and an energy embargo, the White House is trying to increase pressure on Cuba.
By Julian E. Barnes, Tyler Pager, Eric Schmitt, Michael Crowley and Frances Robles
world
A Nation Going Dark
The United States has choked off Cuba’s fuel supply, plunging the already impoverished island into an acute energy crisis.
By The New York Times
world
Trump’s ‘Learning Curve’ on China Ends With Conciliation at Summit
The president has shifted the foundations of American policy toward China, throwing aside the adversarial approach of recent years.
By Anton Troianovski and David E. Sanger
world
Xi Pitches His Vision for Avoiding a Superpower Collision
Having fought the Trump administration to a draw, China’s Xi Jinping is proposing “constructive strategic stability,” aimed at drawing lines he thinks the U.S. should not cross.
By David Pierson and Lily Kuo
business
For Xi’s Critics, Summit Spectacle Is Fuel for Jokes They Can’t Tell
On Threads and other sites, liberal-minded Chinese accounts were mocking the proceedings and offering a rare window into opinions on Xi Jinping and his leadership style.
By Li Yuan
nyregion
Militia Commander Tied to Iran Plotted Attacks on Jewish Sites, Prosecutors Say
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi is accused of leading attacks in Europe and being part of a retaliation campaign by Iran. Prosecutors say he is a leader of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia with ties to Iran.
By Benjamin Weiser and Olivia Bensimon
nyregion
Read the complaint filed against a top militia commander linked to Iran.
A commander of an Iraqi militia has been charged with plotting to attack Jewish sites in the United States, including a synagogue in New York, and carrying out attacks in Europe as part of a broader campaign of retaliation by Iran since the war began in February.
world
What Is Kataib Hezbollah?
A commander of one of the most-hard line and powerful Iranian proxies in Iraq has been charged with plotting to attack Jewish sites in the United States.
By Pranav Baskar
us
Snorkeling at Pearl Harbor: Kash Patel’s Travels Add to Focus on Ethical Issues
The F.B.I. director continues to come under scrutiny for mixing government business with dates, vacation and leisure time.
By Elizabeth Williamson and Adam Goldman
world
Justice Dept. Aims to Use Terrorism Laws to Target Mexican Officials
In a new tactic, the Justice Department this week instructed federal prosecutors to build criminal drug cases against Mexican officials using terrorism statutes.
By Ernesto Londoño, Alan Feuer and Jack Nicas
climate
Michigan Battles Trump Over His Order to Keep an Old Coal Plant Running
The Trump administration broke the law, Michigan and others told a court, by declaring an “energy emergency” and forcing an aging coal-burning plant to keep operating.
By Karen Zraick
science
Archaeologists Find Egyptian Mummy Buried With the ‘Iliad’
For the deceased of Roman-era Egypt, Greek literature may have offered a cheat code to a more comfortable afterlife.
By Franz Lidz
us
In New York and San Francisco, Fierce Fights to Replace the Old Guard
Nancy Pelosi and Jerrold Nadler are retiring, prompting competitive races to succeed them. Whoever wins their seats could tap big donors and shape the Democratic Party.
By Benjamin Oreskes and Heather Knight
us
Republicans Redrew His District. Now This Democratic Stalwart Is Out.
Representative Steve Cohen has represented Memphis since 2007. After Republicans redistricted his seat, he is leaving the field, possibly to his young rival, Justin J. Pearson.
By Emily Cochrane
us
Texas Supreme Court Rejects Abbott Effort to Remove Democrats From Office
Republican state leaders tried to expel Democratic lawmakers during their fight over redistricting last year. The court said it was not necessary.
By J. David Goodman
us
Tina Peters, Colorado Election Denier, Will Be Freed by Governor
Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, commuted the sentence of Ms. Peters, a former county clerk serving a nine-year sentence for her role in a plot to examine voting machines after the 2020 election.
By Jack Healy and Nick Corasaniti
us
Trump Loyalist Leads Administration’s Hunt for Fraud in Elections
The loyalist, Dan Bishop, put his fealty to the president on display when he pressed the F.B.I. to chase investigative leads it had already rejected.
By Alan Feuer and Nick Corasaniti
movies
Martin Short and the Secret to Finding Joy While Surviving Tragedy
The comedy star, who is the subject of a new documentary, has faced a series of unimaginable losses. Yet he says there are always laughs to remember.
By Jason Zinoman and Thea Traff
magazine
The Strange Alliance Trying to Remake American Psychiatry
The Department of Health and critical psychiatry activists are hoping to upend 40 years of medical orthodoxy.
By Daniel Bergner
nyregion
Falling Chunks of Debris Are Endangering Drivers on a Busy N.Y.C. Road
After two incidents, crews made repairs and installed protective netting on the Trans-Manhattan Expressway, which leads to the George Washington Bridge.
By Patrick McGeehan
arts
Replacing a Royal Hand-Me-Down That Finally Frayed
Three years after King Charles III was crowned, the Royal Opera House in London hung plush new stage curtains bearing the monarch’s insignia — but only after the old ones gave up the ghost.
By Alex Marshall
style
In Italy, Princess Catherine Puts Her Wardrobe to Work
Suits her, sir.
By Vanessa Friedman
magazine
Why ‘Smart’ Products Have Started to Look Like the Dumb Choice
How Wi-Fi-connecting, app-based tech led to a backlash in the name of simplicity.
By Nitsuh Abebe
opinion
The Damage of ‘Trump Math’ Is Adding Up
Authoritarians go after data. The president has already started.
By Binyamin Appelbaum and James Robinson
opinion
Keir Starmer and the End of the Old Certainties
The decade since Brexit has been one long, painful process of trying — and failing — to make sense of this new reality.
By Tom McTague
business
NPR Podcast Host Exits Amid Workplace Investigation
Ramtin Arablouei, a co-host of “Throughline,” left the network after an employee made a human resources complaint about his behavior.
By Benjamin Mullin
business
The Stock Market’s Winning Streak Is About to Be Tested
Despite accelerating inflation and possible interest rate increases, the S&P 500 has posted a long weekly winning streak, driven by strong corporate earnings. Can it last?
By Joe Rennison
world
Five Italians Die While Scuba Diving Deep Caves in the Maldives
The divers, including a marine scientist and her daughter, were part of a research trip and were exploring an underwater cave system when they failed to resurface.
By Lynsey Chutel and Josephine de La Bruyère
nyregion
Cornell Criticizes Students After Its President Bumps Them With His Car
After the president bumped into students with his car, an investigation by the university’s trustees said that the students’ actions were “inconsistent with university policies.”
By Santul Nerkar