“Progress is possible,” Clinton said, “but not guaranteed.”

In a prime-time speech, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave a forceful endorsement of Kamala Harris, saying Ms. Harris was “for the working class, because she’s from the working class.”

The statement by the secretary of state put new pressure on Hamas, whose officials have called the proposal fundamentally slanted toward Israel.

American intelligence agencies also confirmed that the effort extended to the Biden-Harris campaign, though that bid was unsuccessful.

The Southern white, working man’s musician performs at the Democratic convention and lets loose on the state of politics in an interview.

Jurors decided instead that blame rested with the gunman, who was 17 at the time, and the company that sold him ammunition used in the shooting.

In one of the most high-profile speeches of her career, Gov. Kathy Hochul drew a contrast between the current and former presidents, telling attendees, “If you think you’re tired of Donald Trump, talk to a New Yorker.”

Mr. Santos, a former Republican congressman from New York, agreed to pay nearly $375,000 in restitution and faces a minimum of two years in prison.

Fifteen other people were rescued. Expert divers were called in to carry out search operations in the deep water. Among the missing was a British software mogul, Mike Lynch.

Demonstrators were focused on a range of causes, but many said they were angry with the Biden administration’s approach to Israel and Gaza.

The agency, which has faced intense criticism for its handling of positive tests among Chinese swimmers, should be replaced by a “truly independent” organization, its former chief investigative officer said.

A growing number of parents are skipping spoon-feeding their babies and trying “baby-led weaning” instead.

Convention attendees from President Biden’s home state were careful to emphasize their support for Kamala Harris. But some still expressed a sense of loss.

A former Transit Police Department colleague of the mayor said she told seven people years ago that he had sexually assaulted her in 1993, according to new court filings.

Senator Jacky Rosen led her Republican opponent by double digits in two recent polls, but she is taking nothing for granted in her competitive and costly re-election race.

Was Mr. Perry, whose struggles with substance abuse were widely known, a good candidate for a drug used to relieve depression? Doctors say his case raises thorny questions.

Unlike in vitro fertilization, the procedure used by the Walzes does not involve freezing embryos, so it has not been targeted by anti-abortion leaders.

In his very first episode, which aired locally in Dayton, Ohio, the host, who would go on to redefine such talk shows, interviewed one of the most notorious figures in America.

Plus, a push for a Gaza cease-fire. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

A Palestinian teacher and all her children were killed in a strike in Deir al-Balah that the Israeli military said had targeted “a significant Islamic Jihad terrorist.”