Mercedes and Porsche Squeezed by U.S. Tariffs and Slowdown in China

Germany’s leading luxury automakers are sharply scaling back expectations for the rest of the year.A Mercedes-Benz dealership in New York in April, when President Trump’s tariffs on auto imports took effect. The German automaker’s U.S. sales fell 6 percent in the first half of the year.

M Melissa Eddy

What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s July Meeting

The U.S. central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates steady for a fifth straight meeting despite badgering from President Trump to lower borrowing costs.Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, is unlikely to send a definitive signal about when the central bank could start to reduce r

C Colby Smith

NYC Gunman Brings Issue of C.T.E. to NFL’s Door

Shane Tamura never played in the league, but the police believe he was seeking vengeance over the handling of head injuries in football.Police officers early Tuesday morning outside 345 Park Avenue, where a gunman killed five people, including himself, on Monday.

K Ken Belson

Pilots for Army Black Hawk Discussed Changing Course Before Crash

The maneuver might have taken the helicopter out of the direct path of a passenger jet as it was trying to land at Reagan Airport on Jan. 29.Experts on Black Hawk helicopters were questioned at a National Transportation Safety Board hearing on Wednesday.

K Kate Kelly

The Biggest Unanswered Questions About the Reagan Airport Crash

Six months after a midair collision killed 67 people outside Washington, transportation safety officials will hear testimony from the key players whose pilots were involved in the accident.The fuselage of the American Airlines plane involved in a collision with a Black Hawk helicopter was recovered

K Kate Kelly

Russia’s Far East Suffers Some Damage From Earthquake and Tsunami

Regional authorities in one region declared an emergency after a tsunami hit the Kuril Islands, and the Kamchatka Peninsula was watching for volcanic activity.A major earthquake damaged a building housing a kindergarten in the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

I Ivan Nechepurenko and Francesca Regalado

Senate Democrats Try to Force Release of Epstein Files With Little-Known Law

The move is part of an effort by Democrats to draw Senate Republicans into the debate over the release of the Epstein files, which has bitterly divided the House G.O.P. and wrought havoc in that chamber.Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, and all seven Democrats on the Senate Hom

M Michael Gold

Top F.D.A. Official Resigns Under Pressure

After turning down several new drugs and restricting use of another, Dr. Vinay Prasad drew the ire of the right-wing influencer Laura Loomer and others.“Dr. Prasad did not want to be a distraction to the great work of the F.D.A. in the Trump administration and has decided to return to California and

C Christina Jewett

‘Anybody but Mamdani’: 5 Groups Emerge to Raise Millions in Attack Funds

Real estate titans and financiers are forming super PACs to try to defeat Zohran Mamdani. Some organizers say that they won’t succeed unless Mayor Eric Adams or former Gov. Andrew Cuomo drops out.Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, has become the target of

D Dana Rubinstein and Nicholas Fandos

Mayoral Candidates Navigate a Mass Shooting That Has Rattled New York

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor, was in Uganda when the shooting took place, while the incumbent mayor, Eric Adams, sought to project an image of crisis manager.Four people were killed by a gunman on Monday afternoon in a building on Park Avenue in Manhattan.

E Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Jeffery C. Mays

How a Chinese Brand Reshaped Hong Kong’s Food Delivery Scene

Meituan, the Chinese food delivery giant, tested its global expansion in Hong Kong, where its Keeta service displaced a rival before moving to other markets.With China’s consumers being more frugal, brands from the mainland are seeking new business overseas.

Z Zixu Wang

Thailand and Cambodia Stepped Back From War, but Their Temple Fight Remains

Intense nationalism and disputed history — and maps — stoke the neighbors’ hostilities. Even a surge of international diplomacy has brought little hope of a lasting peace.Cambodians at a temporary shelter, the day after the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand agreed to a truce in a border conflict.

S Sui-Lee Wee