Trump Might Welcome Chinese Investment, but America Is Wary

A pledge for more Chinese investment could face backlash given longstanding national security concerns in the United States.President Trump on Thursday in Beijing. There has been speculation that Mr. Trump and his advisers are seeking to secure a major investment pledge from China on the trip.

A Alan Rappeport

Inside Jack Schlossberg’s Chaotic Campaign to Revive Camelot

Erratic behavior and staff turnover have colored Mr. Schlossberg’s bid for a House seat in New York, raising questions about his readiness for office.Jack Schlossberg, a Kennedy heir who is running to represent much of Manhattan in Congress, has churned through campaign staff at an unusual pace.

N Nicholas Fandos

Why the Migrant Child Crisis Is Roiling the California Governor Race

The Times broke the story that has become a dominant line of attack against Xavier Becerra, the Democratic front-runner. Here are five things to know about it.Xavier Becerra, the former secretary of Health and Human Services, is campaigning for California governor.

H Hannah Dreier

U.S. Set to Drop Charges Against Indian Billionaire Accused of Fraud

The decision came after a meeting in which a lawyer for the billionaire, Gautam Adani, made an unusual offer, according to people familiar with the matter.Gautam Adani had been accused by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn of defrauding investors.

N Nicole Hong, Ben Protess, William K. Rashbaum and Devlin Barrett

Consumers Spent More in April Despite High Gas Prices

Retail sales rose 0.5 percent despite higher prices for gas, food and other goods. But there are signs consumers are under some strain.Retail sales data on Thursday showed American consumers are continuing to spend even as gas prices go up and paychecks are not keeping up with inflation.

S Sydney Ember

In Qatar, Energy Sector Damage Is Severe, and the Way Back Will Be Long

Iranian strikes and a blockade have paralyzed Qatar’s gas engine, creating a technical bottleneck likely to stall exports for years.A liquefied natural gas production facility in Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City. Qatar is one of the world’s largest exporters of L.N.G., but Iranian attacks have cri

R River Akira Davis

In a City of Big Dreams, Many Young Adults See a Cloudy Future

A bleak job market. Rising rents. Huge debt. In New York and other cities, traditional milestones of adulthood feel further away for some 20- and 30-year-olds.Soban Ali moved to New York eager to make his way in a new city. Like so many other young adults, he discovered hardship and disappointment.

T Troy Closson

Midsize Cities Held Steady as U.S. Population Growth Declined

New census estimates show that the nation’s largest cities saw the sharpest slowdowns in population growth over the past year amid declines in immigration and plunging birthrates.Austin, Texas, grew to have one million residents, but overall, the growth of midsize cities outpaced that of the larger

P Pooja Salhotra

Trump’s Push to Keep Coal Plants Open Is Costing Hundreds of Millions

Costs have been mounting in the year since the Trump administration began directing aging coal plants to say open.The J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Mich., one of five coal plants in the United States that President Trump ordered to remain open. The plant has reported $180 milli

C Claire Brown

How Taiwan Became a Refuge for Buddhism

A Sinicized form of the religion has been preserved on the island, where daily life itself now sometimes seems like an exercise in Buddhist practice.

A Aatish Taseer and Maxime Fossat

Ishmael Reed Is Writing a Play About Elon Musk

Ishmael Reed, provocateur and playwright, has a few words for the billionaires of Silicon Valley.Ishmael Reed, 88, an author who has frequently challenged American political culture, at his home in Oakland, Calif. He is writing a play about Elon Musk and other tech billionaires.

D David Streitfeld

Argentina Races To Find Origin of Hantavirus Outbreak

The scientific investigation into the origin of cruise infection has become entangled with international finger pointing.A sign shows information on hantavirus at a hospital in Bariloche, Argentina. A patient with no known connection to the cruise ship is hospitalized there with hantavirus.

E Emma Bubola