Working for six secretaries of state, he was known for explaining and defending U.S. foreign policy in a noncombative tone, without interjecting his own opinion.

The attacker, described as a “hacktivist,” shut down computer systems and stole student data last week.

The company’s name has become synonymous with a failure to adapt to the digital revolution. But overseas, its logo has become an unlikely retro fashion statement.

Here are five takeaways from New York City’s second experience with ranked-choice voting, and how it helped Zohran Mamdani secure a decisive victory.

Students said they had been overcharged for their educations as a result of incorrect data that they said the school had used to artificially inflate its ranking.

Mr. Mamdani roundly defeated Andrew M. Cuomo in the Democratic contest, widening his primary-night lead by a significant margin once ranked-choice tabulations were run.

The Nordic country for the first time has extended a lottery for compulsory military service to women in its latest move to expand its armed forces.

Brent Efron’s “boring” Tinder date wanted to hear all about his work at the Environmental Protection Agency, so Mr. Efron talked. If only he’d seen the hidden camera.

Small improvements in taxes are overshadowed by cuts to health insurance and other federal aid, resulting in a package favoring the wealthy.

Among the most expensive pieces of legislation in years, the Republican legislation could reshape the country’s finances for a generation.

A fire-and-brimstone preacher, he reached millions and made millions in a global enterprise before tumbling from grace over his encounters with a prostitute.

Towns and troops long accustomed to merciless bombardment are adjusting to an even denser pattern of attacks.

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome.

In the great dance between the two rivals, it’s getting harder to tell which of them is leading and which is following.