A day after the Taliban seized control of Kunduz, a counterattack was underway, but ground forces were delayed by ambushes and roadside bombs, officials said. U.S. forces carried out an airstrike outside the city.
Beyond the verbal jousting at the United Nations, Presidents Obama and Vladimir V. Putin each tried to maneuver the other into shifting his position on Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad.
West Point says the sport, a requirement for male freshmen, instills the courage needed for combat, but some parents and neurologists are calling for alternatives.
With safety concerns growing and more students choosing to play soccer and other sports, the football team at a suburban St. Louis high school was disbanded.
Where does his political adventure end? “I have no idea. But I’m here now. And it’s beautiful.”
Large donors to presidential campaigns suggest strategies and expect quick attention, occasionally creating headaches.
Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
New York’s Southern Tier was once a manufacturing powerhouse, but as it struggles, residents are doubting the state’s commitment to it.
The post-Jon Stewart version of the program was sleeker, fresher and redesigned, but it still does essentially the same thing.
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Michelle Dorrance and Lin-Manuel Miranda are among 24 new MacArthur Foundation fellows receiving $625,000 over five years — no strings attached.
It’s one thing for N.F.L. coaches to err on fourth-down decisions, Gregg Easterbrook writes for The Upshot, but why do broadcasters feel they have to back them?
Scientists reported signs of liquid water on the surface of present-day Mars, a finding that will fuel speculation that life, if it ever arose there, could persist to now.
The data is clear: Most terrorists don’t land on American soil from the ranks of refugees but are people born here and recruited.
In the days he has left, Speaker John Boehner can redeem himself by reviving immigration reform.
Powerful companies like Volkswagen, and politicians, cheat blatantly, often with impunity. Room for Debate asks whether moral behavior looks passé.
The new radical Republicans threaten the future of their own party.
The New York host of the National Public Radio radio show “All Things Considered,” lives with her family on the Upper West Side.
As hammers clang and views vanish, not everybody is embracing development.
