Supreme Court Upholds Native American Adoption Law

At issue in the case was whether a law aimed at keeping Native American adoptees within tribes is constitutional.

The Radical Strategy Behind Trump’s Promise to ‘Go After’ Biden

Conservatives with close ties to Donald J. Trump are laying out a “paradigm-shifting” legal rationale to erase the Justice Department’s independence from the president.

Retaking Villages Leaves Ukrainian Troops Exposed and Diving for Cover

The Ukrainian counteroffensive has enjoyed some early successes, but with every step forward, the soldiers are increasingly exposed to Russian firepower.

At the Heart of the Documents Case: Trump’s Attachment to His Boxes

The former president has long stowed papers and odds and ends in cartons that he liked to keep close. His aides have called it the “beautiful mind” material.

Fed Leaves Rates Steady but Forecasts More Moves

Central bankers have raised rates at the fastest pace since the 1980s, but now they’re taking time to survey how the changes are working.

Judge in Trump Documents Case Has Scant Criminal Trial Experience

Judge Aileen M. Cannon, under scrutiny for past rulings favoring the former president, has presided over only a few criminal cases that went to trial.

They Are Trump’s Aides and Lawyers. Now They Could Be Trial Witnesses.

The former president is surrounded by people who have provided testimony and evidence to federal investigators. He’s not supposed to discuss the case with any of them.

The U.S. Is Paying Billions to Russia’s Nuclear Agency. Here’s Why.

Nuclear power companies rely on cheap enriched uranium made in Russia. That geopolitical dilemma is intensifying as climate change underscores the need for emissions-free energy.

Trump Is Arraigned on Documents and Obstruction Charges

Donald J. Trump, now twice indicted since leaving the White House, surrendered to federal authorities in Miami and pleaded not guilty, striking a defiant tone afterward.

N.Y. Police Chief’s Exit Is Latest in Exodus From Adams Administration

New York City’s top officials overseeing crime, housing and homelessness have stepped down. Critics say the mayor’s management style is part of the problem.

Southern Baptists Move to Purge Churches With Female Pastors

Some conservatives in the evangelical denomination fear a liberal drift, and are set to vote on a strict ban against women in church leadership. Two churches are appealing their expulsions.

Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89

“All the Pretty Horses,” “The Road” and “No Country for Old Men” were among his acclaimed books that explore a bleak world of violence and outsiders.

NATO Members Use a Major Air Exercise to Send a Message to Russia

More than 200 planes from 25 countries gathered in Germany for the largest-scale war games in decades, held with an eye on the war in Ukraine.

Fear and Mayhem as Russia’s War Comes Home

Attacks from Ukraine have killed at least a dozen Russian civilians and displaced thousands. But they have not fundamentally changed the calculus for Vladimir Putin.

Silvio Berlusconi, a Showman Who Upended Italian Politics and Culture, Dies at 86

He introduced sex and glamour to Italian TV and then brought the same formula to politics, dominating the country and its culture for more than 20 years.

JPMorgan to Pay $290 Million in Settlement With Epstein’s Victims

The proposed deal would settle a suit on behalf of victims who were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein, over claims the bank ignored warnings about him.

Why the Battle for Supremacy in Asia Begins With China’s Coast Guard

Beijing’s patrol vessels often resemble warships. Now other nations are trying to compete with tougher coast guards of their own.

Trump Indictment Shows Critical Evidence Came From One of His Own Lawyers

M. Evan Corcoran, who was hired to represent the former president after the Justice Department issued a subpoena for classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, could be a key witness in the trial.

The Grand Canyon, a Cathedral to Time, Is Losing Its River

The Colorado River, which carved the Grand Canyon over millions of years, is now in crisis from climate change and overuse.

Faceless, Nameless and Dead by the Dozen in a Train’s Cheapest Cars

In India’s worst railway disaster in decades, nearly all of the 288 dead were in three crowded cars where passengers stand for long stretches.

With Probes of Russian Lines, Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Takes Shape

Ukraine is using its new arsenal of Western tanks and armored vehicles in what is expected to be one of the largest military operations in Europe since World War II.

Trump’s Case Puts the Justice System on Trial, in a Test of Public Credibility

The former president’s efforts to defend against multiple felony counts by discrediting law enforcement pose a grave challenge to democracy.

The Failed Affirmative Action Campaign That Shook Democrats

The Supreme Court will soon rule on race-conscious college admissions, a core Democratic issue. But an analysis of a California referendum points to a divide between the party and voters.

Ted Kaczynski, ‘Unabomber’ Who Attacked Modern Life, Dies at 81

Alone in a shack in the Montana wilderness, he fashioned homemade bombs and launched a violent one-man campaign to destroy industrial society.

Trump Put National Secrets at Risk, Prosecutors Say in Historic Indictment

The indictment details evidence that the former president placed national security secrets in jeopardy and schemed to thwart the investigation into the matter.

NEWS ANALYSIS

Indictment Presents Evidence Trump’s Actions Were More Blatant Than Known

The accounts in the 49-page indictment provide compelling evidence of a shocking indifference toward some of the country’s most sensitive secrets.

A Trump-Appointed Judge Who Showed Him Favor Gets the Documents Case

The surprise assignment of Judge Aileen Cannon could be a setback for prosecutors as they unveiled a sweeping classified files indictment.

Will Wildfires Like These Become the New Normal?

Canada’s devastating fires and toxic smoke might not recur every year, but the heat from climate change increases the risks of a wide range of disasters.