Regardless of the theme, these people just looked great.

The budget carrier announced that “‘all flights have been canceled, and customer service is no longer available,’ which, coincidentally, was also Spirit’s motto,” Stephen Colbert said.

Officials say competition between the countries is healthy. But tensions are mounting over energy quotas, regional conflicts and their different visions for the Middle East.

The University of Southern California wants to integrate artificial intelligence into fields like health care and the arts. Other universities are also using donations to focus more on A.I.

Trump officials and their Venezuelan allies have promised a new era of accountability to unlock Venezuela’s immense oil wealth. But the country’s oil industry remains a black hole.

We’re covering the cobblestone carpet.

Plus, the gowns — and the backlash — at the Met Gala.

France must decide what to do with two orcas marooned at a deserted marine park: move them to another park, or release them into an open-water sanctuary.

Dozens more were injured in the explosion, which appeared to be one of the country’s deadliest in recent years.

The Texas attorney general is heading into the runoff against Senator John Cornyn without the support of some of his longtime backers.

President Trump is endorsing candidates in a series of primary elections this month, trying to defeat incumbents in his own party who have crossed him. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains.

The historian Helena Rosenblatt traces the roots of liberalism and the values that many have forgotten.

They’re neither Never Trumpers nor independents, but they’re increasingly meh on MAGA.

The president is seeking political payback for Republican state legislators in Indiana who rejected his push to redraw the state’s political map last year.

He no longer feels a sense of ownership, but the program’s former host has harsh words for the network.

With his signature chain saw, Javier Milei became a MAGA superstar. At home, his state-slashing experiment is on the line.

Ohio’s unusual contest — with a little-known incumbent and a well-known challenger — shows how Democrats are hoping to capitalize on G.O.P. voters’ anger at the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

A New York Times reporter joined a group of cyclists on a route meant to break down Cape Town’s lingering racial and economic barriers.

The Los Angeles suspect was lonely and angry and felt “enslaved” by rich people, prosecutors say. After being romantically spurned, they say, he went into the mountains and lit a fire.

The Justice Department again appears to be using the investigative power of the federal government to rehash debunked claims that Democrats stole the 2020 election.

At a White House event for Small Business Week, he described the economy as “roaring” and predicted that gas prices would go down soon.

Louisiana voters who successfully challenged the state’s voting map as an illegal racial gerrymander had asked the justices to quickly return the case to the lower courts, clearing the way for a new map.

Doctors say that the virus, which is rare, can quickly progress from flulike symptoms to something far more serious.

The health secretary has long complained that Americans overuse psychiatric medications. New policies he is introducing aim to change that.

The National Park Service said the dump of debris, between the fourth and ninth holes, does not exceed environmental limits. Opponents disagree.

Here is the full list of winners and finalists.

The Washington Post won the award for public service, considered the most prestigious of the Pulitzers, for its coverage of the Trump administration’s overhaul of federal agencies.

The photographer Saher Alghorra reported on the Gaza conflict while enduring the dire conditions his images portrayed.

Lea Michele, Christine Ebersole, Jennifer Hudson, Kristin Chenoweth, Adam Lambert and 10 others reflect on their favorite belters.