A ruling Friday that derailed an investigation into the Federal Reserve chair at an exceptionally early stage showed the limits of President Trump’s campaign of legal retribution.

Jeffrey Epstein used his money and influence in the world of elite private schools to assist friends and acquaintances.

Plus, highlights from the Oscars.

We’re answering some of your questions about the war.

More than 12 million people are at risk from damaging winds and strong tornadoes, including in Washington, D.C.

After declining an invitation from President Trump, Pope Leo XIV will make a virtual appearance on July 3 at the National Constitution Center to accept its Liberty Medal.

Meteorologists are not mincing words in their forecasts for record-high temperatures in California and the desert Southwest.

On Tuesday, Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi is looking to take a major step toward becoming only the second Indian American elected to the Senate.

The weeklong fight over Iran’s next leader pitted the Revolutionary Guards against moderates. The generals won, but only over spirited resistance.

A local campaign against the small school reflects growing Islamophobia in conservative enclaves in America and among G.O.P. officials.

Rising vehicle prices, auto loan interest rates, and insurance and maintenance costs are making it harder for people to buy or keep cars.

The interim chief executives are trying to rejuvenate sales as the founder, Chip Wilson, engages in a proxy battle for the boardroom.

Workers are filing lawsuits against the countertop industry as cases of silicosis, a deadly lung disease, rise.

Harvard is the White House’s biggest target, but professors all over the country have been censoring themselves, avoiding provocative topics and rewriting grants.

Pakistani airstrikes have killed at least 75 civilians and displaced 115,000 in Afghanistan, with both sides vowing escalation and no talks in sight.

What began as a sex-trafficking investigation in Florida has gone on to spawn conspiracy theories and tarnish the legacies of influential people.

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In a Democratic primary, accusations are flying that allies of a hard-line pro-Israel group are trying to divide progressives, exploiting a broader rift in the party.

A protest in the city of Morón in central Cuba culminated in fiery vandalism at the local Communist Party headquarters.

As the conflict with Iran expands and intensifies, President Trump’s options — to fight on, or to move toward declaring victory and pulling back — both carry deeply problematic consequences.

A record-breaking snow drought has residents worried about much more than slushy slopes.

She invented the game nearly 80 years ago to distract children who were suffering in the hospital during a polio outbreak.

The writers of an Overlooked obituary about the game’s creator recount how they stumbled upon her and then proceeded to reconstruct her life.