New York Times

The pomp and pageantry of Thailand’s monarchy were on display for the cremation of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

The disclosure is another blow to the company as it faces scrutiny over how fast it is adding users, its efforts to fight abuse and its role in Russia’s push to meddle in the presidential race.

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

“Styles is the document of the conflicts between rich and poor, which is why our section makes absolutely everyone unhappy eventually.”

The 6,000-year-old Aitape skull, found in Papua New Guinea in 1929, was excavated from sediments that contain telltale signs of ocean water left behind by a tsunami.

Thursday: Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, and lessons from Hurricane Sandy.

With his love of brass, arches and color, Harry Nuriev creates environments that seem tailor-made for the social media aesthetic.

When Jeff Flake railed on the Senate floor against the conduct of his president and his party, much of what he said had roots in his religious upbringing.

Mr. Fallon clarified the president’s boast on “The Tonight Show”: “They were mostly people getting up to leave, but still, that counts as a standing ovation.”

The basement club, which for five years served as the louche headquarters for the East Village 1980s art movement, time-travels to the Museum of Modern Art.

The fight, flight or freeze response served us well when we were cave dwellers, but it can get in our way in modern life.

This revealing documentary follows Mr. Nye as he crusades on behalf of space exploration and against creationists and climate-change deniers.

The media has played a part in reinforcing divergent views of the standoff over the Catalan independence vote.

Flake, Corker and McCain may be sounding the alarm, but the Republican rank and file don’t want to hear it.

President Trump seems to be facing a congressional revolt. But what is really happening? And Xi Jinping consolidates his power.

Volunteering is linked to health benefits including lower blood pressure and decreased mortality rates.

We tracked horror’s rise at the box office over the decades. This year, led by “It” and “Get Out,” really has outpaced all others.

From Hollywood’s Black Dahlia case to killing sprees in 1950s London and 19th-century Paris, new books probe the grisly worst of human nature.

I was too miserable to be polite, even to my hosts.

Standing desks are good for our bodies, but are they good for our minds?