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A 7-Day Standoff That Said So Much About Trump and the Media

MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM

An abrupt decree, a network boycott, a legal intervention and an uneasy détente: This was no typical battle between a president and his press corps.

Sylvester Stallone Hid His Struggles for Decades. Now He’s Coming Clean.

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO

The legendary actor on his disturbing childhood, his Hollywood missteps and the pain he caused to his loved ones, his body and himself.

It’s Time for the W.N.B.A. to Pick Sides

ROXANE GAY

The league has an invaluable opportunity right now; it can be a reflection of the world as it could be, not merely as it is.

The U.N. Is Terrible. We Need the U.N.

NICHOLAS KRISTOF

Trump’s attack on global institutions leaves us helpless before a growing array of challenges.

TV Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN

MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM AND ERIK WEMPLE

The White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president. Network leaders, however, believe an indefinite suspension may be untenable.

The Four TV Shows That Heralded America’s Fall

STEPHEN MARCHE

Four TV shows, now acknowledged as the medium’s high point, each cannily predicted the ways in which America would start to crack apart.

Likely Piece of 1884 Shipwreck Washes Ashore in Nantucket During Nor’easter

MACK LIEDERMAN

Powerful waves spat out a chunk of the wooden boat, one of hundreds that had wrecked around the island in the 19th century.

Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules

MAXINE JOSELOW

New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles.

UK police arrest several under explosives act in 'major incident' near US air base

British police announced on Sunday morning that several people were arrested "on suspicion of offenses under the explosives act" close to a major U.S. air base.

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell resigns after ethics probe

Dale Caldwell resigned Friday as lieutenant governor of New Jersey after an investigation found numerous state ethics violations, Gov. Mikie Sherrill said.

Separate mass shootings in South Africa townships leave at least 27 people dead

Two separate mass shootings near South Africa's two biggest cities killed at least 27 people

White House Claim of Finding $250 Billion in Fraud Uses Questionable Numbers

LINDA QIU

The ledger used by a task force created by President Trump is difficult to verify and includes cases that were identified and went to trial during the Biden administration.

Northeast lashed by nor'easter, with rain, wind and flooding

Bands of heavy rain have been moving onshore from the nor’easter from Delaware up to Massachusetts.

WATCH: The annual Fat Bear Week tournament is underway

Mike Fitz, resident naturalist for Explore.org, breaks down the competition where people vote for the fattest bear of the year.

Trump-Xi takeaways: White House touts progress on AI, Iran and exports

The stakes were high during the meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.