First Round of U.S.-Iran Talks Concludes, Mediators Say

Qatari and Pakistani officials said there was “encouraging progress” toward a lasting peace deal during talks in Switzerland. But strains over Lebanon were apparent, and President Trump renewed threats against Iran.

T The New York Times

Embattled Superintendent of Los Angeles School District Resigns

Alberto Carvalho resigned Sunday, months after the F.B.I. raided his home and office. He came to Los Angeles from Miami with a reputation for raising student test scores but also made missteps.Alberto Carvalho was hired in 2021 to lead the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation’s second-lar

S Shawn Hubler and Dana Goldstein

Does This Radio Host Really Know Everyone in Wales?

Elis James thinks he has a friend in common with just about everyone else in Wales. Don’t believe him? Give him 60 seconds to prove it.Radio host and comedian Elis James has taken the Welsh penchant for chatting and being social to new heights.

A Amelia Nierenberg

Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster’s Clemency

Federal prosecutors had been examining the circumstances behind the commutation of David Gentile’s sentence. He was aided by a Catholic priest friendly with the president.David Gentile, a private equity executive who was convicted in a $1.6 billion fraud scheme, was released from a New York prison d

K Kenneth P. Vogel, Nicole Hong and William K. Rashbaum

Mamdani Burns Allies in Making a Big Bet for Congress and the Left

The strength of the mayor’s political brand will be tested on Tuesday, when his slate of leftist congressional candidates takes aim at Democratic incumbents.Mayor Zohran Mamdani has backed Claire Valdez, left, Brad Lander and Darializa Avila Chevalier in primary races on Tuesday.

N Nicholas Fandos and Sally Goldenberg

Where Billionaires Summer, a Gardener Died in the Snow

A landscaper’s difficult life and lonely death reveal the human cost behind the Hamptons’ manicured landscape.Landscaper Gilberto Camey walks out of the woods on his way to a day job, retracing the route his brother took before he was found dead after a winter storm.

R Rukmini Callimachi and Victor J. Blue

The Women Running Businesses Under Taliban Rules

With secondary education and most jobs out of reach, thousands of Afghan women have turned to entrepreneurship as the only path to make money and maintain a social life.

E Elian Peltier and Kiana Hayeri

Boyle Heights Warehouse Fire Spreads Smoke Across Los Angeles

Firefighters say they are making progress against the blaze, which began Wednesday at a cold-storage facility. But smoke continued to blow across the region, and the authorities reiterated air-quality warnings.A warehouse fire at a cold-storage facility in Boyle Heights continued to burn and spread

M Maia Spoto