Massive Wildfires Draw Close to Madrid

Madrid is booming, culturally and economically, but the wildfires raging within a short drive of the capital have provided a reality check.A burned home in Pelayos de la Presa, 40 miles west of Madrid, on Sunday.

J Jason Horowitz

Fire Raging Near Bordeaux Brings More Bad News for Its Vineyards

One of the largest fires in modern French history is raging near the vineyards of Bordeaux. That is just the latest problem for France’s embattled wine industry.A vineyard at the Château Smith Haut Lafitte winery near Bordeaux on Monday.

M Mark Landler and Giulia Imbert

A Newsstand That Aims to Delight N.Y.C. Subway Riders

A comedian and his friends are transforming a vacant retail space at the West 4th Street station with freebies, art and puppet shows to make commutes more enjoyable.A newsstand on the downtown B, D, F, M platform of the West 4th Street station will have transformed into an art project on Aug. 1.

W Winnie Hu

Police Say Binance Is Making It Harder to Fight Crime

Investigators in Europe said that the cryptocurrency giant Binance had made it more difficult to track down scammers and solve other crimes.A Binance display at the 2022 Web Summit in Lisbon.

M Michael Forsythe and David Yaffe-Bellany

The Cuban Way

We look at the state of the island as it struggles with an energy crisis.In Havana.

S Sam Sifton

Newport Beach in California Struggles to Copy With Rowdy Outsiders

More than 400 people were arrested in Newport Beach on the July 4 weekend after a social media “takeover” got out of hand. Now the city is trying to figure out how to stop it from happening again.A group of runners near the Newport Beach Pier in Newport Beach, Calif., earlier this month.

J Jill Cowan