President Trump’s Sudden U-Turn, and a $1 Billion Ballroom Proposal

Plus, a visit to the “Gates to Hell.”President Trump said the sudden pause of a U.S. operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz was based in part on “great progress” toward a peace agreement with Iran.

T Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart and Ben Casselman

A Look Inside the Case That Enshrined Political Power for Billionaires

After Watergate, Congress tried to curtail the role of money in politics. But a pivotal Supreme Court case nipped it in the bud. Years later, new details are emerging on how wealthy Americans were conferred with a “right to spend” on elections.A landmark Supreme Court case laid the groundwork for th

D Danny Hakim

World Cup Dynamic Ticket Pricing Drives Argentine Soccer Fans To Extremes

Dynamic ticket pricing has made this year’s tournament the most expensive in history, pushing Argentine fans to extremes.River Plate soccer fans at Estadio Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, at the biggest club game in Argentina against rival Boca Juniors last month.

T Tariq Panja, Emma Bubola, Lucía Cholakian Herrera and Sarah Pabst

Deadly Russian Strikes Rip Into Ukrainian Cities

At least 12 people were killed in Zaporizhzhia, one of the highest tolls from a single attack so far this year. The cities of Dnipro and Kramatorsk were also attacked.The site of a Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday. The death toll in Zaporizhzhia was one of the highest from a si

C Cassandra Vinograd

American Factories Lag in Adopting A.I. This Drugmaker Is an Exception.

A Bristol Myers Squibb plant that makes cancer drugs was the only manufacturer in the U.S. recognized for innovation by the World Economic Forum this year.At the Bristol Myers Squibb facility in Devens, Mass., scientists use automated machines to help make cancer drugs.

F Farah Stockman

To Rename Its Airport After Trump, Palm Beach Had to License His Name

The Trumps won’t profit from airport-branded merchandise sold on site. But the agreement doesn’t prevent them from profiting off such items sold elsewhere.Originally opened in 1936 as Morrison Field, the Florida airport was renamed Palm Beach International Airport in 1948.

P Patricia Mazzei

U.S. Military Strikes Boat in Eastern Pacific, Killing 3

The attack was the second in two days, and the latest in an ongoing campaign against people the United States says are engaged in drug smuggling at sea.U.S. Southern Command, led by Gen. Francis L. Donovan of the Marine Corps, announced the attack on Tuesday evening.

A Adam Sella

Renewables Are Gaining on Fossil Fuels, IRENA Report Finds

Sources like wind and solar can now deliver continuous power, according to a new report. And, they’re often a bargain compared with fossil fuels.Battery units for a solar farm facility in Antofagasta, Chile, last year. Cheaper and better batteries are making renewable power more practical.

C Chico Harlan

The Cruise From Hell

We look into the hantavirus crisis onboard the Hondius.The cruise ship MV Hondius near Cape Verde yesterday.

S Sam Sifton

Illinois State Police to Investigate Fatal ICE Shooting

Officials said they were examining the shooting of Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez last summer during a Chicago-area crackdown on illegal immigration.A memorial for Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, who was shot by an ICE agent in Franklin Park, Ill., last year.

M Mitch Smith

How Did a State Auditor Become the ‘People’s Rockstar’?

Massachusetts voters approved a ballot measure in 2024 authorizing Diana DiZoglio, the state auditor, to closely scrutinize the State Legislature. Lawmakers are resisting.Diana DiZoglio, a Democrat, has faced stiff resistance from lawmakers in her own party.

J Jenna Russell