What to Know About the Deadly Building Collapse in Brooklyn

At least eight people were killed and more than a dozen others injured when a three-story building in Flatbush collapsed, officials said.The building that collapsed, at 1321 Flatbush Avenue, had four apartments, according to city records.

M Maia Coleman, Caitlyn Freeman and Max Bearak

Democrats Unite on Economic Populism After Midterm Victories

Moderate Democrats and progressives have long feuded over who should drive their party’s economic agenda. But many newly elected members say they share the same big goals.“I think we’ll have a lot of places of agreement in tackling this corporate greed,” said Representative-elect Claire Valdez of Ne

C Catie Edmondson

In Mississippi, Scott Colom Supporters Celebrate Historic Senate Win

At Tougaloo College, supporters danced and wept over Scott Colom’s victory. He will be Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since the Reconstruction era.People celebrating Scott Colom’s victory at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Miss. on Wednesday.

E Emily Cochrane and Jennifer Medina

Hospitals Brace for Medicaid Work Rules and Deep Funding Cuts

Health systems are racing to guide millions of patients through new eligibility hoops, slated to go into effect Jan. 1.Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis is dispatching teams into the city’s low-income neighborhoods to help educate patients on keeping their Medicaid coverage.

C Christopher Rowland

Is Air Travel Getting Less Safe?

Experts fear the Trump administration is ignoring the enormous strain on the U.S. aviation system, even as accidents and close calls increase.

J James Fallows

I Saw the Future of Mind-Reading

Thanks to A.I., it’s more possible than ever to glean the inner recesses of a person’s mind. The implications are big — and unnerving.A reconstruction of Dr. Paglen’s brain through images taken by an fMRI.

T Trevor Paglen

One Dead and Four Wounded in Shooting Around Washington D.C. Condo Building

The shooting in a busy neighborhood took place at a gym and two nearby locations. A suspect was found with a fatal gunshot wound after barricading in a building, the police said.Emergency workers in the Logan Circle area of Washington, D.C., on Thursday morning.

B Billy Witz, Aishvarya Kavi, Madison Malone Kircher and Christine Hauser