As a historian and diplomat, he gave intellectual shape to his people and made sure that they played a role in negotiating their future.

Also, a Michigan synagogue was attacked. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

Although he wasn’t blind, he sang in three different gospel groups known as the Blind Boys before making a splash on the R&B and pop charts.

Before he retired, Maj. Gen. William N. McCasland oversaw a research laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio.

After postponing launch opportunities in February and March, the agency determined that four astronauts could proceed toward the first crewed lunar journey in more than 50 years.

Despite locals’ concerns about noise and possible pollution, Mississippi is allowing Mr. Musk’s company to operate gas turbines there that will help power its chatbot.

A fifth of the world’s oil passes through the strait, making it a critical choke point in global commerce.

Washington, D.C., was warm and sunny on Wednesday. By Thursday, snow was falling.

The president called Mr. Paul, a boxer and provocative influencer, a “great guy” and predicted that he would run for an elected position.

The temple is one of the largest Reform institutions in America, with thousands of families and an early education center.

A gunman who killed one person and injured two others at the university in Norfolk, Va., had previously been convicted on terrorism-related charges.

The number of assaults and threats against Jews has increased in recent years, with anxiety growing further since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

Drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound have been hailed as miracle treatments. But one in 10 people are what scientists call “non-responders.”

The Trump administration is putting the weight of the federal government behind his false claims about the 2020 election in order to investigate key swing states ahead of the midterms. Nick Corasaniti, a New York Times reporter focusing on elections, homes in on the states that have become the prime targets and why.

Visitors are flocking to see a bonanza of wildflowers that has transformed this barren desert.

The case is mostly moot, a federal judge said, because the administration has resumed the flow of more than $200 million in funding that it had temporarily stopped.

A New Jersey jury found Harris Jacobs guilty of leaving the scene of an accident after he struck a pedestrian with his S.U.V. But jurors would not have the final word.

Many young people want to farm. They just can’t afford it.

To help us report an upcoming article, we want to hear about your cherished, prized or strange storage unit stories.

Countries already walloped by a breakdown of the international trading order, war in Ukraine and chaotic U.S. policymaking are facing potentially lasting economic damage.

The climate pattern known for intense heat, floods and drought is likely to develop this summer, raising questions about disaster preparedness.

Ahead of the Oscars on Sunday, Food and Film writers and editors recount the moments that filled them most.

A “red alert” involving the private Blue Ghost mission in lunar orbit a year ago highlights a growing number of incidents above Earth’s neighbor.

The globally acclaimed restaurant had the power and influence to remake restaurant culture. Instead, it perpetuated the darkest parts of that world.

The lopsided vote to approve the measure was a rare bit of election-year bipartisanship on a major affordability issue, but G.O.P. disputes and President Trump’s disinterest have left its fate uncertain.

James Fishback has managed to bring the paranoid, transgressive, meme-drunk spirit of the right-wing internet into the real world.

A series of private exchanges in the messaging system Slack were revealed as exhibits in the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against the concert giant.

“Sinners” and “One Battle After Another” have been neck and neck all season. Here’s what our expert thinks will go the distance.

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.