Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. As the momentum grows for a meeting with the North Korean leader, President Trump acknowledged that it was a risky undertaking, and one that could still end in failure. South Korea said it had been in talks with both American and North Korean officials about replacing the 1953 armistice with a full peace agreement. Dogged by scandal at home, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is hoping to score diplomatic and political victories during a meeting this week with President Trump. Without the Castro legacy to rely on, his successor will face a minefield of tasks that even Mr. Castro failed to complete. As Raúl Castro of Cuba steps down, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez steps up. Here’s a look at Mr. Castro’s handpicked successor and what’s ahead for the communist country. In 2016, diplomats at the United States Embassy in Havana were mysteriously stricken. Was it an attack? There is no official explanation, but the episode has played a big role in America’s current political disengagement with Cuba. “Dear Jesus, send some angels.” Passengers feared they would die as an engine exploded, plunging the plane thousands of feet in a minute. Passengers who were on the Southwest Airlines plane that had a deadly engine explosion mid-flight share what their experience was like. Passengers hailed Captain Shults as a hero after an engine exploded on Flight 1380. She started out as one of the first female fighter jet pilots in the Navy. A settlement ends a lawsuit against a Trump-allied publisher, and protects the president from being drawn into a legal case involving efforts to buy women’s silence. The president, facing legal threats on multiple fronts, sought to discredit the allegations in both cases, calling one a “hoax” and the other “a total con job.” China’s proposed tariffs on soybeans would hit hard in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota and other states with highly competitive House and Senate races. One of the brightest stars in the global technology industry now finds its business under fire in two countries. The major failure, nearly seven months after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, could take up to 36 hours to fix. Sean Hannity and others are blaming the special counsel for one of the F.B.I.’s worst scandals. But there is no evidence to back up their charges. The governor’s celebrity challenger has drawn out his worst, combative, instincts as she seeks to depose him. How about that Southern White House? She had a big, antique, rich-person’s house in Connecticut, where you could find fun, cool, opulent relief in summer. In a speech to the European Parliament, the French president said Europe was facing a “civil war” over democratic values. How does Donald stack up against Gump? Not well. By 2050, twice as many women as men will have the disease. But we may be able to change that. Why is President Trump so determined to prevent spouses of H-1B visa holders from living the American dream? This week Israel celebrates 70 years since it declared independence. But as Palestinians, we mark a catastrophe. Jurors rejected the claim that the nanny, Yoselyn Ortega, was too mentally ill to understand her actions when she killed the children in their Upper West Side apartment in 2012. A federal judge said the Kansas secretary of state disobeyed her orders to notify thousands of residents that they were registered to vote. Eric Schneiderman wants to change state law so that he could prosecute presidential aides if they are pardoned. They would lose their “double jeopardy” protection. The adviser, who works at Bill Cosby’s alma mater, said Andrea Constand described the scheme during a conversation they had as hotel roommates. Researchers in Singapore explained how they created a robot that could devise and execute a plan to put together an Ikea chair. A Grammy-like honor for two rap artists has sparked a debate over anti-Semitism in German hip-hop and the rise in anti-Jewish sentiment among the country’s young people. Democrats in Congress called for the E.P.A. administrator to resign, highlighting the array of ethics and spending investigations he currently faces. In 30 years on the bench, Judge Kimba Wood has handled several prominent matters. But the case of President Trump’s lawyer could be her most challenging. Moving a monument to the controversial 19th century doctor, J. Marion Sims, from Central Park to a Brooklyn cemetery does not wipe out the racist past it immortalizes. Everyone from pro photographers to amateur shutterbugs is using phones to shoot video projects. Here’s how you can get started. Contrasting approaches by two French cartoonists — one of whom was killed in the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attacks — show differing ways of poking fun at the powerful. In his funny, bighearted new novel, “Anatomy of a Miracle,” Jonathan Miles skewers faith, fame and what the truth means to different people. The actress, who plays the ferocious General Okoye in “Black Panther,” says that she “would never even attempt” to Kardashianize her face. What to do when we don’t know what to do. More Recent Articles |
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