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Abandoned by Allies, Graham Platner Faces Pressure to End Maine Senate Campaign

LISA LERER AND KATIE GLUECK

After Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee in Maine, was accused of rape, much of the party and several key supporters turned against him.

Ohio cold case reportedly solved as man is charged in 1985 hotel murder linked to Georgia Cracker Barrel clue

Forensic evidence from items found behind a Cracker Barrel in Georgia led to an indictment in the 1985 Holiday Inn hotel murder of a salesman.

Tattooed arm in Illinois lake leads police to freezer with slain man’s head, neck and torso

An Illinois man fatally stabbed his half-brother and worked with the victim's wife to dismember and hide the remains, according to authorities.

Andrea Shaw, Plaintiff in Anti-Vaccine Suit, Is Charged With Murder of Her Twins

CHRISTINA JEWETT

A lawsuit filed by Children’s Health Defense, an organization founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., claims that vaccines caused the twins’ deaths. But a grand jury in Idaho has indicted her on charges of suffocating them.

Trump’s Tenuous Relationship With NATO Allies

TYLER PAGER, NOUR IDRISS, NIKOLAY NIKOLOV, STEPHANIE SWART, RAFAELA BALSTER AND RAY WHITEHOUSE

At this year’s NATO summit in Turkey, President Trump is arriving with his own priorities — and, as Tyler Pager, The Times’s White House correspondent, explains, they do not necessarily align with those of other NATO leaders.

Lawsuit Alleges Trump Administration Gave Iran Details on Asylum Seekers

ZACH MONTAGUE

A new lawsuit filed in the District of Columbia states that the administration allowed Iranian officials to “select” which Iranians seeking refuge in the United States would be expelled.

Republican Leaders Say They’ve Spoken With Mitch McConnell Since Hospitalization

CATIE EDMONDSON

Two top Republican senators said they had talked to Senator Mitch McConnell, who has been hospitalized since June 14, but did not offer updates on his status or a timeline for his return.

A Supreme Court Case on AR-15s Could Hinge on Their ‘Common Use’

MIKE MCINTIRE

Last week, the Supreme Court took up challenges to two assault weapons bans. Its decision could seriously limit the government’s ability to ban certain guns.

ICE says officer shot and killed illegal immigrant who tried to ram him with car in Houston

ICE says Lorenzo Salgado Araujo weaponized his vehicle during a Houston traffic stop, prompting an officer to fire in self-defense. FBI investigating.

Is Haiti Safe for Haitian Deportees?

ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS, GILAD THALER, JON MILLER, RAY WHITEHOUSE AND STEPHANIE SWART

Stephen Miller said that Haiti is safe for Haitian deportees. Our White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs analyzed federal reports that say otherwise.

Justice Department Threatens Top Election Officials Over Noncitizen Voting

NICK CORASANITI

The letters come amid President Trump’s effort to tighten election rules to prevent a problem that doesn’t exist: widespread noncitizen voting.

U.S. Revokes Iran Oil Sanctions Waiver After Attack on Tankers

ALAN RAPPEPORT

A 60-day exemption allowing the sale of Iranian oil was cut short after three tankers were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz.

Bernie Sanders Calls on Graham Platner to Drop Senate Bid After Rape Allegation

BAYLISS WAGNER

Mr. Sanders was one of the last remaining prominent allies of Graham Platner, the Maine Senate Democratic nominee, to call for him to drop out after a rape allegation.

Platner Supporters Struggle to Come to Terms With Campaign’s Death Knell

JENNA RUSSELL

Many voters said they expected Graham Platner, the state’s Democratic nominee for Senate, to exit the race after a former girlfriend publicly accused him of sexual assault.

Diversity lottery-admitted truck driver allegedly kills UMass soccer star, spoke no English

Bekhzod Asrarov allegedly used Google Translate to speak with Ohio troopers after the Interstate 71 crash that killed UMass Lowell goalkeeper Forsythe.