Biden Orders Ban on New Investments in China’s Sensitive High-Tech Industries

An order by President Biden will prohibit venture capital and private equity firms from pumping money into Chinese efforts to develop semiconductors and other microelectronics.

The new limits, aimed at preventing American help to Beijing as it modernizes its military, escalate a conflict between the world’s two largest economies.

Special Counsel Obtained Search Warrant for Trump’s Twitter Account

Former President Donald J. Trump departing an airplane. He is wearing a blue suit, red tie and white shirt.

The warrant, obtained in January, is the first known example of prosecutors directly searching Donald J. Trump’s communications in the federal inquiry into the events of Jan. 6, 2021.

Maui Town Is Devastated by Deadliest Wildfire to Strike Hawaii

At least six people were killed in an inferno that tore through Lahaina, leveling entire neighborhoods.

Heat Singes the Mind, Not Just the Body

Hot weather can destabilize mood, exacerbate mental health disorders and complicate drug treatment. Climate change itself is a stressor, scientists say.