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Biden Acknowledges Keeping Classified Materials in Newly Released Tapes

KAROUN DEMIRJIAN

Recordings from 2016 and 2017 show that Joseph R. Biden Jr. knew he had retained classified materials but reveal little that was not already documented in a special counsel’s report.

Genevieve becomes a Category 5 hurricane but is not expected to make landfall

Major Hurricane Genevieve is roaring in the Pacific Ocean far from land while Tropical Storm Fausto increases impacts on Hawaii

Some schools are extending admissions for students unenrolled by Howard University

Howard University notified hundreds of first-year incoming students that their spots for the upcoming semester were no longer being held

Trump meets with Ukraine, Israel leaders amid broadening conflicts

ANA CEBALLOS, NABIH BULOS

Trump's meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came as the wars in Ukraine and Iran have recently expanded.

Georgia Teen Is Sentenced to Life for Deadly School Shooting

RICK ROJAS AND SEAN KEENAN

The boy pleaded guilty to 55 charges stemming from the 2024 attack at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., that killed two students and two teachers.

Domestic Abuse Allegations Rock Max Miller’s Ohio House Race

ANNIE KARNI AND ROBERT DRAPER

Representative Max Miller, a Republican, is facing accusations of abuse from his ex-wife in a bitter family feud that might put his otherwise safe seat in play.

What’s Going on With Mitch McConnell? Kentucky’s Governor Has Questions.

JESS BIDGOOD AND MICHAEL GOLD

Gov. Andy Beshear called on Senator McConnell, who has been hospitalized since June, to prove his capacity to serve, or resign.

Behind Closed Doors, Trump Huddles With Netanyahu and Zelensky

KATIE ROGERS

The visits by the leaders of Israel and Ukraine underscored just how deeply President Trump was enmeshed in conflicts he had promised — and failed — to end quickly.

St. Paul Police Chief Filed Harassment Complaint Against the Mayor

ERNESTO LONDOÑO

The city has hired an outside lawyer to investigate after Chief Axel Henry accused Mayor Kaohly Her, in her first term in office, of behaving inappropriately toward police officers.

Iran Considered Retaliatory Strike on Ukrainian Seaport

FARNAZ FASSIHI, JULIAN E. BARNES AND ERIC SCHMITT

A flurry of diplomacy has eased tensions, officials said, after an incident risked triggering a wider war.

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Overturn $83.3 Million Award in Carroll Defamation Case

ABBIE VANSICKLE

President Trump paid E. Jean Carroll more than $5 million from a 2023 lawsuit, but he is now asking the court to overturn a much larger award that a jury ordered him to pay in 2024 for defaming her.

Ghost Gun Was Used in Seattle Festival Shooting, Police Say

DREW ATKINS

Untraceable firearms purchased without background checks and assembled from parts that have no serial numbers remain a growing problem, despite Biden-era prohibitions.

Ex-Citigroup managing director sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex crimes

A Harvard-educated former managing director at Citigroup Inc. has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex crimes that prosecutors say occurred over a 10-year period

Senate Confirms Jay Clayton to Lead U.S. Intelligence Community

DUSTIN VOLZ

Mr. Clayton, who shed Democratic support after he refused to clearly say Joseph R. Biden Jr. won the 2020 election, will take over the Office of the Director of National Intelligence from Bill Pulte.

Trump to defend economic policies in Michigan, where new Canadian tariffs may sting

President Donald Trump says his economic policies have revived the auto industry and American manufacturing