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A brutal heat wave that has gripped the West for days will shift eastward on the weekend, while much of sweltering Houston still lacks electricity.

Her lithesome features and quirky screen presence made her a popular figure in 1970s movies, particularly Robert Altman’s.

The hit sitcom, whose main character was an alien, was seen from 1986 to 1990 but would endure in memory as a characteristic artifact of 1980s pop culture.

The campaign is quietly carrying out a head-to-head survey of voters between the vice president and Donald Trump, in a sign of the uncertainty even atop the Democratic Party.

Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, is recruiting “special deputies” to deploy during disaster or unrest. Opponents say the move is dangerous.

The meeting would come after Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has long been aligned with the former president, made unexpected trips to China, Russia and Ukraine.

New restrictions are meant to reduce damage during floods. The rules were first proposed in 2016, then the Trump administration scrapped them.

The statement was a major departure for the alliance, which until 2019 never officially mentioned China as a concern.

Programmed to find the fastest route without consideration of literally anything else, driving apps endanger and infuriate us on a remarkably regular basis.

Mr. Clooney, who co-hosted a lavish fund-raiser for President Biden last month, wrote in a guest essay in The New York Times that Democrats “are not going to win in November with this president.”

In the East Village, amid buzzy restaurants and high-end real estate, a troubled section of 14th Street reflects the city’s struggles to control intractable problems.

I saw Biden three weeks ago at my fund-raiser for him. It’s devastating to say it, but he is not the same man he was, and he won’t win this fall.

In an era of deep divisions in the church, newly ordained priests overwhelmingly lean right in their theology, practices and politics.

As diagnoses of autism rise, Microsoft and other large companies are working to better support autistic workers so they can thrive without “masking.”

A century ago, Alice Milliat fought for the inclusion of female athletes in the Olympics. Her contribution, long overlooked, is now being recognized.

As health plans increasingly rely on technology to deny treatment, physicians are fighting back with chatbots that synthesize research and make the case.

Locals confronted visitors to the Catalan capital in a whimsical (but very serious) demonstration against mass tourism and housing shortages.

The president has yet to do what many Democrats said he must to show he is up to remaining in the race. But so far, they have thrown up their hands, doing nothing to nudge him aside.

The senators said the Supreme Court justice’s failure to disclose lavish gifts and luxury travel showed a “willful pattern of disregard for ethics laws.”

Both men running for president are unfit for the job. One is a danger to our country.

The White House said President Biden had met with a neurologist only three times in more than three years in office, and implied that the doctor’s visits were related to treating other people.

The gift, made by Michael R. Bloomberg’s philanthropic organization, will also cover living expenses for some Johns Hopkins University students.