As the popular dance show grew into an international juggernaut, some of the group’s young performers paid a steep price.

Behind the Pageantry of Shen Yun, Untreated Injuries and Emotional Abuse

The city has become a hothouse for experimentation in local news. Could it serve as a model for the rest of the country?

Local News Is Dying, but Not in San Francisco

Over 25 years, through crises and a changing world, Michael Haefliger has made the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland as we know it.

One of Classical Music’s Great Builders Prepares for the Next Step

The satirical site is hoping a newspaper with fake stories and fake ads will lead to real money.

No Joke: The Onion Thinks Print Is the Future of Media

Court papers show that Mr. Perry, the “Friends” star who had long struggled with addiction, was increasingly taking ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, in the days before he died.

‘Shoot Me Up With a Big One’: The Pain of Matthew Perry’s Last Days

The company faces pressure from governments around the world and complaints from companies that it is still too restrictive.

Apple Giving Ground on App Store Rules to Appease Regulators

In “Imminent,” the former intelligence official who ran a once-secret program shares some of what he knows.

A Memoir Offers an Insider’s Perspective Into the Pentagon’s U.F.O. Hunt

Like most countries, the U.S. has no comprehensive national system for monitoring disease in companion animals — which leaves pets and people at risk.

How Your Cat or Dog Could Warn of a Bird Flu Outbreak

Anthony Tan was 16 when his idea for a video game about a deer caught the industry’s eye. Nine years later, he’s still working on it.

He Made a Game About a Joyous Journey. He Also Got a Bit Lost.

The secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, has spent $500,000 defending himself in court. He says the plaintiff will only settle if he effectively endorses a debunked conspiracy theory about the 2020 election.

This Georgia Republican Defied Trump. Now He’s Fighting a Defamation Suit.

In her first major policy speech, the vice president argued that her Republican opponent was too focused on the past, painting herself as someone who would protect the middle class for generations.

Harris Lays Out Her Economic Vision, Casting Trump’s as Backward-Looking

Quotation of the Day for Friday, August 16, 2024.

Quotation of the Day: Russians in the Kursk Region ‘Were Living Our Lives,’ Until the Incursion

A group of Times employees are reading their way through Emily Wilson’s translation of the “Iliad,” the epic poem attributed to Homer.

Myths, Plagues and Battles, on the 12th Floor of The Times

A new photography show celebrates the 30th anniversary of Woodstock 1994, middle child to the festivals of 1969 and 1999.

An Undersung and Unruly Woodstock in Pictures, 30 Years On

The maker of the Snoo, a popular high-tech bassinet, touched off a firestorm of parental outrage after requiring a paid subscription to access several key features.

Want to Avoid a Hit to Your Smart Bassinet’s I.Q.? Better Pay Up.

There is no electoral incentive for Republicans to moderate their behavior.

Trump Has Opened the Pathway to Reform

The rate of inflation in July on a yearly basis.

The Big Number: 2.9%

A new City Council law seeks to pressure schools to undo bias in enforcing a dress code across the nation’s largest school system.

When Breaking the Dress Code Depends on Skin Color, and If You’re Skinny

You have been able to earn solid returns by parking your money in fairly safe places, our columnist says. But that won’t last much longer.

The End of Fabulous Money Market Rates Is Near

A Film Forum series pays tribute to the 1970s genre that birthed “Superfly” and “Foxy Brown,” but also features lesser-known films that show the genre’s range.

Beyond ‘Shaft’: 5 Blaxploitation Movies You Should Know

He’s always longed for the approval of oligarchs.

Trump Is No Longer Even Pretending to Champion the Working Class

The company said the Iranian effort, which used ChatGPT, did not gain much traction.

OpenAI Says It Disrupted an Iranian Misinformation Campaign

Shola, who assisted with search-and-rescue operations in the U.K., has moved to her second act: saving other English Shepherds from blindness.

A Rescue Dog Went Blind. Now She’s Helping Other Pups Avoid Her Fate.

Kenya has strict rules about displaying the flag. But some people have been wearing and waving them, and draping them on coffins, as a symbol of resistance.

Flying Kenya’s Flag Can Be a Crime. Protesters Now Wave It Proudly.

MultiPlan has helped big health insurers make billions by reducing reimbursements for medical bills, but its business model is now being questioned.

August 16, 2024

Headlines from August 16, 2024

Behind the Pageantry of Shen Yun, Untreated Injuries and Emotional Abuse

Local News Is Dying, but Not in San Francisco

One of Classical Music’s Great Builders Prepares for the Next Step

No Joke: The Onion Thinks Print Is the Future of Media

‘Shoot Me Up With a Big One’: The Pain of Matthew Perry’s Last Days

Billboard 200

The Tortured Poets Department

Vultures 2

The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess

One Thing At A Time

Hit Me Hard And Soft

Historical Context for August 16, 2024