U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies

President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of interest.The negotiations about the Lukoil deal show that personal business interests in President Trump’

A Anton Troianovski and Eric Lipton

‘How Does That Happen?’: America’s Execution System Is Long Flawed

The failed execution of Christa Pike, which left her clinging to life in Tennessee, was the latest grisly error to take place in an American execution chamber.Emergency vehicles arrived at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville after the failed execution of Christa Pike.

N Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

D.A. in Cornell Rape Inquiry Declined to Review Additional Evidence

Records show that campus police officers informed Tompkins County prosecutors that they had conducted additional interviews beyond taking a statement from the woman who said she was raped.The Cornell University Police Department gathered additional evidence in its investigation into allegations that

M Michael Rothfeld and Hurubie Meko

‘Digger,’ Warner Bros.’ Last Release Before Merger, Is a Major Flop

The film, starring Tom Cruise, grossed an estimated $8 million in its opening weekend. That could put the movie on track to lose at least $125 million.Alejandro G. Iñárritu, left, the director of “Diggers,” and Tom Cruise, who plays a gray-haired billionaire in the film. They were in Mexico late las

N Nicole Sperling