At the largest annual ferret show in the United States, a shrinking community fights to survive.

Given access to email, A.I. agents have started reaching out to the philosophers and researchers exploring deep questions about them.

The authorities in Nepal and Tibet said that more than 4,400 people were missing since a deadly Himalayan landslide and glacial collapse. Rescuers are searching for survivors.

After a glacial flood last year, Chinese officials strengthened defenses at a border crossing with Nepal. But last week’s “cascade of hazards” overwhelmed them.

At least $1 billion from anonymous donors is flowing into the midterm elections. Dark money is not new, but it now permeates nearly every major contest.

State officials say they worry about the Postal Service’s ability to deliver votes this fall. They are urging voters to mail their ballots early or use drop boxes so their votes count.

The renewed attacks were the latest sign that the war that began six months ago appears far from over.

The two-day summit of the 10-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Kyrgyzstan shows the limits of U.S. economic warfare.

A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society behaves this way,” one said, “that society is doomed.”

Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights unit, has extracted flashy agreements and personnel moves from big universities and sought to force states to turn over confidential voter data.