New York Times

In the new Broadway production of “Yellow Face,” the “Lost” and “Hawaii Five-0” star is taking a risk. “I am aware,” he says, “that people have not usually seen me in this way.”

JD Vance’s campaign said he “doesn’t believe in guilt-by-association cancel culture” but doesn’t share the views of Tucker Carlson’s guest, who claimed the Holocaust was not premeditated genocide.

The emirate has used its influence with Hamas to press for a truce with Israel. But “the last word is with those on the battlefield,” one expert said.

Ross Douthat goes head-to-head with his fellow columnist David French over how to move Republicans past Trump.

Gone are the days when designers made a splash with a shimmering new building torquing this way and that. The season’s debuts forge links to regional designs and new connections.

Temperatures in the region were forecast to remain high into the weekend, with more than 31 million people under excessive heat warnings.

How educators are fighting against distractions.

Plus, the Taliban codifies dire restrictions on women.

President William Ruto called the news “devastating.” The blaze has brought renewed attention to concerns about the safety of Kenyan schools.

Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign reported raising $361 million in August, her first full month as the Democrats’ nominee, far surpassing the $130 million reported by Mr. Trump in the same month.

While rate cuts are welcome in much of the economy, they pose problems for risk-averse investors who relish high money market and bond yields.

In a memorable year for film, there were recommendations of blockbusters, tender dramas and coming-of-age-tales. But one title stood out from the rest.

The battle over who Ms. Harris is — and what she stands for — will take center stage on Tuesday when she and Donald Trump debate for the first time.

All three legs of America’s nuclear triad need substantial modernization and billions of dollars to keep pace with our adversaries.

New Jersey is holding mediation sessions to settle a segregation lawsuit. If an agreement is reached, other states may take notice.

The “Late Night” host said that Republican efforts to turn the accusations back on Democrats are “only making things worse.”

Beijing said the move was in line with international trends, as more countries have limited such adoptions. Many would-be adoptive families were left in limbo.

Are the thousands of empty properties scattered across the country any kind of solution?

The concern over restrictions on some payments raises uncertainty on whether a landmark agreement on compensating athletes can be reached and approved.

Over a decades-long period, more than 30 Catholic priests and missionaries moved to remote island nations after they had allegedly abused children in the West, or had been found to do so.