Several Women Who Dated Graham Platner Recall ‘Unsettling’ Behavior

The Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine could be charming, women said in interviews, but some found his actions intimidating and disturbing.Graham Platner, a combat veteran, has spoken openly about his past struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and drinking, and has said his

K Katie Glueck and Lisa Lerer

In a First, Scientists Precisely Edit Human Embryo Genes

Researchers relied on a newer gene-editing technique that may make it possible to engineer embryos, a prospect that has long alarmed bioethicists.Researchers altered genes that influence levels of LDL cholesterol and hemoglobin in the blood.

C Carl Zimmer

Nick Bilton, New ‘60 Minutes’ Chief, Pledges Independence

Nick Bilton said he had consulted with the program’s remaining correspondents: Lesley Stahl, Jon Wertheim and Bill Whitaker. All three were deliberating whether to stay with the show, two people said.Nick Bilton, the executive producer of “60 Minutes.”

B Benjamin Mullin and Michael M. Grynbaum

House Passes Ukraine Aid in Defiance of Republican Leaders

Eighteen G.O.P. lawmakers broke with their party and joined Democrats to deliver yet another blow to the president’s foreign policy agenda.Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine in January. The House bill passed Thursday included $8 billion in loans to Ukraine and $1.8 billion i

R Robert Jimison

Planning Commission Votes to Advance Trump’s Arch Project

The National Capital Planning Commission received nearly 1,700 comments about President Trump’s plans to build a 250-foot arch in the nation’s capital. Almost all opposed the idea.President Trump with a model of his proposed arch at the White House last year.

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Trump Plans to Create a Promenade at the Lincoln Memorial

The president announced a new project that would connect the memorial to the Potomac River. He isn’t sure if he wants it to be named after himself.President Trump announced his plans to create a promenade in the back of the Lincoln Memorial, which sits near the Potomac River.

L Luke Broadwater

What to Know About California’s Top Election Races

The Republicans Steve Hilton, who is running for governor, and Spencer Pratt, running for Los Angeles mayor, have shown early strength, but that could fade as more ballots are counted.Voters in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

J Jill Cowan and Livia Albeck-Ripka

Why Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Has to Fight for Her Job

Ms. Bass, a Democrat, has had a roller-coaster first term. She now faces the first runoff since 2005 for an incumbent mayor in the city.Mayor Karen Bass, center, campaigning at a community center in Plaza de Valle in Los Angeles, last month.

J Jill Cowan

How LinkedIn Found Its Social Platform Era

Celebrities and paid influencers have transformed the career-focused platform, which for some users, has become a job unto itself.“This whole corporate, ‘move the needle,’ synergistic stuff — I think people are tired of it,” said Brooke Sweedar, a content creator on LinkedIn. “You have to do somethi

I Isabella Kwai

Wall Street Is Going Gaga for SpaceX

Jamie Dimon himself is planning to pitch investors on the offering of Elon Musk’s rocket company, as banks prepare to reap huge fees from the largest I.P.O. ever.SpaceX signage in the lobby of the Goldman Sachs headquarters in New York.

L Lauren Hirsch