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

Senate Resoundingly Approves Sweeping College Sports Measure

The outlook for the legislation, which seeks to stabilize the unsettled collegiate sports landscape, is uncertain in the House. It was one of the last congressional actions before the midterms.The Vanderbilt Commodores playing the Virginia Cavaliers in Charleston, S.C., on Sunday. A series of legal

C Carl Hulse

Trump Officials Revise How Title IX Sex Discrimination Rules Are Enforced

The change follows a court ruling barring Title IX from protecting L.G.B.T.Q. people and has angered advocates for sexual assault survivors.Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the change codifies how the Trump administration has enforced Title IX, the law barring sex discrimination in educational

M Michael C. Bender

The Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged.

In a previously unreported letter, a top lobbyist floated the idea of using emergency powers to keep aging coal plants open.Coal plants were ordered to stay open, including Craig Generating Station in Colorado, which challenged the emergency order.

B Brad Plumer and Claire Brown

How a Planned Steel Mill in Iowa Reveals Trump’s Midterm Strategy

As President Trump travels the country, he is expected to focus on his economic accomplishments at a time when Americans have expressed deep frustration with his policies.President Trump is expected to make several job-creation announcements as he traverses the country this week.

K Katie Rogers and Farah Stockman

Couple Accused of Killing Their Son-in-Law in Bay Area Park

Jonathan McKinsey, an engineer who worked in the games department for The New York Times, was fatally shot Saturday in a San Francisco suburb. The police have accused his parents-in-law, both 76.Jonathan McKinsey, 40, was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds on Saturday in a parking lot at Dublin

S Soumya Karlamangla and Amy Qin

New Mexico and Arizona Face Heavy Rain From Hurricane Polo

It will likely be a very wet few days across the region.The flood risk was particularly high in New Mexico, where the landscape is already steeped in water from wet weather last week, leaving little capacity for additional rain.

A Amy Graff

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

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

OpenAI Says It Will Not Release Newest Astra A.I. Model Over Safety Concerns

The company’s researchers raised questions about the security of the model, known as GPT-6.1 Astra.An OpenAI booth at a technology conference in San Francisco this month. The company said its new GPT-6.1 Astra model exhibited high levels of deception and a willingness to go beyond the scope of its g

S Sheera Frenkel