Blanche Defends Pirro but Says Trump Can Fire Her at Any Time

The head of the Justice Department praised the U.S. attorney in Washington after her tense meeting with the president.Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, said that President Trump “has every right to be extraordinarily frustrated with the damage done to our national monuments in this city and

D Devlin Barrett

Trump Seeks a Boost for Hemp That Would Benefit a Top Aide’s Family

At the White House’s request, senators tucked a change sought by the hemp industry into a crucial spending bill. It would benefit the son-in-law of Susie Wiles, the president’s chief of staff.Intoxicating hemp, which is less regulated than marijuana and alcohol, has gained popularity in recent years

K Kenneth P. Vogel, Christina Jewett and Olivia Diaz

How China’s A.I. Is Surging Across Africa

In African tech hubs, developers are picking China’s cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over more powerful U.S. ones.

P Paul Mozur, Adam Satariano and Aaron Krolik

Why Congress Wants a Closer U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership

A proposal making its way through Congress would integrate the U.S. and Israeli defense and intelligence apparatuses more tightly. Some worry that it is a bad idea.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has engaged in a public campaign to appear less reliant on U.S. military aid as President Tr

R Robert Jimison

Lobga Rangzen, the Tibetan Activist Who Set Himself on Fire in Manhattan

No one doubted the intensity of Lobga Rangzen’s commitment to a Tibet free of Chinese control. But they were not prepared for what he did next.A shrine for Lobga Rangzen, a Tibetan activist who self immolated in protest for Tibet’s independence from China, outside the United Nations building in July

V Vivian Wang and Vincent Alban

It’s the Summer of Soundwalking. He Is Your Sherpa.

“We may be hearing but not listening,” Jacek Smolicki said, showing a reporter how sound travels through tree roots in Central Park and amplifying the scraping of aquatic snails.

P Patricia Leigh Brown and Vincent Tullo

Lessons on the Way to 100

We want to hear from people who aspire to live long lives — maybe even to 100 or beyond — about how you hope to do it and, perhaps, how you have been inspired by others who have made it there.

T The New York Times