Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.

The singer-songwriter rose from poverty to become a chart-topping performer whose earnest character allowed her to span genres.

The leadership vacuum comes as the Army is trying to adapt to a new kind of war dominated by deadly drones.

A wild mountain rose, she used her clothes and her body to subvert expectations.

It is too hard for women suffering from postpartum mental illness to prove the insanity defense.

President Trump’s “Economic D-Day” is intended to break the stalemate with Iran. But decades of sanctions have done little to change the country’s behavior.

At least one in four N.F.L. players, and likely a much higher percentage, had the brain disease when they died. Will anything change?

Mr. Trump is breaking the law. Congress and the judiciary need to respond.

Canada said the higher levies, on items from aluminum foil to dishwashers to fish, would help protect workers, producers and manufacturers harmed by new Trump tariffs.

Runoffs in the state are typically sleepy, but the Republican Senate contest between Darline Graham and Ralph Norman seemed to be drawing relatively high turnout.

The limits on mail-in voting may not go into effect by November, with at least one state vowing to sue. But some states and experts warned about further voter confusion.

The deaths were the first in the United States in 2026.

The police fired water cannons at protesters in the state of Bihar, while the leaders of the ‘Cockroach’ student movement vowed to return to Delhi’s streets.

It has been an uneasy primary season for Jewish voters, with debates over Israel animating many races. But what happened in Florida went beyond that.

In a court filing about honoring President Trump on the facade, the administration said that without a proper renovation the building might need to be “taken down.”

The justices are still struggling with whether and when to explain themselves to the public when the court issues temporary, but consequential orders.

Nearly 30 percent of voters nationwide use mail ballots. President Trump is seeking greater federal control of mail voting.

Our favorite restaurants of the moment in the city that never stops eating.

The president has invoked a long dormant section of law to hit one of America’s closest allies, a move that has troubled courts in the past.

A judge exonerated Nancy Smith, an Ohio bus driver, after she was convicted of abusing children in her care. Now, prosecutors want to reverse an order saying she was innocent.

Her vision and hearing are deteriorating, but she still wants to feel like she’s on top.

The Trump administration risks a clash with Beijing as it tries to cut off Iran’s economic lifelines without upending a fragile U.S.-China truce.

The actual prevalence, researchers said, may be much higher.

“We never see things that are this dire,” a former chief scientist of the agency said about rates of C.T.E. in former players.

Detailed accounts of the final hours of the negotiations show that, while the United States offered Canada what it said was the best deal of any country, what Canada had to give up in exchange was seen as unthinkable.

A new study shows that N.F.L. players have a high risk for developing degenerative brain disease. Does anyone in your family play football? We want to know your thoughts.