One of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s closest confidants, Mr. Larijani emerged as the face of the government after Mr. Khamenei was killed.

The purported sighting in March 2006, covered by a local TV news station, made a lasting impression on the internet — and on Mobile, Ala.

Giving Michael B. Jordan and “KPop Demon Hunters” their due, to start.

Plus, the champion of “Swedish death cleaning” dies at 91.

President Trump’s words came amid a nationwide blackout and as a top Cuban official said his country would move to open the economy to foreign investors.

The first Trump administration defended cluster munitions as “legitimate,” but on Monday, Adm. Brad Cooper condemned them as “inherently indiscriminate.”

Snow, tornadoes, record-breaking heat, a dust storm — and that’s just last weekend. Here’s how to understand what’s going on, and the role climate change is playing in all of it.

Canada’s prime minister chooses pragmatism in a turbulent world, which means doing business with countries that do not share Canada’s democratic values. Some critics see this as weakness.

Given a list of 14 mismatches, they quickly picked Ben Platt in “Dear Evan Hansen.” But they took issue (loudly) with one of our choices.

In San Francisco, some passengers of autonomous taxis have experienced an unexpected hazard: being stuck in the vehicles when the cars are assaulted.

An open Senate seat and several crowded House races could measure the power of the grass roots to take on the deep pockets of super PACs.

In a new study, wild regent honeyeaters became vocal tutors, teaching their disappearing song to birds in a captive breeding program.

Katie Drummond has transformed the publication into a bright spot for Condé Nast with aggressive political reporting.

There are active test runs in Texas, and a handful of companies are banking on making a big entry into the market as early as next year.

A surge of weapons is flowing from the U.S. to Mexico. These firearms — sourced from gun shops, shows, websites and apps — are funneled across the border to fuel the country’s most violent crimes.

The data center, to be built between Buffalo and Rochester, will raise electric bills and harm a nearby tribal reservation, opponents argue. “I can’t think of one good reason for it,” a local resident said.

“The only war Trump had an exit plan for was Vietnam,” Kimmel remarked after the president said he would end the war in Iran when he “feels it in his bones.”

The early reality of the Iran war is not cooperating with President Trump’s bluster.

The United States has told Cuba that for meaningful progress to be made in negotiations, President Miguel Díaz-Canel must step down, said people familiar with the talks.

The “Sinners” star became the consensus pick as voters soured on Timothée Chalamet, the “Marty Supreme” lead. It helped that the winner is a bankable performer.

Richard Grenell once hoped to be President Trump’s secretary of state. Instead, Mr. Trump just replaced him as Kennedy Center president.

President Trump spoke to journalists for about 40 minutes before holding a news conference on Monday, offering a glimpse into his priorities.