Florida Primary Underscores State’s New Identity as a Republican Juggernaut

Republicans hold every statewide elected office and have drastically swung voter registration in the state. A newly gerrymandered congressional map has added four Republican-leaning seats.So few potentially competitive districts remain in Florida that a majority of the state’s 28 congressional races

P Patricia Mazzei

How Israel’s Financial Chokehold Is Stifling the West Bank Economy

Intensifying restrictions have hit every part of the territory’s dealings, spurring worries about whether the Palestinian Authority can remain solvent.Montaser Amro, left, and his brother inspect a box of unpaid bills at his supermarket in Majd, West Bank. Mr. Amro said that his customers owed him a

A Adam Rasgon, David M. Halbfinger and Fatima AbdulKarim

It’s Crunchtime Again for Canada to Avoid New U.S. Tariffs

Canada is seeking a deal to dodge further economic pain at the hands of the Trump administration on midnight Tuesday. But at what cost?The Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, on the day after it opened last month. President Trump had threatened to block the br

M Matina Stevis-Gridneff

ABC Sues Trump Administration Over F.C.C. Threat to Its TV Licenses

The network asked a court to stop the agency from taking steps that could force ABC stations off the air and accused the F.C.C. of violating its First Amendment rights.An ABC News reporter prepares to broadcast from outside the New York Stock Exchange.

J Jim Rutenberg and John Koblin

Family Presses for Information About Fatal ICE Shooting in Maine

The Department of Homeland Security said there would be an investigation. But so far little has been disclosed about the killing last month.Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a Colombian immigrant, was killed by a federal agent on July 13 in Biddeford, Maine.

M Maia Spoto and Murray Carpenter

States Seek $200 Billion From Meta Over Child Social Media Addiction Claims

California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are taking the social media giant to trial in the first bellwether federal case over child harm.During the trial, to be held in the U.S. District Court of Oakland, Calif., four states are expected to argue that Meta violated federal child privacy and sta

C Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan

OpenAI Introduces ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ as Safety Concerns Grow

The artificial intelligence start-up announced a chatbot mode that will automatically limit some conversations to better protect young users.A workshop about artificial intelligence at Walla Walla High School in Washington in 2023. ChatGPT will turn on its teen mode if it detects signals that the us

C Cecilia Kang

‘Les Miz’ Offers a Lifeline to a Battered Theater Industry

Regional theaters can once again produce “Les Misérables” because a national tour has ended. One veteran actor called the popular show “an instant moneymaker.”This year’s production of Les Misérables by the Tuacahn Center for the Arts in Ivins, Utah, is tracking to be the highest-grossing show in it

M Michael Paulson and Roger Kisby

A Mother’s Quest to Rescue Her Son From Russian-Occupied Ukraine

They made a risky bid to reunite after three years of separation, illness and deprivation — the kind of ordeal suffered by many thousands of families torn apart by the war in eastern Ukraine.Liliia Prutian, 55, a military medic and a former POW, who spent more than 2 years in Russian captivity, at a

K Kim Barker, Dzvinka Pinchuk and Oksana Parafeniuk

Hayden Panettiere Was in Cardiac Arrest When Authorities Responded to 911 Call

After the authorities responded to a 911 call in Greenville, S.C., an initial police investigation found no evidence of “foul play or suspicious circumstances.”Hayden Panettiere, who died on Sunday at 36, was known for her roles in “Remember the Titans,” “Heroes” and “Nashville.”

D Derrick Bryson Taylor and Matt Stevens

The A.I.s Are Already Out of Control

Helen Toner, who served on OpenAI’s board, hopes the recent hack by that company’s models serves as a warning.

E Ezra Klein, Rollin Hu and Jack McCordick

Working Capital

We look into the exploding business of buy-now-pay-later loans.

S Sam Sifton

Chocó, Colombia, Faces Deeper Hardship After an Earthquake

In Chocó, a remote region, “pain, hunger and homelessness await” survivors of last week’s earthquake, the governor said. Shakira visited to help draw awareness.Soldiers and volunteers offloading aid supplies from a helicopter San José del Palmar, Colombia, a remote town close to the earthquake’s epi

G Genevieve Glatsky and Federico Rios