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Progress roundup: Social media family vlogs must set aside pay for children in Illinois. And child marriage is outlawed in Sierra Leone.

Recent days have seen false allegations of AI meddling, actual AI meddling, and reports of old-style hacking all involving the election campaign. From Iran to artificial intelligence, how big a risk is cyber chaos for the Trump-Harris race?

Local and tribal governments are aiming to reduce overdose deaths as they start to receive billions of dollars from legal settlements with opioid manufacturers.

Two POWs’ path from induction in Russia to captivity in Ukraine was paved with broken promises, insufficient training, and poor equipment. Having survived, they offer insight into Russia’s brutal, yet effective, battle plan.

Both fans and competing athletes displayed a warm unity that lives on, making the Games more than a distraction from world woes.

The U.S. women’s basketball team won gold with a 67-66 win over France on Sunday. The day before, the U.S. men’s team also beat France. This was the first time in Olympic history that both gold medal games featured the same two teams.

The strike came as U.S., Qatari, and Egyptian mediators renewed their push for Israel and Hamas to achieve a cease-fire agreement. The Israeli military says it hit a Hamas command center inside the compound. A top Hamas official denied there were militants in the school.

Imane Khelif was cheered to victory by crowds chanting her name in Paris. Her gold medal is Algeria’s first in women’s boxing.

Many young voters are feeling “fired up” by the presidential ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. The shift could buoy Democrats in swing states.

With an autocrat forced out, the task of rebuilding a democracy has been handed to an expert on tapping the inherent dignity of all individuals.

A bill in Congress, already passed by the House, would honor 60 diplomats who helped Jews secure safe passage out of Nazi-controlled countries.

Two NASA astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, might be staying in orbit longer than they planned. NASA is deciding how and when to bring them home after the Boeing Starliner spacecraft that launched them experienced several mechanical failures.

It's taken centuries for humans to begin to understand the true complexities of the nature around us. Now that modern ecologists are treating forests as dynamic ecosystems, healthy restoration can flourish.

Increased wildlife activity near bush paths in Zimbabwe has left rural schoolchildren feeling unsafe on their long walks to school alone. Rangers have stepped in to provide safety training to encourage the students to continue coming to school.

Cutting timber the right way can actually make forests more dynamic, says a new generation of foresters who focus on ecology and climate change.

After three weeks in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games, our reporter reflects, both in print and in our podcast, on the stories, the sparkling venues, and the city that stole his heart.

Bangladesh’s impressive advancements overshadowed a growing discontent, which erupted into weeks of violent protests. Some hope Mr. Yunus’s interim government marks a fresh start.

President Biden is trying yet again to keep the Middle East from a war that seemed imminent, if widely unwanted, even as his relationship with Israel’s leader appears to have deteriorated.

Tropical Storm Debby is an example of how, as storms and extreme weather events become more frequent, towns and residents are trying to adapt.

However the regime contemplates retaliating against Israel, one restraint may be the public’s desire for calm at home.

A year after deadly fires incinerated the Hawaii town of Lahaina on Maui, many are looking to dial down tourism. Is the island of Molokai a model?

In the memoir “Becoming Little Shell: A Landless Indian’s Journey Home,” Chris La Tray weaves together personal and tribal history.