Summer on NYC Piers Offers a Haven from Busy Urban Life

In each of New York City’s boroughs, decrepit piers that once fed city industries have been brought back to life. Out over the water, they offer beauty, fun and respite from the city’s buzz.

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Landon Y. Jones, Who Made People a Star Among Magazines, Dies at 80

An unapologetic champion of the newsworthiness of celebrities, he also drew attention to teenage pregnancy and helped popularize the term “baby boomer.”

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Kier Starmer Hopes to ‘Turn a Corner on Brexit’ and Reset Ties With E.U.

On a trip to Germany, Prime Minister Keir Starmer exchanged warm words with Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz. But a reset with the European Union will depend on actions too.

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Adams’s Pick for Top Lawyer Is Grilled by Skeptical Council Members

Members of the City Council questioned the record of Randy Mastro, a former federal prosecutor and aide to Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani.

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The Human Cost of Your Breakfast Banana

In June, a Florida jury found Chiquita Brands liable for the deaths of eight men killed by a Colombian paramilitary group the company had financed.

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Gus Walz Brought Out Both the Joy and the Cruelty

He deserved the kind of treatment any person does.

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Why Roth Accounts May Be a Good Savings Option at Any Age

These savings accounts, which are often pitched to young investors, can be a good investment option for older and retired workers.

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In Hawaii, a Sense of Alertness Without Panic Ahead of Tropical Storm Hone

Although the storm is not expected to pass directly over the Big Island, forecasters warned of threats including flooding and damaging winds.

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Ancient Tablets Foretold Doom Awaiting Babylonian Kings

A new translation of cuneiform relics from the second millennium B.C. highlights the warnings that astrologers saw in eclipses.

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Why Harris’s 2024 Campaign Feels Nothing Like Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Bid

The first-female-president energy of 2016 has been replaced by a more serious tone, with Democrats warning gravely of the new frontiers in the post-Roe era.

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Lucie Castets Wants to Be France’s Prime Minister but Needs Emmanuel Macron’s Backing

Lucie Castets, a relatively obscure bureaucrat, is the left’s choice to be prime minister. Just one person stands in her way: the president.

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Are Researchers Overcounting the Number of Fish in the World’s Oceans?

A new study suggests that estimates of the health of the world’s fisheries may be too optimistic.

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New Covid Vaccines: What to Know about Efficacy, Access and Cost

We asked experts about the right time to get a shot, and how long protection will last.

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NYC Reading Scores Decline Slightly as Schools Overhaul Teaching

Math scores notched upward in the city, and officials said the drop in reading was explained in part by an effort to change reading instruction and retrain hundreds of teachers.

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Harris’s Price-Gouging Ban: Price Controls or No Quick Effect?

The plan does not appear to amount to government price controls. It also might not bring down grocery bills anytime soon.

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Macy’s and Target Reports Show Consumers Are Still Bargain Shopping

Department store chains have struggled as Americans, squeezed by budget constraints, spend less time and money at their stores.

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Ultra-Orthodox Israelis Protest Conscription at Draft Center in Jerusalem

Protests over military conscription highlight the rising tensions surrounding a court order overturning a decades-long exemption for the religious community.

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Can Democrats Make the Case to Climate Voters?

In another year of record-breaking temperatures, Democrats are faced with the challenge of making climate change resonate with voters.

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Ukrainian Lawmakers Pass Bill Aiming to Ban Russian-Aligned Church

The measure, which awaits President Volodymyr Zelensky’s signature, would further a long, post-Soviet split between two of the world’s largest Orthodox communities.

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A Personalized Brain Pacemaker for Parkinson’s

In a new frontier for deep brain stimulation, researchers used A.I. to develop individualized algorithms, which helped a skateboarder and other patients with Parkinson’s disease.

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To Undecided Voters, Harris Is Famous, but Unknown. They Want to Learn More.

Vice President Kamala Harris has lit a fire among loyal Democrats. But many voters still want to know more about what she stands for.

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Leonard Hayflick, Who Discovered Why No One Lives Forever, Dies at 96

A biomedical researcher, he found that normal cells can divide only a certain number of times before they age — which, he said, explained aging on a cellular level.

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Trump’s Message: Prices (Plus Gangs, A.I. and ‘Bird Cemeteries’)

Former President Donald J. Trump was supposed to focus on the price of groceries at an event on Thursday. His attention wandered.

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Trump Pulls in Tulsi Gabbard for Debate Prep

Tulsi Gabbard, the former Democrat who has rebranded herself as a celebrity among Donald J. Trump’s supporters, once eviscerated Kamala Harris on a debate stage.

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Trump Says Civilian Award Is ‘Much Better’ Than Medal of Honor

The former president said Thursday the reason was because those given the nation’s highest military award are “either in very bad shape because they’ve been hit so many times by bullets, or they’re dead.”

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Bermuda Braces as Hurricane Ernesto Powers Through the Atlantic

The Category 2 storm left hundreds of thousands without power in Puerto Rico this week. It now threatens Bermuda this weekend.

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America Can’t Produce the Weapons It Needs for the Future. This Could Help.

The United States, Australia and Britain are making it easier to share defense technology, hoping to spur the innovations needed to keep up with China.

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Trump Seeks to Delay Sentencing in Hush-Money Case Until After 2024 Election

Donald J. Trump, who has routinely sought delays in his four criminal cases, wants to use the extra time to fight his conviction on 34 felony counts in Manhattan.

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Boeing Faces a Steep Climb in Catching Up to Airbus

As Boeing works to address quality control issues, its new chief starts at a disadvantage in competing with the other big maker of passenger planes.

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Inflation Progress Cheers Biden and Democrats

Soaring prices have been a political albatross for the Biden administration.

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Who Is Brian Niccol, the Incoming Starbucks CEO From Chipotle?

Mr. Niccol, whom the coffee chain poached from Chipotle, has emerged in recent years as a top leader in the restaurant industry.

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9 Things Musk and Trump Said About Climate Change, Annotated

In a conversation on X, Donald J. Trump and Elon Musk spoke for a bit about climate change. Here’s what they got wrong and what they got right.

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Private REITS Were a Hot Investment Trend, but They’ve Lost Some Appeal

Drawn by the opportunity to invest with private equity firms, small investors rushed into real estate investment trusts. But the funds have lost some appeal as interest rates have climbed.

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Older Adults Do Not Benefit From Moderate Drinking, Large Study Finds

Virtually any amount increased the risk for cancer, and there were no heart benefits, the researchers reported.

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Man Is Charged With Hate Crime in Stabbing Near Brooklyn Synagogue

The police said the man, Vincent Sumpter, yelled “Free Palestine” before stabbing another man near the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.

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Who Won the Olympics? All the Ways We Could Think Of to Track the Medal Count.

Which country won the most events involving nets, balls or weapons? We (over) analyzed the medal standings in Paris.

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Ancient Calendar, Recently Discovered, May Document a Long-Ago Disaster

The markings on a pillar in southern Turkey are more than decorations on the stone, a researcher at the University of Edinburgh says. They may memorialize a time when comet fragments struck Earth.

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Israeli Strikes on Schools Pose a Life-or-Death Choice for Civilians

Schools in Gaza have taken in tens of thousands of people seeking safety. Israel, arguing that Hamas uses the shelters, has struck school grounds repeatedly.

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How to Keep Your Money Safe if Your Online Lender Is Not a Bank

The collapse of a little-known intermediary named Synapse Financial Technologies has put a spotlight on the risk that customers face when using popular banking start-ups.

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Harris Skipped Over Josh Shapiro. Will It Matter in Pennsylvania?

Gov. Josh Shapiro won’t be on the Democratic ticket, and nor, for that matter, will the Scranton-born President Biden. But party officials in the battleground state are cautiously hopeful.

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Biden Promised Peace, but Will Leave His Successor a Nation Consumed by War

The president has spent much of his tenure mobilizing military might against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and supporting Israel.

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Passenger Plane Carrying 62 People Crashes Outside São Paulo, Brazil

VoePass Flight 2283 crashed outside São Paulo on Friday afternoon. The status of the passengers and crew is unknown.

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The Presidential Campaign’s Carbonated Détente

In a land of plenty that reveres personal freedom, we imbibe as we wish.

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Engineered Virus Steals Proteins From H.I.V., Pointing to New Therapy

After promising results in monkeys, scientists plan to test the new treatment in a few people with H.I.V.

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30-Year Home Mortgage Rate Falls to 6.47%

The key mortgage rate had its biggest one-week decline of the year, falling to the lowest level in 15 months.

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A Year After Lahaina’s Fire, A Little Leaguer Finds Solace in Baseball

A team from Maui is now one win away from the Little League World Series, including one player whose family lost almost everything.

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What’s Left on Your Summer Bucket List? Tell Us.

Summer is nearing its end — at least in spirit — and we want to know how you’re making the most of what remains.

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30 Months After Their Games Ended, U.S. Figure Skaters Get Golds

In a ceremony in Paris, the American team received the medals they won after the Russian team, featuring Kamila Valieva, was disqualified.

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As Iran Braces for War, Its Citizens Are Kept in the Dark

Iranians say they have not been told how to prepare should broad hostilities break out between their country and Israel.

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Here’s Why You Should Kill Spotted Lanternflies

The battle continues against the colorful bugs. Here’s how New Yorkers can help curb the infestation.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Admits He Left a Dead Bear in Central Park

Mr. Kennedy, an independent presidential candidate, confessed to dropping off the bear cub 10 years ago and making it appear that a bike had hit the animal.

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What’s Rattling Trump: The Size of Harris’s Crowds

The numbers game is everything to Donald J. Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris’s first big rally appears to have gotten under his skin.

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Perfumes, Candles, Toothpaste — Vanilla Is in Everything. And It’s Under Threat.

Vanilla substitutes exist, but there is no replacing the symphonic complexities of the real thing.

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Inside the Obama-Shapiro Relationship

The speaking style of Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, a potential vice presidential pick, can sound suspiciously similar to President Obama’s. But the real connection between the two men is deeper than commonly known.

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Violent Protests Grip U.K. Cities in Wake of Southport Stabbing

Tensions have grown in some communities across Britain since a stabbing in the northern town of Southport on Monday, while misinformation over the identity of the attacker has swirled online.

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Algerian Boxer at Center of Olympic Eligibility Fight Clinches Medal

Imane Khelif advanced to the semifinals, ensuring she will leave the Paris Games with at least a bronze medal.

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U.S. Sues TikTok Over Child Privacy Violations

The Justice Department said that TikTok illegally collected children’s data and knowingly allowed users under the age of 13 to create accounts.

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Alan Garber Will Stay On as Harvard’s President

Dr. Garber took over as interim president after Claudine Gay resigned in January. He will now serve as president through the 2026-27 academic year.

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The Joyful Release of Evan Gershkovich Came at a High Price

Putin exploited the detention of innocents to win back real criminals.

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Turkey Aims to Cull Its Stray Dogs. Critics Say It’s About Politics.

Turkey’s new law aimed at moving millions of stray dogs to shelters, and allowing some to be euthanized, has both cultural and political implications.

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Golf Course Atop Ancient Native American Earthworks to Be Removed

After reaching a settlement with an Ohio country club to acquire its lease on the Octagon Earthworks, the state historical society intends to open the site as a public park.

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D.O.T’.s Proposal to Let Families Fly Together for Free: What to Know

A new federal policy would require airlines to seat families together on flights, without incurring any extra fees.

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