A Divided America Processes a War With Iran

As the war in Iran extends into its seventh week and a truce feels increasingly shaky, many Americans expressed bewilderment about a conflict that came with little warning.

J Jack Healy, Pooja Salhotra, Jazmine Ulloa, Anna Griffin, Emily Cataneo and Ruth Igielnik

US Blockade Stops Iran-Linked Ships From Crossing Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Central Command said that six vessels had complied with directions to turn around and re-enter an Iranian port.Vessels anchored in Muscat, Oman, last month. U.S. Central Command said a blockade on Iranian-linked ships would be enforced from the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, both east of the

P Peter Eavis and Eric Schmitt

Israel and Lebanon Talk, but Fighting Continues

Also, a Ukrainian city is bouncing back with Denmark’s help. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.The site of an Israeli airstrike that hit a residential building in Beirut last week.

M Matthew Cullen

Justice Dept. Moves to Vacate Jan. 6 Convictions for Far-Right Extremists

Defending the convictions would likely have required administration officials to assert that far-right groups were acting on behalf of President Trump on Jan. 6, 2021.President Trump released Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, from prison but did not grant him a full pardon.

A Alan Feuer

A New Accuser Says Eric Swalwell Sexually Assaulted Her

The woman said Mr. Swalwell, who resigned from Congress on Tuesday afternoon, raped her in a West Hollywood hotel room in 2018. She said she believed she was drugged.Lonna Drewes, left, said she had waited years to speak, because of “fear, not doubt.”

J Jill Cowan and Madison Malone Kircher

A Police Chief Had a $4.5 Million Gambling Problem. No One Knew.

New Haven’s police chief, Karl Jacobson, resigned abruptly after his deputies saw red flags, including missing money. He has pleaded not guilty to embezzling city money to gamble on sports.Karl Jacobson served as New Haven’s police chief for three years before his career unraveled.

H Hurubie Meko

Camp Mystic Hearing in Texas Weighs Reopening After Deadly Flooding

Testimony at a hearing this week has focused on what camp leaders knew and did as floodwaters rose in July, killing at least 116 people.Generations of girls have spent their summers at Camp Mystic, nestled along the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country.

J Jesus Jiménez

The $40 Half Chicken That Ruffled Brooklyn

A New York City councilman’s Instagram post is just the latest entry in a fierce debate about the price of dining out.It’s half a rotisserie chicken. What could it cost?

L Luke Fortney

Designer Fashion Hits the 2026 WNBA Draft

Fashion brands have taken note of the WNBA draft, described by Lauren Betts, the No. 4 draft pick, as the Met Gala of women’s basketball. Vanessa Friedman, our chief fashion critic, was there.

V Vanessa Friedman, Gabriel Blanco, Nikolay Nikolov, Laura Salaberry and Bernardo Garcia Elguezabal