As the United States grapples with a mental-health crisis, summer camps are looking more closely at the children in their care.

Summer Camp: Sun, Swimming, Archery. And Therapy.

The United Auto Workers leader vowed to be tougher than his predecessors in contract talks. His initial demands attach big numbers to that promise.

Automakers Face a Labor Showdown as the E.V. Era Looms

Strained by limited resources, prosecutors are deploying special teams and nurturing local relationships to catch up to a wave of fraud.

How to Catch Pandemic Fraud? Prosecutors Try Novel Methods.

The Senate majority leader helped deliver billions of dollars in federal funding for semiconductors. Now he’s pushing for his state to reap benefits.

Schumer Wields Political Heft in Bid for New York Chips Funds

Porcha Woodruff thought the police who showed up at her door to arrest her for carjacking were joking. She is the first woman known to be wrongfully accused as a result of facial recognition technology.

Eight Months Pregnant and Arrested After False Facial Recognition Match

The presidential bid by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has tested the bonds of an iconic Democratic clan that does not want him to run and does not know what to do about it.

Anguish in Camelot: Kennedy Campaign Roils Storied Political Family

The state has little experience with semiconductors, but the Biden administration has promised to unleash opportunity in “the heartland of America” through the $52 billion CHIPS Act.

Indiana Tests if the Heartland Can Transform Into a Chip Hub

Vladimir Putin wants to lead Russians into a civilizational conflict with the West far larger than Ukraine. Will they follow him?

Putin’s Forever War

Among the company’s annual summer offerings, Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo,” from 1607 but newly reorchestrated and imaginatively staged, stands out.

At Santa Fe Opera, the Oldest Work Is Also the Freshest

Biles won the U.S. Classic by 5 points in her return to elite gymnastics, after she withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Back in Competition, It’s as if Simone Biles Never Left

Quotation of the Day for Sunday, August 6, 2023.

Quotation of the Day: A Tour That Shook the Earth, and a Star on Top of the World

Ronda Kaysen recently wrote about a kind of one-upmanship born out of the pandemic: gloating over mortgage rates.

A Real Estate Reporter Interested in Interest Envy

“Vogueing is not a crime,” an activist said, before the crowd danced through the city streets in honor of the slain dancer.

Mourners Pay Tribute to O’Shae Sibley at the Scene of His Murder

Joyce Edwards, Dormeshia and J. Bouey were among the winners. The ceremony included a tribute to O’Shae Sibley, the dancer who was killed in July.

At Bessie Awards, Mourning and Celebration

Chloe Revery and Alissa Revness have crafted a frightfully fun puzzle.

Feeling of Deep Anxiety

A Times journalist observed the creation of the atomic bomb, but questions persist about his version of the events.

An Ambiguous Account

Astronomers have found that free-floating planets far outnumber those bound to a host star.

Our Galaxy Is Home to Trillions of Worlds Gone Rogue

Jaren Jackson Jr. is active in the N.B.A. players’ union. His mother, Terri, works for the W.N.B.A. players’ union. When he was elected vice president, she did her best not to embarrass him.

The N.B.A. Player Who Might See His Mom at Union Meetings

A buzzing sound uptown, undecided about dinner and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

‘The Pathway I Was Walking on Was Next to a Fenced-In Basketball Court’

In a country hobbled by economic crisis, families often turn to private education centers instead of schools to seek better futures for their children, sometimes even sacrificing food to pay for lessons.

In Egypt, Public Classrooms Are Empty as Private Tutors Get Rich

No movie in Warner Bros. history has sold so many tickets so fast, the studio said of the movie directed by Greta Gerwig.

‘Barbie’ Reaches $1 Billion at the Box Office, Studio Says

The shootout was rapid-fire but still agonizing for both Sweden, which moved to the quarterfinals, and the United States, which was eliminated.

How the U.S. Was Eliminated From the World Cup, Shot by Shot

Elon Musk, in an early-morning post, said he planned to livestream the event on his own platform. Mark Zuckerberg called for a “more reliable” platform, adding, “I’m ready today.”

With No Date Set, Musk and Zuckerberg Trade Barbs on ‘Cage Match’

Ukraine has grown bolder, firing drones at Moscow, while Russian forces have turned to regular attacks on the Black Sea, a crucial economic lifeline.

Ukraine Strikes 2 Bridges Connected to Russian-Occupied Crimea

A deadline given by a bloc of other West African nations to the Nigerien military junta to reinstate the ousted president ran out with no sign of a military intervention by neighbors.

August 6, 2023

Headlines from August 6, 2023

Summer Camp: Sun, Swimming, Archery. And Therapy.

Automakers Face a Labor Showdown as the E.V. Era Looms

How to Catch Pandemic Fraud? Prosecutors Try Novel Methods.

Schumer Wields Political Heft in Bid for New York Chips Funds

Eight Months Pregnant and Arrested After False Facial Recognition Match

Billboard 200

2nd EP 'Get Up'

Barbie: The Album

One Thing At A Time

Speak Now (Taylor's Version)

Genesis

Historical Context for August 6, 2023