To Get the Strait Open, Trump Had to Leave the Hardest Issues for Later

President Trump is hailing the agreement with Iran as groundbreaking, even as he admits it “isn’t even fully negotiated.” But the nuclear stockpile, enrichment and missiles have not been discussed.The Strait of Hormuz has been a focal point since the start of the conflict.

D David E. Sanger and Tyler Pager

Pope Leo Warns of Risks From A.I. in 42,300-Word Encyclical

The document marks a powerful foray by the leader of the Roman Catholic church into the debate about the misuse or overuse of artificial intelligence.Pope Leo XIV at the presentation of his first encyclical letter, “Magnifica Humanitas,” at the Vatican on Monday. In it, he outlined his desire to pro

M Motoko Rich and Elisabetta Povoledo

Lawmakers Face a Personal Fiscal Crisis: No Budget, No Paycheck

New York State’s budget is the most delayed it’s been since 2010. That means legislators have gone without pay, creating financial hardships familiar to many New Yorkers.Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher said she has had to borrow money from family to help pay her $2,750 monthly rent in Brooklyn during

G Grace Ashford

Caught Flat-Footed, a City Races to Catch Up With Ebola

The deadly virus has spread alarmingly in Congo for months. Only now is the response taking shape.Disinfecting the public market on Saturday in Bunia, in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeast, as part of the response to the Ebola virus’s resurgence.

D Declan Walsh and Arlette Bashizi

Summer’s Best Beach Reads

If you happen to be near a body of water (salt, fresh, chlorinated or otherwise), here are the books you’ll need.

E Elisabeth Egan

A City in the Kill Zone

Little is left of Kostiantynivka, a city on the front lines. Rescuers risk their lives to ferry out the few who remain.

T Tyler Hicks and Gaëlle Girbes

Cubans Cook With Charcoal and Wood Fires to Survive During Energy Crisis

The U.S. oil blockade has left millions without cooking gas. In Santiago de Cuba, the cradle of the Cuban revolution, apartment tower residents resort to charcoal and firewood.Outside one of five 18 story apartment towers in Santiago de Cuba this month.

E Ed Augustin and Lisette Poole González

Everyone Knew Them on the Block. Then a Friday Ritual Ended in Tragedy.

The group of friends had used the same corner on the Upper West Side to unwind for years. By the end of the night, two people would be dead after a speeding S.U.V. drove into a crowd.A memorial for Jason Negron and Michael Saint-Hilaire, two friends who were killed when a car drove onto a sidewalk i

N Nate Schweber

All Quiet at the Kennedy Center

David Jones has been the principal clarinetist of the Kennedy Center’s orchestra for five presidents. A cascade of cancellations means he hasn’t played there since February.The dozens of musicians in the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra face an uncertain future. “It felt like we were just punche

M Michaela Towfighi

Brooklyn Co-op Divided Over Push to Boycott Israeli Products

The Park Slope Food Co-op, a socially conscious grocery store in a liberal neighborhood, has devolved into dysfunction ahead of a Tuesday vote on the proposed boycott.Some members of the Park Slope Food Co-op want the grocery store to stop selling about a dozen Israeli products as a response to the

C Claire Fahy and Liam Stack