WashingtonSome on Mueller’s Team Say Report Was More Damaging Than Barr RevealedMembers of Robert Mueller’s team have said their findings are more troubling for President Trump than Attorney General William Barr had indicated.At stake in the dispute is who shapes the public’s initial understanding of one of the most consequential government investigations in U.S. history.2005 comments
The House again voted to end U.S. military aid for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. Mr. Trump is likely to veto it.
Ethiopian Crash Investigators Call for Inquiry Into Boeing Max ControlsThe pilots of a doomed Ethiopian jet repeatedly followed Boeing’s recommended procedures, but were still unable to recover, Ethiopian investigators said.Sensor readings varied wildly and affected the pilots’ understanding of factors like the plane’s pitch and airspeed, according to the initial findings.283 comments
Mormon Church to Allow Children of L.G.B.T. Parents to Be BaptizedThe decision rolls back a 2015 policy that barred children living with same-sex couples from important religious rituals.“We want to reduce the hate and contention so common today,” a church statement said.37 commentsThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday rolled back a 2015 policy that declared that church members in same-sex marriages were apostates and subject to excommunication. Rick Bowmer/Associated Press
Anti-Semitism Is Back, From Left, Right and Islamist Extremes. Why?In Europe and the United States, an ancient prejudice is surging in the 21st century in both familiar and mutant ways.Anti-Semitism is being harnessed for political ends by ideologies that otherwise would have little overlap. That fusion is dangerous, experts say.
China Has Turned a City Into a PrisonThe country has built a vast net of controls that shows the Communist Party’s vision of automated authoritarianism.We visited Kashgar, an ancient town in northwest China, to understand what life is like under pervasive surveillance.
They Thought It Was Their Uber. But the Driver Was a Predator.A South Carolina college student was killed last weekend by a man posing as a ride-share driver, the police said.Across the U.S., women have reported dozens of similar attacks in recent years.220 commentsMourners arrived at the funeral for Samantha Josephson in West Windsor, N.J., on Wednesday. Ed Murray/NJ Advance Media, via Associated Press
Sean WilentzThe Electoral College Was Not a Pro-Slavery PloyThere is a lot wrong with how we choose the president. But the framers did not put it into the Constitution to protect the South.582 comments
Raja ShehadehWe Are Too Weak to Stop IsraelFor Palestinians, it doesn’t matter who wins the election there next week.
Patrick Baz/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesWhy Soft Power Is in Style in QatarHundreds of influential faces in global politics, art, fashion and design descended on the tiny desert kingdom last week.Fashion
I Followed My Father Into the Marines. But It Was Different for a Woman.The writer faced constant sexual harassment in the corps, forcing her and her father to confront a side of the military neither of them wanted to see.Magazine
College Sports 101: A Class Reviews a Scandal at Its SourceA professor at U.N.C. has been teaching a course on big-time college sports, with an emphasis on an academic fraud case involving Tar Heel athletes.Sports