U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says

Outdated targeting data may have resulted in a mistaken missile strike, according to the ongoing military investigation, which undercuts President Trump’s assertion that Iran could be to blame.

J Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, Tyler Pager, Malachy Browne and Helene Cooper

How Trump and His Advisers Miscalculated Iran’s Response to War

In the lead-up to the U.S.-Israeli attack, President Trump downplayed the risks to the energy markets as a short-term concern that should not overshadow the mission to decapitate the Iranian regime.In response to Iranian threats, commercial shipping has come to a standstill in the Gulf, and oil pric

M Mark Mazzetti, Tyler Pager and Edward Wong

Republicans Concede They Need to Pivot on Immigration Before Midterms

In public comments and private meetings at a House G.O.P. retreat, top officials allowed that President Trump’s immigration crackdown had hurt the party and that they needed a course correction on the issue.Federal agents making an arrest in Minneapolis in January. Speaker Mike Johnson told Republic

M Michael Gold

ICE Lawyer Who Told Judge She Was Overwhelmed Is Running for Congress

Julie T. Le, a former government lawyer, described in stark terms how overstretched the legal system had become during the administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota. Now, she said, she hopes to fix the “system’s failures” by running for Congress.Residents of Minneapolis using their phones

E Ernesto Londoño

Trump Documents Missing in Epstein Files Highlight DOJ’s Missteps

In late July, an F.B.I. agent asked colleagues to get started on a sensitive task relating to Jeffrey Epstein, listing the names of 14 prominent men, with President Trump at the top.A video showing Donald J. Trump with Jeffrey Epstein was displayed during Attorney General Pam Bondi’s testimony at a

S Steve Eder and Devlin Barrett

René Redzepi Steps Down at Noma Amid Allegations of Past Abuse

After 23 years running the Copenhagen restaurant, widely considered one of the most innovative and important in the world, the chef is leaving.Mr. Redzepi led Noma to countless accolades, including being named No. 1 restaurant in the world five times by World’s 50 Best.

J Julia Moskin

Washington State Passes ‘Millionaires’ Tax’

It would be the first income tax in Washington, affecting an estimated 20,000 households. Some of the wealthiest are leaving for Florida.Howard Schultz, the former Starbucks chief executive, said on social media that he was moving to Florida.

A Anna Griffin

Trump Targets Major Trading Partners With New Investigation

A trade investigation focuses on the European Union, China, India and other countries and will likely lead to tariffs to replace those struck down by the Supreme Court.The trade investigations would be carried out under a law that allows the United States to impose tariffs on foreign countries in re

A Ana Swanson and Tyler Pager

Strong or Weak? How Trump Picks His Battles.

Despite his tough talk, President Trump has consistently made allowances for countries he sees as powerful or dominant.President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia during a meeting in Alaska last summer. Mr. Trump’s deference to Russia highlights a pattern that has crystallized in rece

E Erica L. Green

How to Afford Housing in London: Multiple Roommates, No Living Room

High prices have pushed more Londoners to live with roommates well into their late 20s and 30s — if they can afford to move out of their parents’ homes at all.Mr. Darragh pays 900 pounds, or about $1,225, a month for his share of a six-bedroom house in a northwest London neighborhood.

G Gregory Schmidt

At Least 2 Killed as Tornadoes Hit Illinois and Indiana

At least two people were killed and several were injured in the severe storm on Tuesday that heavily damaged areas of Illinois and Indiana.A destroyed home in Aroma Park, Ill., part of Kankakee County, on Wednesday.

R Robert Chiarito, Sonia A. Rao and Nazaneen Ghaffar

Ex-Officer Who Took Nude Images From Phones in Traffic Stops Is Sentenced

The former Missouri police officer, Julian Alcala, was sentenced to two years in prison and now faces civil lawsuits from several of the 20 victims the authorities identified.The Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. courthouse in St. Louis, where a former Missouri police officer, Julian Alcala, was sentenced on

R Rylee Kirk