After criticizing A.I. companies for liberal bias, programmers started envisioning right-wing alternatives, making chatbots a new front in the culture wars.

Conservatives Aim to Build a Chatbot of Their Own

Federal Reserve officials raised interest rates by a quarter-point while they noted that bank turmoil could help slow the economy.

The Fed, Still Inflation-Focused, Raised Rates Amid Bank Uncertainty

The justices differed about whether the toy, shaped like a bottle of Jack Daniel’s, violated the distiller’s trademark rights or was protected by the First Amendment.

A Chew Toy for Dogs Provokes a Spirited Supreme Court Argument

The market hadn’t fully rebounded from the pandemic. Some worry that another slowdown could add to fears of a recession.

Bank Crisis Could Cast Pall Over Commercial Real Estate Market

Proposals for more scrutiny of the financial sector are meeting resistance from industry and Congress.

Powell and Yellen Suggest Need to Review Regulations After Bank Failures

There had been widespread uncertainty about whether the Federal Reserve would continue raising rates after turmoil in the banking industry.

Stocks Drop After Fed Raises Rates Despite Banking Turmoil

Businesses are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to add in-house production and broadcast facilities to their offices.

Designing Their Own Studios to Meet Demand for Content

The agency charged Justin Sun with violations of securities law in a scheme involving the actress Lindsay Lohan and other celebrities.

Crypto Entrepreneur and Celebrity Promoters Face S.E.C. Charges

Berlin and Brussels are scrambling for a solution after Germany calls for allowing cars to run on synthetic fuels. The move could endanger the E.U.’s climate goals.

Germany Pushes for Exception in Law Banning Combustion Engines

This month, the company announced a new 60-minute “daily screen time limit” for users under 18. But for most young users, staying on the app takes just a few taps.

TikTok Claims It’s Limiting Teen Screen Time. Teens Say It Isn’t.

Relativity Space, a private company with ambitions for sending people to Mars, made it off the launchpad, but the vehicle experienced problems during the second stage of its flight.

The First 3-D Printed Rocket Fails Shortly After Launch

Wyoming’s Constitution guarantees a right to make individual health care decisions. The new ban attempts to circumvent that right by declaring that abortion is not health care.

Wyoming Judge Temporarily Blocks the State’s New Abortion Ban

Lawyers for the company, which faces a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit, are pushing for a judge to rule in their favor before a trial.

Fox Argues Top Executives Weren’t Involved in Voter Fraud Broadcasts

A Senate homeland security committee examined growing health care shortages amid reports of rationing within hospitals.

Rising Rate of Drug Shortages Is Framed as a National Security Threat

By raising interest rates a quarter-point, the Federal Reserve signaled that it was continuing to fight inflation, but it was holding off an aggressive move that might spook investors.

Seven takeaways from a big day for the Fed.

After a series of high-profile episodes at major airports, the Federal Aviation Administration has taken steps in recent months to address airport safety.

F.A.A. Issues Safety Alert After Runway Near Misses

The Biden administration has proposed changes to how it would pay private Medicare Advantage plans, setting off a lobbying frenzy.

Biden Plan to Cut Billions in Medicare Fraud Ignites Lobbying Frenzy

Savers will benefit and borrowers can expect to pay more on credit cards, student loans and other forms of debt.

What Fed Rate Increases Mean for Mortgages, Credit Cards and More

Some analysts say that the banking industry tumult has slowed the economy as banks pull back on lending.

How the Banking Crisis Has Had the Same Effect as a Fed Rate Increase

The Los Angeles lender, which has come under scrutiny amid worries about midsize banks, said withdrawals had “stabilized.” It also expressed confidence in its ability to raise cash.

PacWest Bank Taps Credit Lines After 20% Drop in Deposits

UBS is weighing whether and how to end a deal that would have preserved most of its rival’s investment bank, as part of its takeover of the ailing Swiss lender.

Credit Suisse’s Investment Bank Is Slowly Disappearing

The honor, like a Nobel Prize for mathematics, was given this year to Luis Caffarelli for his work on partial differential equations.

Abel Prize Goes to Mathematician Who Studied Equations That Describe Nature

Cities in the U.S. and elsewhere have made strides, but challenges remain.

Why Are Public Restrooms Still So Rare?

The president is counting on the central bank to strike the right balance on jobs and inflation — and to prevent a spiraling financial crisis.

Why the Fed’s Decision Matters for Biden

Prices in Britain reversed a recent downward trend, rising 10.4 percent over the year through February.

U.K. Inflation Swings Upward, in a U-Turn

The homegrown shot is a crucial tool that China has been lacking — a vaccine based on a technology considered among the most effective the world has to offer.

China Approves an mRNA Covid Vaccine, Its First

While some executives said money wasn’t being pulled from their small and midsize banks, the “too big to fail” giants attracted business customers.

Regional Banks and Regulators Try to Soothe Depositors’ Fears

On the second day of the Chinese leader’s state visit in Moscow, Xi Jinping and Vladimir V. Putin declared an enduring economic partnership, in an effort to insulate their countries from punitive Western measures.

Xi and Putin Bind China and Russia’s Economies Further, Despite War in Ukraine

The tensions over the Chinese-owned social media app will come to a head on Thursday, when the company’s chief executive testifies on Capitol Hill.

Pulling the Plug on TikTok Will Be Harder Than It Looks

Older climate activists gathered in cities around the country for a day of action targeting banks that finance fossil fuel projects.

A ‘Rocking Chair Rebellion’: Seniors Call On Banks to Dump Big Oil

At the start of a pretrial hearing for the $1.6 billion defamation trial, the judge said he was still weighing whether to issue a summary judgment.

Fox and Dominion Urge Judge to Rule on Case

As the Federal Reserve reviews the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, and Congress prepares for hearings, bank oversight is getting a closer look.

A Big Question for the Fed: What Went Wrong With Bank Oversight?

TV and movie writers want more money, but Hollywood companies say the demands ignore economic realities. The deadline to sort out those differences is approaching.

Why There Is Talk of a Writers’ Strike in Hollywood

Late-night appointments with Offset and Cardi B! Trading Rick Owens for Balenciaga! The secondhand trade in upmarket men’s wear is booming.

$20,000 Pants … and Other Adventures in Men’s Luxury Resale!

At 40, he was desperately embarrassed by his overprotective mother. Until a playful deal paved the way for a healthy set of boundaries.

How a $100 Bet Saved Our Relationship

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Her Gifts Drove Me Crazy’

When two artists bought the vacant building, it was ‘grim and creepy.’ Now it’s not only a home — it’s a communal arts space.

What’s It Like to Live in a Grocery Store? Surprisingly Comfortable.

The interactive maps that track the progress of cherry blossom buds each spring have attracted an enthusiastic fan base.

When Cherry Blossom Heads Know It’s ‘Game Time’

As the host of “Why Are You Single?,” a new live game show, the comedian will help determine whether you are the problem.

Think You Have Red Flags? Marie Faustin Would Be Happy to Let You Know.

Long, strong and bold, coats ruled the runways this season — so much so that we’re making our shopping list early.

24 Coats We Want From the Recent Fashion Shows

The writer of “The Glass Castle” starts a new chapter with a rip-roaring novel set during Prohibition.

The Many Lives of Jeannette Walls

If someone is actually violating a dress code, let H.R. handle. Otherwise, let it go.

Their Body, Their Choice of Undergarments

‘Ningún amor se desperdicia’

We asked our readers to weigh in on the songs they enjoy hearing the most. From classic to contemporary, here are recommendations from wedding guests and married couples.

22 Tracks to Add to Your Wedding Playlist

Buying the plot seemed like a nice thing to do.

Love Letter: A Burial Plot for Her Almost-Ex-Husband’s Girlfriend

Inside the exclusive dinner clubs in South Florida, where money talks and Donald Trump sometimes plays D.J.

Disco Night at Mar-a-Lago (and Other Tales From Palm Beach’s Private Clubs)

The costume designers behind the new Apple TV+ show “Extrapolations” offer a glimpse into the future of clothing in a warming world.

What Do Clothes Look Like in a Climate-Changed Future?

Chloe Flower has performed at the Grammys, and went viral during the Golden Globes. Naturally, a Christmas album is on the way.

A Pianist Who Changes Key From Liberace to Cardi B

Grace Fooden and Michael Correy met on Bumble and quickly bonded over similar family backgrounds and a Phish cover band.

Three Dates, and Then a Commitment

Marc VanSchaick and Nika Beamon found a new spark in their friendship after going to a Red Sox game, which eventually led them to support one another through personal challenges.

In Sickness and In Health, and Then, a Wedding

Michael Greene showed up to his first date with Tomika Anderson in a Bentley and fur coat. The journey to engagement was a little less smooth.

A ‘Flawless’ Proposal That Took a Few Tries — and the Fire Department

When I bought a burial plot for my almost-ex-husband’s girlfriend, I never guessed who might end up there instead.

Here Lie the Bickersons, Side-by-Side for All Eternity

Katie Travis, an actress, suspected David Ruttura, a director, had a crush. One hint: He named a character in “School of Rock” after her.

Theater Brought Them Together, but a Dead Rat Sealed the Deal

“An Archaeology of Silence” opens in San Francisco, after a string of police killings of Black men. Along with powerful art, it offers a respite room to those needing a break.

Kehinde Wiley’s New Exhibition Is a Chapel for Mourning

Viewership of Lena Dunham’s HBO dramedy is surging as many millennials reassess their 20s and a show that defined them.

Why Are So Many People Rewatching ‘Girls’?

For most of the year, many of these Korean American kids feel like they stick out. But for one week of the summer, they find a sanctuary where everybody belongs.

At Camp Naru, Nobody Is ‘an Outlier’

Find serenity in and around this glittering metropolis: Unwind with a slow tea session, pray to the god of love, and dip into wild hot springs.

36 Hours in Taipei, Taiwan

NASA and Axiom Space have unveiled the first major spacesuit redesign in four decades. Astronauts are getting hip.

NASA’s New Spacesuit: It’s a Look

While prosecutors have signaled that an indictment of the former president is likely, its specific timing remains unclear, and grand juries conduct their work in secret.

Grand Jury Hearing Trump Evidence Did Not Meet Wednesday

Those who have spent time with Donald Trump in recent days say he has often appeared significantly disconnected from the severity of his potential legal woes.

Trump at Mar-a-Lago: Magical Thinking and a Perp-Walk Fixation

By analyzing seven samples of hair said to have come from Ludwig van Beethoven, researchers debunked myths about the revered composer while raising new questions about his life and death.

DNA From Beethoven’s Hair Unlocks Medical and Family Secrets

A thrilling tournament ended emphatically with Shohei Ohtani striking out Mike Trout to give Japan its third W.B.C. crown.

Ohtani Shines as Japan Beats U.S. to Win World Baseball Classic

The ruling compelling the lawyer, M. Evan Corcoran, to turn over documents came after a lightning round of appeals court filings overnight.

Appeals Court Orders Trump Lawyer to Hand Over Records in Documents Inquiry

The attitude of many Americans toward their jobs appears to have changed during the long pandemic — and not for the better.

Is Working From Home Really Working?

A retired optometrist accused the actress in a lawsuit of violently crashing into him in a skiing accident in Park City in 2016. He is seeking $300,000 in damages.

Gwyneth Paltrow to Testify in Trial Over Utah Ski Accident

Our New Promethean Moment

His electoral triumph in 2016 continues to confound election experts. But it’s hardly just an academic question.

The Unsettling Truth About Trump’s First Great Victory

Trump’s former job does not, and should not, immunize him from the accountability that would be sought for anyone else.

Make No Mistake, the Investigation of Donald Trump and the Stormy Daniels Scheme Is Serious

To try to convict the former president of a felony, prosecutors might attempt to connect state election law to a federal election.

The Legal Intricacies That Could Make or Break the Case Against Trump

Misconceptions about passive income abound, namely that it’s easy to earn.

What’s Passive Income? It’s Not What Influencers Say It Is.

Police said a woman with a distinctive tattoo was Christine Belusko, who was beaten to death and strangled. No one knows where her daughter is.

‘Scorpion Girl’ Found Dead on Staten Island Is Identified After 31 Years

Declines in muscle and bone strength start earlier than you might think. Build a smart workout habit now.

5 Exercises to Keep an Aging Body Strong and Fit

A portrait of former President Donald J. Trump by a Salvadoran painter is one of several gifts to the presidential family that is now unaccounted for.

A Massive Trump Painting Has Mysteriously Gone Missing

Searching for myself at a queer nude beach in Mexico.

Want to Love Your Body? Try Swimming Naked.

In an interview with NBC’s “Today” show, the teacher, Abigail Zwerner, said she was recovering after a bullet struck her hand and chest at a Virginia elementary school in January.

Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Will ‘Never Forget’ the Look on His Face

An indictment could be handed up in the days ahead, but much about how the process might play out remains unknown.

How an Indictment and Arrest of Donald Trump Could Unfold

Instead of focusing on a solution to the war in Ukraine, the Chinese leader’s visit to Moscow reinforced China and Russia’s shared opposition to American dominance.

In a Brother Act With Putin, Xi Reveals China’s Fear of Containment

Jennifer Fox has long discussed what happened when she was 13 and her coach was 40. She even based a film on it. Now she has revealed the final detail: his identity.

For Years She Said a Coach Abused Her. Now She Has Named a Legend.

The latest list of approved labels for asteroids includes nods to three more scholars of the order, as well as a pope, challenging the idea that science and religion make awkward partners.

Centuries of Stargazing Leave Jesuit Names Written in the Heavens

President Emmanuel Macron of France, in his first remarks since pushing through a rise in the retirement age, was firm and unapologetic.

Macron Denounces Violent Protests, Warning Against ‘Excesses’

The legislation, which now goes to the president, also calls for life in prison for anyone engaging in gay sex. Policies to stifle L.G.B.T.Q. rights have been on the rise in several African nations.

Uganda Passes Strict Anti-Gay Bill That Imposes Death Penalty for Some

The case of Olesya Krivtsova, a Russian student who ended up on the Kremlin’s official terrorist list, has underscored the perils of using social media to criticize the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.

She Posted Online About the War in Ukraine. Then She Faced a Prison Term.

Even wealthier areas in the capital, Port-au-Prince, are no longer immune to violence as gangs attack police officers and destroy police stations.

As Haiti’s Police Retreat, Gangs Take Over Much of the Capital

Peaceful solidarity alternates with the threat of violence, and all of France waits to see which way the standoff will turn.

On Paris Streets, Anti-Macron Protests Take On a Hint of Menace

Artisans at the contested Jerusalem holy site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, complain of Israeli interference with their work and face a constant struggle to keep up with repairs after violence flares.

At Al Aqsa Mosque, Shards of Stained Glass Tell a Story of Conflict

An important element of the agreement known as the Windsor Framework, a Brexit provision negotiated with the European Union, was roundly endorsed in the British Parliament.

U.K. Lawmakers Approve Key Measure of Northern Ireland Trade Deal

Boris Johnson told a powerful committee that his statements over parties at his office were “made in good faith.” His political future may be at stake.

In Testy Exchanges, Johnson Vows He Didn’t Intend to Mislead Parliament

A research vessel once owned by the Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen and now by the U.S. Navy became dislodged while docked. The cause of the accident was under investigation.

Ship Owned by U.S. Navy Tips Over at Edinburgh Port, Injuring Dozens

After years of extreme scarcity, some Venezuelans lead lives of luxury as others scrape by. The nation of grinding hardship has increasingly become one of haves and have-nots.

Ferraris and Hungry Children: Venezuela’s Socialist Vision in Shambles

Britain and the European Union have long clashed over post-Brexit rules known as the Northern Ireland protocol. Here’s how their renegotiated agreement, the Windsor Framework, will work.

What’s at Stake in Northern Ireland Trade Deal

Your Thursday Briefing

The Times flew a drone over a street in Antakya’s Old City to show the places that were lost — among them, a barber shop, a historic church and doner kebab shops.

See One Historic Turkish Street Before and After the Earthquakes

The Ukrainian leader also condemned a deadly Russian missile attack against an apartment building in Zaporizhzhia.

Zelensky Makes Morale-Boosting Trip to Bakhmut

The Florida governor has never been the internationalist that some old-guard Republicans wanted or imagined him to be. A close reading of his record reveals how he might lead the U.S. abroad.

The DeSantis Foreign Policy: Hard Power, but With a High Bar

Also, China and Russia grow closer and the U.S. waits for news of a possible Donald Trump indictment.

Your Thursday Briefing: U.S. Raises Interest Rates

He is expected to meet with Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda, on Thursday, according to a Kensington Palace statement shared with Polish and British news media.

Prince William makes a surprise visit to Poland to thank troops.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia falsely claimed the material had a “nuclear component.” Many armies, including Russia’s, use it in weapons.

Britain defends supplying Ukraine with weapons containing depleted uranium.

For decades, new plants have been blocked by powerful local interests, the owners of hot spring resorts, that say the sites threaten a centuries-old tradition.

Geothermal Power, Cheap and Clean, Could Help Run Japan. So Why Doesn’t It?

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The I.C.C.’s Arrest Warrant for Putin is More Than ‘Just Symbolic’

A war-fueled rift between the living clerics loyal to Moscow and those loyal to Kyiv is coming to a head.

The Monks in the Middle of Russia’s War in Ukraine

What’s worse: More inflation or more turmoil?

The Fed’s Unpleasant Choice

Your Wednesday Briefing

In a much-anticipated study, experts described a swab that was positive for the coronavirus and contained loads of genetic material from raccoon dogs.

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