Palestinian Gunmen Open Fire on Israelis in the West Bank, Officials Say

The Israeli military said two soldiers had been killed, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to launch a major offensive in the Israeli-occupied territory.Israeli soldiers standing next to one of the bodies of two armed Palestinian men after the exchange of fire on Friday.

A Adam Rasgon

Republicans Cut Taxes to Win the Midterms. It May Not Work Out.

Among the stakes in next month’s election is the long-running question of whether tax cuts can shape how people vote.Representative Mike Lawler campaigning this month in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. Mr. Lawler, a Republican, has made the higher federal cap on the state and local tax deduction central to h

A Andrew Duehren

How the Decline of Western NY Defined Kathy Hochul’s Politics

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s vision for New York has been largely shaped by her upbringing in a failing western New York town and her family’s move up from a trailer park to affluence.Gov. Kathy Hochul has won over the real estate community in New York City, but her politics and worldview remain products of

B Benjamin Oreskes

Ambush of Salvadoran Soldiers Escalates Haiti’s Anti-Gang Mission

With four soldiers missing, Haiti’s new Gang Suppression Force, already off to a rocky start, is facing its first crisis.The view from the cockpit of a helicopter flown by members of the Salvadoran contingent of the Gang Suppression Force during an aerial patrol last month over Port-au-Prince, Haiti

F Frances Robles

Chimps Steal Less Often From Their Friends, Even When Offered Pineapple

The discovery may hint at the roots of human norms around fairness and friendship.Chimp friendships are largely initiated by grooming. They are “popping pimples; they’re looking at little scabs; they’re scratching things,” Dr. Lewis said, behaviors that release bonding hormones like oxytocin.

T Taylor Mitchell Brown

Drivers Are Livid After Vote to Ban NYC’s Horse Carriages

The City Council voted 40 to 7 to ban the carriages from Central Park starting in 2028. But the carriage drivers vowed to fight their loss of livelihood in court.A ban on carriage horses has been debated for years but finally received the needed political support after a tourist died in a fall over

A Andy Newman, Dana Rubinstein and Andrea Barnes