Hundreds of people had rallied for the family in New York City after they were separated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in November.

Also, investigators seek a motive in killings at Brown and M.I.T. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

Karl Jordan Jr., godson of the musician, was convicted last year of murder in the service of a drug deal. The judge found that the government had not proved the motive.

The selection of Scott Beardsley by the G.O.P.-appointed board comes after the previous president resigned under pressure from the Trump administration. A new Democratic-appointed board could try to overturn the choice.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he did not know about the antisemitic posts and would not have hired the woman who made them if he had.

The bill, which would ensure that every train has a conductor and a driver, as most now do, was supported by the transit workers’ union and opposed by many transit advocates.

Omar García Harfuch is overseeing one of the most aggressive offensives in years against Mexico’s powerful criminal groups. Many before him have failed.

At a demonstration of devices designed to replace turnstiles, one rider got hit in the neck, and another sneaked through without paying.

In a previously undisclosed partnership, the Transportation Security Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement are sharing data to identify passengers on upcoming flights whom ICE can arrest. Our reporter Hamed Aleaziz, who learned of this partnership, describes what to know about it and the ICE arrests that have followed.

Passengers on Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road trains could face $8 fines if they keep waiting until after the train leaves to activate their mobile tickets.

The couple are gearing up for the Broadway opening of “Bug,” about a descent into paranoia and psychosis in a squalid motel room.

Our writers and photographers were on the ground to find out what makes the destinations on our annual list rise above the rest.

What’s the real cost of motherhood? Here’s what our readers said.