Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, after 10 hours of meetings with Chinese officials, said the two sides would pursue “more frequent communication” despite their deep differences.

China and the U.S., Still Adversaries, Are Talking. That’s a Start.

Recent efforts to help people escape Kim Jong-un’s regime via China have been thwarted by digital surveillance, profiteering and the pandemic.

For North Koreans in China, Seeking Freedom Is More Perilous Than Ever

The former Georgia Tech star took a long and meandering road to the round of 16 at Wimbledon. He’s OK with that, and looks more than ready.

Chris Eubanks Arrives on the Grandest Stage in Tennis

The exclusive Horatio Alger Association brought the justice access to wealthy members and unreported V.I.P. treatment. He, in turn, offered another kind of access.

Where Clarence Thomas Entered an Elite Circle and Opened a Door to the Court

A trial starting on Monday is to decide whether either of two handwritten documents represents the singer’s last wishes. Her sons have battled in court for years over the question.

Is Aretha Franklin’s True Will the One Found in the Couch or a Cabinet?

The pop superstar’s first solo outing in seven years draws on the dance-music cultures that inspired her 2022 album, and her work that led up to that ecstatic release.

On Her Renaissance Tour, the World Is Beyoncé’s Ball

Andrew Lipstein’s shrewd novel finds a moneyed Brooklynite so unmoored that he starts to identify with animals he has long overlooked.

Grazed and Confused: In ‘The Vegan,’ a Guilty Hedge Funder Eats His Feelings

Quotation of the Day for Sunday, July 9, 2023.

Quotation of the Day: Hoping for a Silver Lining After a Tornado in the Delta

Brad Wiegmann lets the cat out of the bag.

Message Concealers

Many aging baby boomers have long histories with drugs, cannabis and alcohol. “The field wasn’t ready for that,” said one expert.

Substance Abuse Is Climbing Among Seniors

The women’s soccer star, who announced on Saturday that she would retire later this year, always seemed to deliver in the biggest games.

A Look Back at Megan Rapinoe’s Best Moments

Two works at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, by two inventive opera partnerships, use fables to explore grief and queer utopian dreams.

At a French Opera Festival, Premieres in Pursuit of Happiness

The business of advising companies on corporate crises is growing, and so is the number of firms specializing in it.

Several Executives of P.R. Firm Joele Frank to Start Own Firm

One day after announcing her plan to retire this year, Megan Rapinoe began her farewell tour as an unused substitute in her team’s send-off match.

For Rapinoe, a Final Send-Off Before a Final World Cup

There is now a 5 euro fee to get into one of Italy’s most popular sites, but the process has been bewildering for some, and there are fears the system could be abused.

In Line? Online? Either Way, a Ticket to Frustration for Pantheon Tourists

Mexico is taking steps to keep migrants from massing along the border. But as they flow into southern Mexico the calm may be short-lived.

Number of Migrants at the Border Plunges as Mexico Helps U.S. to Stem Flow

In a 47-year career at The Times, he covered Cold War diplomacy in Europe, famine in Africa and genocide in Southeast Asia and was also an author.

Henry Kamm, Pulitzer-Winning New York Times Journalist, Dies at 98

Supporting Ukraine and clarifying its relationship with the alliance will be a dominant theme at an upcoming summit. But NATO’s efforts to strengthen its own defenses along its eastern flank will also be key.

NATO Tries to Remember What It Means to Fight a European War

Three Tigers pitchers teamed up for M.L.B.’s 20th combined no-hitter. Justin Verlander, a former Tiger, was happy for them, but uneasy about the state of starting pitching.

Another Combined No-Hitter Has an Ace Longing for the Days of Yore

Graveyard shift on the Marine Parkway Bridge, taking a chance, and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

‘I Watched as a Car Careened Down the Bridge Toward My Booth’

Five members of the regiment returned home from Turkey to a heroes’ welcome on Saturday. The Kremlin accused Ankara of violating the terms of the deal that freed them.

Ukraine Celebrates Return of Azov Commanders Held as Prisoners of War

The U.S. Treasury secretary met with China’s new economic policy leaders and toned down Washington’s talk of “decoupling.” But the two nations remain at odds on many issues.

3 Takeaways From Janet Yellen’s Trip to Beijing

The cycling race returned to the formidable Puy de Dôme after 35 years.

Pogacar Cuts Further Into Vingegaard’s Tour de France Lead

Sean Murphy, Adley Rutschman, Jonah Heim, Will Smith and Gabriel Moreno lead a generation of catchers as good with their bats as their gloves.

An Era of Dynamic Catchers Is Upon Us

Max Verstappen collected his sixth straight victory, but the British drivers Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton were celebrating, too.

July 9, 2023

Headlines from July 9, 2023

China and the U.S., Still Adversaries, Are Talking. That’s a Start.

For North Koreans in China, Seeking Freedom Is More Perilous Than Ever

Chris Eubanks Arrives on the Grandest Stage in Tennis

Where Clarence Thomas Entered an Elite Circle and Opened a Door to the Court

Is Aretha Franklin’s True Will the One Found in the Couch or a Cabinet?

Billboard 200

One Thing At A Time

Business Is Business

Genesis

Midnights

A Gift & A Curse

Historical Context for July 9, 2023