Photos and video posted online showed the plane plunging to the ground and exploding. What led up to the crash was not immediately known.

Newlyweds and a woman celebrating a birthday were among the marathoners, some of whom were extending their Halloween festivities into race day.

The history of triumphal arches is long and messy. Where does Donald Trump’s proposed edifice fit in?

In the latest defeat for the Trump administration, the ruling dismisses a lawsuit that pre-emptively contested the results of a race that includes two candidates named Daniel Sullivan.

The Connecticut senator, who has been campaigning for fellow Democrats, has been viewed as a potential candidate for president in 2028.

Actors, reality stars and athletes are among those in the mass of runners. The comedian Tracy Morgan is the event’s grand marshal.

Curtis Malone ran a basketball powerhouse in Washington, D.C., before going to prison for drug dealing. Now he wants back in the game.

The outcome of the state’s ballot initiative for a billionaires tax could set the tone for the broader Democratic debate about how to raise more revenue.

A Times review of the president’s public speeches finds that he is more profane, more absolutist, longer-winded and less coherent than he was in 2016.

The election forecaster Nate Silver breaks down the likelihood of a G.O.P. wipeout.