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The U.S. outbreak is growing across 39 states. Hong Kong announced it would ban public gatherings of more than four people in response to a new wave of locally transmitted infections.

On the day of her arrest, Ms. Maxwell, a longtime companion of Jeffrey Epstein, refused to answer the door and fled to another room, according to a new court filing.

Jeff Sessions, the former attorney general, is making a last appeal to Alabama voters in an attempt to win back his old Senate seat. A new poll in Texas shows Joe Biden leading President Trump.

In meetings and conversations among colleagues, ESPN employees have criticized the career pipeline and diversity of top leadership, eliciting a promise from executives to do better.

The N.F.L. team in Washington announced the move on Monday and will continue its search for a new name and logo.

I know if I want to land more roles, I need to look white.

Neglecting aggression by Vladimir Putin inevitably invites more of it.

These aerial images, stunning in their abstraction, evoke a powerful sense of transcendence and tranquility.

A district court in Washington, D.C., put the execution of Daniel Lewis Lee on hold hours before it was to be carried out. The Justice Department immediately appealed.

The genderless, racially ambiguous and seemingly mute narrator of Catherine Lacey’s third novel makes the people of a Southern town nervous.

The largest study yet confirms that race, ethnicity, age and sex can raise a person’s chances of dying from Covid-19.

“I thought this was a hoax,” the man told his nurse, a hospital official said.

A new analysis puts the likelihood of an earthquake slightly higher than earlier forecasts, but researchers said there’s no reason to panic.

The child’s death capped another weekend of gun violence in New York City, where shootings in June and July have risen sharply.

More owners are permanently shutting their doors after new lockdown orders, realizing that there may be no end in sight to the crisis.

I’m positive that Trump’s toxic.

The recent assessment that Russia paid bounties to the insurgents to attack U.S. troops stunned many, but officials said the Kremlin’s outreach began almost a decade ago.

New legislation has chilled Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement — and potentially altered the city forever.

You can visit most of California’s state and national parks, but here’s what to know before you go.

When it comes to finding a vaccine for chlamydia, the world’s most common sexually transmitted infection, koalas may prove a key ally.

Oregon was sandwiched between two states that had big coronavirus outbreaks but managed to keep its numbers low. Until it couldn’t.

And what else you need to know today.

Ms. Preston was known for her role as a hardhearted fiancée of the Tom Cruise character in the 1996 film.

Kristin Urquiza, writing about her father’s death, pointed the finger at how state and federal leaders have handled the coronavirus pandemic.

Her lawyer, who issued a statement on the day of Mayor Park Won-soon’s funeral, is calling for an investigation into accusations of sexual harassment.

Daily virus cases are setting records and fears are rising that the economic recovery is fizzling. Investors seem unfazed.

During the pandemic, caregivers are being asked to do more than ever, from cleaning and cooking to teaching algebra.

Even with a pandemic raging, the president wants the Supreme Court to strike down the Affordable Care Act.

The socialite linked with Jeffrey Epstein is expected to appear in court Tuesday to face charges of facilitating the abuse of teenage girls.

He won’t overthrow the Constitution. But he might persuade Americans that democracy just does not work.

The Trump administration lifted a ban on sales of silencers to private overseas buyers that was intended to protect U.S. troops from ambushes. The change was championed by a lawyer for the president who had worked for a firearms trade group.

Even groups that regularly disagree on labor issues said there should be significant public investment in programs that can upgrade the skills of American workers.

I was a Watergate prosecutor. I know why he didn’t.

TV shows like “The Bold and the Beautiful,” “Riverdale” and “The L Word: Generation Q” are trying to figure out how to responsibly film physical intimacy in the time of coronavirus.

“Take care tonight/ Things might not look like this tomorrow.”

If residents who fled the virus for second homes aren’t counted, the city could lose out on crucial federal money — and congressional seats.

Amanda Zahui B. wanted to rush back to the U.S. after George Floyd’s death. But she realized there was work to be done back home.

A document sent by the search giant to Australian regulators argues that the company doesn’t control enough of the digital ad industry to overcharge customers or block competitors.

The world needs you. Here’s your chance.

The coronavirus pandemic is spiraling out of control, largely because of the president himself.

Administration officials moved to treat the nation’s top infectious disease expert as if he were a warring political rival, releasing a list of what they said were questionable statements he had made.

Adrian Wojnarowski, who is known for his “Woj bombs” of breaking news, emailed a different kind to a U.S. senator.

The president needs political help, and who better to give it than his political guru of many decades?

In a new memoir, Andy Mulvihill tells the story of the notorious New Jersey adventure land founded by his father.

A third of states have strict measures in place for visitors, from mandatory testing to quarantine requirements.

These expenses always eat away at savings balances, but as the pandemic drags on, savers should be especially aware of how to keep them down.

Daniel Mendelsohn discusses Mitchell’s career and new novel, “Utopia Avenue,” and Maria Konnikova talks about “The Biggest Bluff.”

Most New Yorkers who own a second-home hit the road as soon as the virus hit, but a few stayed behind.