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Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

Takahiro Shiraishi confessed to the police that he had looked on Twitter for people considering killing themselves, and had lured them to his apartment, local news outlets reported.

Wednesday: Hughson’s “Charlie Brown tree,” California’s invigorated conservatives, and the Dodgers make it to Game 7.

Listen to pieces written by Nico Muhly, David Lang and more for the Psalms Experience, which runs through Nov. 11 at Lincoln Center.

“Brigadoon” appears (briefly), Amy Schumer steps onto Broadway and an acclaimed musical returns to a bigger stage.

The Japanese electronics giant has projected what would be its largest-ever annual operating profit, and announced a revival of its mechanical dog.

The authorities spent Tuesday digging into the past of Mr.Saipov, an Uzbek national who was named in the Manhattan attack that killed eight.

We look at the Russia investigation, internet giants’ hearings on Capitol Hill, and the terrorist attack in Lower Manhattan.

The bill was delayed for another day as Republicans struggled with cutting tax rates without alienating key constituencies by eliminating popular tax breaks.

Wednesday: What you need to know about the deadly attack, celebrating women’s suffrage, and the final mayoral debate.

As he closed in on the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, Donald J. Trump named foreign policy advisers who are now under scrutiny for Russia ties.

There’s no magic formula for getting into a selective college, but here are some lessons from a longtime observer to help you navigate the process.

Muscles recover better after exhausting exercise if they are warmed than if they are chilled, a new study finds.

The giant sandstone slab, also known as Ayers Rock, is revered by the Anangu people, and its management has become a symbol of Indigenous rights.

A truck ramming bicyclists. The driver emerging with weapons drawn. For those who saw the attack, it was as confusing as it was gruesome.

It wasn’t Protestants or Catholics; it was commercial interests and the authoritarian state.

In her directorial debut, the writer and actress has created a character rarely seen onscreen: a young girl who loves herself.

Responding to the chief of staff’s remarks blaming “a lack of compromise,” Stephen Colbert said, “What do you think caused World War II, a zoning issue?”

Just about everyone, it seems, wants to take a long train trip. Here’s what it’s really like, from roomette to dining car (plus a delay or three).

Noah Feldman’s new biography of the fourth president paints a picture of a man of great political flexibility.