Taliban Deftly Offer Message in Video of Freed U.S. Soldier

Wave of Minors on Their Own Rush to Cross Southwest Border

In Solid South, Real Fight Is Within G.O.P

Celebration, and Lingering Tensions, as India’s 29th State Is Born

U.S. Sway in Asia Imperiled as China Tests Alliances

F.D.A. Announces Stricter Rules on Tanning Beds

Leader of French Far-Right Hopes to Fix Europe From the Inside

On Immigration, No Simple Solutions

JPMorgan Committing $100 Million Over 5 Years to Aid Revitalization in Detroit

New York Is a Hub in a Surging Heroin Trade

Workers at N.Y.U.’s Abu Dhabi Site Faced Harsh Conditions

Fire Season Starts Early, and Fiercely

Labs Are Told to Start Including a Neglected Variable: Females

A Major Lift for Fannie and Freddie

Sorrow but Little Progress After Kidnappings

Court Orders Thai Leader Removed From Office

Lewinsky Breaks Silence About Clinton Affair

For ‘Game of Thrones,’ Rising Unease Over Rapes

Report Shows Resurgence of Hiring but Has Downbeat Notes

Changed Life of the Poor: Better Off, but Far Behind