Ms. Hochul, who ascended to the governorship in the depths of the pandemic, believes that New York is back. She hopes she has persuaded New Yorkers.

Also, the college admissions process is shifting once again. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

The president has made a big bet on a senator’s sister.

Regulators sent subpoenas to major Wall Street banks seeking information about the trading of Situational Awareness, three people briefed on the outreach said.

Analysts say Tehran could intensify the dispute militarily after the United States announced new efforts to squeeze Iran’s economy. One Iranian official vowed that “not a single drop of oil” would leave the gulf.

The Mexican man was sent to his home country after assisting federal law enforcement by testifying against Mexican drug cartels.

Mark Carney has chosen suffering, but he did what Canadians elected him to do.

Christina Stanton offers a very specific and deeply personal tour of the World Trade Center site to remind visitors what happened 25 years ago.

When OpenAI’s agents went rogue in July, they demonstrated ingenuity and drive beyond what many experts imagined — a dangerous harbinger of what such bots could do in the future.

Are we willing to regulate and enforce cannabis safety, especially to protect the most vulnerable among us?

The sailor, Joshua Aviles, was on his way home from the Middle East aboard the beleaguered aircraft carrier when he learned his father had been detained.

For Eon Huntley, who won his primary in New York in June, good clothes and populist policies go together.

Years ago, she donned a dinosaur costume to help make ends meet. Now she is a first-time Emmy nominee for her role in “Widow’s Bay.”

Republicans still have some clear advantages on the map, but President Trump’s unpopularity has opened the door for an outcome that once seemed far-fetched.

She is being tried on murder charges for killing her three young children. The tragedy has resurrected debates over whether such women are criminals or victims.