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Planned in secrecy, the incursion was a bold move to upend the war’s dynamics and put Moscow on the defensive — a gambit that could also leave Ukraine exposed.

Arizona state troopers rescued Stitch, the giant sulcata tortoise, from an interstate highway after it escaped from its enclosure at a ranch.

The young protesters who felled an autocrat are now cabinet ministers and traffic cops, trying to restore order and chart a new future for a nation of 170 million.

The temperatures inside delivery trucks can reach twice the recommended threshold, but federal rules on drug storage conditions do not apply to the booming world of mail-order delivery.

The former estate of Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propaganda minister, is too expensive to keep and perilous to sell. No one knows quite what to do with it.

The government has reduced a backlog of applications that built up during the Trump administration. New citizens say they are looking forward to voting in November.

A week after the biggest foreign incursion into Russia since World War II, The New York Times visited one of the spots where Ukrainian forces stormed into Russia and surprised the defenders.

When the Democratic National Convention kicks off on Aug. 19, an array of art tied to the election season will greet visitors and Chicagoans alike.

The former president, in a series of social media posts, said that Vice President Kamala Harris had used A.I. technology to create images of fake crowds at her events.

An inquiry by Chiles’s coach led judges to adjust her score and give her a medal. A court ruled the inquiry came too late. Now, the I.O.C. wants her bronze back.

Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, who is Jewish, was subjected to intense opposition as Vice President Kamala Harris considered him for running mate.

In his first interview since ending his campaign, the president said it was imperative for the party to beat Donald J. Trump and accused him of being an ally of the Ku Klux Klan.

Mr. Walz, the Democrats’ vice-presidential nominee, taught in China and has visited the country around 30 times. But he has also been critical of the Chinese government’s human rights record.

Lofty condemnations of Donald Trump have given way to mockery. A tough interview with a top journalist? That can wait. Above all, Democrats are in a surprising place: on offense.

As the new school year starts, a wave of new laws that aim to curb distracted learning is taking effect in Indiana, Louisiana and other states.

The founder of The Free Press has built a new media empire by persuading audiences that she is a teller of dangerous truths.

Changing water levels and erosion are believed to have contributed to the collapse of the geologic feature, which was formed from 190 million-year-old Navajo sandstone, the National Park Service said.

Los profesionales de la salud mental y los educadores dicen que las películas son extraordinariamente útiles a la hora de proporcionar un lenguaje común que pueden utilizar con niños y padres.

The Venezuelan authorities have launched a nationwide sweep, called Operation Knock-Knock, that is targeting anyone even perceived to be challenging the autocratic president’s re-election.