Kushner’s Business Got Loans from Companies After White House Meetings

Apollo, the private equity firm, and Citigroup made large loans last year to the family real estate business of Jared Kushner, President Trump’s senior adviser.

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China’s Censors Ban Winnie the Pooh and the Letter ‘N’ After Xi’s Power Grab

Censors swung into action after Mr. Xi’s bid to become leader for life resurrected memories of Mao’s personality cult and the feverish emotions that it created.

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U.S. Banks on Diplomacy With North Korea, but Moves Ahead on Military Plans

The American military is looking at everything from troop rotations to surveillance to casualty evacuations should it be ordered to take action against North Korea.

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Walmart to Raise Age to Buy Guns and Ammunition to 21

Walmart joined Dick’s Sporting Goods as the second major retailer to change its firearms policy on Wednesday amid a national debate on guns after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla.

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The Mystery Man Who Runs Italy’s ‘Five Star’ From the Shadows

Davide Casaleggio, a media-shy internet entrepreneur, is the Oz-like figure behind the curtain of the country’s leading party before Sunday’s elections.

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Spotify Files to Go Public on the New York Stock Exchange

Instead of a traditional public offering, the streaming music service will pursue a direct listing of its shares, which will be traded under the ticker symbol SPOT.

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Someone Forged a Nomination of Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. Twice.

The police in Oslo said they were in contact with the F.B.I. about the forgeries, which suggests that they originated in the United States.

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Georgia Teacher Fired Gun While Barricaded in Classroom, Police Say

No students were reported injured by gunfire. It appears the teacher, who was alone in the room, shot through a window, the authorities said. He was arrested.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Trump’s Worst: The Winners Are In!

The guys who like legroom stand out in the administration.

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Op-Ed Contributor: The Downsides (and Upsides?) of Aggressive Masculinity

Michael Ian Black addresses comments from readers about America’s broken boys.

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Gun Control, Florida, Hope Hicks: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

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Miami Superintendent Chosen to Lead New York City Schools

Mayor Bill de Blasio has chosen Alberto M. Carvalho, the superintendent of the Miami-Dade Public Schools, the nation’s fourth largest district, as his next schools chancellor.

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Trump Stuns Lawmakers With Seeming Embrace of Gun Control Measures

In a televised meeting in the Cabinet Room, the president appeared to stun giddy Democrats and stone-faced Republicans by calling for comprehensive gun control.

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Wayne LaPierre’s Unconstitutionalism

None of the rights in the Bill of Rights are absolute.

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Hope Hicks to Resign as White House Communications Director

Ms. Hicks, who had been considering a departure for several months, did not indicate what her next job would be, and it was unclear when she would leave.

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Op-Ed Contributor: Has Jared Kushner Conspired to Defraud America?

In the guise of pursuing U.S. foreign policy, maybe the president’s son-in-law was serving the financial interests of his family.

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Op-Ed Contributor: The Cruel Ploy of Taking Immigrant Kids From Their Parents

Using children as bargaining chips with parents who seek refuge in America is horrifying.

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On Campus: Ruth Simmons on Cultivating the Next Generation of College Students

A Q. & A. with the former president of Brown University and Smith College as she takes charge of a historically black university.

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Scott Blackmun Steps Down as Head of U.S.O.C. Under Pressure From Larry Nassar Case

A Congressional inquiry into the Olympic organization’s handling of allegations of sex abuse had intensified scrutiny of Blackmun, the chief executive.

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Asia and Australia Edition: Xi Jinping, Jared Kushner, Brexit: Your Thursday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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Rev. Billy Graham Lies in Honor at U.S. Capitol for Day of Remembrance

Politicians and other well-wishers gathered at the Capitol Wednesday to pay tribute to the Rev. Billy Graham, ahead of his funeral in North Carolina on Friday.

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Snowstorm Called ‘Beast From the East’ Sends Britons Scrambling

The storm shut schools, stranded drivers and disrupted trains and flights. But others said, “These Brits are so dramatic.”

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Immigration Agency Rails Against Oakland Mayor’s Warning of Raids

The ICE chief said Mayor Libby Schaaf’s announcement of impending arrests allowed hundreds to elude capture, and “was no better than a gang lookout yelling ‘Police!’”

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At the Capitol, Tributes to the Rev. Billy Graham

Politicians and other well-wishers gathered at the Capitol on Wednesday to pay tribute to the Rev. Billy Graham, ahead of his funeral in North Carolina on Friday.

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Trump Attacks Sessions Over Handling of Surveillance Abuse Allegations

The president scolded Mr. Sessions after he suggested that the Justice Department’s inspector general would look into accusations of surveillance abuses.

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Op-Ed Contributor: The Americans Left Behind by Deportation

The aggressive detention and removal of undocumented immigrants is having a devastating impact on their American children and spouses.

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Scared but Resilient, Stoneman Douglas Students Return to Class

For many, the first day of class since the massacre at their school offered a chance to show strength, but there was also dread of confronting the absence of friends lost.

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California Today: California Today: Should Bail Be Set Above What Defendants Can Pay?

Wednesday: What it costs to get out of jail in San Francisco, the Supreme Court’s blow to detained immigrants, and a study linking drinking to longevity.

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Dick’s, Major Gun Retailer, Will Stop Selling Assault-Style Rifles

The sporting goods company, responding to the school shooting in Florida, said it would also raise the minimum age for buying any gun to 21.

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Hungary’s Opposition Sees Hope After Orban’s Candidate Falls

The prime minister’s party suffered a surprising defeat in a local election just six weeks before a general election.

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Op-Ed Contributors: Corporate America Is Suppressing Wages for Many Workers

Pay stagnation is often caused not by market forces or trends but by employer design.

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Op-Ed Columnist: When the Cat’s Away …

Strongmen know not to worry that America will stand up to them.

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Op-Ed Columnist: The Rise of Woke Capital

How culture war became a tool of corporate self-interest.

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Security Clearance, N.R.A., Ben Carson: Your Wednesday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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Hope Hicks Acknowledges She Sometimes Tells White Lies for Trump

Ms. Hicks, the White House communications director, told lawmakers investigating Russia’s election interference that she has not lied about matters relevant to their inquiry.

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Tourist From New York Is Arrested in Japan as Woman’s Body Parts Are Found

The man was being interrogated about the woman’s disappearance when he provided information that led to the grisly discoveries, the police told Japanese news media.

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As Xi Tightens His Grip on China, U.S. Sees Conflict Ahead

Whether it is saber-rattling in the South China Sea, proselytizing on American campuses or censorship of the web, China has alienated one constituency after another.

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In N.R.A. Fight, Delta Finds There Is No Neutral Ground

A conservative backlash highlighted the challenge confronting corporations that are struggling to cater to both ends of America’s political and cultural poles.

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Most Americans Want More Gun Control. Why Doesn’t It Happen?

Polls show solid support for stricter laws, especially after mass shootings. But there are also deep disagreement, staunch opposition and growing disenchantment with gun control.

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Big and Small, N.R.A. Boycott Efforts Come Together in Gun Debate

From individual Twitter posts to orchestrated efforts by advocacy groups, the protests against the gun lobby have coalesced into a powerful movement.

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Gun Control Bills, Including Program to Arm Teachers, Race Through Florida Legislature

Florida lawmakers are considering funding a voluntary program that would allow school staff, including teachers, to carry concealed weapons on campus.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Gun Smoke and Mirrors

Age limits for buying semiautomatic weapons and bump-stock bans are inadequate. Throwing people who seem “off” into mental hospitals is insane.

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West Virginia Teachers’ Strike Ends With a Promise to Raise Pay

Union leaders said they accepted Gov. Jim Justice’s promise of pay raises and a task force to tackle high insurance costs. Schools are set to reopen Thursday.

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Harper Lee’s Will, Unsealed, Adds Only More Mystery to Her Life

In a will that she signed days before she died, Ms. Lee assigned her literary assets to a trust.

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Contributing Op-Ed Writer: A Certain Party’s Gift for Self-Immolation

If you dream about the Democrats restoring national sanity, my advice is to stay away from the race in the seventh congressional district of Texas.

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Letters: Trump as Student Savior? Not Buying It

Readers have a hard time picturing the president running unarmed into a school to save students, as he said he would.

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Editorial: Xi Jinping Dreams of World Power for Himself and China

Decades of hope that China might join a global liberal order are dashed. He can be president for life, as China becomes more dominant in the world.

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Jared Kushner, N.R.A., Syria: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

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The Artist’s Life: The Artist Has a Cavity

How works by some of New York’s most famous contemporary artists ended up in your neighborhood dentist’s (and doctor’s and lawyer’s) office.

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In Germany’s Car Capital, the Unthinkable: A Ban on Cars

A court ruling has shaken Stuttgart, where it may soon be illegal to drive a diesel-powered Mercedes in parts of the city.

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Ben Carson’s HUD, Planning Cuts, Spends $31,000 on Dining Set for His Office

Mr. Carson’s wife is accused of pressuring officials at the Department of Housing and Urban Development for an expensive redecoration of his office.

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Jared Kushner’s Security Clearance Downgraded

The president’s adviser and son-in-law lost his top-secret clearance, a White House official and another person familiar with Mr. Kushner’s situation said.

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Op-Docs: 2,300 Miles to Work

An illustrator captures one of the world’s largest migrations.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Donald Trump, Manly He-Man

We need a new model of masculinity. It won’t come from this president.

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Parkland Massacre Thrusts Guns into the Midterm Spotlight

Lawmakers in both parties are recalibrating their positions on gun control in the wake of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

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No Bail Hearings for Detained Immigrants, Justices Rule

In a rare move, Justice Stephen G. Breyer dissented from the bench, saying the majority was violating fundamental constitutional principles.

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Asia and Australia Edition: Syria, Global Warming, Taiwan: Your Wednesday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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As Xi Jinping Extends Power, China Braces for a New Cold War

The Chinese leader has new authority to pursue his drive to make China a dominant global power — even if it risks putting Beijing in conflict with Washington.

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German Court Rules Cities Can Ban Vehicles to Tackle Air Pollution

The country’s highest administrative court ruled that diesel vehicles may be banned from city streets as part of efforts to improve air quality.

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Contributing Op-Ed Writer: It’s Not a Disaster Movie. It’s Reality.

Another week, another set of threats against transgender Americans.

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Tempers Flare as Panama Hotel Owners Try to Oust Trump Company

Officials said they would investigate a dispute between the owners of a Panama City hotel that carries the Trump name and the Trump Organization.

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Saudi King Shakes Up Military and Security Leadership

The royal decrees appear intended to elevate a new generation of leaders as the kingdom undergoes sweeping changes in military, security and economic policy.

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Toilet Paper Shortage Strikes Taiwan Amid Pricing Panic

Retailers are having difficulty keeping the daily necessity in stock, as plans for price increases have sent consumers flocking to stores.

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A Homeless Camp in Our Back Yard? Please, a University Says

Prospective students at Seattle Pacific University know when they first tour the campus that, at some point, “they’re going to encounter what it means to be around homelessness.”

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Fed Chair Powell Indicates He’ll Keep Bolstering Growth in Public Debut

Mr. Powell, in prepared testimony before the House, said the economy was healthy and that he planned to continue the Fed’s current course.

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California Today: California Today: Some Central Valley Crops Imperiled by Cold

Tuesday: “There will be damage,” a grower warns, the Supreme Court turns down a DACA request, and a decades-old Jewish deli makes a change.

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What Are States Doing About Gun Violence After the Florida Shooting?

It is not just in Florida, where a mass shooting is prompting lawmakers to take up gun control legislation. It is happening across the country.

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You Might Be a Gun Owner — Even if You Don’t Possess a Weapon

Many Americans are financially connected to the firearms industry through retirement plans or index funds that own stocks in gun companies.

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German Court Rules Cities Can Ban Vehicles to Tackle Air Pollution

The country’s highest administrative court ruled that diesel vehicles may be banned from city streets as part of efforts to improve air quality.

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Editorial: We All Must Live With Mitch McConnell’s Proudest Moment

A Supreme Court case on public-sector unions is a reminder of why it matters how Justice Neil Gorsuch landed on the court.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Either a Conspirator or a Sucker

If Trump didn’t know that Russia had infiltrated his campaign, he should have.

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The Conversation: Will We Ever Stop With the Political Games?

Pyeongchang and Parkland raise questions about Washington.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Death Penalty Madness in Alabama

It is time to grant Doyle Lee Hamm, survivor of the execution chamber, clemency.

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Vietnam '67: When Walter Cronkite Pronounced the War a ‘Stalemate’

The nation’s most trusted news anchor had not been critical of the Vietnam War. A visit to Hue during the Tet offensive changed his mind.

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U.N. Links North Korea to Syria’s Chemical Weapon Program

An unreleased report says North Korea has evaded United Nations sanctions, providing Syria with materials for chemical weapons.

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Trump Opens Door, Just Slightly, to Talking With North Korea

“We want to talk also,” the president said. But hours later, the top U.S. diplomat on North Korea abruptly announced his departure.

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Billy Graham Warned Against Embracing a President. His Son Has Gone Another Way.

Evangelicals like Franklin Graham are locked in a tight embrace with the president and the Republican Party. Some are now asking if the movement has gone astray.

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New York Today: New York Today: Protecting the Reservoir That Made Brooklyn

Tuesday: A local treasure on the National Register of Historic Places, splendid weather and hidden city reservoirs.

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Florida, Comcast, Delta Air Lines: Your Tuesday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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Jeremy Corbyn, Backing a ‘Soft’ Brexit, Takes Aim at Conservatives

By embracing a customs union with the European Union, the leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party seeks to exploit deep fissures in the Tory cabinet.

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Comcast Makes Competing Bid for Control of Sky

The all-cash offer could potentially derail 21st Century Fox’s efforts to acquire full control of the British satellite broadcaster.

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Italy Is Having an Election. Most Italians Are Too Depressed to Care.

Despite improvements, Italy’s economy remains moribund for millions of working people — a source of contempt about approaching national elections.

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Melania Trump Parts Ways With Adviser Amid Backlash Over Inaugural Contract

The Trumps were upset when they learned that an adviser to the first lady had won a $26 million contract to help plan the president’s inauguration.

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A Governor Is Charged With ‘Invasion of Privacy,’ but What Does That Mean?

Lawyers for Gov. Eric Greitens of Missouri say a statute was never meant for a case like the governor’s. Passed in the 1990s, it has seldom been used.

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Georgia Republicans Vow to Kill Airline Tax-Cut Bill After Delta Ends N.R.A. Discount

A proposed $50 million tax break on jet fuel which would primarily benefit Delta is in jeopardy after the airline eliminated a discount for the N.R.A.

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Maddy Wilford, Shot 3 Times in Parkland, Is ‘So Grateful to Be Here’

Emergency responders had to check for signs of life when they found the 17-year-old. On Monday, a cast on her arm was the only outward sign of her injuries.

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Sheriff’s Deputy Defends Actions in Florida Shooting, Denying He Was a ‘Coward’

Scot Peterson, the only armed sheriff’s deputy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, told his lawyer he thought the shooting suspect was outside the building.

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Contractors Are Leaving Puerto Rico, Where Many Still Lack Power

The Army Corps of Engineers is telling its electrical restoration contractors to start scaling back their work, frustrating residents who may still be months away from getting their power back.

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How a Deal to Sell the Weinstein Company Fell Apart

On Feb. 10, it seemed that a sale involving the Weinstein Company was on the verge of being completed. It has since collapsed and the finger-pointing has begun.

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Op-Ed Contributor: Can the United States Search Data Overseas?

A Supreme Court case asks where the government’s right to examine digital evidence ends.

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Op-Ed Columnist: A Generation Emerging From the Wreckage

On college campuses, students express diminished expectations and little faith in big institutions, yet they aren’t hopeless.

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Op-Ed Columnist: The Force of Decency Awakens

Something big is happening, and bad men in power should be very, very afraid.

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Companies Use Tax Cut Savings to Buy Their Own Shares

The maneuver is good for companies’ stock prices, but it may not help the overall economy — undercutting a central goal of the tax cuts.

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Slovak Journalist Found Shot to Death at Home

Jan Kuciak’s fiancée was also killed. The killings appeared related to his coverage of tax evasion and corruption in Slovakia.

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Defense Rests Its Case in Major New York Corruption Trial

After mounting a relatively brief defense case, lawyers for Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to Governor Cuomo, rested on Monday.

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Trump, DACA, Roger Goodell: Your Monday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

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Lines Out the Door and Strong Sales at Tampa Gun Show

As calls for gun bans intensify after the Parkland shooting, some sellers proudly display AR-15 semiautomatic rifles but say they support some limits.

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Roger Goodell Expected to Fine Jerry Jones Millions of Dollars

The Dallas Cowboys owner had aggressively challenged the commissioner’s new contract and the treatment of the star running back Ezekiel Elliott.

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Trump Says He Would Have Rushed In Unarmed to Stop School Shooter

President Trump said the nation needs to consider opening more mental health institutions to avert mass shootings, and he castigated the Florida police response.

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Asia and Australia Edition: Xi Jinping, Syria, North Korea: Your Tuesday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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Rewrite Iran Deal? Europeans Offer a Different Solution: A New Chapter

The Europeans are creating an add-on agreement that would extend the existing deal with tighter restrictions, hoping that it will satisfy President Trump.

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Op-Ed Contributor: Striking a Blow for the Big Guys

If the Supreme Court rules against unions in Janus v. Afscme, it will be devastating for working people and a victory for corporations and the rich.

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Ivanka Trump Calls Question About Father’s Sexual Misconduct ‘Inappropriate’

“I don’t think that’s a question you would ask many other daughters,” Ms. Trump, a presidential adviser, said. “I believe my father.”

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Erdogan Tells a Weeping Girl, 6, She’d Receive Honors if Martyred

With Turkish armed forces engaged in a difficult battle in Syria, the president tried at a rally to bolster confidence.

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Op-Ed Contributor: My Teachers Saved Lives

Maybe heroism can’t be taught, but preparedness certainly can be. Every teacher should have training for a school shooting like mine did.

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Civil Rights Act Protects Gay Workers, Appeals Court Rules

The case, which stemmed from the firing of a Long Island sky-diving instructor, hedged on whether the law covered sexual-orientation discrimination.

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Op-Ed Contributor: If You’re a Patriot and a Christian, You Should Support the Dream Act

Catholic bishops are calling on all those of good will to demand action to protect these young Americans.

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With Xi’s Power Grab, China Joins New Era of Strongmen

Xi Jinping’s grab for power without term limits is the biggest move yet in a global shift by Putin, Erdogan and others toward unabashed authoritarianism.

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Justices Turn Down Trump’s Appeal in ‘Dreamers’ Case

In an unusual move, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to hear the case before an appeals court had ruled.

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California Today: California Today: 4 Takeaways From the State’s Democratic Convention

Monday: Senator Dianne Feinstein falls far short of the state party’s endorsement, the Weinstein Company will file for bankruptcy, and a “bodega” debate.

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Op-Ed Contributor: The Consequences of Judicial Activism on the Supreme Court

Justices might impose right to work on all public employees — and cause chaos for their workplace issues.

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Op-Ed Columnist: America Is the Gun

We have long venerated the gun and valorized its usage.

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Contributing Op-Ed Writer: The Pain of Loving Old Dogs

It’s hard to know what to do when age brings a faithful companion so much fear and suffering.

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President Xi Jinping’s Rise in China, as Covered by The Times

With a proposed end to term limits, Mr. Xi could be around for much longer. Here’s an overview of how he came to command China.

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Coal Country Divides Over an Unrepentant Boss’s Senate Bid

In West Virginia, the name of Don Blankenship, former head of Massey Energy, can evoke hopes for bygone prosperity or the anguish of a deadly disaster.

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Feature: How Long Can John Kelly Hang On?

Last year, Democrats and Republicans alike agreed that if anyone could bring order to the Trump administration, it was the retired four-star Marine general. Were they wrong?

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Kurdish Leader Is Arrested in Prague at Turkey’s Request

Salih Muslim, the foreign affairs spokesman for the United States’ Kurdish allies in Syria, was detained in the Czech Republic after an extradition request.

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Xi Jinping, Winter Olympics, Weinstein Company: Your Monday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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Europe Edition: Syria, Samsung, Xi Jinping: Your Monday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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Weinstein Co. Will File for Bankruptcy After Deal Talks Collapse

The film and television studio has been struggling in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein, its co-owner.

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Sridevi Kapoor, Bollywood’s First Female Superstar, Dies at 54

Sridevi, a veteran of some 300 films in five languages, captivated audiences with her large, expressive eyes and her comic timing.

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Barnaby Joyce Resigns as Michael McCormack Becomes Australia’s New Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Joyce, a brash conservative closely identified with rural voters, has been battling a series of scandals that started earlier this month with his admission of an affair with a former staffer who is pregnant.

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News Analysis: President Xi’s Strongman Rule Raises New Fears of Hostility and Repression

The decision to open a path to a third term for Mr. Xi has injected new uncertainty into international politics.

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Florida Students Return, Gingerly, to Their Scarred High School

The campus in Parkland, Fla., where 17 people were killed, reopened on Sunday for students and their families to retrieve belongings, reunite with friends and brace themselves for classes to resume.

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Is This the Moment for Gun Control? A Gridlocked Congress Is Under Pressure

Lawmakers have no clear consensus on even incremental changes to gun restrictions, let alone more sweeping legislation.

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Lower Oil Prices Force Saudis to Widen Their Circle of Friends

The need to recharge its economy gives the kingdom new reasons to make common cause with China and Russia — overtures Washington is willing to accept.

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Editorial: Well-Heeled Investors Reap the Republican Tax Cut Bonanza

Businesses are buying back stock to boost prices, giving dividends and pursuing mergers, not raising wages.

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Op-Ed Contributor: Why Trudeau Needs Trump

The Canadian prime minister garners support at home as a foil to his United States counterpart.

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Op-Ed Columnist: The Left is Energized. Now It Needs to Vote.

Progressives don’t vote as often as conservatives do, which makes turnout the biggest opportunity for the new progressive movement.

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Op-Ed Contributor: Are Hospitals Becoming Obsolete?

More patients can be treated at home or in doctors’ offices, and that’s a good thing.

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Sharp Words Over Wall Halt Plans for Mexican President to Visit White House

A call between President Enrique Peña Nieto and President Trump descended into a quarrel over the wall, a topic that is fraying relations and blocking progress on vital issues.

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After Parkland, a Flood of New Threats, Tips and False Alarms

The school shooting in Parkland, Fla., has captivated the nation, prompting a flurry of new threats as well as heightened attention to any sign of trouble.

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F.D.A. to Expand Medication-Assisted Therapy for Opioid Addicts

The agency will embrace treatment that “does not require the patient to be totally clean at every visit,” as long as the patient shows continuing improvement.

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Despite U.N. Cease-Fire, Syrian Forces Begin New Attacks in Rebel-Held Enclave

There were reports of a suspected chlorine attack by government forces, with one child killed in eastern Ghouta and 11 people suffering symptoms.

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At French Outpost in African Migrant Hub, Asylum for a Select Few

France is screening migrants before they take a perilous trip across the Mediterranean. A few get a plane ticket. For everyone else, the message is: Stay home.

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Op-Ed Contributor: I’m Glad I Got Booed at CPAC

I spoke the truth for the sake of every conservative disgusted by what has happened to our movement.

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Behind a Key Anti-Labor Case, a Web of Conservative Donors

A coordinated push by some of the right’s biggest contributors has paved the way for a Supreme Court decision that could cripple public-sector unions.

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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: Highlights and Photographs

The Olympic Games came to a conclusion with the closing ceremony at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium.

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Asia and Australia Edition: Xi Jinping, National Rifle Association, Syria: Your Monday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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The One Sport That Made Replay as Exhilarating as the Sport Itself

By luck or design, short-track speedskating has created double doses of suspense with its use of replay review. There’s the finish, then the review.

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Can South Korea’s Leader Turn an Olympic Truce Into a Lasting Peace?

President Moon Jae-in scored a potential diplomatic breakthrough when a senior North Korean official told him that the North was willing to open dialogue with the United States.

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Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Real Men Get Rejected, Too

We need to free boys from shame, and teach them that masculinity isn’t about domination.

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Op-Ed Columnist: The Edges of Reason

The curiosity that Steven Pinker’s vision of enlightenment leaves out.

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Editorial Observer: The Afrofuturism Behind ‘Black Panther’

The film, which had a wildly successful first week at the box office, draws inspiration from a movement of black artists imagining possible futures.

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Opinion: In Donald Trump, Evangelicals Have Found Their President

The president has delivered wins time after time for Christians.

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Under Pressure, Florida Sheriff Defends ‘Amazing Leadership’

Sheriff Scott Israel of Broward County said he will not resign, despite mounting questions over how his office handled the Parkland school shooting.

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In Blow to Dianne Feinstein, California Democrats Won’t Endorse Senate Run

Democrats at the party convention threw their support behind Kevin de León, the Democratic leader in the California Senate, who has been running an insurgent campaign.

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Moments Large and Small in a Memorable Olympics

Members of The New York Times Olympic staff share their favorite moments from the Pyeongchang Games.

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With Olympics Over, Team Korea Goes Back to Being 2 Countries

Athletes from North and South Korea waved the flags of their own countries as they arrived for the closing ceremony. Only time will tell whether Olympic diplomacy has had a lasting effect.

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Florida’s Marco Rubio Finds Himself at Center of Gun Debate, Again

The senator has struck an unsteady balance between firmly supporting gun rights and appearing proactive in response to atrocities at home, with mixed results.

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Why Markets Have Gotten So Jumpy

To understand the wild swings on Wall Street, consider a farm town, a long drought and the cost of flood insurance.

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Indicted Missouri Governor Resists Pressure to Resign

Gov. Eric Greitens faces an invasion of privacy charge and calls from fellow Republicans to quit. Lawmakers said they could take steps toward impeachment.

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Editorial: Let Cities Open Safe Injection Sites

State and local governments should pass laws to protect facilities that help curb overdose deaths, in the face of the Trump administration’s threats.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Am I Going Blind?

My eyesight is in jeopardy. But I see some things more clearly than ever.

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Contributing Op-Ed Writer: The Misguided Drive to Measure ‘Learning Outcomes’

Colleges should stop trivializing the transmission of knowledge.

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Opinion: Doctors, Revolt!

What I learned when a famous 96-year-old physician became my patient.

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Opinion: Sasha Cohen: An Olympian’s Guide to Retiring at 25

One thing I have learned is that the rules for life are different from the rules for sports.

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Opinion: Black Hair’s Blockbuster Moment

The sublime uprightness of black hair in its natural state has returned as a symbol of political consciousness.

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North Korea Is Willing to Talk With U.S., South’s Leader Says

The move would be a potential diplomatic victory for President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, who has been urging the two countries to talk.

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Florida, Rick Gates, Olympics: Your Weekend Briefing

Here’s what you need to know about the week’s top stories.

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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: Live Updates and Photographs

The Olympic Games come to a conclusion with the closing ceremony at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium. Stay here for live updates, photographs and analysis.

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Anti-Fascist Protesters Rally in Italy as Mussolini’s Heirs Gain Ground

The violent nationalism that fueled the dictator’s rise has returned with force as critical elections loom. But it has also spurred a nascent countermovement.

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Outspoken and Precocious, Florida Students Struggle With Loss When the Cameras Turn Off

Even as they raise millions of dollars and plan nationwide rallies to stop gun violence, students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School struggle with nightmares.

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On Skiing: For the Moment, Mikaela Shiffrin Is Looking a Little Lonely at the Top

At the Pyeongchang Olympics, Lindsey Vonn and Shiffrin accounted for all three American medals in Alpine skiing. And Vonn is headed toward the exit.

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China Moves to Allow Xi to Stay in Power by Abolishing Term Limit

China’s Communist Party has proposed revising the nation’s Constitution to end a two-term limit, which would allow Xi Jinping to remain president, perhaps indefinitely.

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5 Takeaways From the Release of the Democratic Memo

The Democratic memo released on Saturday was written to counter Republican claims that law enforcement officials had abused their powers.

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Russians Won’t Get to March Under Their Flag at the Olympic Closing Ceremony

The International Olympic Committee voted on Sunday to delay lifting a doping ban on Russia until all drug test results from the 2018 Games are in. More than 160 Russians competed neutrally in Pyeongchang.

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As Medals Pile Up, Norway Worries: Are We Winning Too Much?

After a historic performance at the Olympics, some Norwegians fret that they dominate their favorite sport so much that they are ruining it.

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At the Olympics, Motherhood Skis Away With a Gold and a Bronze

The American cross-country skier Kikkan Randall took gold and a Norwegian counterpart, Marit Bjoergen, took third in the same race. Both have very young sons.

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Opinion: I Was a Marine. I Don’t Want a Gun in My Classroom.

The presence of a firearm is always an invitation to violence.

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Tech Envisions the Ultimate Start-Up: An Entire City

Silicon Valley wants to save cities. What could go wrong?

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Op-Ed Columnist: This Snake Can’t Shed His Skin

A grim reptilian fable about a leader who’s not able.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Paroling the Spanish Prisoner (Wonkish)

The economics of the euro were as bad as expected, but it has proved politically durable.

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Loose Ends: Wanted: A Personal Assistant for Some Unconventional Tasks

Qualified applicants only.

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Volkswagen Settles Emissions Lawsuit in U.S.

The case would have been the first to go to trial involving the German automaker’s emissions scandal.

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Trump Endorses G.O.P. Fight to Keep Gerrymandered Congressional Map

President Trump, calling the Pennsylvania ruling “very unfair to Republicans and to our country,” said that the decision should be appealed to the Supreme Court.

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European Ex-Officials Deny Being Paid by Manafort to Lobby for Ukraine

Mr. Manafort paid 2 million euros to former European officials to lobby for Ukraine’s then pro-Russian government, a new indictment says.

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A List of the Companies Cutting Ties With the N.R.A.

Several companies — including Delta Air Lines and MetLife — have ended partnerships with the National Rifle Association after the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla.

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Russia, the Olympics’ Awkward Guest

Despite the country being barred from the Winter Games, Russian athletes and fans showed up and had a good time.

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Cuomo Dodges Order by Taking Campaign Money From State Appointees

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has received about $890,000 from people he has appointed to state boards, in spite of an executive order he approved in 2011.

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2 Weeks After Trump Blocked It, Democrats Release Rebuttal of G.O.P. Memo

House Democrats made public a heavily redacted memo that was drafted to counter Republican claims of surveillance abuses against a former Trump campaign aide.

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Opinion: Wearing My Dying Mother’s Clothes

Her illness essentially doubled my wardrobe. I obviously had mixed feelings about that.

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Opinion: In Donald Trump, Evangelicals Have Found Their President

The president has delivered wins time after time for Christians.

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News Analysis: Why People Love to Jump Off Cliffs

High-risk sports enthusiasts say that the thrills are worth the danger.

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What Makes #NeverAgain Different?

The protests calling for stricter gun control measures come on the heels of other youth movements, but the momentum they have gained makes them stand out.

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News Analysis: Mueller Is Gaining Steam. Should Trump Worry?

President Trump and his aides say they are not worried because none of the charges implicate the president. Yet the inquiry seems to be leading to a larger, as yet undefined, goal.

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How Skadden, the Giant Law Firm, Got Entangled in the Mueller Investigation

The guilty plea of one of Skadden’s lawyers has cast a spotlight on its work for a Russia-aligned former president of Ukraine, and its advice to other firms.

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Cuomo Dodges Order by Taking Campaign Money From State Appointees

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has received about $890,000 from people he has appointed to state boards, in spite of an executive order he approved in 2011.

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European Ex-Officials Deny Being Paid by Manafort to Lobby for Ukraine

Mr. Manafort paid 2 million euros to former European officials to lobby for Ukraine’s then pro-Russian government, a new indictment says.

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The True Source of the N.R.A.’s Clout: Mobilization, Not Donations

The group is often perceived by opponents as bankrolling its preferred candidates. But its influence is derived from a muscular electioneering machine.

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After a Massacre, a Question of One More Death: The Gunman’s

Nikolas Cruz’s guilty plea would spare his life and the community a lengthy trial. Will the prosecutor take him up on it?

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West Virginia Teachers, Protesting Low Pay, Walk Out

Public schools across the state were closed Thursday and Friday as teachers protested their low salaries, which are 48th in the nation, and the high costs of health care.

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Opinion: Guns and Opioids Are American Scourges Fueled by Availability

Alarming numbers of people are dying because of vast supplies of firearms and drugs — and the mistaken belief that there are easy fixes.

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Editorial: When Charity Workers Turn Predatory

Oxfam’s admission that staff in Haiti paid for sex with desperate local people puts aid groups on notice worldwide.

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11 of Our Best Weekend Reads

The case against Google. The story behind the deaths of 4 soldiers in Niger. An essay in praise of sweatpants and much more.

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The Week in Good News: The Garlic Girls, Rhodes Scholarships and an African Funk Pioneer

Sometimes it seems as if we’re living under a constant barrage of heavy news. But it isn’t all bad out there.

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As Medals Pile Up, Norway Worries: Are We Winning Too Much?

After a historic performance at the Olympics, some Norwegians fret that they dominate their favorite sport so much that they are ruining it.

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Opinion: Black Hair’s Blockbuster Moment

The sublime uprightness of black hair in its natural state has returned as a symbol of political consciousness.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Don’t Count Bibi Out — Yet

There’s a reason Israel’s prime minister has endured.

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Op-Ed Contributor: Australia’s Gun Laws Are Not a Model for America

Australians are scared of guns. Americans love them.

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Op-Ed Columnist: The Politics of Sex (Scandals)

The year the Show Me State saw too much.

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The Charges in the Mueller Investigation

Since Robert S. Mueller III was appointed as special counsel, he has issued more than 100 criminal counts against 19 people and three companies.

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Facebook and Google Struggle to Squelch ‘Crisis Actor’ Posts

The tech companies vowed this week to stamp out conspiracy videos and misinformation on the Parkland, Fla., shooting. So far, they are falling short.

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‘The Hapsburg Group’: Mueller Says Manafort Secretly Paid European Leaders

A federal indictment says that a former Trump campaign chairman wired 2 million euros to former European politicians.

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Ties to the N.R.A. Leave Companies Scrambling for Cover

Caught in an angry social media storm, a number of marketers have ended promotions linked to the N.R.A. But it’s unclear whether boycotts have a lasting impact.

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Editorial: Trump’s Chance to Do Right by Transgender Troops

The president should seize the opportunity proposed by his defense secretary to reverse the cruel ban he unveiled on Twitter last summer.

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Canada’s Curling Is Crumbling! Or Something Like That.

Here’s the stone cold truth: Canada’s men’s and women’s teams both ended up without an Olympic medal, an unthinkable development for a nation so dominant in the sport.

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Rick Gates, Florida, Justin Trudeau: Your Friday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

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Op-Ed Contributors: Billy Graham, Cold Warrior for God

The American evangelical preached and prayed to secure Europe as a stronghold for American-style democracy, capitalism and Christianity.

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South Korea’s Next Generation of Speed

“Are you next?” reads a placard in a glass display case in Seoul’s Gwacheon ice rink, where the next generation of Korean speedskaters take the ice each day — all dreaming of bringing home a medal in the country’s most popular winter sport.

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Tipster’s Warning to F.B.I. on Florida Shooting Suspect: ‘I Know He’s Going to Explode’

A woman close to Nikolas Cruz, the suspect in the Florida massacre, called the F.B.I. tip line saying she was worried he might be “getting into a school and just shooting the place up.”

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Trump Says Kelly Will Decide on Kushner’s Security Clearance

“He’s going to do what’s right for the country,” President Trump said of his chief of staff. “I have no doubt he will make the right decision.”

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Olympic Golds Online, if Not in Competition

Most of the moments from the 2018 Winter Games that have gone viral online had little to do with athletic achievement.

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Russia, the Olympics’ Awkward Guest

Despite the country being barred from the Winter Games, Russian athletes and fans showed up and had a good time.

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What Is Curling? Power Plays, Scoring, Rocks and Hammers

Every four years, the sport becomes a source of curiosity — and something of an addictive force — for spectators across the globe.

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West Virginia Teachers Strike Over Salaries for Second Straight Day

Public schools across the state were closed as teachers protested their low salaries, which are 48th in the nation, and the high costs of health care.

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Trans Americans Like Me Are Worthy of Military Service

President Trump and his proposal to ban transgender people from the military is an insult to the thousands who are already serving capably.

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Top Chinese Official Plans U.S. Trip to Address Trade Friction

President Xi Jinping of China is sending Liu He, his top economic policy maker and a recent addition to the Politburo, to Washington on Tuesday.

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Trump Condemns Florida Officer Who Didn’t Act; Sticks by Plan to Arm Teachers

“When it came time to get in there and do something, he didn’t have the courage, or something happened, but he certainly did a poor job,” President Trump said of the officer in Parkland.

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Sports of The Times: Enough. Give Russia Its Flag Back, Then Make Real Changes.

The debate over whether Russia gets its flag for the closing ceremony is delaying talk about a more substantive issue: Russian athletes are still doping.

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President Trump: ‘I Try Like Hell to Hide That Bald Spot, Folks’

It’s not always easy to hide thinning hair, especially when your hair is as famous as the president’s.

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Anbang Takeover Sends Blunt Message: China Wants to Fix Its Debt Problem

The Chinese government’s move to tame an ambitious global dealmaker reflects an official willingness to finally curb the country’s addiction to borrowing.

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What is Anbang? A Primer on China’s Fallen Deal Maker

When the company bought the elegant Waldorf Astoria, few had heard of it — but its founder and many board members made the most of impressive connections.

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Op-Ed Contributor: I Appreciate Assault Weapons. And I Support a Ban.

I have fired tens of thousands of rounds through those rifles — many while in combat.

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Trump Administration to Open Embassy in Jerusalem in May

President Trump said he resisted enormous pressure when he decided to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital because “it’s the right thing to do.”

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Opinion: Let Transgender Americans Continue to Serve in the Military

President Trump’s proposed ban of transgender people is an insult to the thousands already serving capably.

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Contributing Op-Ed Writer: The Misguided Drive to Measure ‘Learning Outcomes’

Colleges should stop trivializing the transmission of knowledge.

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Op-Ed Contributor: Protecting America’s Last Great Animal Migrations

These long and vital journeys by elk, mule deer and antelope are being choked off by fences, roads, housing and energy development.

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Olympic Cross-Country Skiers Eat 8,000 Calories a Day. It’s Exhausting.

Cross-country skiers require, on average, more daily calories than any other type of athlete. But the constant need to eat can take over their lives.

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Florida Governor Rick Scott Backs Raising Age Limits on Assault Rifles

The governor proposal on Friday on raising the minimum age came in defiance of the N.R.A., but his ideas fell far short of what students activists had asked for.

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States Mull ‘Red Flag’ Gun Seizures from People Deemed Dangerous

Five states already have laws allowing authorities to temporarily remove guns under a judge’s orders. The Florida school shooting has prompted new debate.

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Trump to Announce Harsh New Sanctions Against North Korea

The action was a clear signal, near the end of an Olympic Games marked by a rapprochement on the Korean Peninsula, that his pressure campaign would not let up.

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Rick Gates, Trump Campaign Aide, to Plead Guilty in Mueller Inquiry and Cooperate

The plea deal could be a sign that Mr. Gates plans to share incriminating information against Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman, or other members of the Trump campaign.

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California Today: California Today: Health Care Proves Divisive Among Democrats

Friday: Candidates for governor spar in San Diego, a powerful state senator resigns, and a Riverside County native nabs ice hockey gold.

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CPAC, Alina Zagitova, Anbang Insurance Group: Your Friday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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New York Today: New York Today: Commutes Both Bad and Good

Friday: The Worst Commute of the Week award, wet weather and a slew of film festivals.

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A Unique American Ritual: The School Shooting

Charles Whitman opened fire on the University of Texas campus in 1966. Since then, the images of school shootings across America are almost indistinguishable.

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Opening Mental Hospitals Unlikely to Prevent Mass Shootings, Experts Say

Spree killers may be angry and troubled, but few have shown symptoms that would have landed them in mental hospitals.

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Fact Check: Major Shootings Led to Tougher Gun Laws, but to What End?

Major legislation is often spurred by tragedy. Experts are uncertain about the extent that gun control laws have improved safety and curbed violence.

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Ivanka Trump Arrives in South Korea for Games and Diplomacy

The president’s daughter will meet with South Korea’s leader and attend the Olympic closing ceremony, where a North Korean delegation will also be present.

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Beijing Takes Over Anbang, Insurer That Owns Waldorf Astoria

The troubled Chinese company had spent billions of dollars buying up hotels and other high-profile properties around the world.

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Discovery of Huge Cache of Cocaine at Russian Embassy in Argentina Leads to Arrests

A former Russian diplomatic worker and an Argentine police officer were among six arrested after an investigation into a cocaine trafficking plot.

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What Do Jotted Talking Points Say About Trump’s Empathy?

Consoler in chief has been a role that President Trump has been slow and somewhat reluctant to embrace — especially in contrast to his predecessor.

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Justice Dept. to Prioritize Prosecutions for Lying in Gun Background Checks

The guidance, expected to be announced in the coming days, allows the Trump administration to take action on guns without issuing rules that might inflame gun rights supporters.

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Bank to End N.R.A. Visa Card After Customer Outcry

The First National Bank of Omaha said it would withdraw its N.R.A. Visa card after a barrage of complaints this week.

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‘Teachers Are Educators, Not Security Guards’: Educators Respond to Trump Proposal

Many teachers reacted with alarm at the idea they would be trained and armed.

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Editorial: Let the Teachers Teach

Even police officers often fail to hit their target when they shoot. How much worse would such an unintended consequence be in a crowded school?

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Women’s Figure Skating Live Results: Russians Looking for Gold

After the women’s figure skating short program, the race for the gold seems to be between two Russians, Alina Zagitova, 15, and Evgenia Medvedeva, 18.

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Op-Ed Contributor: The Case for Allowing Felons to Vote

Every American should be able to cast a ballot.

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Editorial: Why Americans Could Believe the Worst From Russian Trolls

What was most disconcerting about the indictment of Russian operatives is what it says about the state of democracy in America.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Nasty, Brutish and Trump

America’s gun madness is part of an assault on the very idea of community.

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Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir: Armed With 21 Suitcases and Olympic Insight

Twenty years after Tara Lipinski's gold medal, Ms. Lipinski and her analyst partner, Johnny Weir, look back at their figure skating careers and how they continued to find success off the ice.

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Figure Skating Warm-Ups Can Cement Confidence. They Can Also Cause Chaos.

The six-minute group warm-ups during figure skating events unfold like multiple one-act plays on the same stage. A lot can unravel: costumes, hairdos and rivals.

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N.R.A., Manafort, Syria: Your Thursday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

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Armed Sheriff’s Deputy ‘Never Went In’ During Florida Shooting

Surveillance video showed the only armed security guard at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., doing “nothing” during last week’s deadly shooting.

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Tony Mendoza, California Lawmaker, Resigns Over Sexual Harassment Claims

Mr. Mendoza, a Democratic state senator from the Los Angeles area, was facing an expulsion vote. He is the third legislator in the state to resign over sexual allegations.

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Gov. Eric Greitens of Missouri Indicted for Invasion of Privacy

The indictment comes weeks after Mr. Greitens, a first-term Republican, acknowledged an extramarital affair before he took office.

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Mueller Files New Fraud Charges Against Paul Manafort

The charges do not involve President Trump or his campaign, but they compound the legal problems for Mr. Manafort, his former campaign chairman.

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Op-Ed Contributor: Frederick Douglass’s Fight Against Scientific Racism

He understood that the ends to which science could be used were forever bound up with the moral choices of its practitioners.

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A Supreme Court Showdown Could Shrink Unions’ Power

Workers in a small Illinois town are worried that a Supreme Court decision curbing union power would hurt their community.

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School Safety: What the Experts Say About Preparing for a Shooting

Experts are divided on how to protect students from violence or whether, for that matter, there is anything that can be done to prevent a determined attacker.

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Asia and Australia Edition: North Korea, Gun Control, Justin Trudeau: Your Friday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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Go Kazakhstan! Go Japan! It Doesn’t Matter to Flag-Waving Skating Fans.

Many Olympic spectators, particularly those from Japan and South Korea, have been waving the national flags of other competitors at figure skating events.

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Trump Promotes Arming Teachers, but Rejects Active Shooter Drills

President Trump promoted arming specially trained teachers to fend off school shooters, but rejected active-shooter drills to survive a rampage.

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Whenever a Russian Athlete Wins Gold You’ll Hear a Golden Oldie

Russian winners at these Games will hear the unfamiliar Olympic hymn, from 1896, on the medal stand, rather than their national anthem, a penalty for the country’s doping scandal.

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Critic’s Notebook: French Olympic Ice Dancers Make Skating as Ethereal as Ballet

A dance critic’s take: They didn’t win the gold, but no team matched the artistry of Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron.

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U.S. Curling Team, Once Called ‘Rejects,’ Beats Canada to Advance to Final

The United States had never beaten Canada in Olympic competition. No it has done it twice in four days.

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New Candidates Emerge for Trump’s Top Environmental Adviser

A new candidate was needed after the White House withdrew its previous nominee, who had drawn criticism for calling carbon dioxide the “gas of life.”

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Senior Republican Calls for E.P.A. Chief’s First-Class Travel Files

Scott Pruitt’s taxpayer-funded travel at the E.P.A. has drawn criticism, resulting in a Republican committee chairman to issue a demand for documents.

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University Pulls Back on Pollution Study That Supported Its Benefactor

The president of Tennessee Technological University wrote to the E.P.A. saying the accuracy of the emissions study had been called into question.

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Op-Ed Contributor: I’m a Campus Sexual Assault Activist. It’s Time to Reimagine How We Punish Sex Crimes.

We cannot jail, fire or expel our way out of this crisis. We need other options.

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Op-Ed Contributor: A Combat Zone, With Desks

Much of what I learned in the Army is horrifyingly relevant in the classroom.

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California Today: California Today: After Legalization, Dr. Dre’s ‘Weed Man’ Is Thriving

Thursday: A man who sold marijuana to celebrities hopes Compton will reconsider its ban, a school shooting threat in Whittier, and a new road map to weight loss.

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As China Puts Pressure on Taiwan, Signs of a U.S. Pushback

Concern about the self-governing island’s fate seems to be building in Washington, even as President Trump seeks China’s help on other issues.

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Margaret Brennan Named Host of ‘Face the Nation’ on CBS

Ms. Brennan, who succeeds John Dickerson, becomes the only female journalist currently serving as the solo anchor of a major Sunday political show.

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N.R.A. Chief, Facing Gun Control Push, Offers Ardent Defense of 2nd Amendment

Wayne LaPierre, the N.R.A. chief, delivered remarks to the annual Conservative Political Action Conference.

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How the N.R.A. Keeps Federal Gun Regulators in Check

The A.T.F.’s weakened political position is partly because the N.R.A. has long used its sway to hobble the agency as well as because of a dearth of leadership and resources.

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Marco Rubio, Ivanka Trump, Ice Hockey: Your Thursday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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New York Today: New York Today: Our City’s Rosa Parks

Thursday: The 19th-century woman who desegregated New York City’s public transit, colder weather, and Beer Week.

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Where the N.R.A. Speaks First and Loudest

NRATV, the organization’s online video channel, has become a little-noticed but vital forum for the dissemination of some of the most strident pro-gun messaging in politics.

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A Tune Heard Often at These Olympics Gets to the Heart of Being Korean

“Arirang,” a Korean folk song with countless regional variations, is beloved by people in the North and the South, and it reminds them of the ways they are the same.

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No Podium Sweep, but David Wise Repeats as Freestyle Ski Halfpipe Champion

The American, who won gold when the sport debuted at the 2014 Games, was joined on the podium by his countryman Alex Ferreira. Nico Porteous of New Zealand took bronze.

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Russian Curler Drops Doping Appeal Ahead of Decision on Closing Ceremony

Alexander Krushelnytsky has withdrawn his appeal against a positive doping test, a move that came after an aide to Russia’s president met with the I.O.C. head.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Free Speech and the Necessity of Discomfort

Journalism under the siege of the perpetually enraged reader.

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Trump Is Sending an Envoy Who Can Rival ‘North Korea’s Ivanka’: The Real One

Administration officials say that Ivanka Trump could smooth some of the tensions that flared during the vice president’s visit, even if they insist that is not the purpose of her trip.

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Billy Graham to Lie in Repose in North Carolina

A spokesman for the family confirmed plans to allow the public to pay respects to the reverend in Charlotte before a private funeral next month.

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Editorial: Who Has Innocent Syrians’ Blood on Their Hands?

The enablers of President Bashar al-Assad deserve scorn in light of this week’s slaughter in Ghouta.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Everybody’s Better Than You-Know-Who

Donald Trump: Finally, some good news for James Buchanan.

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Op-Ed Contributor: Remembering the White Rose

In 1943, a group of Germans who protested against Hitler were executed. Their example is both inspiring and too rare.

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Alpine Skiing Live Results: Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin Face Off

Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin have one medal apiece at the Olympics. One or both could add to that total in the Alpine combined event.

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Op-Ed Contributor: Is It Possible to Serve Honorably in the Trump Administration?

Despite the daunting environment, those in government and thinking about joining should carry on, but not uncritically.

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Op-Ed Contributor: Billy Graham’s Missed Opportunities

Too often he resisted revising Protestantism to reflect the diversity and knowledge of the modern world.

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Editorial: Trump Tries to Kill Obamacare by a Thousand Cuts

Encouraging junk health policies is the latest proposal that would weaken health care while helping no one.

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Op-Ed Columnist: The Trolling of the American Mind

The Russian email hacking mattered. Their troll army is a phantom menace.

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A Murder, a Conviction, and a Never-Ending Case

Fifteen years after a college student was found shot five times in a quiet Brooklyn neighborhood, the circumstances of his death remain muddled. And a man convicted in the killing remains in limbo.

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Billy Graham, 99, Dies; Pastor Filled Stadiums and Counseled Presidents

Mr. Graham spread the Gospel around the world through a combination of religious conviction, commanding stage presence and shrewd use of advanced communication technologies.

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Billy Graham, Media Pioneer

Over the course of his career, the Rev. Billy Graham capitalized on modern communication technologies — from television to satellite to the internet — to give his ministry a global reach.

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Florida Republicans Face Mounting Pressure to Act on Gun Control

Student protesters who survived last week’s shooting want a range of new restrictions. Yet G.O.P. leaders appear set on pursuing narrower measures.

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Op-Ed Contributor: The Mental Health System Can’t Stop Mass Shooters

There is no reliable cure for angry young men who harbor violent fantasies. The only solution is to keep guns out of their hands.

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Op-Ed Contributor: I Interned for Senator Rubio. Now I’m Begging Him to Act on Guns.

A graduate of Stoneman Douglas High School has been close to four mass shootings in Florida. She wants last week’s to be the last.

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Gun Control, Billy Graham, Netanyahu: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

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5 of the Most Dramatic Moments in a Day of Confrontation Over Guns

Students at the Florida high school where a gunman killed 17 people last week traveled to the White House and the Florida State Capitol and called for changes to gun laws.

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Op-Ed Contributor: I Interned for Senator Rubio. Now I’m Begging Him to Act on Guns.

A graduate of Stoneman Douglas High School has been close to four mass shootings in Florida. She wants last week’s to be the last.

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It’s Groundhog Day for Women’s Hockey: U.S. vs. Canada Again

The United States and Canada face each other for the Olympic gold medal on Thursday. What else is new?

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Top Aide to Netanyahu Turns State Witness as Graft Cases Multiply

The aide, Shlomo Filber, could support the most damning charge of favors to an Israeli communications giant in exchange for fawning news coverage.

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Op-Ed Contributor: The Boys Are Not All Right

What do America’s mass shootings have in common? Guns, yes. But also, boys.

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Op-Ed Contributor: The Mental Health System Can’t Stop Mass Shooters

There is no reliable cure for angry young men who harbor violent fantasies. The only solution is to keep guns out of their hands.

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Gun Control, Billy Graham, Netanyahu: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

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Op-Ed Contributor: I Interned for Senator Rubio. Now I’m Begging Him to Act on Guns.

A graduate of Stoneman Douglas High School has been close to four mass shootings in Florida. She wants last week’s to be the last.

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Why Mikaela Shiffrin Brought 35 Pairs of Skis to the Olympics

She usually takes 70 pairs to competitions, ready for every kind of race, weather and snow, but she scaled down for the Pyeongchang Games.

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It’s Groundhog Day for Women’s Hockey: U.S. vs. Canada Again

The United States and Canada face each other for the Olympic gold medal on Thursday. What else is new?

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Ford Ousts Chief of North American Unit for ‘Inappropriate Behavior’

The carmaker declined to elaborate on what led to the departure of Raj Nair, who had been with the company for three decades and had led its North American operations since June.

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Top Aide to Netanyahu Turns State Witness as Graft Cases Multiply

The aide, Shlomo Filber, could support the most damning charge of favors to an Israeli communications giant in exchange for fawning news coverage.

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Asia and Australia Edition: Billy Graham, Gun Control, North Korea: Your Thursday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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Why Mikaela Shiffrin Brought 35 Pairs of Skis to the Olympics

She usually takes 70 pairs to competitions, ready for every kind of race, weather and snow, but she scaled down for the Pyeongchang Games.

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Kushner Resists Losing Access as Kelly Tackles Security Clearance Issues

Jared Kushner, frustrated about the issue and concerned that Mr. Kelly has targeted him personally with the directive, has told colleagues that he is reluctant to give up his high-level access.

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Op-Ed Contributor: The Boys Are Not All Right

What do America’s mass shootings have in common? Guns, yes. But also, boys.

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Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Will 2018 Be as Revolutionary as 1968?

A new generation of rebels is rising in Europe, this time from the right, with echoes of the huge protest movements of 50 years ago.

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Why Mikaela Shiffrin Brought 35 Pairs of Skis to the Olympics

She usually takes 70 pairs to competitions, ready for every kind of race, weather and snow, but she scaled down for the Pyeongchang Games.

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An Olympic Figure Skater Who Also Made History for The Times

Maribel Vinson, a three-time Olympian and renowned coach, had another distinction that is almost forgotten: She was the first female sportswriter at The New York Times.

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The Key to Weight Loss Is Diet Quality, Not Quantity, a New Study Finds

People who cut back on added sugar, refined grains and processed foods lost weight without worrying about calories or portion size.

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NPR Executive Was Warned Repeatedly About Sexual Harassment, Report Finds

An investigation revealed “a very prominent distrust of management” at the organization, and found that Michael Oreskes behaved inappropriately toward multiple young women.

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Sports of The Times: The Daredevils Above, Their Parents Below: Welcome to Big Air Snowboarding

Big air is a new event at the Olympics, and the mothers and fathers of the competitors probably deserve medals just for watching.

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What Is Big Air? It’s the Olympics’ Newest Snowboard Event

The name is accurate. Everything about the event is big. And the dizzying heights achieved by the snowboarders more than justifies the “air.”

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Why Mikaela Shiffrin Brought 35 Pairs of Skis to the Olympics

She usually takes 70 pairs to competitions, ready for every kind of race, weather and snow, but she scaled down for the Pyeongchang Games.

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An Olympic Figure Skater Who Also Made History for The Times

Maribel Vinson, a three-time Olympian and renowned coach, had another distinction that is almost forgotten: She was the first female sportswriter at The New York Times.

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Asia and Australia Edition: Billy Graham, Gun Control, North Korea: Your Thursday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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Florida Students Began With Optimism. Then They Spoke to Lawmakers.

A week after a shooting killed 17 at their high school, students were lobbying state lawmakers to strengthen gun control, and meeting with resistance.

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Op-Ed Contributor: Billy Graham, the Last Nonpartisan Evangelical?

Evangelists, Graham said, “have to stand in the middle in order to preach to all people, right and left.”

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Trump to Discuss School Shootings With Survivors, Including Florida Students

The afternoon session in the State Dining Room will include those affected by school shootings in Parkland, Fla., Littleton, Colo., and Newtown, Conn.

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Critic’s Notebook: Embracing Fashion, Saggers to Sequins, at the Winter Games

This time around, the theatricality and flamboyance that were once frowned upon or ridiculed have been embraced.

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Top Aide to Netanyahu Turns State Witness as Graft Cases Multiply

The aide, Shlomo Filber, could support the most damning charge of favors to an Israeli communications giant in exchange for fawning news coverage.

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Op-Ed Contributor: Who Needs Congressional Districts?

Requiring candidates for Congress to run statewide could encourage compromise instead of obstruction.

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Florida Republicans Face Mounting Pressure to Act on Gun Control

Student protesters who survived last week’s shooting want a range of new restrictions. Yet G.O.P. leaders appear set on pursuing a package of narrower measures.

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Billy Graham, 99, Dies; Pastor Filled Stadiums and Counseled Presidents

Mr. Graham spread the Gospel around the world through a combination of religious conviction, commanding stage presence and shrewd use of advanced communication technologies.

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Billy Graham, Media Pioneer

Over the course of his career, the Rev. Billy Graham capitalized on modern communication technologies — from television to satellite to the internet — to give his ministry a global reach.

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‘It’s One of the Greatest Rifles’: Fans of the AR-15 Explain the Gun’s Appeal

The rifle has been used by gunmen in several recent mass shootings, but it remains popular among owners who say they like to use it for hunting and target shooting.

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Trump Attacks Obama, and His Own Attorney General, Over Russia Inquiry

President Trump attacked his own attorney general on Wednesday, asking in a Twitter post why Jeff Sessions has not been investigating Democrats for Russian interference in the 2016 election.

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California Today: California Today: A Cherished Black Bookstore in a Changing South L.A.

Wednesday: Eso Won Books preserves its identity decades after opening, a state gun law stands, and cold weather sends a chill through the state.

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Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Will 2018 Be as Revolutionary as 1968?

A new generation of rebels is rising in Europe, this time from the right, with echoes of the huge protest movements of 50 years ago.

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Right-Wing Media Uses Parkland Shooting as Conspiracy Fodder

Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh and Jack Kingston express suspicion toward the teenage survivors. The website Gateway Pundit claims they were coached.

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Kushner Resists Losing Access as Kelly Tackles Security Clearance Issues

Jared Kushner, frustrated about the issue and concerned that Mr. Kelly has targeted him personally with the directive, has told colleagues that he is reluctant to give up his high-level access.

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With Grief and Hope, Florida Students Take Gun Control Fight On the Road

Students fed up with gun violence hopped a bus to Tallahassee, Fla., and planned protests from coast to coast. Whether their activism would amount to anything was far from clear.

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Op-Ed Contributor: I Interned for Senator Rubio. Now I’m Begging Him to Act on Guns.

A graduate of Stoneman Douglas High School has been close to four mass shootings in Florida. She wants last week’s to be the last.

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Fact Check: Is Israel a Model When It Comes to Guns, as Mike Huckabee Says?

Israel has compulsory military service and firearms are a common sight, but personal gun ownership is tightly restricted.

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DealBook: How Banks Could Control Gun Sales if Washington Won’t

As Corporate America espouses “social responsibility,” the financial industry could help limit sales of assault weapons, our columnist writes.

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Op-Ed Contributor: The Mental Health System Can’t Stop Mass Shooters

There is no reliable cure for angry young men who harbor violent fantasies. The only solution is to keep guns out of their hands.

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Op-Ed Contributor: How to Monitor Fake News

A software technique could help oversee the spread of disinformation.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Get Out of Facebook and Into the N.R.A.’s Face

Only raw electoral power can beat the gun lobby.

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Op-Ed Contributor: China Dropped Its One-Child Policy. So Why Aren’t Chinese Women Having More Babies?

The government’s latest demographic program has unmistakably eugenic undertones.

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Women’s Downhill Live Results: Lindsey Vonn Aims to Reclaim Title

Vonn was the winner in 2010, but missed the 2014 Games because of an injury. Stay here for live updates and analysis.

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Women’s Figure Skating Live Results: Russia Has a Pair of Aces

Evgenia Medvedeva, a two-time world champion, is the favorite for the gold medal, which begins with the short program. Stay here for live updates and analysis.

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On Social Media, Lax Enforcement Lets Impostor Accounts Thrive

Millions of “bots” posing as real users are promoting celebrities, spreading misinformation and sowing discord. And it’s far easier to build a bot than to kill one.

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New Netanyahu Corruption Allegations: The Details

Here is a rundown of the new allegations in the inquiry into the Israeli prime minister and his inner circle, according to the police and Israeli news reports.

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Florida, Special Counsel, Syria: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

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Counting Calories Is Not the Key to Weight Loss, New Study Finds

People who cut back on added sugar, refined grains and processed foods lost weight without worrying about calories or portion size.

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Elizabeth Swaney, Viral Olympic Skier, Says She Put Her Whole Heart Into Her Halfpipe

“I don’t think I’ve ever been satisfied with my halfpipe runs, and I don’t think a lot of skiers are,” she said, after her Olympic halfpipe run drew attention.

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Trump Moves to Regulate ‘Bump Stock’ Devices

The president asked the Justice Department to propose regulations that would ban “bump stocks,” which can convert a semiautomatic gun into an automatic weapon.

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AT&T Loses Bid to Obtain White House Call Logs

The decision by a federal judge hampers the company’s argument that politics influenced the government’s move to block its $85 billion merger with Time Warner.

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Op-Docs: Arctic Boyhood

Coming of age on the Greenland tundra.

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Op-Ed Contributor: The Destructive Dynamics of Political Tribalism

Anti-elite fervor in America bears a striking resemblance to the explosive tension between haves and have-nots all over the world.

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Florida School Shooting Survivors Take Gun Control Message on the Road

Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 people were killed last week, are traveling to the state capital to call for a ban on assault rifles.

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Garlic Girls Take Over the Olympics — and Their Hometown Is Loving It

How to explain the sudden dominance of the bespectacled South Korean women’s curling team? “It’s definitely the power of the garlic.”

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Louisville Must Forfeit Basketball Championship Over Sex Scandal

The program was ordered to vacate 123 victories, including two trips to the Final Four, as punishment for a case involving players and prostitutes.

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Trump Tries to Shift Blame to Obama for Not Countering Russian Meddling

President Trump suggested that the Obama administration did not do enough to prevent the Kremlin’s influence campaign.

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Asia and Australia Edition: Florida, Syria, Olympics: Your Wednesday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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Kurdish Syria, Where the Fallen Find Fame

Syria’s Kurds venerate their war dead with enthusiasm and no expense spared, building battlefield morale. The living even take the names of the fallen.

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Russia Confirms Curler’s Doping Positive but Raises Doubts About Drug’s Source

Russian officials said the level of meldonium in Alexander Krushelnytsky’s system suggested he took the drug just once, something that would be “absolutely useless and ineffective.”

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Sports of The Times: How Mirai Nagasu Grew Up and Got Back to the Olympics

Mirai Nagasu was devastated when she was passed over for the 2014 Sochi Games. She nearly quit the sport, but then decided to write a new ending to her story.

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Short-Track Speedskaters Are Lopsided

They spend hours torqued to the left as they speed around a tight oval. As a result, their bodies are asymmetrical, with much of their right sides bulkier.

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Treating the Victims, and the Teenager Accused of Gunning Them Down

Emergency workers at a Florida hospital treated victims from last week’s mass shooting, and then they trained their attention on the man accused of the carnage.

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The Stone: What We Owe to Others: Simone Weil’s Radical Reminder

She believed we have obligations to attend to our fellow humans. How could that spirit change our politics?

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Lawyer Accused of Making False Statements in Russia Investigation

The attorney was interviewed by the special counsel about work he did in Ukraine with Rick Gates, who went on to serve on President Trump’s campaign.

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New York Today: New York Today: Albany Agenda

Tuesday: Legislation to watch this year, “Malcolm X Speaks”, and a look at key players in Albany.

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DealBook: How Banks Could Control Gun Sales if Washington Won’t

As Corporate America espouses “social responsibility,” the financial industry could help limit sales of assault weapons, our columnist writes.

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State Officials Say They Are Told Too Little About Election Threats

Federal officials are slow to share with them the specifics they need to guard against Russian hacking and other attacks on voting integrity, state election officials say.

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Feature: The Case Against Google

Critics say the search giant is squelching competition before it begins. Should the government step in?

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Unified Korean Hockey Team Finishes Winless. So Why All the Cheering?

Shouldering a heavy political weight, the team lost its final game, but the outcome was beside the point for many optimistic spectators.

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Skeptical U.S. Rebuffs Mexico’s Request for Aid in Spyware Inquiry

Officials are said to be worried about being used as a fig leaf in the case, which involves the use of surveillance technology to spy on Mexican government critics.

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Florida, Syria, Fox News: Your Tuesday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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Syrian Bombardment Kills Nearly 100 in Eastern Ghouta

One monitoring group said that the shelling of the rebel-held enclave near Damascus resulted in the deadliest day in years.

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Europe Edition: Syria, Latvia, Oxfam: Your Tuesday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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Trump Endorses Mitt Romney’s Run for Utah Senate Seat

Mr. Romney, who has publicly clashed with Mr. Trump in the past, has signaled he plans to serve as a check on the president if he is elected.

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Winter Olympics 2018: Ice Dancing Results, Medals Table and Schedule

The Winter Games are in progress in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Stay here for live updates, results and analysis.

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Rob Porter’s Charisma and Ambition Disguised Flare-ups of Anger

The White House aide who resigned in a domestic abuse scandal that engulfed the White House was known for his ambition at Harvard and on Capitol Hill.

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Bobsled Team Represents Nigeria Loosely, but Women Truly

The team’s three women were born in the United States, but they have attracted a following for their aim to inspire a generation of women to follow in their footsteps.

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After Florida School Shooting, Russian ‘Bot’ Army Pounced

Twitter accounts suspected of having links to Russia were focused on Robert Mueller. But after news broke about the shooting, they quickly changed their focus.

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The Shift: On Russia, Facebook Sends a Message It Wishes It Hadn’t

Some Facebook executives still seem more interested in defending themselves from criticism than owning their mistakes related to the 2016 election.

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In Ukraine, Corruption Is Now Undermining the Military

A surge in spending on the armed forces has opened new avenues for the graft and cronyism that many see as Ukraine’s most dangerous enemy.

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Op-Ed Contributor: Tara Lipinski: It’s Time to Take Risks in the Rink Again

America’s female figure skaters came up under a system that rewarded clean skating over innovation. But that doesn’t produce champions.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Respect First, Then Gun Control

One reaction to the Florida school shooting is the shaming of supporters of gun rights. But there’s a more productive approach.

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Op-Ed Columnist: The Content of the G.O.P.’s Character

The personal is political: A bad-faith party attracts bad people.

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School Shootings Put Teachers in New Role as Human Shields

Around the country, teachers are reflecting on whether they are prepared to take a bullet for their students. “I think about it all the time,” one said.

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The Arrest Was a Bust. The Officers Got Overtime Anyway.

A federal trial in Brooklyn is set to explore the issue of so-called collars for dollars. The implications could be far-reaching.

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On Olympics: At Ice Dancing, Wardrobe Malfunction Overshadows a Clash of Styles

Skating through a wardrobe malfunction, the French ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron offered an ethereal challenge to the Canadian leaders.

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Shiffrin Pulls Out of Downhill, Leaving Only One Chance to Face Vonn

A rare showdown between the stars of the U.S. ski team will have to wait for the Alpine combined after Mikaela Shiffrin changed her mind about entering the downhill.

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Tax Overhaul Gains Public Support, Buoying Republicans

The upturn follows an aggressive advertising campaign by the party and coincides with an eroding Democratic lead in polls gauging midterm election prospects.

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Günter Blobel, Nobel Laureate Who Found Cell ‘ZIP Codes,’ Dies at 81

Dr. Blobel, at Rockefeller University, discovered that proteins in any given cell carry signals that guide them to where they can do their beneficial job.

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Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Nashville’s Mayor Has Stumbled. Who Will Cast the First Stone?

Megan Barry’s affair with a subordinate has her opponents outraged. The rest of us aren’t sure what to think.

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Asia and Australia Edition: Russia, Iran, Winter Olympics: Your Tuesday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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German Olympians Drink a Lot of (Nonalcoholic) Beer, and Win a Lot of Gold Medals

The Bavarian brewery Krombacher has supplied about 1,000 gallons of nonalcoholic beer to the athletes’ village. It’s commonly consumed as a sports drink in Germany.

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Op-Ed Contributor: Coal’s Continuing Decline

New signs that, despite President Trump’s campaign promise, this fossil fuel won’t be back.

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Trump Adds Cautious Support to Changes to Background Checks for Gun Buyers

The White House press secretary said that Mr. Trump had spoken to Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, about legislation he helped introduce to revamp background checks.

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Indictment Leaves No Doubt: Russia Backed Trump. But Was It the Difference?

The charges against 13 Russians have injected a new twist into a debate that has consumed the political universe since the final hours of election night: How did Trump do it?

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Fact-Checking a Facebook Executive’s Comments on Russian Interference

Rob Goldman, Facebook vice president for ads, tweeted about Russia’s disinformation effort. President Trump then cited him. We fact-checked Mr. Goldman.

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Oxfam Says Workers in Haiti Threatened Witness to Misconduct

After revelations about prostitution, the charity released its 2011 investigative report containing more accusations against staff members.

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American Is Charged With Stealing Terra-Cotta Warrior’s Thumb

Michael Rohana was attending an event at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia when he entered a closed exhibition room and vandalized the 2,000-year-old statue, the authorities say.

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The 22nd-Largest Team at the Olympics: Zamboni Drivers

Recruited primarily from Canada and the United States, they take a particular pride in making sure the ice is just right. The Olympics “are not a place to train people.”

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How Unwitting Americans Encountered Russian Operatives Online

With imperfect English and tireless posting on Facebook and Twitter, Russian trolls summoned Americans to rallies, praised Donald J. Trump and played on political divisions.

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White House Memo: White House Seeks to Move On From Abuse Scandal. But What Did It Learn?

A better-not-to-know approach in the White House allowed the Rob Porter problem to fester and raises questions about whether officials are capable of creating a better system.

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Iran, Deeply Embedded in Syria, Expands ‘Axis of Resistance’

Iran is training thousands of militiamen in Syria and deploying drones and precision weapons. Its goal, say analysts: a united front in any war with Israel.

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The C.E.O. Who Stood Up to President Trump: Ken Frazier Speaks Out

The head of Merck quit Mr. Trump’s business council after racial violence in Virginia, saying “as a matter of my own personal conscience, I could not remain.”

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The Fall Games

New York Times photographers capture the exact moment when Olympians’ hopes crash.

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After Fighting for His Life, a Freestyle Skier Is Ready for Some Luck

Torin Yater-Wallace, a 22-year-old from Colorado, has spent much of the last few years recovering from a devastating run of injuries and other health woes.

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Op-Ed Contributors: A Better Way to Protect Mueller

Robert Bork, criticized for his role in the Saturday Night Massacre, also made sure the president couldn’t easily fire another special prosecutor.

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Donald Trump, Florida, N.B.A. All-Star Game: Your Monday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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Russian Doping Case Rocks Olympic Curling

A Russian may lose his bronze medal after failing a doping test in a sport not accustomed to such high-profile cases, but one that is physically demanding.

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Europe Edition: Russia, Benjamin Netanyahu, Turkey: Your Monday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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At Daytona, Austin Dillon and Darrell Wallace Jr. Break Through Behind Familiar Numbers

Driving the well-known No. 3 and No. 43 cars, Dillon and Wallace finished in the top two spots in a race that was packed with tantalizing story lines.

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Tools of Trump’s Fixer: Payouts, Intimidation and the Tabloids

Beyond facilitating a $130,000 payment to silence a porn star, Donald Trump’s lawyer spent years making aggressive behind-the-scenes efforts to protect him.

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Olympic Curlers Are Buff Now, and Have the Calendars to Prove It

A (sculpted) arms race has erupted as athletes in the ice sport with the brooms seek any competitive advantage. Oh, and there is a Men of Curling calendar now.

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Sports of The Times: Scott Hamilton Was Demoted as an Olympic Broadcaster. Don’t Feel Sorry for Him.

Hamilton is taking a back seat to the new guard of figure skating analysts, Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir, and his competitive career and protracted battles with cancer have taught him plenty about getting up after a fall.

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Time’s Up Descends on Baftas as ‘Three Billboards’ Wins 5 Awards

“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” was celebrated at the ceremony, the British equivalent of the Oscars, as sexual harassment was roundly protested.

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Inside the Russian Troll Factory: Zombies and a Breakneck Pace

Former employees of the Internet Research Agency, which was indicted last week for meddling in the 2016 election, described their often bizarre work lives.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Attacking the ‘Woke’ Black Vote

The Russia indictment shows that black folks had unwanted hands on their backs, nudging them toward apathy.

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Editorial: Trump’s ‘Best People’ and Their Dubious Ethics

There are so many scandals in this administration that many aren’t getting the attention they deserve.

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Op-Ed Contributors: Did George Washington Predict Donald Trump?

In an era of disunity, partisanship and allegations of Russian election meddling, the first president’s farewell address seems prescient.

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Swastikas Discovered at Polish Embassy in Israel After ‘Jewish Perpetrators’ Comment

The obscene graffiti followed a remark by the Polish prime minister defending a new law criminalizing suggestions that Poland was a perpetrator of the Holocaust.

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Family Who Took Florida Suspect In: ‘We Just Didn’t Know’

When the Snead family invited Nikolas Cruz to live with them, they said, they knew he was troubled and owned guns, but had no inkling of the deadly violence to come.

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Op-Ed Columnist: No Country for Young Men With AR-15s

A restriction compatible with a vision of armed citizenship.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Whatever Trump Is Hiding Is Hurting All of Us Now

He either believes Putin’s denials, or more likely, is afraid of what the Russians have on him.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Letting American Kids Die

Guns, infant mortality and car crashes show that we’re behind other wealthy nations.

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The Interpreter: Russian Meddling Was a Drop in an Ocean of American-made Discord

It does not take much to get Americans to turn against one another. Partisan polarization was well underway before Moscow got involved.

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Finding a Lock of George Washington’s Hair, and a Link to American History

A librarian going through a book at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., found a thin envelope that may add to the odd history of a founding father’s hair.

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Fact Check: Trump Falsely Claims, ‘I Never Said Russia Did Not Meddle’

Here are eight times President Trump has rejected or otherwise doubted that Moscow had a role in interfering with the 2016 presidential election.

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For Parents of Shooting Victims, a Support Network That Keeps Growing

Those who have lost children in earlier tragedies will reach out to the newest grieving parents to console, advise and often recruit them to the gun control cause.

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As Victims Are Mourned in Florida, a Search for Solace, and Action

Funerals and worship services after the shooting in Parkland, Fla., saw grief expressed in anguish, fury and a call to faith. “Our world is broken,” one pastor said, “but Jesus is not.”

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Op-Ed Contributor: Don’t Let My Classmates’ Deaths Be in Vain

I am a freshman at the high school where 17 people were killed. If you have a heart, you need to advocate for change so this never happens again.

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Asia and Australia Edition: Iran, Russia, Olympics: Your Monday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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News Analysis: U.S. Revives Concerns About European Defense Plans, Rattling NATO Allies

After pressing European nations to spend more on their security, Americans now worry that their projects could weaken the Atlantic alliance and block U.S. defense contractors from deals.

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News Analysis: Russia Isn’t the Only One Meddling in Elections. We Do It, Too.

America has long used cash and propaganda to try to steer the outcome of foreign votes.

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Opinion: This Isn’t What the Tea Party Fought For

President Trump and Congress are undoing our hard work.

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Op-Ed Columnist: You’re Wrong! I’m Right!

On both sides we’re too quick to reject the other’s views.

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Op-Ed Columnist: No Country for Young Men With AR-15s

A restriction compatible with a vision of armed citizenship.

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Contributing Op-Ed Writer: A University of, by and for the People

Land-grant colleges give all Americans access to an education no matter how much money their parents have.

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Netanyahu to Iran: ‘Do Not Test Israel’s Resolve’

Brandishing what he said was part of an Iranian drone shot down by the Israeli military, the prime minister warned in a speech in Munich against crossing Israel’s “red lines.”

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What a Soldier Killed in Niger Left Behind

Jenna was relieved when her boyfriend, a U.S. Special Forces soldier, told her he was deploying to Africa, rather than to a war zone like Iraq or Afghanistan. When he was killed in an ambush in Niger, she was left with the fragments of their imagined future.

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Brendan Cox, Husband of Murdered U.K. Lawmaker, Resigns Over Abuse Accusations

The husband of Jo Cox stepped down from two charities created in her memory over allegations of inappropriate conduct from 2015.

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Ski Ace Ted Ligety Bows Out of Olympics. Will It Be for Good?

Although he changed the sport, he finished 15th in the giant slalom on Sunday, well behind the gold medal winner, Marcel Hirscher of Austria.

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Russian Athlete May Lose Olympic Medal After Failed Doping Test

A Russian curler who won a bronze medal in Pyeongchang has failed a preliminary doping test, complicating Russia’s efforts to move past a vast, state-backed cheating scheme.

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Trump Blames Obama and Democrats for Failing to Stop Russian Meddling

The president seemed to embrace the idea that sowing discord in American politics had been Russia’s aim, after previously saying little to acknowledge a threat.

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In Florida, Extraordinary Obstacles for Changes to Gun Laws

Florida’s pro-gun approach came under scrutiny after mass shootings in Orlando in 2016 and in Fort Lauderdale, but little changed.

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Contributing Op-Ed Writer: The Tyranny of Convenience

All the personal tasks in our lives are being made easier. But at what cost?

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Editorial: Donald Trump and the Undoing of Justice Reform

The president and his attorney general have a backward worldview that is translating into regressive policies.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Appeasing the Trigger Gods

Despite tears and shattered hearts, President Trump and Congress will do nothing.

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Florida, Mueller, Olympics: Your Weekend Briefing

Here’s what you need to know about the week’s top stories.

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Olympic Curlers Are Buff Now, and Have the Calendars to Prove It

A (sculpted) arms race has erupted as athletes in the ice sport with the brooms seek any competitive advantage. Oh, and there is a Men of Curling calendar now.

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When Calling an Uber Can Pay Off for Cities and States

New taxes and fees on ride-hailing services have raised millions of dollars for transportation, infrastructure, and even public schools.

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Iran Plane Crash in Mountainous Area Kills All 66 on Board

Aseman Airlines said a plane carrying 60 passengers and six crew members had flown into a mountain, killing all aboard.

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On Olympics: Why the Pyeongchang Games Are Different From All the Others

South Korea has imprinted its iridescent style on the Olympics, making it a feast for the senses, with bold food, bright colors and brash graphics.

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Earthquake Strikes in Oaxaca State, Mexico, Stirring Fear

No deaths were immediately reported from the 7.2-magnitude quake, but 13 people were killed when a helicopter bringing officials to a town near the epicenter crashed.

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Opinion: Lessons on the Holocaust, From Warsaw’s No. 35 Tram

Poland can’t make its history disappear. Thousands of families, like mine, have stories.

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Sporting: Why Yoga Pants Are Bad for Women

Whatever happened to sweatpants?

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Op-Ed Columnist: Awaken, Poland, Before It’s Too Late

The Polish lurch into illiberalism and rewritten history is an immediate danger to the European idea.

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Opinion: Trump Is Making MS-13 Stronger

Helping young immigrants, not deporting them, is the smarter way to fight a vicious international gang.

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Opinion: Donald Trump Makes Golf Look Bad

We were so close to moving beyond the stereotypes. Alas.

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Giant Slalom Live Results: Marcel Hirscher Aims for Second Gold

The Austrian Hirscher, the best skier in the world, will be favored to add the giant slalom title to his combined event gold. Stay here for live updates and analysis.

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4 Israelis Hurt by Bomb Set in Flag at Gaza Fence, Igniting Night of Fighting

Israel responded with airstrikes on an attack tunnel and five other targets across Gaza. A rocket fired at Israel struck the roof of a home but did not explode.

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Brazil Looks to Crack Down on Fake News Ahead of Bitter Election

Officials from the judiciary and law enforcement are teaming up to try to prevent voters from being misled, arguing that freedom of speech cannot come at the cost of a tainted election.

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Florida Agency Investigated Nikolas Cruz After Violent Social Media Posts

After visiting and questioning Mr. Cruz at his home in 2016, the Department of Children and Families determined he was not a risk to himself or others.

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Trump Should Get Behind Romney’s Candidacy, McConnell Says

In an interview, Senator Mitch McConnell said that Mitt Romney’s Senate run was an illustration of Republicans’ improving fortunes entering a challenging midterm campaign.

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Bobsled Team Represents Nigeria Loosely, but Women Truly

The team’s three women were born in the United States, but they have attracted a following for their aim to inspire a generation of women to follow in their footsteps.

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Op-Ed Contributor: Russia Wanted Trump to Win. And It Wanted to Get Caught.

Its election interference didn’t aim at just the outcome — it also targeted attitudes toward our democracy.

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Op-Ed Columnist: Letting American Kids Die

Guns, infant mortality and car crashes show that we’re behind other wealthy nations.

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Opinion: Why Wasn’t My Son the Last School Shooting Victim?

It’s been 25 years since our family’s loss. The country has become numb to these tragedies.

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Russian Trolls Were Sloppy, but Indictment Still ‘Points at the Kremlin’

When Russian trolling techniques were exported to the United States, it seems to have been done with a lack of discipline and secrecy. But that does not mean the operation lacked high-level support.

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In Wake of Florida Massacre, Gun-Control Advocates Look to Connecticut

Connecticut, which passed a strict gun law after the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, has seen a sharp drop in the number of gun deaths.

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Theresa May, in Munich, Calls for Swift Security Pact and Offers Concession

The British prime minister said the pact should be signed before a Brexit deal and said Britain would respect the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice.

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Fire Strikes Hallowed Site in Tibet, the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa

It was unclear how much damage the blaze did to the ancient Buddhist temple. But to many Tibetans, any harm to the site would be a harsh blow.

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To Stir Discord in 2016, Russians Turned Most Often to Facebook

The special counsel’s indictment detailed how crucial Facebook and Instagram were to the Russian campaign to disrupt the presidential election.

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Trump’s National Security Chief Calls Russian Interference ‘Incontrovertible’

Lt. General H.R. McMaster accused Moscow of engaging in “disinformation, subversion and espionage.” The comments highlighted a sharp division in the White House on how to talk about Russia’s actions.

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The Quietest Place at the Olympics

At the top of the ski jump tower — one of the highest elevations at these Winter Games — there is an eerie silence.

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News Analysis: Trump’s Conspicuous Silence Leaves a Struggle Against Russia Without a Leader

President Trump depicted indictments charging Russians with interfering in America’s politics as a vindication for himself rather than a threat to the United States.

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Op-Ed Contributor: Nikki Haley: The U.N.’s Uncomfortable Truths About Iran

A new report proves that Tehran is violating the international weapons embargo, with deadly consequences.

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Vietnam '67: The Battle for Hue, 1968

The photos I took of the fighting have never been published, until now.

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The Troll Farm: What We Know About 13 Russians Indicted by the U.S.

Employees and associates of the Internet Research Agency, a shadowy company based in St. Petersburg, are accused of trying to interfere in the 2016 election.

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11 of Our Best Weekend Reads

Our art critic reviews the Obamas’ official portraits. Dan Barry on the distinctly American ritual of school shootings. Norway then and now in the Olympics. WeWork’s plans for world domination. And more.

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The Week in Good News: Chloe Kim, Mr. Rogers, and a Bichon Frisé Named Flynn

Sometimes it seems as if we’re living under a constant barrage of heavy news. But it isn’t all bad out there.

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Meet America’s Syrian Allies Who Helped Defeat ISIS

They are Arabs and Kurds, men and women, young and old. Meet some of the fighters who teamed up with the United States to drive the Islamic State out of northeastern Syria.

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Bobsled Team Represents Nigeria Loosely, but Women Truly

The team’s three women were born in the United States, but they have attracted a following for their aim to inspire a generation of women to follow in their footsteps.

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Op-Ed Contributors: Justice for Our Children, Killed by ISIS

A plea from four American couples whose children were brutally slain in Syria: Try the murderers, but don’t make them martyrs by executing them.

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Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Why Don’t We Just Do Paid Family Leave the Right Way?

Marco Rubio and Ivanka Trump have endorsed a plan that gets us started.

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Inside a 3-Year Russian Campaign to Influence U.S. Voters

Using American bank accounts, drivers’ licenses and disposable phones, about 80 Russians worked to disparage Hillary Clinton, promote Donald Trump and sow discord.

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On a Day Like Any Other at a Florida School, 6 Minutes of Death and Chaos

Second by second, lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were transformed, broken and stolen.

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Copycat Threats and Jittery Nerves Force School Shutdowns Across the U.S.

After the Florida shooting, schools are re-evaluating their security, and some have shut down in response to ominous phone calls or social media posts.

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Lindsey Vonn Super-G Live Results: Back at the Olympics

Lindsey Vonn begins her 2018 Olympics in the super-G, an event she has a strong chance to medal in. Stay here for live updates and analysis.

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Step Inside Johnny Weir’s Hotel Room at the Olympics

Weir, the NBC figure skating announcer, brought 13 suitcases to South Korea. So many shoes. Oh, and the jackets! “Everything has meaning,” he said. “It isn’t just a sparkly jacket.”

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Figure Skating Live Results: Yuzuru Hanyu Aims for Repeat Gold

After a near-flawless short program routine, Hanyu is the leader going into the free skate program. Stay here for live updates and analysis.

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