New York Times

As the zombie apocalypse drama returns for Season 8, the AMC series is looking to rebound from a stretch of storytelling shenanigans that alienated viewers.

A furious back-and-forth turned what can be an emotionally wrenching encounter into an ugly spectacle between the president and a bereaved citizen.

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Amid disarray in Washington, Representative Pat Tiberi of Ohio, a senior lawmaker close to party leaders, is expected to quit midway through his term.

Nine letters from Barack Obama to his college girlfriend, Alexandra McNear, will be available to the public at Emory’s Stuart A. Rose library.

Kurdish and Iraqi forces, both armed by the Americans, fought each other in Kirkuk. Analysts think Iran played a key role in the dispute’s resolution.

Much of the growth in Romania is the product of a consumer bonanza, and economists worry that the good times cannot last given a lack of investment.

With the fall of its capital and loss of territory, the Islamic State may be reeling but not vanquished.

Lawyers for the teenager accused federal officials of blocking her access to an abortion by not letting her leave a Texas shelter.

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Houston’s Dallas Keuchel, who had shut down the Yankees in two other playoff starts, did not last five innings in Game 5 of the A.L.C.S., while Tanaka allowed just three hits over seven innings.

The author of the “His Dark Materials” trilogy returns, with answers to the questions what happened first and what happens next.

The authorities said Radee Labeeb Prince opened fire at a countertop business in Maryland and then at a car dealership in Delaware. He was captured after a 10-hour search.

At issue is whether the Trump Hotel in Washington violates a provision banning federal officials from accepting economic benefits from governments at home or abroad.

For his own sake, the president should reappoint the Federal Reserve chairwoman.

Mr. Chenault, who has led American Express since 2001, is one of corporate America’s few black chief executives.

Gov. Roy Cooper and transgender rights advocates said they had drawn up a settlement on the state’s longstanding bathroom dispute.

After voicing support, the president offered a different take on the plan, while its Republican architect predicted it would pass before the end of the year.

While the N.B.A. is increasingly going small, the Knicks have a roster that, at least for now, includes six players who are 6 feet 10 inches or taller.

President Trump has repeatedly called payments made to health insurers “a bailout” but they lower out-of-pocket costs for low-income people.