Lawyers representing the abuse survivors warned their clients that the archdiocese would most likely file for bankruptcy if they did not agree to the settlement.

One of Elon Musk’s abiding fears is that A.I. could one day threaten humans. But the jurors deciding his suit against OpenAI probably won’t hear about it.

In naming only an interim successor as acting attorney general, President Trump has established even greater incentives to execute his most extreme demands, current and former officials say.

The Louisiana secretary of state said the House primary election would be delayed after the court ruled the state’s congressional districts unconstitutional. The Senate primary will go forward on May 16.

The defense secretary testified on the eve of the 60-day mark of the war, a major statutory deadline for the president to withdraw forces or seek approval from Congress to continue the fight.

Also, Maine’s governor bows out of a crucial Senate race. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

An inmate said he discovered the note after Mr. Epstein was found injured in his jail cell, weeks before his death. It’s now locked in a courthouse.

The statue depicts a man marching with a flag that covers his face. It appeared in a section of London near statues of 19th-century British military and colonial figures.

Republicans were forced to use a special maneuver to steer around opposition in their own party and speed the measure to the floor, relying on Democratic cooperation to push it through.

The Lebanese militant group is attacking Israeli troops with explosive drones controlled by fiber-optic cables, like those commonly used in the war in Ukraine.

The Trump administration wants President Claudia Sheinbaum to arrest a Mexican governor. She is faced with few good options in response.

Wildlife experts have been tracking the Steller sea lion since he appeared last month at a popular tourist spot near the end of Fisherman’s Wharf.

The expected flood of new congressional maps is likely to produce fewer competitive districts, fewer ways for voters to hold elected officials accountable and more polarized politics.

In the 1960s, she invited an audience to cut off her clothes. As attacks on women’s rights escalate, “Cut Piece” and other decades-old works of feminist art feel more relevant than ever.

In this sequel, Andy (Anne Hathaway) and Miranda (Meryl Streep) encounter a series of crises that set the stage for a larger, existential catastrophe.

Two victims of Jeffrey Epstein will testify at the State Capitol next week in support of a bill that would enable them to seek punitive damages from his estate.

Black Democrats in the South already face steep challenges when seeking political office. But the Supreme Court’s ruling could be felt for a generation.

If President Trump flies to China as planned in May, the primary topic will clearly be the rippling economic effects of a war that Beijing has made clear it viewed as unnecessary.

Confronting the weirdness of a Waymo future.