Supreme Court Leans Toward Catholic Charity in Tax Case

The Wisconsin Supreme Court had ruled that the group’s activities in serving the state’s poor were not religious enough to qualify for a tax exemption.

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Dozens of Engaging Ways to Make Media Literacy Meaningful to Teenagers

This collection of interactive exercises uses Times resources to help young people find the news that matters to them, understand how it’s made, connect it to their lives — and make media of their own.

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‘A Tiny Bit of Math’ Might Improve Your Heart Health, Study Suggests

Your average daily heart rate is a useful metric; so is your daily step count. Combining the two might be even better.

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F.A.A. Investigates After Air Force Jets Near Delta Plane Activate Safety Alert

Four jets came close enough to the Delta flight, which was taking off from Washington’s Reagan National Airport, to set off a collision-avoidance alert.

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How to Beat Cuomo and Adams? The Working Families Party Has a Plan.

The left-leaning political party is seeking to avoid a repeat of 2021, when its top candidates were also-rans in the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City.

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Trump Asks Stefanik to Withdraw Bid to Be U.N. Ambassador

The president said he wanted the New York Republican to stay in Congress to bolster the party’s slim House margin and protect her seat.

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Mob Descends on a Comedy Club After a Comic Jokes About a Politician

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said criticism is “the soul” of Indian democracy. But his allies unleashed vigilantes after a comic who called a politician a “traitor.”

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In Aurora, Colo., a Split Over the Biggest Threat to the City: Migrants or Trump?

President Trump has made Colorado’s third-largest city synonymous with the supposed scourge of Venezuelan gangs, but some wonder if his immigration raids are damaging the city more than the migrants ever did.

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OpenAI Unveils New Image Generator for ChatGPT

The company’s chatbot can now create elaborate and unusual images.

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Funding Cuts at Columbia Create ‘Chilling Effect,’ Faculty Lawsuit Says

The Trump administration’s cancellation of $400 million in aid violates the Constitution, a teachers’ union and a faculty group argue.

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Why Driving in Singapore Is Like ‘Wearing a Rolex’

The city-state, where it costs up to $84,000 just for the right to own a car, is one of the most expensive places to drive. That is by design.

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The Foreman-Ali Rumble That Changed Their Careers, and Congo

Half a century ago, the “Rumble in the Jungle” became not just a fight between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali, but a cultural touchstone.

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Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown Opens His Closet for Charity

Mr. Brown, the former mayor of San Francisco, has stood out not just for his politics but also his style. Now, he has opened his closet to raise money for charity.

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Pakistan Is Trying to Integrate the ‘Most Dangerous Place’ on Earth. It’s Failing.

The country’s former tribal areas bordering Afghanistan are plagued by escalating militancy, leading to widespread disillusionment.

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Pope Francis Will Be Discharged From the Hospital on Sunday, Doctors Say

The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized for six weeks with pneumonia in both lungs. He will need to rest in the Vatican for at least two months, his doctors said.

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Heathrow Shutdown Shows How Airline and Airport Chaos Can Quickly Spiral

When crises occur, airline network operation centers go into overdrive, but managing the response is a delicate balance.

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As Tesla Protests Spread, Elon Musk Gets Ready to Enter the Restaurant Business

Two years ago, the Tesla founder and DOGE chief began to build a diner and drive-in theater in Los Angeles. Then he became a political lightning rod.

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Tesla Vandalism Surges in Canada as Trump and Musk Face Backlash

More than 80 Teslas were damaged in Hamilton, Ontario, the police said, amid other acts of vandalism against the company owned by Elon Musk.

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Sudan’s Army Retakes the Presidential Palace in Khartoum

Two years into a civil war, troops recaptured the palace in Khartoum, routing a paramilitary foe. Civilians have been trapped in the middle in a city with an apocalyptic air.

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Wealth and Warfare Empower a Rwanda-Backed Militant Group in Congo

The M23 militia is ruling over a vast stretch of territory in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, threatening the sovereignty of the biggest country in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Swipe No More: M.T.A. to Stop Selling MetroCards

The transition to the new tap-and-go system for New York City subway and bus riders is expected to save the agency at least $20 million annually, it said.

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Judge Grants the Government Another Day to Share Details on Deportation Flights

Judge James Boasberg has asked the government to tell him what time two planes took off from U.S. soil and from where, what time they left U.S. airspace and what time they landed in El Salvador.

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Trump Administration Considers Scaling Back H.I.V. Efforts at C.D.C.

The move comes after a series of cuts to prevention and treatment efforts worldwide. Some functions might be moved to another agency, officials said.

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Hold My Snacks: Pirate’s Booty Founder Attempts a Seaside Coup

A snack food magnate declared himself mayor of the Village of Sea Cliff, on Long Island. The voters said otherwise.

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Putin Agrees to Temporarily Halt Strikes on Ukraine’s Energy Targets, Kremlin Says

In a call with President Trump, President Vladimir V. Putin agreed to pause strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure for 30 days. That falls short of the unconditional cease-fire Ukraine had already agreed to.

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Trump Administration to Confront Countries With New Tariff ‘Number’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent provided new details into how President Trump will roll out a sweeping and elusive tariff measure planned for April 2.

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Chuck Schumer Isn’t Jewish Like the Pope Isn’t Catholic

Derided by the MAGA right and yelled at by the far left, the Senate Democratic leader is inhabiting a very Jewish place right now.

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As France Sours on Trump’s America, De Gaulle Is on the Rise

Charles de Gaulle’s insistence on French power and autonomy is being cited widely in France; one politician demanded that an America on “the side of the tyrants” return the Statue of Liberty.

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Gene Hackman’s Wife Died at Least a Day Later Than Originally Thought

Betsy Arakawa made several calls to a medical clinic on Feb. 12, the day after the authorities initially believed that she died.

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Severe Storms Killed At Least 36. Here’s What to Know About the Weather’s Havoc.

The tornadoes, dust storms and wind-fanned wildfires have led to at least 36 deaths across the nation this past week.

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Children Try to Cheer Pope Francis During His Hospital Stay

The release of the photo a month into his treatment came after dozens of young people gathered under the pontiff’s windows to offer wishes for a quick recovery.

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He Dreamed Up Bosch and the Lincoln Lawyer. It All Started With L.A.

For almost four decades, Michael Connelly has set his characters loose in a city of big dreams and lucky breaks. Now they’re facing an altered landscape. So is he.

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Did Covid Open the Door to a Measles Outbreak?

Measles vaccination rates among kindergarteners have been falling since the Covid-19 pandemic. Teddy Rosenbluth, a health reporter at The New York Times, explains why that has experts worried.

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RFK Jr. Rattles Food Companies With Vow to Rid Food of Artificial Dyes

Mr. Kennedy told executives of major food companies that he wants synthetic colors removed from their products. “Decision time is imminent,” a trade group warned its members.

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RFK Jr. Will Convene a New Health Commission in Private

President Trump ordered the creation of the Make America Healthy Again Commission last month, taking the name from the movement led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary.

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Delta, Southwest, American Airlines Cut Forecasts, an Early Alarm About Consumer Spending

The revised projections suggest that flagging economic confidence has started to hurt travel, which can be an indicator for other industries.

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A Young Prince of Luxembourg Dies of a Rare Genetic Disease

Prince Frederik, 22, was a founder and the creative director of a foundation that raised awareness of POLG disorder.

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Mahmoud Khalil Is Moved to Immigration Detention in Louisiana

Mahmoud Khalil is a permanent resident of the United States. His arrest sets up a fight over free speech and immigrant rights.

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L.A. Prosecutor Says He Will Not Support Resentencing the Menendez Brothers

Erik and Lyle Menendez still have paths to freedom. But the new district attorney is trying to roll back an effort by his predecessor to ease their punishment for killing their parents.

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Arkansas Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Producing Deadly Ricin Poison

Jason Kale Clampit, 44, was sentenced for possession of ricin, which he had made to set traps for trespassers, prosecutors said.

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For Black Women, Adrienne Adams Is More Than Just Another Candidate

The New York City Council speaker, who officially launched her mayoral campaign on Saturday, would be the first woman of color to lead City Hall.

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After Colorado Wildfires, Two Families Saw Different Insurance Outcomes

Two neighboring families lost their houses in a Colorado wildfire. One was reimbursed for the contents of their home within seven weeks, and the other is still fighting.

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14-Year-Old Boy Arrested in Connection With Fatal Newark Police Shooting

The boy, who has not been named, was charged with murder, attempted murder and possessing illegal weapons. The officer who died early Saturday morning was identified as Detective Joseph Azcona.

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Helen Schreider, Intrepid World Traveler, Is Dead at 98

She and her husband were the first people to travel the length of the Americas in an amphibious vehicle. But he was recognized for their accomplishments long before she was.

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With Trump’s Reprieve on Tariffs, Mexico, Still Wary, Breathes Easier

After President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico spoke with President Trump about his 25 percent tariff on exports from her country, he announced he would delay it until April 2.

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Aging Women’s Brain Mysteries Are Tested in Trio of Studies

Researchers identified a gene that seems to help slow brain aging in women, and studied links between hormone therapy, menopause and Alzheimer’s.

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Adrienne Adams, N.Y.C. Council Speaker, Attacks Trump Ahead of Potential Mayoral Bid

In her final State of the City address, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, who is considering a run for mayor, proposed ideas that she said could be “scaled for greater impact.”

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A Scenic California Rail Line Sits on an Eroding Cliff. Where Should the Tracks Go?

In the city of Del Mar, near San Diego, most agree the train tracks must move off eroding bluffs. But debate over its new route has stalled the project while climate change raises the risks.

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A Black Studies Curriculum Is (Defiantly) Rolling Out in New York City

Educators are embracing rather than restricting discussions of race in schools. Leaders have said they’ll do so whether the Trump administration approves or not.

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M. Paul Friedberg, Landscape Architect Who Celebrated the City, Dies at 93

He made his mark as a designer of experimental playgrounds in New York City and then used the same ideas to reinvent urban parks across the country.

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Rising Temperatures Are Scrambling the Base of the Ocean Food Web

Scientists are gaining new insights into how plankton supports life on Earth — just as climate change is changing everything.

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Greenpeace Faces Tough Start in Trial Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protests

The environmental group, battling a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, told the court it can’t get a fair trial.

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Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight M23

The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

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Why Do S.U.V.s Look Like Trucks Again?

For decades, carlike curves were in. Now, buyers are interested in sport utility vehicles that feature right-angles and off-road cred.

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Honduras Moves to Extradite Man Accused of Killing Iowa Woman

In his 2016 campaign, President Trump seized on the death of Sarah Root, who police said was killed by an undocumented immigrant suspected of driving drunk.

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