Marine Park in Ontario Warns It May Euthanize Beluga Whales Without Cash Infusion

The government has barred Marineland from shipping its whales to an aquarium in China so the park is threatening to put the whales down.

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Appeal Trial Opens in Gisèle Pelicot Rape Case

One man has appealed his conviction in a case in which a Frenchman drugged his wife and invited scores of men to rape her.

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Syria Chooses a Parliament of Revolutionaries

In the first elections since the Assad regime was ousted, there was no popular vote and women and minorities won few seats. Still, many Syrians saw it as progress toward ending authoritarian rule.

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U.S. v. Google: What Each Side Argued for Fixing Google’s Ad Tech Monopoly

The Justice Department and Google wrapped up a two-week hearing that could have a major effect on online advertising.

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How Elon Musk Is Bringing Sexy A.I. Chatbots to the Mainstream

In July, the billionaire’s A.I. company introduced two sexually explicit chatbots, pushing a new version of intimacy.

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Bessent Taps Social Security Chief to Serve as C.E.O. of I.R.S.

Frank Bisignano, who already leads the Social Security Administration, will also take on the day-to-day duties of the tax collector.

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Retrial in 1993 Buffalo Murder Case Ends With a Deadlocked Jury

Brian Scott Lorenz’s conviction in the strangling of Deborah Meindl in a Buffalo suburb was overturned in 2023, but prosecutors had forged ahead with a new trial.

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Harvard Has Identified Another Problem: Its Own Students

Many students don’t do the reading and don’t speak up in class, according to a report. Now, professors are trying to change a campus culture they say hurts achievement and stifles speech.

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Processing the Government Shutdown in a Divided America

As the government shutdown entered its first full week, emotions across the country ranged from uneasy to unconcerned.

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What Is the National Guard, and Who Controls It?

The state-based military force is made up mainly of part-time soldiers and organized by state. It can be activated by the state governor or by the president.

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