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How the latest controversy in the long-running death-penalty case at Guantánamo Bay could play out.

In human remains buried in an Italian crypt, researchers found evidence of cocaine use from the 17th century.

When Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced off on the debate stage, governing style was on display.

Tuesday’s debate was expected to center on defining Kamala Harris. Instead, with words and with body language, she turned it into a referendum on Donald Trump.

Three officers face federal civil rights charges in the death of Mr. Nichols in a trial underway in Memphis.

Kamala Harris seemed to win the debate with Donald Trump, but didn’t have a perfect night.

In a region in turmoil, Tehran’s ties to its neighbor are more important than ever.

Some voters may still be left unsatisfied.

Some voters may still be left unsatisfied.

Our columnists and contributors rate Trump’s and Harris’s debate performances.

Smoky saganaki can inspire the feeling of a seaside vacation.

Gabriela Ortiz, Carnegie Hall’s composer in residence this season, has spent her career channeling the sounds and sensibilities of Latin America.

As the stars of the “Romeo + Juliet” that opens on Broadway, they will die for love. And to make that convincing, they need to become friends first.

Days after the storm made landfall, northern Vietnam was being battered by incessant rain. A landslide buried a whole village in a mountainous province.

Stephen Colbert said that the vice president needed to “rattle Trump’s cage. And now that it is over, they are still looking for pieces of his cage in low orbit.”

Some families are still pushing for recognition after their loved ones died from cancer that they believe is linked to Sept. 11, but that the federal government won’t recognize as such.

A four-minute stretch, in which the former president wandered from crowd sizes to cat conspiracy theories, seemed to alter the evening’s trajectory.

Her Instagram post backing the vice president came shortly after Ms. Harris and former President Donald Trump had stepped off the debate stage.

Her Instagram post backing the vice president came shortly after Ms. Harris and former President Donald Trump had stepped off the debate stage.