U.S. Hiring Settles Into a Lower Gear

Employers added 187,000 jobs in August and unemployment rose to 3.8 percent as the economy continued to lose momentum built up after pandemic lockdowns.

America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow

Unchecked overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a data investigation by the New York Times revealed, threatening millions of people and America’s status as a food superpower.

Tourists Were Told to Avoid Maui. Many Workers Want Them Back.

A plunge in tourism after a disastrous fire has already crippled the economy in Maui. Now, some locals who wanted visitors to stay away are urging them back.

Filthy Toilets, No Showers and Criminal Landlords: Life in a South African Firetrap

After harrowing escapes from the apartment fire in Johannesburg that killed at least 74 people, residents described how they managed to build lives with no legal water or electricity, and very little privacy.

Justice Thomas Reports Private Trips With Harlan Crow

Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. had asked for extensions on their annual forms that show travel, gifts and other financial information.

Proud Boys Lieutenant Sentenced to 17 Years in Jan. 6 Sedition Case

The penalty for Joseph Biggs is the second longest in more than 1,100 criminal cases stemming from the Capitol attack. Another Proud Boys leader was sentenced to 15 years.

Scorching Heat Is Contributing to Migrant Deaths

Amid a relentless heat wave, some migrants are succumbing to heat exhaustion. More than 500 people have died of various causes this year while trying to cross from Mexico.

At Refuge for Desperate Families, Deadly Fire Was ‘Waiting to Happen’

Johannesburg, with a severe shortage of affordable housing, has hundreds of illegally occupied derelict buildings that officials and housing advocates say have become firetraps.

Idalia Brings Surge of Seawater, but Less Damage Than Feared

The storm, which made landfall in a sparsely populated area, wrecked homes and businesses but was not as fierce as Hurricane Ian last year, which was responsible for 150 deaths.

Decades After Dictatorship, Chile Mounts Search for Hundreds Who Vanished

President Gabriel Boric authorized a new national search plan ahead of the 50th anniversary of the coup that toppled the government and led to the disappearance and killing of thousands.

The Fight to Control Big Gay Ice Cream, Which Made the Rainbow Its Brand

A company that rode to success with an inclusive message has shrunk to a single store, as a founder sues a partner he accuses of mismanagement and fraud.

Inflation Has Been Easing Fast, but Wild Cards Lie Ahead

Will inflation continue to slow at a solid pace? Economists are warily watching a few key areas, like housing and cars.

U.S. Announces First Drugs Picked for Medicare Price Negotiations

The price negotiation program, established by Democrats as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, is projected to save the government tens of billions of dollars in the coming years.

A.I. Brings the Robot Wingman to Aerial Combat

An Air Force program shows how the Pentagon is starting to embrace the potential of a rapidly emerging technology, with far-reaching implications for war-fighting tactics, military culture and the defense industry.

China’s Economic Outlook: Pep Talks Up Top, Gloom on the Ground

Beijing has characterized concerns about the economic slowdown as being inflated by Western critics. Widespread anxiety and pessimism paint a different picture.

After Losing Their Homes, Lahaina Parents Try to Save Their School Community

Nearly 60 percent of Lahaina students haven’t enrolled in classes after the deadly fire, and families are yearning to rebuild their school network for educational and emotional support.

Not Over Yet: Late-Summer Covid Wave Brings Warning of More to Come

Hospitalizations are still low but have been rising in recent weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Judge Sets Trial Date in March for Trump’s Federal Election Case

Judge Tanya S. Chutkan rejected efforts by the former president’s legal team to postpone the trial until 2026.

To Escape the Heat in Dubai, Head to the Beach at Midnight

In a city where weather that would constitute a deadly heat wave in Europe is just a typical summer day, official “night beaches” have become a popular way to cool down.

A Forced Kiss, and a Reckoning With Sexism in Spain

The nonconsensual kiss that Luis Rubiales, the president of Spain’s soccer federation, pressed on Jennifer Hermoso has come to embody the generational fault line between a culture of machismo and more recent progressivism.

Trump and His Co-Defendants in Georgia Are Already at Odds

Some defendants have already sought to move the case to federal court, while others are seeking speedy or separate trials.

Leaderless and Exposed, Russia’s Wagner Faces an Uncertain Future

It could be hard for the Kremlin to find a way to neutralize the mercenary group after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death while retaining its fighting power and geopolitical links.

An Inside Look at Covid’s Lasting Damage to the Lungs

President of Powerful Realtors Group Is Accused of Sexual Harassment

An employee described a “culture of fear” at the National Association of Realtors, a powerful nonprofit that controls access to nearly every U.S. home listing.

Covid Closed the Nation’s Schools. Cleaner Air Can Keep Them Open.

Scientists and educators are searching for ways to improve air quality in the nation’s often dilapidated school buildings.

Ukraine Is Still Grappling With the Battlefield Prigozhin Left Behind

He shored up Russian forces at their most vulnerable and drew Ukraine into a costly fight for Bakhmut, giving Moscow time to build defenses that are slowing Ukraine’s counteroffensive.

In Push to Modernize Cairo, Cultural Gems and Green Spaces Razed

The Egyptian government has demolished historic tombs, cultural centers, artisan workshops and gardens in pursuit of large-scale urban renewal.

Bob Barker, Longtime Host of ‘The Price Is Right,’ Dies at 99

The winner of numerous Emmy Awards, he was almost as well known for his advocacy of animal rights as he was for his half a century as a daytime television fixture.

A Crisis of Confidence Is Gripping China’s Economy

China’s economy, which once seemed unstoppable, is plagued by a series of problems, and a growing lack of faith in the future is verging on despair.

With Prigozhin’s Death, Putin Projects a Message of Power

The Kremlin appears to be sending the signal that no degree of effectiveness can protect someone from punishment for disloyalty.

Among the 388 Listed as Missing in Maui: Survivors Lost in the Paperwork

Hawaii officials released their first list of missing people, prompting friends — and even some of those named — to come forward with their whereabouts.

Judge Allows Missouri’s Ban on Youth Gender Medicine to Take Effect

A state judge in Missouri on Friday denied a request to temporarily block a state law passed this year that restricts gender-related medical treatments for minors. The ruling was issued by Missouri Circuit Court Judge Steven Ohmer, three days before the ban is set to go into effect. A legal challenge to the ban brought by civil rights groups is ongoing.