Mr. Olsen, a lawyer, has spoken to the former president multiple times in recent weeks. He’s insisted it’s important to make legal demands concerning voting-machine data before Election Day.

The age-old debate continues.

Mr. Gates said in a statement to The Times that “this election is different,” reflecting a significant change in his political strategy.

The International Monetary Fund said protectionism and new trade wars could weigh on growth.

Prosecutors said Michael Jeffries and two others coerced dozens of men into sex acts during Mr. Jeffries’s tenure at the clothing company.

Recklessness has characterized Mr. Robinson’s online persona, his personal life and his rocky campaign for governor in North Carolina.

Madness in public life leads to a clash of two liberal principles: the sovereignty of individuals and the collective right to public order.

The artist, who is frank about the issues raised by his mixed race, has a solo show opening in Los Angeles.

The presidential race is close. For now, we have to live with that.

The Russian leader wants to cast himself as a global statesman, even as the U.S. and its Western allies try to isolate him.

Big tech companies say A.I. can help solve climate change, even as it’s driving up their emissions and raising doubts about their climate goals.

JPMorgan’s chief executive has told associates of his support for the vice president, and his dislike of Donald Trump. But fearful of blowback, he won’t say it publicly.

The failed plot to kill Masih Alinejad, a human-rights activist, had already led to murder-for-hire charges against members of an Eastern European criminal organization with ties to Iran.

Zohran Mamdani, a state lawmaker from Queens, has entered the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, joining a crowded field hoping to unseat Eric Adams.

During JD Vance’s brief career as a venture capitalist, few startups attracted his support more than AppHarvest, a now bankrupt plan to build greenhouses across Appalachia.

Not everyone is impressed by her background as a prosecutor.

The move, confirmed by a Pentagon official, is in line with a U.S. policy change aimed at shoring up Ukraine’s ability to fight the war against Russia with its own weapons.

Patient advocates hope Dr. Michelle Tarver will lead the agency to focus more on safety and less on rapid approvals.

The documents began circulating on Friday on the Telegram app, and U.S. officials are looking for the original source of the leak.

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said an agreement was close. She also rebuked China’s lending practices and called for more debt relief.