New York Times

The Allenby crossing, near the West Bank city of Jericho, has been the scene of violence in the past.

It’s seductive to think that superstars can sway elections. But we shouldn’t hope that celebrities will save us from the hard work of winning people over.

Celebrities like Issa Rae and Nicky Hilton Rothschild, and former tennis stars like Maria Sharapova and James Blake, helped close out the tournament in style.

The former Republican representative criticized Nikki Haley for now supporting former President Donald J. Trump and compared JD Vance unfavorably with Mike Pence.

Dozens of skulls exhumed in Finland in the 19th century and taken to Sweden by scientists who wanted to study their racial characteristics were reburied in Finnish soil on Sunday.

Edmundo González, who is widely considered to have won July’s disputed presidential election, was facing an arrest warrant.

Almost 30 percent of voters said they needed to learn more about her.

In a country where vacationers are a keystone of the economy, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is embracing a European trend toward tighter tourism regulation.

The Persian Gulf nation has instituted rolling blackouts to cope with surging summer electricity demand, stirring frustration among citizens.

A large number of the people who make decisions in this country have either seen violence over the past decade or felt the pressure and constraint of potential violence.

The state is already home to four teams whose uniforms say “New York.” Now it’s trying to lure the N.B.A.’s 76ers.

After Tajiks were charged with a deadly attack in Moscow, the country has cracked down on signs of Islam. But experts say it’s not addressing the causes of terrorism.

A revealing new documentary could redefine our understanding of the pop icon. But you will probably never get to see it.

The science behind popular methods for improving sleep, and the downsides of caring too much about it.

My instinct to minimize what is happening in much of the world was robbing my sons of a sense of urgency that demands their attention.

The movement’s national success depends on one man.

The survey finds that Donald J. Trump is retaining his support and that, on the eve of the debate, voters are unsure they know enough about where Kamala Harris stands.

Clashes over both the duration of a stopgap bill and whether it should include a noncitizen voting measure demanded by the G.O.P. could force a government shutdown at the end of the month.

Margarita Solito and her family fled violence and poverty in El Salvador, hoping to build a better life in San Francisco. The city often wasn’t what they thought it would be.

The Line Fire more than quadrupled in size on Saturday and led to evacuation orders for more than 5,000 people. A heat wave raises the risk that more fires could start.