Mr. al-Qadi, a member of Israel’s Bedouin minority, was working as a n unarmed guard at a kibbutz near the Gaza border when he was abducted, a member of his family said. His family was overjoyed at his return.

They were skeptical and even suspicious of Ms. Harris before the convention. Her speech shifted some of their thinking.

The orchestra faced criticism for canceling a performance by a pianist who spoke about the war. Now a top leader has departed and the ensemble has opened an inquiry.

It’s important to remember how messy social science can be.

Members of the City Council questioned the record of Randy Mastro, a former federal prosecutor and aide to Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani.

Donald J. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has floated the idea of a 10 percent tariff on all U.S. imports, a plan that economists say could badly damage trade.

The former president is clearly hoping some of Gabbard’s mojo rubs off on him.

Both Democrats and Republicans are expressing support for tariffs to protect American industry, reversing decades of trade thinking in Washington.

Pavel Durov has been detained in France, as part of wide-ranging investigation into criminal activities on the messaging platform he runs.

After the fatal stabbing, which prosecutors say was committed by a Syrian who was rejected for asylum, the city of Solingen finds itself at the center of a longstanding debate over migrants.

When the messaging app’s founder, Pavel Durov, was arrested, he received a flood of support from a multitrillion-dollar industry that relies on it.

Israeli forces have freed eight hostages in military operations in Gaza since Oct. 7, out of the approximately 250 abducted in the Hamas-led attacks.

The bombardment that began on Monday could have additional significance, coming three weeks after the Ukrainian military’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region.

Robert Levin has long argued that Mozart would have made up new material while performing, and he follows the master in a series of dazzling recordings.

The nation’s largest dam removal project is nearly complete after a lengthy campaign by Native tribes to restore the river at the California-Oregon border.

As president, Donald J. Trump slashed protections for clean air and water and weakened school nutrition standards.

For people across the region, any relief that the adversaries had stepped back from an all-out war mixed with fears that the conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon remained unresolved.

For many, Covid is increasingly regarded like the common cold. A scratchy throat and canceled plans bring a bewildering new critique from friends: You shouldn’t have tested.

A Manhattan trattoria has become the de facto lounge for Italians at the U.S. Open.

Former President Donald J. Trump got a warm welcome from an audience willing to overlook his past tussles with the military.