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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.

Falling Chunks of Debris Are Endangering Drivers on a Busy N.Y.C. Road

PATRICK MCGEEHAN

After two incidents, crews made repairs and installed protective netting on the Trans-Manhattan Expressway, which leads to the George Washington Bridge.

Photos: Cuba Plunges Into Darkness as U.S. Cuts Off Oil Supply

THE NEW YORK TIMES

The United States has choked off Cuba’s fuel supply, plunging the already impoverished island into an acute energy crisis.

Possible US indictment of former Cuban president Raul Castro in coming days: Sources

The U.S. could announce a possible criminal indictment of former Cuban president Raul Castro in the coming days, sources familiar with the matter said.

With Possible Raúl Castro Indictment, U.S. Eyes Venezuela Playbook

JULIAN E. BARNES, TYLER PAGER, ERIC SCHMITT, MICHAEL CROWLEY AND FRANCES ROBLES

Amid stepped-up surveillance flights, a visit of the C.I.A. director and an energy embargo, the White House is trying to increase pressure on Cuba.

Tina Peters, Colorado Election Denier, Will Be Freed by Gov. Jared Polis

JACK HEALY AND NICK CORASANITI

Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, commuted the sentence of Ms. Peters, a former county clerk serving a nine-year sentence for her role in a plot to examine voting machines after the 2020 election.

WATCH: Yankees and Mets face off for New York Subway Series

ESPN baseball reporter Jorge Castillo previews the cross-town matchup at Citi Field as dominant pitching matchups take center stage.