Julia Rendleman for The New York Times‘Today, We All Grieve’: Virginia Beach Mourns 12 Shooting VictimsEleven of the victims were civil servants. Another, a local contractor. Between them, they had more than 150 years of experience making Virginia’s largest city work.On Friday, their lives were ended with a man’s barrage of bullets in a three-floor surge of terror.420 comments
Ruth Fremson/The New York TimesBoeing Built Deadly Assumptions Into 737 Max, Blind to a Late Design ChangeA system that doomed two flights was expected to engage only rarely and originally used two sensors.Critical decisions were based on those factors even when they no longer applied, employees said.765 comments
Paul Ratje/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesTrump Is Said to Have Overruled Kushner and Other Aides With Mexico TariffsFor several weeks, President Trump’s top economic advisers urged him not to impose tariffs, warning it would be risky.He sided instead with hard-liners in the administration, who argued that Mexico was unlikely to act on immigration without economic pressure.
China Strikes Defiant Stance on Trade Against TrumpBeijing blamed the U.S. for the breakdown in talks, and said that the latest tariffs must be withdrawn before a deal can be reached.
Mr. Trump made India the latest target in his trade war, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi has bigger problems.
Atef Safadi/EPA, via ShutterstockTrump’s Middle East Peace Plan Faces a CrossroadsPresident Trump plans to throw his full weight behind Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign to save his job as prime minister of Israel.To do that would sacrifice any last hopes of a plan that is acceptable to both Israelis and Palestinians, our reporter writes in an analysis.
Is This the End for Netanyahu?Mr. Netanyahu has rebounded from so many political defeats that he is called a magician. Israeli pundits are asking whether even magic can save him now.
Doctors Were Alarmed: ‘Would I Have My Children Have Surgery Here?’Secret recordings captured physicians’ concerns that more children seemed to fare poorly after heart surgery. Their hospital kept performing operations.Secret audio recordings provided to The Times offer a look inside a medical institution as physicians weighed their ethical obligations to patients.
11 of Our Best Weekend ReadsA Peter Max mystery. On the trail of Tupelo honey. “Star Wars” at Disneyland. Opera and race. And more.
Mark Avery/Associated PressWang DanWhat I Learned Leading the Tiananmen ProtestsI paid a hefty price for the demonstrations three decades ago. So did China.69 comments
Lydia NicholsMaeve Higgins8 Siblings. 4 Time Zones. One WhatsApp Group.The chat lets us know the small stuff and keeps us company wherever we are.26 comments
Dennis Chalkin for The New York TimesIt’s Vacation SeasonGoing through The Times’s archive is a powerful reminder that what makes a family vacation great is less about where you go and all about how excited you are to be there.Travel
Brenda Ann Kenneally for The New York TimesA Day in the Life of a Working Female ComicBonnie McFarlane has toured and done TV work — but she still runs the Manhattan club circuit to stay sharp.Magazine
It Takes Real Skills to Be a Fake Stephen CurryTwo basketball impersonators give their insights into the fledgling world of sports comedy that has brought them fame.Pro Basketball
