Trump Is Urged to Act on Iranian Site Feared Impervious to Airstrikes

Little is known about Pickaxe Mountain, but some experts say it illustrates the impossibility of relying on force alone to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear bomb.A satellite image provided by Vantor shows the tunnel complex at Pickaxe Mountain in Iran last month. Last fall, satellite images reve

M Michael Crowley

She Made Sure Her Baby Was Born an American. Then Federal Agents Separated Them.

Diana Acosta Verde, who came into the United States illegally when she was six months pregnant, had to leave her baby at a hospital while she returned to a detention center.Diana Acosta Verde and her baby, Gael, at a farm in Honduras owned by her partner’s family earlier this month.

C Caroline Kitchener, Charo Henríquez and Hamed Aleaziz

Aging in a Brightly Lit, Big City: Jay McInerney, With a New Novel

In 1984, Jay McInerney was a famous, young, hedonistic novelist. Now 71, he is wistful as he wraps up his tetralogy about a couple whose city, and marriage, are tested by the pandemic.Jay McInerney, author of “See You on the Other Side,” at The Odeon restaurant in Tribeca.

D David Daley

Obama Urges Virginians to Vote ‘Yes’ on Redistricting Referendum

Democrats may win a referendum to give their party more House seats, but they are growing concerned — in part because of TV ads that might confuse voters about where the former president stands.Former President Barack Obama campaigning with Abigail Spanberger in November before her election as gover

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Texas Democrat James Talarico Is Out-Raising His G.O.P. Opponents

James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, has been amassing campaign cash as Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton still battle each other.Texas State Representative James Talarico at his victory party after winning the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in the Texas primary elect

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Starmer’s Credibility Just Took Another Body Blow Over the Mandelson Scandal

Prime Minister Keir Starmer appears to have been kept in the dark repeatedly over Peter Mandelson, the Jeffrey Epstein associate — fueling an image of weakness.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Paris on Friday. “That I wasn’t told that Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting when he’s appoi

M Michael D. Shear

How Do You Measure an A.I. Boom?

A chart created by METR, a nonprofit A.I. organization, has become an industrywide obsession as it measures the rapid development of big A.I. systems.METR’s chief executive, Beth Barnes, and its president, Chris Painter, at their Berkeley, Calif., office.

K Kevin Roose

Who Are D4vd and Celeste Rivas Hernandez?

The musician is known for creating the anthem for Fortnite. He was touring for his major-label debut when Ms. Rivas Hernandez’s remains were found in his car, officials said.The body of a girl was found in the front trunk of a Tesla belonging to the musician D4vd.

M Matt Stevens