While indelibly tied to the role that made him famous in 1971, he remained active for more than four decades afterward.

Richard Roundtree, Star of ‘Shaft,’ Is Dead at 81

A widely cited missile video does not shed light on what happened, a Times analysis concludes.

A Close Look at Some Key Evidence in the Gaza Hospital Blast

With clothes inspired by Martha Stewart, heritage tools and colorful clogs, the couple behind Gardenheir cater to actual and want-to-be gardeners alike.

Gifts for Gardeners? They’ve Got Them in Spades.

Views of the Empire State Building are being obscured by a new 860-foot luxury tower rising just blocks away. Should New York regulate its skyline?

When the Skyscraper You Hate Blocks the Skyscraper You Love

Sublime and vulgar all at once, his diaphanous stains of color have come together in a once-in-a-generation show in Paris.

Mark Rothko at Full Scale, and in Half Light

As the government wraps up its case in the landmark monopoly trial, it has built a picture of how Google became dominant in online search — and the harms that it says resulted.

What the U.S. Has Argued in the Google Antitrust Trial

From his Los Angeles home, Mohammed Abujayyab has sought to help his grandmother and other relatives survive the Israeli bombardment. Memories of displacement are never far.

For a Grandmother in Gaza, History Is Scarier Than Airstrikes

Residents wait in line for hours for bread and water, with fights sometimes breaking out. The United Nations has called the situation a humanitarian catastrophe.

Thirst and Hunger Grow in Besieged Gaza Amid Israeli Bombardment

Exxon Mobil and Chevron are spending tens of billions of dollars buying oil and gas assets, betting that the International Energy Agency’s predictions of declining oil demand are wrong.

Chasing Big Mergers, Oil Executives Dismiss Peak Oil Concerns

Republicans turned to a little-known Louisiana lawmaker who led congressional efforts to overturn the 2020 election, ending a weekslong deadlock that paralyzed the House.

House Elects Mike Johnson as Speaker, Embracing a Hard-Right Conservative

Across the country, public schools, like colleges and universities, are facing backlash as they try to respond to the Hamas attacks and war in Gaza.

Public Schools Struggle to Say the Right Thing About the Israel-Hamas War

They are set to start their defense on Thursday, with the FTX founder planning to testify in his criminal fraud trial. Hurdles include what Mr. Bankman-Fried’s former associates said on the stand.

The Challenges Facing Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers

In the 19 days since Hamas attacked Israel, the Israeli military says it has struck more than 7,000 targets in Gaza. Palestinians accuse Israel of indiscriminately targeting civilians, but Israel officials say the strikes are aimed at eroding military infrastructure.

Israel’s Strikes on Gaza Are Some of the Most Intense This Century

Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, October 25, 2023.

Quotation of the Day: Those Doritos Too Expensive? Stores Offer Their Own Version.

The Times’s Food team has eaten its way through cities across the country so you don’t have to … but we highly recommend you do.

Your Guide Through America’s Dining Scene

The classicist Mary Beard examines the excesses and tedium of imperial rule, sorting fact from gossip and tall tales.

Rose Petals and Peacock Brains: What It Took to Be an ‘Emperor of Rome’

With a free library card and the right app, you can check out e-books, audiobooks and more from your local branch.

Visit the Library From the Comfort of Your Own Phone

The discovery helped to show why the red planet’s core is not as large as earlier estimates had suggested it might be.

A Radioactive Sea of Magma Hides Under the Surface of Mars

Sankai Juku, an all-male Butoh company, returns to New York with a program of greatest hits that too often feels tedious.

Review: Slow Poses and Clouds of White Powder

Four photojournalists, two in Israel and two in Gaza, provided context behind their powerful images.

In Israel and Gaza, Photos Show the Human Cost of War

“Creepshow,” “The Fall of the House of Usher” and other shows serve up humor with their horror.

Five TV Treats for Halloween

Kim Kardashian hosted the shunned socialite to her birthday party, then posted the photos for her 364 million followers.

Who Invited Ivanka?

Some women participating in a conference on sensitive church issues said they feel heartened by the discussions taking place, though change may remain slow.

Women Will Vote at a Vatican Meeting for the First Time

For their adaptation of “Sabbath’s Theater,” John Turturro and Ariel Levy sought to preserve “the nasty side of existence” evoked in the book.

How Philip Roth’s Raunchiest Novel Made It to the Stage

The FTX founder’s plan to take the witness stand sets up a dramatic few days of testimony at the federal courthouse in Manhattan.

October 25, 2023

Headlines from October 25, 2023

Richard Roundtree, Star of ‘Shaft,’ Is Dead at 81

A Close Look at Some Key Evidence in the Gaza Hospital Blast

Gifts for Gardeners? They’ve Got Them in Spades.

When the Skyscraper You Hate Blocks the Skyscraper You Love

Mark Rothko at Full Scale, and in Half Light

Billboard 200

Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Manana

For All The Dogs

The Name Chapter: Freefall

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Set It Off

Historical Context for October 25, 2023