6 Takeaways From Elections in Virginia, New Jersey, New York and Beyond

What We Know About the UPS Plane Crash in Louisville

At least nine people died when a cargo plane crashed after takeoff in Louisville, Ky. The airport in reopened Wednesday morning, but officials warned the death toll could rise....

Elizabeth Tsurkov Recounts 2 1/2 Years of Captivity

Elizabeth Tsurkov, a citizen of Israel and Russia, recounts a harrowing story of cruelty, survival, U.S. diplomatic pressure and, finally, release from the grip of a group backed by Iran....

What to Know About Kataib Hezbollah, the Iraqi Militia That Held Tsurkov Captive

Kataib Hezbollah, a hard-line Iraqi militia linked to Iran, held Elizabeth Tsurkov, a citizen of Israel and Russia, hostage for more than two years....

A Harrowing Escape From the Drone-Infested Hellscape of Ukraine’s Front Lines

In Ukraine, unmanned weapons hunt the wounded and medics alike. Moving injured soldiers to safety has never been more difficult....

Dick Cheney, Powerful Vice President and Washington Insider, Dies at 84

A former defense secretary and congressman, he held the nation’s No. 2 job under President George W. Bush and was an architect of policies in an era of war and economic change....

The Tragedy of Dick Cheney

He tried to warn Americans about Trump, but they had already learned not to believe him....

For Dick Cheney, a Journey From Champion of War to Voice of Resistance

Dick Cheney was to many the embodiment of the unpopular and bloody Iraq war. But his late-in-life anti-Trumpism changed his image for some of his longtime critics....

Sara Terry, Photographer Who Captured War’s Aftermath, Dies at 70

Her haunting work focused on the lingering traces of conflict in places like Bosnia and Sierra Leone, after the firing had stopped....

Right-Wing Chatbots Turbocharge America’s Political and Cultural Wars

Once pitched as dispassionate tools to answer your questions, A.I. chatbots are now programmed to reflect the biases of their creators....

Ukraine Moves to Revamp Military Service

The country will introduce fixed-term military contracts to try to attract recruits and ease the strain on soldiers after years of fighting....

How New York’s Mayoral Race Became a Vote on the Middle East

Many New Yorkers have been agonizing over the war between Israel and Hamas since Oct. 7, 2023. Now they are casting their ballots....

Halloween Becomes Another Target of the Kremlin’s Culture Wars

The Russian authorities canceled a festival in St. Petersburg, branding it “Satanist,” as part of a larger assault on anything viewed as a Western influence....

OpenAI Signs $38 Billion Cloud Computing Deal With Amazon

After signing agreements to use computing power from Nvidia, AMD and Oracle, OpenAI is teaming up with the world’s largest cloud computing company....

A Celebrated French Writer Loved Russia. War Forced a Reckoning.

Emmanuel Carrère’s best sellers on Russia grew out of a deep affection. Since Moscow invaded Ukraine, he has traveled to the war-torn country to rethink his views....

Trump Administration Live Updates: Trump Says War With Venezuela Is Unlikely but Won’t Rule Out Land Strikes

Putin Brandishes Menacing Nuclear Weapons as Talks With U.S. Falter

Touting new weapons tests, Moscow signals to Washington that it must contend with the Kremlin’s power and negotiate....

Why Won’t Congress Use Its Power?

Five Republicans just voted with Democrats to block Trump’s tariffs. This proves Congress can act. So why isn’t it using that same power to address hunger, health care costs or undeclared wars? The New York Times Opinion editor, Kathleen Kingsbury, explains....

Fed Risks a Recession if It Doesn’t Cut Rates Rapidly, Stephen Miran Warns

Stephen I. Miran, the newest member of the central bank’s Board of Governors, thinks some of his colleagues are too worried about inflation....

How Britain Got Investors to Line Up for Nuclear Power

Developers have finally broken ground on the project, known as Sizewell C, but getting there meant navigating wary investors and local opposition....

Republicans in Congress Show Signs of Angst Over Trump’s Trade War

Senators opposed the president’s plan to import beef from Argentina and voted three times this week to end his power to enforce sweeping tariffs....

Xi Delivers Veiled Warning to Nations Not to Take the U.S.’s Side

At an Asia-Pacific summit, the Chinese leader urged countries to “resist unilateral bullying,” an appeal that seemed at odds with his country’s recent actions....

How the Trump-Xi Meeting Eased a Major Trade War

President Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping just had a highly anticipated meeting in South Korea. David Pierson, a New York Times foreign correspondent covering China, breaks down what they accomplished and how they de-escalated a major trade war....

Air Traffic Controller Staff Shortage Causes Delays in Orlando and at Other Airports

The F.A.A. warned that a lack of certified air traffic controllers in Orlando could cause delays throughout the East Coast....

Trump’s Call to Resume Nuclear Testing After Decades Revives a Cold War Debate

President Trump explained the order by saying other, unnamed nations were testing their own nuclear weapons, even though no country has tested since 2017....

Why Trump’s Talk About Nuclear Testing Is Dangerous

The president’s ambiguity on nuclear testing is worrisome not only because America’s public can’t know what he means, but because America’s adversaries don’t....

Trump Revived a Cold War Debate

Also, Prince Andrew is being stripped of his royal title. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday....

Trump Officials Warn of Air Travel ‘Disaster’ in November

If the shutdown continues, administration officials predicted, air traffic controllers going without pay will start to leave the job just in time for the holiday travel season....

Democrats Condemn Trump Officials for Boat Strike Secrecy

Senator Mark Warner said the administration’s decision to hold a Republicans-only briefing on the campaign was “corrosive to our democracy.”...

Volkswagen, Hit by Tariffs, Reports $1.5 Billion Loss and Warns of Chip Shortage

Europe’s largest automaker said a shortage of semiconductors could further hurt productivity....

Trump and Xi Ease Off the Trade War, but New Nuclear Threat Brings a Chill

The two leaders reached an agreement on fentanyl, some tariffs and rare earths, at least for a year. But even as the global trade picture cleared a little, Mr. Trump spurred new worries about nuclear proliferation....