The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack near Plaza de Cataluña and Las Ramblas in the Spanish city. At least 13 were killed and 80 injured when a van plowed into a crowd in Barcelona. The police have taken two people into custody. A sense of menace becomes part of daily urban life if anything — even something as ubiquitous as a van — can be a weapon. President Trump returned to nativist themes, lamenting an assault on “culture,” reviving a bogus story about General John J. Pershing and attacking Republicans. As the president’s advisory councils were disbanding, a few corporate chieftains made a case in terms of business self-interest, patriotism and pragmatism. Recent events in Charlottesville, Va., where white nationalists clashed with counterprotesters, have brought new attention to a coalition of radicals unafraid to scuffle with right-wing extremists. Great-great-grandchildren of Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee disagree with President Trump that moving Confederate monuments destroys American history and culture. The group’s defense of a planned rally in Virginia, before the violence, has parallels to its seminal role in a proposed neo-Nazi gathering in Skokie, Ill., in 1977. In the wake of a tragedy, the media universe is grappling with an issue it has avoided for years. Mr. Murdoch, the son of a frequent ally of President Trump’s, gave a candid statement, via email, against the white supremacist sentiment that swept through Virginia last weekend. As questions of racism increasingly dog the president, some point to his past, from dating a biracial woman to efforts to hang out publicly with African-American celebrities, to paint a different picture. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. The ship, the destroyer Fitzgerald, collided with a cargo freighter in the middle of the night, killing seven sailors. The White House adviser’s blunt comments appeared to undercut the United States’ top military official, who sought to persuade China to get tough on Pyongyang. President Trump’s chief strategist has antagonized administration officials by espousing his rejection of a foreign policy that emphasizes American leadership abroad. Soon after Justice Gorsuch’s speech, the Supreme Court will hear a case about President Trump’s travel ban, and the hotel is at issue in other cases. Two Senate Democrats are advocating a carbon tax plan that would cut the corporate tax rate as well as greenhouse gas emissions. As the region’s politics evolve, and as Republicans wrestle with internal divisions under President Trump, Democrats see a chance to pick up seats in Arizona and Nevada. An M-16 and a sawed-off shotgun were among the nearly 5,000 guns collected at a two-day buyback event in New Jersey, where guns could be dropped off with no questions asked. China’s Alibaba and Tencent have rocketed this year to become global investor darlings, inching up on Facebook and Amazon, as their sway in China grows. Dressed in ancient-style robes and clutching bows and arrows made of traditional materials, competitors at the Conquest Cup in Istanbul preserve Ottoman-style archery in a modern setting. Royalty photographs royalty in an exhibition of portraits by Ms. Sherman at the New-York Historical Society. In 1918, astronomers invited the artist Howard Russell Butler to record the last total solar eclipse to cross the continental United States. A lawsuit against two psychologists who helped devise the C.I.A.’s brutal interrogation program was an unusual effort to demand accountability for tactics adopted after Sept. 11. The girl, who had been raped by an uncle, was told that she had a kidney stone that needed removal. She was under anesthesia while a cesarean section was performed. Ellen Pollock, our Business editor, responds to readers who voiced criticism over our recent story on bubble tea. The daily exodus of villagers escaping armed conflict, hunger and sexual violence prompted the U.N. refugee agency to urge international action. Mr. Wong and two fellow leaders of the monthslong demonstrations in 2014 were jailed after the Beijing-backed government of Hong Kong pushed for harsher punishment. The strange downfall of David Bookstaver, who mistakenly dialed a New York Post reporter, and then was overheard admitting he had a no-show job. Ms. de Lavallade will be honored by the Kennedy Center, but skip a reception at the White House after “socially divisive and morally caustic” remarks by “our current leadership.” A Facebook video and dash cam footage show a police officer beating Richard Hubbard III after pulling him over. Turtle-headed sea snakes that live closer to humans develop darker skin, which may be like a pollution trap that they shed. A memorable photograph, a stunning video, a jaw-dropping news conference and more. The media’s coverage of recent events proved noteworthy itself. The Coast Guard was searching for five people who were aboard a Black Hawk helicopter in a training exercise. It was the third crash in about a month involving U.S. military aircraft. Limiting access to guns, avoiding the glamorization of suicide and keeping teenagers connected would all help. The move by Pauline Hanson, the leader of the anti-immigrant One Nation party, drew strong criticism, with one lawmaker denouncing it as “appalling.” The “one-time, big-time” raids in Manila and its suburbs show the police are “not relenting” in President Rodrigo Duterte’s violent, monthslong campaign. The Pakistani-born activist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize made the announcement on Twitter. Grilled with a hot-sauce butter, they become a dish worth sharing. 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