Kennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers Say

In a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk.Leaks in the roof overhangs of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts have long been a concern for center officials. But former employees say

J Julia Jacobs

How OpenAI’s Rogue A.I. Agents Tried to Trick a Robot Detector

A new report by a Bay Area start-up called Parse adds details to an incident that has shocked the A.I. world and led to calls for closer government regulation.Sam Altman, center, OpenAI’s chief executive, spoke at a Security Council meeting during the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.

D Dylan Freedman and Keith Collins

Supreme Court Once Again Blocks Republican-Backed Voting Map in Missouri

A federal appeals court had sided with Republicans seeking to use redrawn congressional district boundaries to give their party an advantage in the midterms elections.Protesters outside the state capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., in March. The Supreme Court’s latest order landed when some ballots have

A Ann E. Marimow and Mitch Smith

Bracing for Midterm Losses, Republicans in Congress Try a Pre-election Pivot

After nearly two years of allowing President Trump to set their agenda, G.O.P. senators are grasping for some quick action on cost-of-living measures they can show voters before November.Senate Republicans are scrambling to demonstrate to voters that they are addressing the affordability crisis.

A Annie Karni and Carl Hulse

U.S. Rejects U.N. Declaration on Preparing for Future Pandemics

Most member nations spoke in support of the declaration, but some rich countries had strong objections.The United States rejected a declaration by member countries of the United Nations pledging international collaboration and solidarity in preparing for and responding to pandemics.

A Apoorva Mandavilli

His Novel Had a Shot at a Top Book Prize. Then Someone Ran an A.I. Test.

“It Was Either That Or Die,” by the Haitian-Canadian author Thélyson Orélien, was the hit of the French literary season. Now it has been pulled from the shortlist for a prestigious prize.The author Thélyson Orélien at a cafe in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood in April.

C Catherine Porter, Ségolène Le Stradic and Tiffany Hsu