On the internet, the truth and the manufactured lies about celebrities are hard to sort through. […]

High marks reward excellence, not grit. […]

The Israeli military said it had struck a vehicle containing a “terrorist cell” in the Nuseirat area of Gaza. […]

The airline also temporarily stopped selling tickets for flights departing Thursday, but said that there was no impact on flight safety. […]

Moscow again struck Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, part of an effort to wear down the country. “In the trenches, there are no holidays,” one man said. […]

The prosecutors asserted that Ko Wen-je, a former mayor, took bribes. He and his supporters have maintained that the charges are a political vendetta. […]

A look back at the horrible loss of life. […]

Experts said they were “blind” to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Twenty years later, working toward a world without tsunami deaths is a challenge. […]

Trapped in Sudan’s brutal civil war, a young woman chose to work in a clinic on the front line, treating civilians and combatants. She had to navigate suspicion from both sides. […]

Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. […]

Jews around the globe lit the first of eight candles on Wednesday and came together to celebrate and reflect on their history. […]

The star performed songs from her country-and-more album for the first time during an N.F.L. game, spotlighting her onstage prowess and the contributions of her collaborators. […]

President Biden will seek solace and “relief” during a visit with Pope Francis next month, according to people familiar with his plans. His public comments have offered a glimpse into what is on his mind. […]

A billionaire gave $1,000 to University of Massachusetts Dartmouth graduates in May. The catch? You had to be there. […]

Like many members of interfaith families, I get to observe the two holidays on the same day this year. […]

Around the world, people found ways to show their holiday spirit. […]

The body was discovered after the flight, which originated from Chicago, landed at the airport in Hawaii. The death is under investigation. […]

As the fighters who ousted Bashar al-Assad set out to assert control over the country, they pursued former government forces loyal to the Assad regime, resulting in deadly clashes in parts of the country. […]

The selection of Mr. Cabrera, a Miami-Dade County commissioner, comes a few days after Mr. Trump called for the United States to regain control of the Panama Canal. […]

It can be challenging to identify the bodies of people who were homeless when they died. For a woman killed Sunday on an F train, the circumstances of her death could make it even harder. […]

The dispute highlights the difficulties with data collection in Gaza that have hampered humanitarian efforts since the war began. […]

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has clashed with her own party over how to tackle the nexus of addiction, mental illness and violence in New Mexico. […]

The rural region is changing fast as electricians from around the country plug the tech industry’s new, giant data centers into its ample power supply. […]

President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to roll back many of the rules and subsidies that have attracted billions of dollars from the private sector to renewable energy and electric vehicles. […]

The Plaster Cast Workshop of the GrandPalaisRmn has molds of more than 6,000 artworks such as the “Venus de Milo” and Alexander the Great’s foot. […]