Mr. Vargas Llosa, who ran for Peru’s presidency in 1990 and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010, transformed episodes from his personal life into books that reverberated far beyond the borders of his native country.

The Republican former congressman, who was narrowly beaten by Elissa Slotkin in a marquee Senate matchup in 2024, hopes to fill the seat being vacated by Senator Gary Peters.

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Outdated legislation prevented the police from rapidly correcting misinformation after a stabbing attack on a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last summer, lawmakers said.

Haina, a city just outside the Dominican capital, lost 25 people in the Jet Set disaster, including community leaders and cultural icons.

Tie the president to the people’s pain, and make the message local.

A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, fiscal fraud and the false sale of slaves.

As he strives to stay relevant, Matt Gaetz, the former Florida congressman, is showing how, in Trump World, political resurrection remains a possibility, no matter how low you go.

Meta’s chief has grown accustomed to tough questioning in courts and hearings, but an antitrust trial starting Monday could be more grueling, experts said.

Syria’s civil war drove a wedge between the residents of the small town of Maaloula, where two-thirds are Christian and one-third Muslim. Can they live together peacefully again?

Some cities discourage spring breakers, but towns along the Gulf Coast, where every dollar is crucial after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, were eager for an influx.

Geo Group, a private prison firm that makes digital tools to track immigrants, becomes one of the Trump administration’s big business winners as its tech is increasingly used in deportations.

Gov. Josh Shapiro was forced to evacuate with his family. The authorities have charged a man with attempted murder, arson and terrorism.

The women were set to travel on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, as part of the first all-female space crew in more than 60 years.

Nadine Menendez’s breast cancer diagnosis has held a powerful grip on the government’s bribery case against her and her husband, Robert Menendez, New Jersey’s disgraced former senator.

For companies that have shifted factory production from China to other countries, the latest tariffs have undermined their strategy while sowing paralysis.

National Grid, which owns the high-voltage electricity grid in England and Wales, is rebuilding it in a government-backed drive to attract investment and tackle climate change.

All six people on board the craft, operated by New York Helicopter Tours, died when it crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday.

The Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa was the world’s savviest and most accomplished political novelist.

Beijing has suspended exports of certain rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for the world’s car, semiconductor and aerospace industries.

The Trump administration will take Meta to court this week, continuing an aggressive effort to rein in the power of the biggest tech companies. Here’s what to know.