Anthropic C.E.O. Dario Amodei Calls for A.I. Slowdown

In an essay, the head of Anthropic laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry.Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s chief executive, in February. “Over the last few months, I have become convinced that fully addr

M Mike Isaac

How Iran’s Hard-liners Blew Up the Peace Deal with Trump

Opponents derailed the agreement with a clandestine effort to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz, regime insiders say. Iran’s president was furious when he found out.President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran, next to the honor guard, at the funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran in July.

F Farnaz Fassihi

Iran Will Meet With Gulf Arab States as Mideast Conflict Widens

Talks are expected tomorrow, officials said. Diplomacy to end the war with the United States has stalled and Iranian-allied forces have advanced in Yemen.A motorboat passing a cargo ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, last week.

A Aaron Boxerman

How One Man’s Quest for a Musketeer’s Bones Got Him Locked Up

A secret archaeological dig inside a Dutch church has led to drama worthy of Alexandre Dumas. Did Wim Dijkman really find the bones of the fourth musketeer? We may never know.The Church of Saint Peter and Paul in Maastricht, where the bones were found.

J Jeanna Smialek

The Fix Was Almost In

The midterms dodge their first MAGA bullet. It won’t be the last.Denny Hoskins the Missouri secretary of state.

D David French

Did Trump Win the Battle Over the Smithsonian?

Lonnie G. Bunch III, who has led the institution since 2019, parried the White House until deciding it was time to go.Mr. Bunch was named the secretary of the Smithsonian in 2019, during Mr. Trump’s first term.

R Robin Pogrebin