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Police officers shot among multiple victims in downtown Minneapolis shooting

Police in Minneapolis are responding to a shooting in the city's downtown area that injured two officers and multiple other victims.

Trump Returns to a Familiar Playbook as the War With Iran Flares Up Again

ERICA L. GREEN

The United States seems increasingly bogged down in Iran after six months of conflict, despite President Trump’s declarations of military dominance.

Chicago River bridge gets stuck after lifting for boat to pass

A major bridge over the Chicago River got stuck for more than four hours Wednesday after it lifted up to allow a boat to pass, snarling traffic in Chicago's downtown

A US journalist sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for acting as an illegal agent for China

An American journalist has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for acting as an agent of a foreign government within the United States

Immigrant rights group seeks to block use of federal databases it says could purge legal voters

An immigrant rights group has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to block the Department of Homeland Security from using federal databases that the group alleges are being used to target naturalized citizens who are eligible to register t...

The Navy’s Logistical Nightmare in the Iran War

JOHN ISMAY, GILAD THALER, SIMON DUCROQUET, STEPHANIE SWART, JOEY SENDAYDIEGO AND PIERRE KATTAR

Amid a crew morale crisis, the military has replaced the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East with another aircraft carrier. Our Pentagon reporter John Ismay, a Navy veteran, explains how the challenges to supply ships in the area will most likely remain the same.

States Sue Over Move to End to Federal Funds for Transgender Youth for Transition Care

AMY HARMON

The Trump administration wants to bar Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program from paying for gender-transition medication and surgery for transgender adolescents.

Jay Leno’s Classic Car Bill Passes in California Legislature

LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA

The bipartisan bill, backed by Mr. Leno, the comedian and car collector, would exempt some older vehicles from having to meet California’s stringent emissions rules.

USPS Is Building a Mail-In Ballot Screening System Despite Legal Battles Over Trump Order

EILEEN SULLIVAN

Election officials warn that the creation of a new online portal for states to upload voter information is already fueling confusion and could ultimately disenfranchise voters.

Tell Us How You Observe Yom Kippur

YAIR ROSENBERG

Yom Kippur, which starts this year on Sept. 20, is one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays. If you are Jewish, we want to know how you experience it.

As Trump Throws a Midterm Party, Some Vulnerable Republicans Send Regrets

ANNIE KARNI, MICHAEL GOLD AND LUKE BROADWATER

Many members of Congress in the most competitive re-election races are skipping the chance to share a pep rally stage with President Trump.

NYPD searches for suspect who threw furniture at 90-year-old woman on sidewalk

Surveillance video captures a man hurling a piece of furniture at a 90-year-old woman on a Brooklyn sidewalk before calmly fleeing the scene.

Billionaires Sent Montana Prices Soaring. Can Democrats Capitalize?

JACK HEALY

For years, Democrats have failed to harness the anger of Montanans contending with out-of-state wealth driving up costs. This year, a smokejumper thinks he can succeed.

Trump Administration Launches Hunt For Noncitizen Voter Fraud Before Midterms

NICK CORASANITI AND HAMED ALEAZIZ

Election fraud is exceedingly rare, but President Trump has fixated on rooting it out this year, claiming without evidence that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote.

Judge Blocks Trump’s Second Try to Restrict Birthright Citizenship

ZACH MONTAGUE

The ruling raised concerns that babies already defined as citizens by the Supreme Court could have their citizenship revoked under an order the president signed in August.