What Now? Vance Leaves Iran Talks Without a Deal.

The lack of a breakthrough after 21 hours of negotiations leaves the Trump administration facing several unpalatable options.Vice President JD Vance leaving after negotiations with Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sunday.

T Tyler Pager and David E. Sanger

What We Know About the Eric Swalwell Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Accusations that Mr. Swalwell, a congressman running for governor in California, sexually assaulted a former staffer and behaved inappropriately with other women have upended the race.Representative Eric Swalwell, Democrat of California, faces calls to withdraw from the state’s governor’s race from

O Orlando Mayorquín and Chris Hippensteel

Someone Has to Be Happy. Why Not Lauren Sánchez Bezos?

As half of an unfathomably powerful couple, Mrs. Sánchez Bezos seems to have influenced the uber-rich to stop apologizing, and start enjoying themselves.Lauren Sánchez Bezos treats the pursuit, and spreading, of joy as a kind of mandate.

A Amy Chozick

The Escalating Global A.I. Arms Race

China, the U.S., Russia and others have ramped up their contest over artificial-intelligence-backed weapons and military systems. The buildup has been compared to the dawn of the nuclear weapons age.Anduril’s autonomous air vehicle, Fury, which recently began production at the company’s new factory

S Sheera Frenkel, Paul Mozur and Adam Satariano

How the Gilgo Beach Killings Fueled a Mania for Prestige True Crime

With its lurid details and eerily desolate crime scene, the Long Island serial killer case invited rampant speculation. The reality was more mundane, and much worse.After more than a decade with no suspect in the Gilgo Beach killings, a Long Island architect, Rex Heuermann, was arrested in 2023.

G Ginia Bellafante

Mass Stampede at Haitian Tourist Site Leaves Dozens Dead

The tragedy took place at the Citadelle Laferrière, a historic fortress in northern Haiti and one of the country’s defining symbols.The Citadelle Laferrière, a large 19th-century fortress in northern Haiti, in 2024.

A André Paultre and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega

What the ‘Real Housewives’ Think About Congress’s Reality TV Drama

A visit to the Capitol by stars of the “Real Housewives” offered a glimpse into how the nation’s elected representatives mimic the gossipy world of reality TV. Nobody appears to relish the similarities.Members of the “Real Housewives” casts posed with Tristan Schukraft, the chief executive of the te

M Michael Gold