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He Killed His Molester as a Teenager. Should He Be Spared Deportation?
BOSTON — Marco Flores was months away from finishing his prison sentence when an immigration agent showed up last spring at the maximum-security Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, west of Boston, and handed him a sheaf of papers.
Ukraine, Stalled on the Front, Steps Up Sabotage, Targeting Trains
KYIV, Ukraine — The saboteurs managed to place four explosives on a Russian freight train carrying diesel and jet fuel, roughly 3,000 miles from the Ukrainian border. But more important than the destruction of the train, Ukrainian intelligence officials said, was the timing of the blast.
Abortions Have Increased, Even for Women in States With Near-Total Bans
In nearly every state that has banned abortion, the number of women receiving abortions increased between 2020 and the end of 2023, according to the most comprehensive account of all abortions by state since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Biden to Propose That Insurers Cover Over-the-Counter Birth Control
WASHINGTON — The White House announced Monday that it would propose new rules under the Affordable Care Act that would require insurers to cover over-the-counter birth control at no cost to patients, as it seeks to expand access to contraception and cut out-of-pocket costs.
Events That Led to Close Call on Trump’s Life Were Preventable, Committee Finds
WASHINGTON — The House task force on the attempted assassinations of former President Donald Trump released its first preliminary report Monday, chastising the Secret Service for poor planning and a communications breakdown that resulted in a fatal shooting at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
How Back-to-Back Hurricanes Harm Mental Health
As Hurricane Milton battered Florida’s Gulf Coast this month, Chloe Ottani followed the news with horror from her parents’ Connecticut home. She had just evacuated her apartment at the University of Tampa for the second time in two weeks.
Number of Young People Accused of Serious Crimes Surges in New York City
NEW YORK — The number of people under 18 accused of major crimes, including murders, robberies and assaults, has increased sharply in New York City in the past seven years, Police Department figures show — a steep trajectory that has alarmed law enforcement officials.
Watch Parties, Clinics and Guinness: How the NFL Builds a Fan Base in Ireland
DUBLIN — Shane De Lappe and Stephen Murphy arrived at Dublin’s Croke Park last month about an hour before the stadium gates opened. They weren’t going to see Gaelic football or hurling. Instead, the 30-something dads were there for a sold-out watch party hosted by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
For Executives, ‘Defending Democracy’ Can Seem Risky
Republicans have spent months laying the groundwork to challenge a defeat of Donald Trump in the presidential election. During a fundraising call organized by corporate lawyers in September, Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, asked for help if those efforts veer outside legal grounds.
Is the World Ready for a Religious Comeback?
The heyday of the new atheism in Western life, when anti-God tracts by Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens bestrode bestseller lists, did not arrive because brilliant new arguments for God’s nonexistence were suddenly discovered.
When Your Wedding Day Is Also Election Day (or Close to It)
Shannon Hendrickson and Drew Fitzmaurice have thought through every detail of their wedding, which will take place on Nov. 2 in Scituate, Massachusetts. For the venue, they chose Barker House, a historic building where Hendrickson’s parents were married. There will be lawn games, passed hors d’oeuvres and decor that includes touches of white and light pink, said Hendrickson, 34, a teacher who lives in Marshfield, Massachusetts, with Fitzmaurice, 33, who works in sales.
In Michigan, Harris Makes Blue-Collar Pitch and Needles Trump as ‘Exhausted’
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump converged on Michigan on Friday as they fought for the small pool of undecided voters who could decide a battleground state that has shot toward the top of the priority list for both campaigns.
Sinwar’s Death Could Shake but Not Topple Hamas, Experts Say
ISTANBUL — He was there from the early days of Hamas, rose through the ranks to lead the organization and equipped it for the deadliest assault on Israel in its history. And now, Yahya Sinwar is dead, depriving the militant group of a ruthless, intelligent leader and raising questions about what direction its battered remnants will take in their fight against Israel.
How Los Angeles Is Trying to Keep Homeless People Off the Streets
LOS ANGELES — The day was shaping up to be another long one for Freddy Bauer. He ambled down the stuccoed outdoor hallways of the Hotel Silver Lake, sidestepping the occasional mound of trash, to knock on doors in late August. Bauer, a case manager, was attending to dozens of people who used to live in the neighborhood’s most persistent homeless encampments in Los Angeles.
U.S. Charges Indian Official in New York Assassination Plot
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors have charged a man they identified as an Indian intelligence officer with trying to orchestrate from abroad an assassination on U.S. soil — part of an escalating response from the U.S. and Canada to what those governments see as brazenly illegal conduct by a longtime partner.
Electric Vehicles May Be Struggling. GM’s Leader Is Still a Believer.
SPRING HILL, Tenn. — Electric vehicles have had a hard year. Sales have been disappointing. Former President Donald Trump has regularly disparaged them. And even many environmentally conscious car buyers have been choosing hybrids instead.
Israel Is Examining if Hamas Leader Was Killed in Gaza
The Israeli military said Thursday that it is assessing whether Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in the Gaza Strip. The military released no further details about the assessment, but four Israeli officials said the military was taking the body of a slain militant to a laboratory in Israel to assess whether its DNA matches that of Sinwar.
Water Crises Threaten the World’s Ability to Eat, Studies Show
High food prices, meet the global water crisis. The world’s food supply is under threat because so much of what we eat is concentrated in so few countries, and many of those countries are increasingly facing a water shortage. That’s the conclusion of three independent studies published this week.
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