Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall in Cuba After Lashing Jamaica

The storm caused widespread damage in Jamaica to infrastructure and cut internet access for most people. Cuba evacuated about 750,000 people ahead of the storm.

With Some G.O.P. Backing, Senate Votes to End Trump’s Brazil Tariffs

A handful of Republicans crossed party lines to side with Democrats in the first of several votes this week aimed at challenging the president’s trade war.

U.S. Military Kills 14 More People Accused of Smuggling Drugs on Boats

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the three strikes hit four boats in international waters and that there had been one survivor.

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Meets South Korea’s Leader With a Trade Deal in the Balance

How the 19th-Century Opium War Shapes Xi’s Trade Clash With Trump

China’s leader draws on lessons from Lin Zexu, a Qing official whose defiance of Britain led to China’s humiliating defeat but made him a national hero.

As the Dutch Vote, One Issue Carries the Day: Affordable Housing

The small European nation of 18 million people is in the middle of its worst housing crunch in decades. But there is no quick political solution.

Judge Admonishes Border Patrol Leader for Tactics in Chicago

Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official who has become a public face of President Trump’s crackdown, was ordered to give the federal judge a daily report on the actions of his team from now on.

Midair Fork Attack Forces International Flight to Divert to Boston

A 28-year-old man stabbed two teenagers during a flight from Chicago to Frankfurt, according to federal prosecutors.

The Candy Cane Park Murder Was Almost Solved. But Then …

An unlikely twist in the investigation of a killing in 1983 that still haunts a small town in Oregon.

Trump Suggests He Knows He Can’t Run Again: ‘It’s Too Bad’

Despite the Constitution’s two-term limit, Trump had mused for months about a third term.

Federal Judge Disqualifies Trump-Backed Prosecutor in Los Angeles

The court ruled that Bill Essayli had been acting “unlawfully” as U.S. attorney in Los Angeles but that he could stay on as the office’s top deputy for now.

Official’s Access to F.B.I. Files in Charlie Kirk Case Drew Pushback

An inquiry by Joe Kent, who leads the National Counterterrorism Center, is said to have alarmed Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director.

UPS Has Cut 48,000 Workers Since Last Year

About 70 percent of the layoffs affected drivers and warehouse workers, the delivery company said.

Trump Administration Backs Plan for New Nuclear Plants

The federal government announced that it would back an effort to build several Westinghouse nuclear reactors, but offered few details.

It’s Easier Than Ever to Turn Your Dial to a Live Event

Broadcast TV continues to draw big audiences. And they are increasingly getting special events, award shows and sports — lots of sports.

Jewish Heirs Sue the Met, Saying a van Gogh It Sold Was Nazi Loot

The museum says it had no idea at the time, but the heirs say the Met curator who bought and sold the work, a former U.S. Army specialist on looting, should have known better.

‘Liberation’ Review: A Tony-Worthy Ensemble Plotting Revolution

Bess Wohl’s play, about a consciousness-raising group in 1970s Ohio, transfers to Broadway where it remains powerfully moving — and funny.

11 Songs for the Witching Hour

Get into the spooky season zone with Björk, Spellling, Salem and more.

Is the Mayor’s Race Tightening?

The candidates make their last push for undecided New Yorkers with early voting underway.

Former Hate Crimes Chief Accuses Adams of Anti-Muslim Bias

Hassan Naveed, who was fired from City Hall last year, claimed in a lawsuit that he was asked what he thought about “beheaded babies.”

De Blasio Impersonator Tricks British Newspaper With Fake Criticism of Mamdani

The Times of London briefly ran an article with quotes from someone who the paper said had falsely claimed to be the former New York mayor Bill de Blasio.

The New Orleans Drink That’s Back From the Dead

With an unforgettable name, the Obituary has been down but never out.

Bring a Crew for Askili Orchard’s Georgian Spread

Rare Japanese Wagyu, private movie screenings with themed menus and more restaurant news.