New York Times

On a Belfast street built to overcome sectarian divisions, at least three Catholic families have fled following a threat.

In an area called “Silicon Slopes,” at least five start-ups are valued at more than $1 billion, a sign that Utah has become a growing force for tech incubation.

Ms. Nielsen is the top aide to the president’s chief of staff, and has a homeland security background. Some White House aides had chafed at her regimented style.

The resolution of Javier Flores Garcia’s case is a small victory for the sanctuary movement, which offers potential deportees refuge in houses of worship.

A man fell ill after returning from Madagascar, which is struggling to contain a rash of plague cases. It is the first instance of the outbreak spreading to another country.

Mr. Affleck said Tuesday he was “angry” about Mr. Weinstein’s alleged harassment and assaults of women but did not indicate he was aware of the behavior. Ms. McGowan said he knew.

No one, including mental health professionals, can predict who will turn violent.

Northern California fires forced more than 20,000 people to leave their homes. When some Santa Rosa residents went back to check on their houses, there was nothing left.

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Despite fines from soccer’s governing body and a new law requiring respect for China’s anthem, fans in the semiautonomous city of Hong Kong keep booing.

One student was charged with negligent homicide and nine current or former students were charged with hazing after a fraternity pledge died of alcohol poisoning.

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy sought clarity from the region’s leaders, while taking a step toward suspending their government under emergency powers.

We are sympathetic with the cause, goes the familiar and tedious argument, just don’t go overboard.

An artisanal version of the ubiquitous condiment — with special packaging and at over twice the price — has been met with ire, curiosity and amusement.

Slow inflation was the main topic at the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting, but most officials leaned toward another interest rate move this year.

The 17 major blazes raging in California have been much more ferocious than the state’s typical fire season, for reasons that were years in the making.

Some scientists think global warming may be making California’s autumn winds even drier, a “key parameter for fire risk.”

On his new solo album, “Carry Fire,” the onetime Led Zeppelin frontman explores “grooves and moods,” from the blues to North African rhythms.

The conditions that lead to supereruptions can emerge within a single human lifetime, according to a study of the volcano’s remnants in the national park.

Dr. Jouvet’s research, he wrote, showed that dreaming was “the third state of the brain, as different from sleep as sleep was from waking.”