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WATCH: $1 million heist nets rare Pokémon cards

Nearly $1 million in rare trading cards were stolen from a FedEx truck parked near a Southern California business that authenticates and grades the collectible items, according to police.

2 teenagers arrested for alleged plot targeting California high school, police say

Two 15-year-old high school students were arrested on suspicion of preparing to carry out a school shooting at Corona High School in California, police said.

WATCH: Hero saves kids on bus

Surveillance video shows 27-year-old Ebro Ahmed jumping onto a bus to stop it after he noticed the driver having a medical emergency.

WATCH: Pope Leo makes 1st public appearance since surgery

The pontiff made his way through St. Peter's Square in the Popemobile one week after undergoing lung cancer surgery.

Elon Musk Says SpaceX and Tesla Are Exploring a Merger

RYAN MAC AND JACK EWING

A deal would consolidate Elon Musk’s holdings in rockets, cars and artificial intelligence into a company worth well over $3 trillion.

In Six Decades of Public Life, I Never Thought I Would Write This Piece

ROBERT E. RUBIN

Trump’s meddling would have dark consequences for our democracy and our prosperity.

How The New York Times Reports on A.I. Images

MIKE ABRAMS, CHLOE W. SHAKIN, STUART A. THOMPSON, AISHA KHAN AND MARK SCHEFFLER

A Times reporter and editors discuss the challenges of sifting through what’s real and what’s not in pursuit of the news.

Death Toll From Venezuela Quakes Likely Far Exceeds Official Count

JAMES GLANZ, JULIE TURKEWITZ AND HELMUTH ROSALES

A Times analysis and U.S. Geological Survey data indicate that the official 6,509 death toll is probably a severe undercount.

A Battle for Control of India’s Biggest Business Empire

ALEX TRAVELLI

A boardroom fight, an attempted veto and government intervention have plunged the Tata Group, one of India’s most revered institutions, into a fight over its future.

Chemical tank explodes in Ohio, forcing evacuations

A chemical tank exploded in Toledo, Ohio, forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate or shelter in place due to fears of a toxic release

Russia Releases American Stephen Hubbard From Prison, State Media Reports

DAVID E. SANGER, KIM BARKER AND IVAN NECHEPURENKO

The move buys good will with President Trump while costing the President Vladimir V. Putin — who is wanted for war crimes — little.

A Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal.

TYLER PAGER

Julio Herrera Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Ms. Habba, a lawyer close to President Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job.

In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?

NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES

A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.

How to Lower Your Alzheimer’s Risk if You Have the APOE4 Gene Variant

DANA G. SMITH

People with the APOE4 gene variant have more to lose from unhealthy habits — and potentially more to gain from healthy ones.

Police searching for gunman in possible road-rage killing on George Washington Bridge

An investigation is underway Wednesday to identify a suspect who fatally shot a motorist on the upper deck of New York's iconic George Washington Bridge, police said.