Aurelia Butler

Built during a cosmopolitan era in the 1960s, the Ariana closed when the Taliban took power, but it was still standing. Now it’s making way for a shopping mall. More

Thai warplanes have bombed compounds where people are forced to defraud others online. Rights activists say trafficking victims’ lives are at risk. More

The coalition of states seeks to stop a Trump administration effort to cut off federal funding to hospitals that provide such care. More

Zohran Mamdani chose Lillian Bonsignore to be fire commissioner, weeks after the former commissioner, Robert S. Tucker, resigned, citing Mr. Mamdani’s views on Israel. More

Mr. Adams will be remembered for the drumbeat of scandals that derailed his mayoralty in New York City, a growing affordability crisis and progress on public safety and housing. More

Housing experts and politicians agree that New York City needs to add hundreds of thousands of new homes. The Real Estate Board of New York is keeping tally. More

Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help. More

The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading the way. More