Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees

In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees.A criminal hacking group known as ShinyHunters said it had targeted the F.B.I. as retribution for its public warning in the spring that the group was known to harass its victims

D Dustin Volz, Alan Feuer, Charlie Savage and Adam Goldman

Their Sons Are Dying on Battlefields in Ukraine. They Still Back Russia’s War.

The Russian region of North Ossetia has suffered a heavy toll, yet many accept the Kremlin’s line that the fighting must continue until victory is secured.Oksana Abaeva and her husband, Khetag Zaseyev, at the grave of her son, Albert Abaev, in Vladikavkaz, the capital of the Russian region of North

V Valerie Hopkins and Nanna Heitmann

UK Villages That Host US Bombers Are Abuzz Over Possible Terrorist Plot

Two villages and a town near R.A.F. Fairford were thrust into the spotlight after the authorities said they were investigating a possible terrorist plot targeting the base.Police officers outside the Fairford Youth Football Club near the R.A.F. Fairford base in England on Sunday. The counterterroris

M Megan Specia

Possible Terrorist Plot at RAF Fairford Air Base in U.K.: What We Know

Five British men who were arrested as they neared R.A.F. Fairford, a base used by the United States in the war on Iran, were to be released on bail but remained suspects.Police officers at an entrance to the R.A.F Fairford base in southern England on Sunday.

E Ephrat Livni and Amelia Nierenberg

Trump Sharply Scales Back Fuel Economy Rules for New Cars

The move marked the final step in the administration’s efforts to dismantle policies aimed at speeding the shift to electric vehicles.The new standards should be relatively easy for automakers to meet, analysts said.

B Brad Plumer and Maxine Joselow

Judge Blocks FEMA From Tying Antiterrorism Grants to Election Changes

The Trump administration had threatened to withhold some Homeland Security money unless states explored paper balloting and citizenship verification.Voters cast primary election ballots in Augusta, Maine, in June. A court ruled Monday that the Trump administration cannot withhold federal terrorism p

S Scott Dance

Andrew Bailey, a Deputy Director at the F.B.I., Leaves His Job

Mr. Bailey, who was part of a three-person leadership team atop the bureau, lasted barely a year.An internal F.B.I. email indicated that Andrew Bailey was departing from his role for family reasons.

D Devlin Barrett, Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Charlie Savage

In Ohio, a Humbling Question For Senator Jon Husted: Are You the Incumbent?

Even some devoted conservatives know more about Sherrod Brown, the Democratic challenger, than the Republican incumbent, who needs the MAGA base to turn out.Some Ohioans said they don’t know much about Senator Jon Husted, the Republican incumbent. Some said they thought Sherrod Brown, the Democrat,

E Emily Davies

Mamdani’s Shadow Looms Over Hochul’s Bid for Re-election

Gov. Kathy Hochul is counting on Mayor Zohran Mamdani to help her campaign in New York, but how he does so is still being worked out.Gov. Kathy Hochul visited parts of Queens on a recent weekend, campaigning in neighborhoods that provided the core of Zohran Mamdani’s support last year.

B Benjamin Oreskes

Cornell Sexual Assault Investigation to Be Reopened

After outrage over allegations in a lawsuit, the Tompkins County district attorney will revisit the decision not to pursue criminal charges against seven fraternity members.District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said his office would reopen the investigation into an alleged 2024 sexual assault followi

S Sharon Otterman and Hurubie Meko

What We Saw in One Venezuelan Gold Town

With U.S. support, traders arrived and cut deals. That investment has so far failed to improve the bleak conditions in the mining industry.El Callao, the town at the heart of Venezuela’s gold mining industry.

A Anatoly Kurmanaev and Mariana Martínez

After a Life in Isolation, a Tennessee Woman Waits for Her Execution

Christa Pike could be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years. Her supporters say she has changed in isolation; her victim’s family wants her to die.Christa Pike and her lawyers have mounted a last round of appeals to stop her execution, including during a recent hearing in stat

E Emily Cochrane

The Cure for Loneliness May Lie in a Suburban Duplex

Fresh pies. Book groups. Puzzle challenges. Developers of master-planned communities see fear of social isolation and desire for friends as a business opportunity. Welcome to Amity Lane.A cross street in Indigo, a master-planned community outside Houston that tries to foster connection.

C Conor Dougherty

Could Homeownership Reverse the Decline in Birthrates?

Researchers looked back at the baby-boom era and found that federal mortgage programs played a part in the country’s population upswing after World War II.A suburban housing development built in Levittown, N.Y., circa 1949.

S Sabrina Tavernise