Japan Welcomes a New Sumo Champ. Surprise: He’s Japanese.

Onosato Daiki became the first Japanese man in eight years to be named a yokozuna, or grand champion, the highest title in the sport.

News
Joël Le Scouarnec, French Doctor Who Molested Hundreds of Children, Is Sentenced

A former surgeon confessed to abusing at least 299 people, mostly children, in what is considered the largest case of its kind in French history.

News
Israel Strikes Yemen’s Main Airport Again After Houthi Attacks

Israel said the bombing of the airport, which was targeted for the second time this month, had destroyed the last plane used by the Iran-backed Houthi militia.

News
Haiti Enlists Blackwater Founder and Trump Ally to Take on Criminal Gangs

The Haitian government has signed a contract with Mr. Prince, the private military contractor who founded Blackwater, a company notorious for a civilian massacre in Iraq.

News
Inside the Arms Race to Create a Better Lactose Intolerance Pill

A new class of high-powered, slickly branded lactose intolerance treatments is targeting consumers. But do they actually work?

News
The Allure (and Complications) of “Golden Shares”

The White House would like some control of U.S. Steel if it approves its sale to Nippon Steel. Such deals could alter foreign investment in the United States.

News
Another Arrest in Crypto Kidnapping and Torture Case

The authorities said a man was held captive and tortured in a Manhattan townhouse for weeks by people seeking the password to his Bitcoin wallet.

News
Cuomo Proposes $20 Minimum Wage for New York City

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, the front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race, will announce a plan to raise the city’s minimum wage to $20 an hour by 2027.

News
Beware: We Are Entering a New Phase of the Trump Era

I’ve seen the signs before. I’m seeing them now.

News
Harvard Relents After Protracted Fight Over Slave Photos

A legal battle between Harvard and a woman who says two slave portraits are of her ancestors will end in a settlement, with the photos going to a Black history museum in South Carolina.

News