New York Times

The F.B.I. raided the homes of two prominent commentators on Russian state television channels as part of an effort to blunt attempts to influence November’s election.

Also, the U.S. added far fewer jobs than previously reported. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

Jonathan Braun, whose drug sentence was commuted by Donald Trump shortly before he left office, was charged on Long Island, the latest incident to raise questions of how clemency applications were vetted.

At least 55 demonstrators protesting the Democratic convention were detained on Tuesday after scuffling with the police outside Israel’s consulate. Hundreds more marched Wednesday.

The vice-presidential nominee, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, will deliver the night’s closing remarks. Other speakers include former President Bill Clinton and Representative Nancy Pelosi.

Edgar Bronfman Jr. and his bidding group now have until September to sell Paramount on their offer.

Shortly before a talk between a Jewish author and a liberal rabbi, a manager at Powerhouse Arena in Brooklyn barred the rabbi from participating, saying, “We don’t want a Zionist onstage.”

The authorities charged nearly two dozen people with taking part in schemes over five years beginning in 2019 to deliver drugs and other contraband to inmates in Georgia state prisons.

The August 21, 2024, episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.”

He was known as the Destroyer for his gritty intensity as a player. He later coached Golden State to an N.B.A. championship and served as its general manager.

Asian American students made up almost half of the 2028 class — the first admitted since the end of affirmative action.

Speeches and videos seek to shrink Donald Trump in order to rise above him, as Kamala Harris and her allies work to minimize him and disengage from him.

The strikes, in eastern Lebanon and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, underscored how months of talks have failed to stop either the war in Gaza or the related conflict along the Lebanese border.

A report was delayed on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, but some investors got it in the meantime, raising new questions about agency practices.

Ms. Duvall, a sexual abuse survivor, was one of three women who shared their personal stories at the Democratic convention to support Vice President Kamala Harris.

The so-called hypervelocity object, which is either a low-mass star or a brown dwarf, is traveling through the Milky Way at around a million miles an hour.

The vice president is giving Democrats what they want while disorienting Donald Trump.

The Biden administration is pushing for a deal between Israel and Hamas with renewed urgency after months of lagging talks. Here’s a closer look at what the main differences appear to be.

A preliminary hearing on Wednesday will determine the contours of the tax trial Hunter Biden faces in September. It is often a forum for discussions that could lead to a plea deal.

Her husband, Anthony, was convicted of defrauding his wealthy mother, Brooke Astor. But in the tabloids, Mrs. Marshall often seemed to be the one on trial.