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

Trump, Putin, Ukraine and an Oil Deal: 5 Takeaways

A proposal to bolster relations with the Kremlin through the purchase of Russian energy assets is striking even for an administration that regularly mixes personal business interests with foreign policy.Cars waited to refuel at a Lukoil fuel station amid fuel shortages in August.

E Eric Lipton and Anton Troianovski

In Texas, Talarico’s Strength in Senate Polls Inspires a Democratic Dream

After a dry spell of more than three decades, Democrats are daring (yet again) to believe they can win one or more top-of-the-ballot races in a vast and stubbornly red state.According to recent polls, James Talarico, a Democratic state legislator, is ahead of his Republican rival, Ken Paxton, the Te

R Robert Draper

Tennessee Prison Chief Was Hired Despite a Trail of Troubled Executions

The failed execution of Christa Pike has prompted new scrutiny of Frank Strada, the state’s top prison official, and his past role overseeing executions in Arizona.Frank Strada speaking at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville after an execution in August.

E Eduardo Medina, Jack Healy and Emily Cochrane

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

American High School Students Are Selling Guns Bound for Cartels

Drawn by money and status, teenagers in Arizona are buying, stealing and selling weapons destined for criminal groups in Mexico.Two teenage American weapons traffickers — who provide weapons to Mexico’s deadly drug cartels — practice shooting at targets in the desert outside of Phoenix, Ariz.

P Paulina Villegas and Adriana Zehbrauskas

What We Learned About American Teenagers Supplying Guns to Cartels

Our reporting revealed how Mexican criminal groups are relying on teenagers and young adults in border states like Arizona to help supply their weapons.Two teenage American weapons traffickers known as El Flaco, left, and Chuy, in the desert outside Phoenix, where they shot rifles.

P Paulina Villegas

The Luxury of Looking a Mess

You live long enough and the music and the clothes of your youth get repackaged and sold back to you. But skinny jeans and white belts? Really?

L Lizzy Goodman

Slow Motion

The constant flow of digital updates doesn’t allow for true connection.

M Melissa Kirsch

We Want Your Best Breakup Lines

For a special Modern Love project, we’re looking for your most unforgettable lines from a breakup — kind, bizarre, profound, haunting or funny — either delivered or received.

D Daniel Jones and Miya Lee

How RAF Fairford in a Quiet Corner of England Became a U.S.-Iran Flashpoint

A mysterious call last Sunday near a military base used by the U.S. set in motion a huge counterterrorism response and days of uncertainty in Britain.A police roadblock near RAF Fairford air base. Prime Minister Andy Burnham of Britain said on Wednesday that there were “strong indications that Iran

M Michael D. Shear, Eric Schmitt, Megan Specia and Adam Goldman