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The company was struggling before a New York Times investigation found the entertainment mogul had paid off multiple harassment accusers. Now it’s in serious trouble.

With her BET series, Ms. Thede, former head writer of “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore,” will be the first black female host in the format in several years.

The author Gretchen Rubin’s division of people into Upholders, Obligers, Questioners and Rebels has earned her a devoted following. But I’m skeptical.

Here’s what you need to know about the week’s top stories.

Yuriko Koike and her new party could derail Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s bid for a record-setting tenure in office, though she isn’t yet running herself.

In the days since Iraqi forces declared victory over Islamic State fighters in Hawija, the group’s final urban stronghold in the country, more than 1,000 men have turned themselves in to the Kurdish authorities.

Farmers have long played a defining role in Catalonian identity. Now they are playing a big role in the independence movement, by using their tractors.

Hawkins, a playground legend in New York, did not make his N.B.A. debut until age 27 because of unfounded connections to a point-shaving scandal.

President Trump’s plan would make it easier for consumers to band together and buy insurance on their own, but critics warn of risks to consumers.

The Las Vegas gunman was a savvy businessman and an absentee neighbor who lived on his own terms, according to people who knew him.

With her new political variety show, “I Love You, America,” the stand-up comic aims to unite red and blue. But can TV really change minds?

Mr. Rubio, Republican of Florida, seems determined to shrug off the disappointment of a failed presidential race and show he is serious about the Senate, making up for lost time.

The Yankees’ detail-obsessed manager invited a lot of scrutiny by not asking for a replay review of an inaccurate call in a playoff loss to the Indians on Friday night.

In 1990, 47 women took to the road to demand the right to drive. They paid dearly for it, but they have lived to see the end of the ban.

Ms. Bloom had been counseling the Hollywood mogul, who faces sexual harassment allegations, but was rebuked by at least two board members, including his brother, Bob Weinstein.

Organizers called the rosary “a mighty weapon against evil” and expected it would draw a million people. Some participants said they were demonstrating against the spread of Islam.

Desperate for hard currency to keep their operations afloat, diplomats from the so-called hermit kingdom smuggle liquor, drugs, cars and guns — and engage in more mundane activities.

As the region threatens to declare independence from Spain, divisions have deepened between the national police and the regional force.

The driver was arrested, but the police said they were not treating the crash as a terrorist-related incident.

With 90 percent of the island without power, Puerto Rico has become a place where houses, stores, apartments and public buildings run on diesel generators.