New York Times

Susan Zhuang, a first-year City Council member from Brooklyn, was charged with assault for biting a police officer. Democrats are split over how harshly to reprimand her.

Even before the Republican vice-presidential nominee aligned himself with Donald Trump, contradiction was central to his rags-to-riches biography.

As Republicans rally around Donald J. Trump, Democrats are circling President Biden like sharks. “What a time to be alive!” Larry David said.

When a man obsessed with woodblocks began to do business with a man obsessed with medical antiques, their relationship flowered — until it soured.

J. Michael Cline was the co-founder of an online ticketing company that changed how Americans went to the movies.

Mr. Raskin, a congressman from Maryland, was a key member of the panel that investigated the Capitol riot. In a lengthy letter, he compared President Biden to a tiring baseball pitcher.

Known for his unorthodox marketing practices, Mr. Williams, a founder of the Orlando Magic, was sometimes called the P.T. Barnum of professional basketball.

By car or train, there’s no better time to get out of the city than now, during the fifth edition of this sprawling festival north of New York City.

A Westchester County suburb updated its law about tree removals from yards, upsetting tree advocates, who want stricter rules, and residents who don’t want to be told what to do.

President Nicolás Maduro will appear over and over again on Venezuela’s presidential ballot. That is by design, government critics say.

Bodhana Sivanandan, a fourth-grader, has become one of England’s best players just a few years after discovering chess during pandemic lockdown.

The conspiracy theories about fraud in the 2020 election have largely been absent in prime time. But false claims about elections are still circulating.

Analysts are seeing promising signs from the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases.

Javier Milei has developed a public devotion to Judaism unusual for a leader of a predominantly Roman Catholic country.

Some governments are taking concrete steps to prepare for the possible return of the former U.S. president.

The president’s Covid diagnosis, coming at a galvanizing moment for his opponent, resulted in starkly different images of the two campaigns at a pivotal moment in the race.

The conventional wisdom about Biden ricochets between denialism and fatalism.

The host, who had been blunt but sympathetic toward Mr. Biden after the president’s debate performance, all but called on aides to help him exit the race.

Thursday night, when Donald J. Trump accepts the Republican presidential nomination for the third time, will be the culmination of an extraordinary run of good fortune.

The campaign is quietly reaching out to its pledged convention delegates to ensure they are still on board. But some want a change.