School Shooting in Bend, Ore., Has Heroes and Pain, But Few Answers

The city of Bend, Ore., is praising those who worked to stop the gunman at Silver Rail Elementary School. The authorities are searching for answers.A growing memorial outside Silver Rail Elementary School the morning after a gunman killed three children and a teacher in Bend, Ore.

A Anna Griffin, Aaron West, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Chelsia Rose Marcius

Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Ousted After 5 Days

Her abrupt departure came after she was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.Katie Zacharia during her first briefing at the White House on Tuesday. She was ousted on Friday.

S Shawn McCreesh, Tyler Pager and Hamed Aleaziz

Trump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Law

The sanctions were part of a measure that was named after Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died in July.President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last year in Alaska.

A Alan Rappeport

When a Social Media Mob Came for Cornell’s Jane Doe

After a former student named seven men in a lawsuit saying they had sexually assaulted her, a movement gained steam online to reveal her identity.A former Cornell student’s lawsuit accusing members of a fraternity of sexual assault stirred anger and debate at the university and on college campuses n

D Debra Kamin, Amy Julia Harris, Ryan Mac, Emma Goldberg and Hurubie Meko

Cornell Board Presents United Front Amid Crisis Over Sexual Assault Allegations

While the powerful board appeared to back campus administration, some students protested against the backdrop of homecoming weekend.Inside the halls where Cornell University’s board of trustees gathered this week, there were no visible cracks in its unity.

S Sharon Otterman, Vimal Patel, Chelsia Rose Marcius and Benjamin Oreskes

How We Reported on the Cornell Case

In our first edition of The Backstory, a new newsletter about Times journalism, we’re diving into coverage of a rape allegation and talking to a critic who says we’re not tough enough on Trump.Students walk past the now shuttered Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University.

P Patrick Healy

Uncertainty Over Pope’s Health Fuels Familiar Debate Over Vatican’s Candor

By announcing his lung condition himself, Leo has been more forthcoming than many popes. But mysteries remain, prompting scrutiny of papal statements for hidden meaning.Pope Leo XIV at a torchlight procession last month in Lourdes, France. Vatican experts wondered if he already knew of his cancer di

E Elisabetta Povoledo

Russia Appears to Step Up Efforts to Influence U.S. Voters

One campaign has created social media posts focusing on U.S. support for Israel to sow discord ahead of the midterm elections.American officials say they have identified similar influence campaigns by Russia and others in years past, all trying to create discord over contentious topics.

J Julian E. Barnes, Dustin Volz and Steven Lee Myers

California Says D.O.J. System for Identifying Noncitizens Is Sloppy

State and local officials said that they received thousands of names lacking key identifying information, and that many of the names were paired with addresses over which they had no jurisdiction.Election Day for the primary in Huntington Beach, Calif., in June.

S Shawn Hubler and Nicholas Nehamas

Ilhan Omar’s Sister’s Phone Was Seized Before Search of Lawmaker’s Home

A criminal investigation into the lawmaker’s immigration process advanced after federal investigators reviewed family text messages from a seized phone.A Homeland Security officer carries a box from the Washington residence of Rep. Ilhan Omar, during a search on Monday.

E Ernesto Londoño, Alan Feuer and Hamed Aleaziz