Doug Mills/The New York TimesHow the Trump-Kim Summit Failed: Big Threats, Big Egos, Bad BetsIntelligence agencies had warned President Trump that Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, would not be willing to give up the arsenal completely. Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim had dramatically different visions of what “denuclearization” meant, dooming their deal.
Trump Faces Fury After Saying He Believes North Korean Leader on Student’s DeathThe family of Otto Warmbier spoke out after Mr. Trump’s comments, saying that North Korea’s “evil regime” was responsible for the death of their son.
Saul Martinez for The New York TimesBehind Illicit Massage Parlors Lies a Vast Crime NetworkIt has exploded into a $3 billion-a-year sex industry that ensnares tens of thousands of mostly foreign women in a form of modern indentured servitude.Many women stay on as prostitutes in order to pay debts to smugglers, spa owners and lawyers.
Inside the Small and Divided World of Trump’s Black SupportersAmong the tiny collection of President Trump’s dedicated black supporters, there are factions.Several black Republicans said their own credibility has been hurt by the actions of some of the president’s most visible black surrogates.
The president said he planned to issue an executive order to help guarantee free speech on college campuses.
Elizabeth Lippman for The New York TimesHow Jeff Bezos Went to Hollywood and Lost ControlThe Amazon founder built the world’s largest fortune with an iron discipline.Now, a wild cast of only-in-L.A. characters have seized his narrative.
After Cuomo’s Calls to Amazon, a Flurry of Conversations to Rally SupportA letter asking Mr. Bezos to resuscitate a plan for Amazon to build a campus in New York hasn’t seemed to change the company’s position.
Thom Bridge/Independent Record, via Associated PressWhite House Ambitions Cloud Democratic Hopes to Win the SenateIf 2020 produces an anti-Trump wave, Democrats will need plenty of candidates to recapture the Senate. But some of the party’s best only have eyes for the White House.
Bernie Sanders Begins 2020 Bid With Familiar Refrains and New Story: His OwnMr. Sanders has focused on policy, not personal details, his entire political career. In his second presidential run, he’s changing that.
11 of Our Best Weekend ReadsWesley Morris leaves Neverland. New Rembrandts and an art feud. Michael J. Fox on acting with Parkinson’s. And more.
Dar Yasin/Associated PressBasharat PeerThe Young Suicide Bomber Who Brought India and Pakistan to the Brink of WarBoth countries share responsibility for reducing Kashmir to a ruin and destroying generations of lives.
Jung Yeon-Je/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesE. Tammy KimThe ‘Failed’ Summit Isn’t So Funny in SeoulThe foreign policy establishment was relieved at the sudden end to the North Korean summit. But Koreans hoping for peace were crushed.
Sean DonnolaSeth Meyers on Donald Trump, Fatherhood and What He Won’t Joke AboutA wide-ranging conversation with the era’s defining late-night host in celebration of his show’s fifth anniversary.T Magazine
Illustration by Tracy Ma/The New York TimesMomo Is as Real as We’ve Made HerAdults are terrified about what their children are seeing online. Should they be?Style
There Are No Five Stages of GriefWhen my father died, I wanted desperately to know the timing of this thing. But grief doesn’t have a timeline.Self-Care