Also, mediators rush to save the U.S.-Iran cease-fire. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

The total tripled his usual audience this season. But it is only about half of what Jay Leno and David Letterman attracted for their final episodes.

Republicans, seeing President Trump’s personal agenda diverging from their political interests, vented their outrage about paying those who threatened their lives on Jan. 6, 2021.

The change is likely to affect hundreds of thousands of people. It could also lead to more family separations as spouses or relatives wait for application decisions, immigration lawyers said.

President Trump’s eldest son was married in Palm Beach, Fla. The president described celebrations this weekend as a “small, little private affair.”

Forget complex schemes. There is an easier way to get revenue from the wealthy.

Pakistan and Qatar have dispatched teams to Iran under the looming threat of resumed war, after weeks of diplomacy failed to produce an agreement.

Mac Barnett, the national ambassador for young people’s literature published a manifesto aimed at adults. Then came the blowback.

Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is not planning to endorse his health and human services secretary, Xavier Becerra, or any other candidates in the race.

In recent days, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has taken actions that have made the relationship between his office and some Jewish New York leaders more fraught.

Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, made the donation after agreeing to an interview with lawmakers about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

The movement prompted a global reckoning about sexual harassment and sexual assault. But women taking the stand now are finding that defense teams are more aggressive.

The president, vice president and acting attorney general have offered a series of inaccurate claims to defend an unusual fund announced this week.

Irrigation canals around Boise have served as a rat superhighway, bringing an infestation so serious that health officials have floated declaring a public emergency.

The “Late Show” cancellation was a disappointment. But a surreally lovely final episode turned it into a cancellebration.

The director Jon Favreau narrates a sequence featuring a character who works at a food truck and is voiced by Martin Scorsese.

It draws from the Disney+ series. Here’s a reminder of the events of the show and how those fit into the larger franchise.

America is witnessing the greatest decimation of Black political power in over a century.

When people disappeared from the landscape, as they did during the pandemic, wild animals changed how they used space and resources, scientists found.

Maybe “Saturday Night Live” should go instead.