Despite months of troubleshooting the college aid application process, the Education Department said the form would not be fully ready for next year’s students until Dec. 1.

Daphne, Phoebe, Iris and Pasithea demonstrated how marine mammals can help scientists understand mysterious places that humans may never visit.

When a fire devastated the island of Maui a year ago, officials said they would make fire safety and preparedness improvements. But progress is slow and costly.

Trying to head off a Middle East war, several countries are pressing Iran to temper its retaliation for the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran.

Senator JD Vance of Ohio also claimed Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota had exaggerated his service record. Mr. Walz said a decision to retire and run for Congress came months before any notice of deployment.

Also, rain from Debby pounded the Carolinas. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

The most recent and costliest of Mr. Trump’s ideas would end income taxes on Social Security benefits.

Artistic swimming is a crowd-pleaser and much harder than it used to be, but it has had to make the case that it is even a sport at all.

The governor of Minnesota hasn’t spent his life striving for the pinnacle of politics. That is how he got there.

On an epic trip, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tried to reassure Asian leaders about American commitments. But China remains the enduring backyard behemoth.

The agency had insisted for a couple of months that it was confident that Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore would return on Starliner.

They’re the home-run heroes of cooking, baking and canning. Meet seven players who dominate the competitions season after season.

The pro-Israel group put more than $8 million into a primary to help beat Representative Cori Bush of Missouri, the second Democrat it has successfully targeted for not supporting Israel in the war.

In a ceremony in Paris, the American team received the medals they won after the Russian skater Kamila Valieva was disqualified.

This election has become a contest between Harris’s high spirits and Trump’s dark vision.

Walz can go places where Harris cannot.

Judge McCall ordered briefs on the validity of the plea deal the defense secretary said was canceled, and the question of unlawful influence.

Kamala Harris’s running mate was picked for his rapport with Middle America, but his progressive record as governor parallels his state’s move toward more liberal politics.

Over the past few days, the billionaire has posted incendiary comments about violent protests on the social media platform he controls, drawing the ire of the prime minister.

A young skater’s emergence signals a pivot in the way an Olympic power defines success. But its handling of the table tennis competition suggests old expectations may persist, too.