The case against the WikiLeaks founder, who is accused of obtaining and publishing secret military and diplomatic documents, was delayed in February because of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading Julian Assange Appears in London Court for U.S. Extradition Hearing

The El Dorado fire in California ignited as a family was using a “pyrotechnic device” to announce the gender of a new baby, the authorities said. Continue reading A Gender-Reveal Celebration Is Blamed for a Wildfire. It Wasn’t the First Time.

The unofficial Labor Day kickoff to the fall campaign centered on Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, two pivotal states for both the president and Joseph R. Biden Jr. Continue reading Pence and Harris Vie for Wisconsin as Trump Vents From the White House

Her win over Maria Sakkari was her 100th at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the most of any player. Continue reading With No Crowd, Serena Williams Rallies Herself to Reach U.S. Open Quarterfinals

Eager to avoid public transit and Uber, and to save money, buyers are emptying dealerships. Continue reading Looking to Buy a Used Car in the Pandemic? So Is Everyone Else

Picking out a bottle of wine to share with friends, sturdy ivy in Queens and more reader tales of New York in this week’s Metropolitan Diary. Continue reading ‘I Saw a Prominent Display of a Sauvignon Blanc From New Zealand’

Five months ago, President Trump’s re-election campaign had a huge financial edge over Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s. The Times conducted an extensive review of how the Trump team spent lavishly to show how that advantage evaporated. Continue reading How Trump’s Billion-Dollar Campaign Lost Its Cash Advantage

Even before he hit the errant ball that got him disqualified from the U.S. Open, Djokovic’s was creating frustration beyond the tennis court. Continue reading Novak Djokovic Aims to Be All Business but Misses the Mark

As a justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, he was a proponent of the new judicial federalism of the 1970s, which grounded civil rights protections in state constitutions. Continue reading Hans A. Linde, Iconoclastic Legal Scholar, Dies at 96

The ship, carrying around 300 Rohingya Muslims, had been at sea for more than six months after being denied port in Southeast Asia. Continue reading Rohingya Refugees Rescued by Indonesian Fishermen After Months at Sea