A heated hearing produced no new evidence that Peter Daszak or his nonprofit, EcoHealth Alliance, were implicated in the Covid outbreak.

In the suit, lawyers for the former Nickelodeon producer called the documentary a “hit job” that had falsely painted him as a “child sexual abuser.”

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged for a sixth straight meeting and suggested that rates would stay high for longer.

Even opponents of abortion saw such curbs as too controversial just over a decade ago. Times have changed.

Rudy Giuliani promised a bankruptcy court that he would limit his spending, but it didn’t take long before he broke that pledge, and by a lot.

Sharon Toney-Finch, who served in Iraq, was charged with fraudulently claiming to have a Purple Heart and with defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The vice president sought to tie former President Donald J. Trump to the state’s six-week abortion ban, which took effect on Wednesday.

In a meeting on Wednesday, church leaders also voted to allow L.G.B.T.Q. weddings.

Lawmakers voted to repeal an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions. Here’s what to know about the fight over the law.

Also, the Fed eyes a longer period of high rates. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

“Panda diplomacy” has represented an area of cooperation between the United States and China despite tension over weighty issues of trade and national security.

Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first leftist president, made the announcement in front of cheering crowds in the capital that had gathered for International Workers’ Day.

It’s good to have a reality check every few months.

The Georgia Republican’s doomed push to remove the speaker has placed her at odds with most in her party, but it has brought her back to her roots as a norm-busting provocateur.

In many students’ eyes, the war in Gaza is linked to other issues, such as policing, mistreatment of Indigenous people, racism and the impact of climate change.

Two Republican state senators broke with their party, appearing to ensure final passage of the repeal. If it passes, Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, is expected to sign it.

Team owners said they needed to share in racing’s financial success, putting them at odds with the privately held business that runs the sport.

Videos show Lisa Fithian, whom the police called a “professional agitator,” working alongside protesters who stormed Hamilton Hall.

Mr. Weinstein, the disgraced former Hollywood producer, was in a Manhattan court Wednesday as prosecutors seek to retry him on sex crimes charges.

Dozens of books have disappeared from Warsaw to Paris. The police are looking into who is taking them, and why — a tale of money, geopolitics, crafty forgers and lackluster library security.