The devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in Black River, Jamaica, reflects the broader destruction and rebuilding facing many Jamaican communities.

The two men face federal charges of planning a terrorist attack inspired by the Islamic State.

Rescue workers were trying to remove the man from the debris at the medieval tower, but said it was a dangerous operation. Another man was seriously injured in the collapse.

And why it matters so much to try.

She helped shape the band’s sound in the 1970s, a decade that took the band to new heights.

The consumer products giant reached a $40 billion deal to buy Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, despite a barrage of unproven claims from President Trump and others that use of the pain reliever during pregnancy can cause autism.

The Russian authorities canceled a festival in St. Petersburg, branding it “Satanist,” as part of a larger assault on anything viewed as a Western influence.

Two decades of sustained effort to build national self-reliance and minimize imports have antagonized trade partners but fortified what a senior adviser called Beijing’s “bulwark” against conflicts.

In New York City, there are about 600 food pantries scattered across the five boroughs and at least 90 percent are run by either a religious organization or a nonprofit connected to a place of worship.

An injection of $450 million for WIC comes as the Trump administration announced it would only fund partial benefits for another food aid program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, for November.

Zohran Mamdani’s opponents have portrayed his Democratic Socialists of America affiliation as unusual, but he is not the first New York politician — or would-be mayor — with ties to the group.

Facebook’s free dating service has 21 million users, more than the popular dating app Hinge, as the social network reinvents itself.

A pod of orcas in the Gulf of California has repeatedly hunted juvenile white sharks to feast on their livers.

Heather K. Gerken, a voting rights scholar and former dean of Yale Law School, plans to intensify its emphasis on democracy as it girds for attacks from the Trump administration.

Cody Campbell, an oilman, has spent millions paying students to play football at Texas Tech. Now he worries that people like him are ruining college sports.

The former special counsel has told people in his orbit he welcomes the opportunity to present the public case against the president denied to him by adverse court rulings and the 2024 election.

The literary titan is still publishing books, and still pushing envelopes, at 83. But you will not see him in the United States anytime soon.

Meet your artificial intelligence matchmakers. These A.I. tools are changing dating apps, so users don’t have to swipe through an endless scroll of profiles.

Emmanuel Carrère’s best sellers on Russia grew out of a deep affection. Since Moscow invaded Ukraine, he has traveled to the war-torn country to rethink his views.

The justices face a so-called legitimacy dilemma as they deal with a tricky legal dispute and a president who has made clear he would view defeat as a personal insult.

Democrats have shown up in greater numbers than Republicans in early voting as a close race for governor between Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli comes to a close.