A truck ramming bicyclists. The driver emerging with weapons drawn. For those who saw the attack, it was as confusing as it was gruesome.

Mangled School Bus, Bodies Everywhere in Manhattan; ‘It Was Surreal’

Mr. Weissmann, on leave from the Justice Department, brings decades of experience prosecuting Mafia heads and white-collar crime to the Russia investigation.

Andrew Weissmann, Mueller’s Legal Pit Bull

As Britain pursues an exit from the European Union, higher costs on imported goods and uncertainty about trade have conspired to weaken its economy.

What’s the Economic Cost of Brexit? Pineapples Tell a Tale

That would be John Binder, whose acid-tongued commentary covers the runways and the beltway.

Yes, Breitbart News Has a Fashion Critic

What if it’s not that bad that so much economic, social and political power is held by Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook and Microsoft?

The Upside of Being Ruled by the Five Tech Giants

The British pop singer, who has a new album, tried to come out on his own terms. But now he’s listening.

The Tear-Stained Confessions of Sam Smith

President Trump’s late-night tweet capped a day in which he sought to turn the Manhattan terrorist attack into a political talking point to push his policy agenda on immigration and national security.

Trump Declares Suspect ‘Should Get Death Penalty’

Crew and basic navigational errors were to blame for two collisions between Navy ships and commercial vessels in the Western Pacific, the Navy’s top officer said.

Navy Collisions That Killed 17 Sailors Were ‘Avoidable,’ Official Inquiry Says

Exhibitions in Germany and Switzerland will display the Gurlitt collection, first revealed in 2013, including works from Monet, Renoir and Cézanne.

Hidden Treasures of Nazis’ Art Dealer Finally Go on Display

Republicans are running into political challenges as they try to offset lost revenue to stay within the confines of the $1.5 trillion tax cut that lawmakers have voted to allow.

Math Problem Bedevils Republican Tax Rewrite

The charges describe the driver, Sayfullo Saipov, 29, as meticulous student of ISIS propaganda who started planning the attack a year ago.

Prosecutors Describe Driver’s Plan to Kill in Manhattan Terror Attack

Isaacson’s latest biography of a celebrated visionary captures the perfectionist, misser of deadlines and remarkably prescient genius.

Walter Isaacson’s ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ Is the Portrait of a Real Renaissance Man

The Fed signaled a rate rise remains quite likely for December as the White House prepared to tap Jerome H. Powell as its new leader.

Fed Lets Interest Rate Stand Ahead of Powell Nomination as Chairman

After months of avoiding a public debate about whether Russia helped tip the election, Republicans sought to portray the Kremlin-backed effort as a broader misinformation campaign.

Russia-Financed Ad Linked Clinton and Satan

The latest installment in the “Bootleg Series” provides new perspective on the songwriter’s controversial Christian years.

Bob Dylan’s Songs for the Soul, Revisited and Redeemed

The herbicide dicamba is intended for soybeans and cotton crops that have been genetically modified. But other crops on nearby fields are suffering.

Crops in 25 States Damaged by Unintended Drift of Weed Killer

Michael Oreskes is the latest major media figure to face such accusations after two women said he had made advances on them while discussing job opportunities.

Top NPR Editor Accused of Sexual Harassment While at The New York Times

The American artist loves Rome, Berlin, New York — and South Florida, where his new exhibition opens this month.

Frank Stella’s Favorite Cities for Art

More often than not, food offers a powerful, surprising and sometimes uplifting path through difficult news events.

From Hurricanes to Protest Movements, Food Is a Way In

A species of nudibranch was found to engage in what researchers call kleptopredation — “steal your meal and eat you, too.”

When This Sea Slug Eats, It Prefers the Turducken of the Sea

Found near Madrid, the fossil provides evidence that members of the giraffe family roamed Europe much earlier.

Ancient Fossil Offers a New European Ancestor to Giraffes

For the next several weeks, the street artist RAE will sleep, eat, make art and people-watch from within a storefront on the Lower East Side.

The Storefront Artist Has Nothing to Hide (Except His Identity)

The electric-car maker cited record output of its existing models, and its chief said bottlenecks on its first mass-market offering were being resolved.

Tesla’s Elon Musk Reassures Investors Over Model 3 Delays

Two years after the automaker’s cheating on emissions compliance was revealed, its dealers are finding renewed customer interest.

Volkswagen Sales in U.S. Rebound After Diesel Scandal

Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, November 1, 2017.

November 1, 2017

Headlines from November 1, 2017

Mangled School Bus, Bodies Everywhere in Manhattan; ‘It Was Surreal’

Andrew Weissmann, Mueller’s Legal Pit Bull

What’s the Economic Cost of Brexit? Pineapples Tell a Tale

Yes, Breitbart News Has a Fashion Critic

The Upside of Being Ruled by the Five Tech Giants

Billboard 200

Beautiful Trauma

Mr. Davis

Colors

Stoney

Luv Is Rage 2

Historical Context for November 1, 2017