Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. The Air Force admitted that it didn’t enter Devin P. Kelley’s domestic violence court-martial into a database that could have prevented him from buying a gun. Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, opened fire in a church in rural Texas on Sunday, killing at least 26 people. He was pursued by residents and found dead in his car. Eight members of the Holcombe family, a group spanning three generations, died in the shooting at the First Baptist Church in Texas. In the town of Sutherland Springs, everyone knew a victim of the massacre at the First Baptist Church, and some knew many. Writers from across the political spectrum take on gun control and the effectiveness of prayer in the wake of the mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Tex. The tech giant has found a tax haven in the island of Jersey, leaving billions of dollars untouched by the United States, leaked documents reveal. Records leaked from an offshore law firm show how the wealthy elite sidestep prohibitions on foreigners registering private planes in the United States. Millions of leaked files center on an offshore law firm that has helped obscure the wealth of multinational companies and the superrich. Saudi Arabia’s claim that a missile fired from Yemen was provided by Iran escalates tensions between the regional powers, who are fighting proxy wars in Yemen, Syria and Iraq. An opulent hotel in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, is being used to house people detained in what Saudi Arabia’s government calls a crackdown on corruption. President Trump was by turns generous and challenging as he pressed Japan on shooting down North Korean missiles and on trade imbalances with the United States. The House tax overhaul raises taxes on high-income earners who make their money through labor, but delivers a huge tax cut to passive business owners. The Republican tax bill would cut taxes on average, but it would raise them on millions of middle-class families, especially those with large medical expenses. The changes, which came as lawmakers in the House began officially debating the bill, would tighten rules on the earned-income tax credit and seek to close the carried-interest loophole. Is even more guns really your answer, Mr. President? It is time for South Koreans to question the myth that the bond is sacrosanct. The mass killings in Texas and New York help us see what we value in common, but where is our sense of community the rest of the time? We need a tax plan based on a vision that is actually prosocial, not just a reward for donors. For Tuesday’s elections, here are The Times’s recommendations in major races and on ballot proposals. The once-unthinkable is becoming ordinary. Trumpism has taken over the G.O.P. because the party was mostly there already. The current campaign finance system for district attorneys is eroding public trust and could lead to actual corruption. The $105 billion takeover bid sets up a battle between two chip makers whose products touch nearly every smartphone in the world. Police charged the neighbor, Rene Boucher, 59, with assault after he admitted to tackling Mr. Paul while the senator was mowing his lawn. The Trump administration said thousands of immigrants from Nicaragua would have to leave the country by Jan. 5, 2019, but extended protections for Hondurans, for now. The service, including same-day delivery in big cities like New York and San Francisco, is being offered as Amazon considers getting into the pharmacy industry. The resignations of Richard Hall and Edward Martins, former detectives, came just days before they were to appear at a departmental misconduct trial. On the 50th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the youth of 1967 sent a message to those of 2017: “Stay true to Communism’s ideals.” New rules to combat sea lice have angered Norway’s important aquaculture industry. But environmental groups want to go much further. Rather than introduce new ideas, the mayor used a speech to business leaders on Monday to stress the threat posed by President Trump’s tax proposal. Roza Livshits was 5 when the Nazis invaded Belarus. She never saw her parents again. In New York, she said, an aid agency has become her “everything.” The novelist Edwidge Danticat reflects on the devastation from Hurricanes Irma and Maria to many Caribbean islands whose economies rely on tourism. Floral designers are reviving the ancient Japanese art — and with it, an appreciation for the life force of a flower. Welcome to the latest edition of the Smarter Living newsletter. The official clock ended at 7:30 p.m., but that didn’t stop these final athletes — some who competed for over 12 hours — from crossing the finish line and getting a medal at the 2017 New York Marathon. Mickey Rowe is thought to be the first openly autistic actor to play Christopher, a 15-year-old with autism, in “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” Liza Mundy’s “Code Girls” goes behind the scenes of America’s national security apparatus in World War II, and finds it was heavily populated by women. After the popular television series ended, everyone was waiting for his next TV show. Instead, he wrote a novel. An authority on military uniforms, Mr. Mollo was adept at creating verisimilitude in worlds both imagined and remembered. Race down city streets with a crew of skaters as they weave in and out of traffic, pedestrians and intersections without stopping. More Recent Articles |
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