Daily News Update

How the term ‘affirmative action’ came to be.

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Block the House From Obtaining His Tax Returns

Affirmative action does not directly impact many students at less selective schools.

Más allá de los ataques de Bolsonaro, así es el funcionamiento del sistema de votación en Brasil

For Many Disabled People, a Battle to Stay in Australia or New Zealand

Seoul Mourns Victims of Deadly Halloween Crowd Surge

Pandemic Learning Loss Is Not an Emergency

Gerald Stern, Poet of Wistfulness, Anger and Humor, Dies at 97

Will One Tuscan Port Stall Italy’s Drive for Energy Independence?

Halloween Crowd Surge Leaves Dozens Dead in Seoul

Elon Musk moves to form a content moderation council for Twitter.

‘The Peripheral’ Isn’t Really About the Future

A Compromise on Immigration Is Possible. This Bill Could Make it Happen.

Defense Secretary says U.S. has no evidence that either Russia or Ukraine plans to use a dirty bomb.

Climate Protester Glues His Head to ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ Painting

‘The Hair Tales’: Stories of Black Women’s Hair and Self-Acceptance

Robert Gordon, Punk Rocker Turned Rockabilly Revivalist, Dies at 75

United Nations Employee Faces Sentencing in Sexual Assaults of Women

Signs of a ‘Tripledemic’

New U.S. sanctions target Russian efforts to manipulate the politics in Moldova, a neighbor of Ukraine.

Elon Musk Visits Twitter as $44 Billion Deal Nears Completion

Dutch Are Investigating Reported Illegal Chinese Police Stations

Ahmed Alshaiba, Yemeni Music Master, Is Dead at 32

The Try Guys and the Prison of Online Fame

Biden to Russia: Using Nuclear Weapon Would Be ‘Serious Mistake’

5.1-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Bay Area

Biden Says U.S. ‘Not Stopping’ Negotiations to Free Brittney Griner

Amid backlash, liberal House Democrats retract their call for Biden to seek a cease-fire in Ukraine.

Right-Wing Operatives Plead Guilty in Voter-Suppression Scheme

Their America is vanishing. Like Trump, they insist they were cheated.

For Trump’s backers in Congress, ‘devil terms’ help rally voters.

Brittney Griner doesn’t expect ‘miracles to happen’ with her appeal, her lawyer says.

‘Chushingura — 47 Ronin’ Review: A Sprawling Tale of Loyalty

Justice Thomas Briefly Shields Graham From Georgia Elections Inquiry Subpoena

Review: Retracing the Path From Middle School Nerd to Rock Goddess

Trump’s Business, Under Threat, Faces a Tough Test in Court

Review: A Conductor Takes a Victory Lap With Her Orchestra

Sept. 11 Case Awaits Biden Administration’s Reply on Plea Deal

More Ukrainian officials accuse Russia of intentionally slowing grain shipments.

Martyna Majok on Hoping for Magic, and Wishing for Ghosts

Geoff Nuttall, First Among Equals in Acclaimed Quartet, Dies at 56

To Be Continued

Hurricane Roslyn to Hit Mexico as a Major Storm

The Three Blunders of Joe Biden

Peter Schjeldahl, New York Art Critic With a Poet’s Voice, Dies at 80

The Next Six Weeks

A Vermont Town’s Water Official Resigns Amid Fluoridation Confusion