George Santos Is Charged With Fraud and Lying in 13-Count Indictment

The first-term congressman pleaded not guilty to charges that included accusations of fraudulently receiving unemployment benefits.

F.D.A. Advisers Say Benefits of Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Outweigh Risks

The agency is expected to decide this summer whether to allow the first nonprescription sales of an oral contraceptive in the United States.

Open-Armed Chicago Feels the Strains of a Migrant Influx

Asylum seekers are pouring in at a fraught moment, when Chicago is changing mayors, its shelters are full, and a pandemic-driven restriction at the southern border is expected to end.

Aboard ‘the Beast’ on a Journey to America

Migrants slip onto a freight train in Mexico headed north to Ciudad Juárez, where most will try to cross into the United States.

Donald Trump Sexually Abused and Defamed E. Jean Carroll, Jury Finds

The ex-president must pay Ms. Carroll $5 million. More than a dozen women have accused Mr. Trump of sexual misconduct, but this civil case was the only one tested before a jury.

George Santos Is Said to Face Federal Criminal Charges

The first-term Republican congressman’s extensive lies on the campaign trail and questionable financial dealings were the focus of criminal and ethical inquiries.

Biden and McCarthy Reach No Consensus as a Possible Default Looms

In their first meeting in three months, the president and House speaker remained at loggerheads over the debt ceiling and spending cuts. But they agreed to meet again.

William Burns, a C.I.A. Spymaster With Unusual Powers

Mr. Burns, a key figure in bolstering the Biden administration’s support for Ukraine, has amassed influence beyond most previous spy chiefs.

Under the Radar, Right-Wing Push to Tighten Voting Laws Persists

The clashes in state capitals have faded, but the Republican push for stricter state election laws is organized and planning for the long term.

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Biden Said He’d Veer From Trump on Immigration. The Reality Is More Complicated.

Surges of migrants have shaped President Biden’s policies at the border in ways that few of his allies imagined when he was running for president.

Corporate Giants Buy Up Primary Care Practices at Rapid Pace

Large health insurers and other companies are especially keen on doctors’ groups that care for patients in private Medicare plans.

In Norway, the Electric Vehicle Future Has Already Arrived

About 80 percent of new cars sold in Norway are battery-powered. As a result, the air is cleaner, the streets are quieter and the grid hasn’t collapsed. But problems with unreliable chargers persist.

After Mass Killings in Texas, Frustration but No Action on Guns

The drumbeat of mass murder has fueled a new openness to gun regulation among some Texans, but it has done little to reshape the political realities in the State Capitol.

Ukrainians Return Home, Renewed and Resigned

More than 5.5 million people who left after the war began in February 2022 have gone back home — and not just to large cities like Kyiv or Dnipro, but to small places near the front line, as well.

The Dnipro River, Axis of Life and Death in Ukraine

The river has helped to define Ukraine’s history and culture, and remains vital to daily sustenance, even as it also serves as a front line in war — as it has countless times over thousands of years.

Twitter Criticized for Allowing Texas Shooting Images to Spread

Graphic images of the attack went viral on the platform, which has made cuts to its moderation team. Some users said the images exposed the realities of gun violence.

War, Weapons and Conspiracy Theories: Inside Airman Teixeira’s Online World

A review of more than 9,500 messages obtained by The New York Times offers important clues about the mind-set of a young airman implicated in a vast leak of government secrets.

At Least 9 Dead, Including Gunman, in Shooting at Texas Mall

A police officer on an unrelated assignment nearby rushed toward the sounds of gunfire and killed the gunman.

Charles Is Crowned King in Ancient Ceremony With Modern Twists

The coronation, the first since Queen Elizabeth II’s in 1953, was a royal spectacle of the kind that only Britain still stages.

‘Only Word for Them Is Heroes’: How 2 Students Rescued Dozens in Sudan

As feuding generals turned the Sudanese capital into a war zone, two university students navigated a battered Toyota through the chaos and saved at least 60 desperate people.