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U.S. Begins Second Day of Strikes Against Iran

ERIC SCHMITT

President Trump said earlier that a cease-fire was over and warned that the United States would probably hit Iran “hard.”

More than 30 injured after Maryland transit bus crashes into building near Baltimore

A Maryland Transit Administration bus crashed into a building on Reisterstown Road in Pikesville, injuring over 30 people in a mass casualty incident.

Stepdad accused of sex assault as cops widen probe into girl’s lethal Benadryl ingredient dose

A Connecticut man is charged with allegedly sexually assaulting his 12-year-old stepdaughter, as authorities continue investigating the girl's death.

Does a Sex Assault Claim Kill a Political Career? It Depends.

LAUREN MCGAUGHY

The swift exit of Graham Platner from the Maine Senate race followed Eric Swalwell’s similar exit from the California governor’s race, but Republicans have taken a different tack.

Vance, in Wisconsin, Highlights Twin Fights, Against Fraud and Democrats

KATIE ROGERS

The vice president called Democrats “a party that is fighting for fraud,” even as he highlighted the case of a woman who was first indicted under the Biden administration.

Three More People Charged With Damaging Reflecting Pool

POOJA SALHOTRA AND CLARENCE WILLIAMS

The three individuals face misdemeanor charges of causing damage worth less than $1,000. Experts have said that the problems could have been caused by the pool’s makeover.

California Orders Thousands of Drivers to Retake Rules of the Road Test

NEIL VIGDOR

The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles said that it had discovered irregularities in exam results of knowledge tests. It did not specify what they were.

Clues Behind a Cracker Barrel and in 2 Other States Led to 1985 Killing Cold Case Arrest

MARK WALKER

Nearly four decades after an Ohio man was found slain in a hotel room, renewed forensic testing and years of follow-up investigation resulted in a murder indictment.

Social media influencer and model, 22, killed in violent highway crash

Ayzia Toledo, a 22-year-old model with over 300,000 followers, and passenger Henrietta Carter died after a BMW crash in Deptford Township, New Jersey.

Who is Nirav Shah, a Democrat interested in running for Senate in Maine?

JENNA RUSSELL

Dr. Shah, an epidemiologist who led Maine’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, finished second in the ranked-choice primary for governor.

Here’s the latest.

BAYLISS WAGNER, LISA LERER AND KATIE GLUECK

Mr. Platner’s withdrawal, which comes after a woman accused him of rape, creates deep uncertainty in a race that both parties see as crucial to their hopes of winning the Senate.

As U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire Frays, Trump Faces a Muddled War and Unpalatable Options

DAVID E. SANGER

The president appears to be confronting the consequences of a cease-fire deal cobbled together in haste, with little movement toward resolving the key issues driving the conflict.

Trump’s Mixed Messages at NATO Summit

TYLER PAGER AND NOUR IDRISS

As the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, comes to an end, Tyler Pager, The Times’s White House correspondent, explains how Trump lashed out at European NATO allies while also declaring unity.

Who is Troy Jackson, a Democrat running for Senate in Maine?

BETH REINHARD

Mr. Jackson, a longtime state legislator, lost a Democratic primary for governor this year. He has already earned some high-profile endorsements.

Tyler Robinson preliminary hearing: Judge orders redactions to ex-lover’s video testimony

Video testimony from Lance Twiggs, the ex-lover of Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson, is set to be played in court Thursday morning as the preliminary hearing nears its end.