After Texas Sent Him to Washington, One Migrant Launches a New Life
When Lever Alejos of Venezuela arrived at the southern border penniless in July, he gladly accepted a free bus ride to Washington, D.C., courtesy of the state of Texas. He…
Las Vegas Aces Win First W.N.B.A. Championship
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — With a championship on the line for a team with some of the W.N.B.A.’s biggest stars, the Las Vegas Aces leaned on Riquna Williams, who had scored…
Hurricane Fiona knocks out Puerto Rico electricity
Most of the US island’s power will take days to restore after flooding and landslides hit.
Biden again says US would defend Taiwan if China attacks
The US president says troops would defend the island, but the White House downplays the comments.
Spielberg’s The Fabelmans wins at Toronto Film Festival
Another film regarded as potential Oscar material is She Said, staring Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan as Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, the New York Times journalists whose investigation into…
Democracy Challenged
This is an election year unlike any we’ve experienced in recent decades. Not only do candidates of both major parties in the United States have starkly different views on the…
Can the U.K. Remain United Without the Queen?
Mark Landler contributed reporting. The Daily is made by Lisa Tobin, Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Stella Tan,…
Puerto Rico, Battered by Hurricane Fiona, Could Be Without Power for Days
As the eye of Hurricane Fiona barreled west into the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico was left early Monday with a knocked-out energy grid, widespread flooding and continued heavy rains, with…
‘Crippling’ Energy Bills Force Europe’s Factories to Go Dark
The furnace, heated to 1,500 degrees Celsius, was glowing red. Workers at the Arc International glass factory loaded it with sand that slowly pooled into a molten mass. Nearby on…
Inflation Remains Voters’ Top Concern. Can Republicans Keep Their Focus?
Zach Nunn, an Iowa Republican challenging one of the House’s most vulnerable Democrats, had been talking for months about rising prices when a Texas congressman two weeks ago invited him…