The Sunday Read: ‘Why Was Vicha Ratanapakdee Killed?’

His death helped awaken the nation to a rise in anti-Asian violence. For his grieving family, the reckoning hasn’t gone far enough.

A ‘Righteous Strike’

Inside the Times investigation that forced the U.S. military to acknowledge that a drone attack in Afghanistan was a deadly error.

One Family’s Fight Against the Dixie Fire

As flames consumed rural towns in California this summer, it became clear how far residents would go to preserve their way of life.

Opinion | ‘You Don’t Bring Democracy at the Point of a Gun’

Two veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom reflect on where the Sept. 11 attacks led the nation.

Opinion | Apple Has New Tools to Protect Children. But at What Cost?

Ashton Kutcher and Julie Cordua discuss Apple’s new tools to fight the sexual exploitation of young people online and what the trade-off might be for privacy.

Opinion | In the Eyes of God, Does a State Have the Right to Kill a Man?

The state of Texas will execute a death row inmate next week. Is capital punishment as it exists in the United States contrary to religious teachings?

Opinion | In the Eyes of God, Does a State Have the Right to Kill a Man?

The state of Texas will execute a death row inmate next week. Is capital punishment as it exists in the United States contrary to religious teachings?

The Interpreters the U.S. Left Behind in Afghanistan

We speak to several Afghans who aided the Americans and to their former U.S. colleagues trying to get them out.

A Devastating Earthquake in Haiti

Weeks after the assassination of its president, a second crisis has hit the nation: a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that has left large-scale destruction in its wake.

The Collapse of Champlain Towers

Last week, a 13-story residential building near Miami crumbled, prompting a round-the-clock search for survivors and urgent questions about what happened.

Long-Buried Secrets: The Serial Killer and the Detective

For decades, a string of killings of teenage girls haunted suburban New Jersey. A local investigator began to wonder: Could there be a link to a series of infamous Times Square murders?