How Meta’s $17.1 Billion Social Media Settlement Came Together

State attorneys general spent months in negotiations. Then, as its legal losses mounted, the social media giant’s new top lawyer brought a huge settlement to the table.Meta’s $17.1 billion agreement with states followed losses in court over claims that the social media is addictive and harmful to ch

C Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan

Trump Says U.S. Has Deal for Control of Large Share of Venezuela’s Oil

The president said an agreement between the countries covered more than 65 billion barrels of reserves. A U.S. official said it would involve a partnership with a private company.An oil refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021. Venezuela’s president, Delcy Rodríguez, said a U.S. oil deal would hav

R Rebecca F. Elliott, Simon Romero and Edward Wong

Catastrophic Flood Exposes the Risks of Nepal’s Hydropower Bet

The loss of power-generating capacity has raised questions about an ambitious expansion of renewable energy in one of the world’s most hazard-prone mountain regions.A catastrophic deluge of ice and debris knocked out over 12 percent of Nepal’s hydropower capacity within minutes, striking a heavy blo

A Alex Travelli

Unstable Manhattan Building Had More Damaged Columns Than Previously Known

Drawings obtained by The New York Times and reviewed by engineers show insufficient reinforcements on eight more steel columns than previously known at a Manhattan building.More columns at the former Pfizer building had missing or insufficient reinforcement plates than was previously known.

J James Glanz and Simon Ducroquet

Fast Forward

How do we balance our desire for modern conveniences with our nostalgia for the uncomplicated felicity of our pre-internet past?

M Melissa Kirsch