The State Law Taking a Financial Toll on California Budgets

The law set off a wave of child sex abuse litigation that has pushed some public institutions to the brink of financial crisis. School districts face up to $3 billion in claims.

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Pope Leo XIV, First American Pontiff, Will Face a Fractured American Church

Pope Leo’s relationship with the ascendant Catholic right in the U.S. could be a prominent issue in his papacy.

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Panasonic to Cut 10,000 Jobs in Major Overhaul

The Japanese technology conglomerate plans to shed underperforming businesses and shift its focus to new areas of growth.

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Britain’s Roller-Coaster Ride to a Trade Deal With Trump

At times during weeks of thorny negotiations, the efforts of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government seemed destined to fail.

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After the Blast

Exploring a photograph of the aftermath of a deadly airstrike at a Gaza City restaurant.

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A Tension Unlike Anything Felt in Decades

A reporter recalling a war from his childhood finds the fear familiar, but the weapons more high-tech and the fog of disinformation far thicker.

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2 Men Found Guilty of Felling UK’s Sycamore Gap Tree

Prosecutors said the men had committed the “act of deliberate and mindless criminal damage” together and filmed it on a cellphone.

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UK Antiques Show Expert Admits Selling Art to Suspected Hezbollah Financier

Oghenochuko Ojiri, an art dealer who appeared on the popular BBC show “Bargain Hunt,” appeared in a London court on Friday.

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Trump Threatens More Sanctions on Russia if It Does Not Agree to an Extended Truce

President Trump made his threat in a post on Truth Social that came after a phone call with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.

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Here are 7 divisive issues confronting the new pope.

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