New York Times
Grace Mugabe, Shrewd if Ill-Tempered, Became a Target of Zimbabwe’s Anger
Robert Mugabe’s wife helped oust two successive vice presidents who rivaled her as potential successors to her ailing husband.
House G.O.P. Tax Writers Take Aim at College Tuition Benefits
The House tax bill, up for a vote on Thursday, would tax benefits that put the children of college workers through school and help doctoral students get their degrees.
Op-Ed Columnist: Billionaires Desperately Need Our Help!
Republicans want to be sure benefits go to the truly deserving tycoons.
U.C.L.A. Suspends 3 Players; They Admitted to Shoplifting in China
LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill, detained in China for shoplifting, were released after President Trump interceded with President Xi Jinping.
Robert Mugabe Under House Arrest as Rule Over Zimbabwe Teeters
The nearly 40-year reign of one of Africa’s last liberation leaders appeared to be coming to a close as tanks were deployed in the streets of the capital.
Signs of Russian Meddling in Brexit Referendum
Researchers have found evidence that Russian-language or Kremlin-linked Twitter accounts pushed divisive messages in British politics, too.
Amazon Sellers Brood as States Come Calling for Taxes
Most third-party sellers on Amazon do not collect sales tax. States, thirsty for the millions of dollars in unpaid revenue, are coming for the money.
Capitalism Has a Problem. Is Free Money the Answer?
Worries about the future of work amid automation and a shortage of decent-paying jobs are spurring interest in so-called Universal Basic Income.
Volgograd Journal: For Russians, 75 Years Later, Stalingrad Is a Battle to Remember
The 200 days of fighting along the Volga River came to be a defining event of World War II. For a Russian conflict photographer, it remains a touchstone.
Jerry Jones Is Scolded for ‘Antics’ in Letter From Fellow Owners
The letter condemned Jones, the Cowboys’ owner, for “conduct detrimental to the league” because of his efforts to derail negotiations to extend the commissioner’s contract.
Op-Ed Contributor: Don’t Let New Blood Pressure Guidelines Raise Yours
A national goal of 130 systolic may lead many patients to be overmedicated.
Trilobites: Chimps Tailor Alarms to What Other Chimps Know
Experiments show that the animals change their communications depending on how much their audience knows.
Editorial: Mr. Trump Casts a Shadow Over the AT&T-Time Warner Deal
He politicizes everything he touches, so unless his appointees act with utmost integrity they will be tainted as his henchmen.
Editorial: The Senate Questions the President’s Power to Launch Nukes
Mr. Trump has brought on himself this examination of his authority to order the launch of the world’s most deadly weapons.
Full Video: Senators Discuss Bipartisanship in Politics
Bob Corker, the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Mark Warner, the highest ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, assess the dissolution of compromise in politics at a TimesTalks event.
As Power Grid Sputters in Puerto Rico, Business Does Too
The catastrophe of the storm has been followed by an economic disaster with no end in sight.
The Neediest Cases Fund: A Young Poet Loses His Rhythm and Finds His Voice
Hermes Rosa Jr. dropped out of high school and fell into a depression, abandoning his writing. Now, he’s going to college and performing his poems on YouTube.
Under Trump, Banking Watchdog Trades Its Bite for a Tamer Stance
A change in course has made the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which oversees the nation’s biggest banks, part of a campaign to roll back regulations.
New York Public Library Unveils $317 Million Master Plan
The plan improves circulation and opens up underused spaces, while also announcing a study on the hotly contested issue of the library’s stacks.
Republicans May Use Cuts in Entitlement Programs to Reduce Deficit
The possibility appeared more likely after the Congressional Budget Office warned that the tax bill could set off a rule that would make cuts to Medicare over the next decade.