Wall Street Bankers Offered Lucrative Access to Join the Pentagon

A presentation from a headhunting firm aimed to recruit Wall Street investors to the Pentagon by offering “unmatched access” to government officials and fund-raising opportunities among foreign sovereigns.The Pentagon recruiting effort offers Wall Street investors the opportunity to manage “more cap

A Ana Swanson

Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Demand for Student Race Data

A group of Democratic attorneys general had sued to overturn the Trump administration’s new policy that demanded the past seven years of student application data.Linda McMahon, the education secretary, at a briefing at the White House last year.

M Michael C. Bender and Vimal Patel

Trump Softens Call for Protesters to Take Over Iran

President Trump said protesters risk getting shot “right through the head,” a change in tone from his earlier comments that Iranians must seize the chance to take over their government.President Donald J. Trump now says Iranians could face threats for protesting against the government, which his war

L Luke Broadwater

Family Members of Michigan Synagogue Attacker Died in Airstrike in Lebanon

The man, a U.S. citizen born in Lebanon, lost family members during an airstrike there last week. The attack on a Michigan synagogue rattled Jewish communities across America.Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Mich., on Friday.

J Jacey Fortin, Hwaida Saad, Neal E. Boudette and Kurt Streeter

The Michigan Synagogue Attacker Was a Quiet Restaurant Worker

Days before the antisemitic violence, an imam recalled seeing Ayman Mohamad Ghazali at a service for his relatives who had been killed in the war in Lebanon.Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, who officials said was killed after driving a car into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Mich., had stopped sho

K Kurt Streeter, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Hwaida Saad and Neal E. Boudette

The Fall of Noma’s Chef Reverberates in the Restaurant World

In the industry where René Redzepi reigned, fellow chefs are debating how, and how much, restaurant kitchens can change.René Redzepi stepped down Wednesday as the chef of Noma, the restaurant that made Copenhagen a global dining destination, after he was accused of past physical abuse.

J Julia Moskin

His Harvard Lab Was Thriving. Then Came the Cuts.

Will Mair, who studies aging, lost almost all his research funds when the White House cracked down on Harvard. He was wholly unprepared for the upheaval that followed.Will Mair is a Harvard University professor who studies aging.

J Jenna Russell

Before Deadly Old Dominion Shooting, Parallel Lives of 2 Soldiers Diverged

Lt. Col. Brandon Shah flew hundreds of combat missions as a war-zone helicopter pilot before being shot and killed in his Old Dominion University classroom by a radicalized military veteran.The authorities on Thursday investigated the scene at Constant Hall at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va.

D Dave Philipps

Sam Page Poised to Beat Phil Berger in High Stakes N.C. Primary

A formal tally on Friday showed Sam Page ahead of Phil Berger, the powerful longtime leader of the State Senate. A recount is expected but experts say that is unlikely to flip the results.Sam Page, a Republican candidate for North Carolina State Senate and a small-town sheriff.

E Eduardo Medina

After 17 Oscar Nominations, Diane Warren Is Still Chasing Her First Win

For Diane Warren, the work is the reward. But after 16 losses, an original song Oscar would be nice, too.Diane Warren this year received her 17th Oscar nomination without a single win. “I’ve never taken awards as validation,” she said. “The work is validation.”

K Kellina Moore

When a President Gets Addicted to Regime Change

Venezuela gave Trump a taste of success. This isn’t the first time an American president has gotten hooked on overthrowing foreign governments.The 1953 coup in Iran — engineered by the C.I.A. — helped usher in a wave of regime change operations by the United States.

S Scott Anderson

John F. Burns, Prize-winning Foreign Correspondent for The Times, Dies at 81

In a 40-year career that brought him two Pulitzers, he reported from trouble spots around the world, eloquently conveying the chaos of war.The New York Times international correspondent John F. Burns interviewing people in Baghdad on Dec. 13, 2003, the day the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was captu

A Alan Cowell