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Judge Declares Mistrial in Weinstein Rape Trial

HURUBIE MEKO AND KATE CHRISTOBEK

This was the third time Harvey Weinstein was on trial accused of raping an aspiring actress at a hotel in Manhattan in 2013.

WATCH: Meet the teens who competed in 'World Series of birding'

These teens make up a high school birding team, "The Pete Dunlins," who came in second place last weekend in the 2026 competition dubbed the "World Series of birding."

Back From China, Trump Faces Decision on Whether to Resume Strikes on Iran

HELENE COOPER, ERIC SCHMITT AND TYLER PAGER

Top aides have drafted battle plans as peace negotiations have stalled.

Iran live updates: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended for 45 days

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.

Trump’s ‘Learning Curve’ on China Ends With Conciliation at Summit

ANTON TROIANOVSKI AND DAVID E. SANGER

The president has shifted the foundations of American policy toward China, throwing aside the adversarial approach of recent years.

In Italy, Princess Catherine Puts Her Wardrobe to Work

VANESSA FRIEDMAN

Suits her, sir.

Michigan Battles Trump Over His Order to Keep an Old Coal Plant Running

KAREN ZRAICK

The Trump administration broke the law, Michigan and others told a court, by declaring an “energy emergency” and forcing an aging coal-burning plant to keep operating.

Replacing a Royal Hand-Me-Down That Finally Frayed

ALEX MARSHALL

Three years after King Charles III was crowned, the Royal Opera House in London hung plush new stage curtains bearing the monarch’s insignia — but only after the old ones gave up the ghost.

Kataib Hezbollah Commander Accused of Planning Attacks on N.Y.C.

BENJAMIN WEISER AND OLIVIA BENSIMON

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi is accused of leading attacks in Europe and being part of a retaliation campaign by Iran. Prosecutors say he is a leader of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia with ties to Iran.

For Xi’s Critics, Trump’s China Visit Is Fuel for Jokes They Can’t Tell

LI YUAN

On Threads and other sites, liberal-minded Chinese accounts were mocking the proceedings and offering a rare window into opinions on Xi Jinping and his leadership style.

Martin Short and the Secret to Finding Joy While Surviving Tragedy

JASON ZINOMAN AND THEA TRAFF

The comedy star, who is the subject of a new documentary, has faced a series of unimaginable losses. Yet he says there are always laughs to remember.

The Damage of ‘Trump Math’ Is Adding Up

BINYAMIN APPELBAUM AND JAMES ROBINSON

Authoritarians go after data. The president has already started.

Why ‘Smart’ Products Have Started to Look Like the Dumb Choice

NITSUH ABEBE

How Wi-Fi-connecting, app-based tech led to a backlash in the name of simplicity.

Snorkeling at Pearl Harbor: Kash Patel’s Travels Add to Focus on Ethical Issues

ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON AND ADAM GOLDMAN

The F.B.I. director continues to come under scrutiny for mixing government business with dates, vacation and leisure time.

Kataib Hezbollah: What to Know

PRANAV BASKAR

A commander of one of the most-hard line and powerful Iranian proxies in Iraq has been charged with plotting to attack Jewish sites in the United States.