Election Day Turnout for Virginia Redistricting Measure Shows Significant Decline

In-person turnout on Tuesday is trailing far behind that of last year?s governor?s race, which set a state record in a nonpresidential election.

Polls in Virginia Redistricting Measure Show Close Margins and Few Undecided Voters

A redistricting measure is asking voters to temporarily reverse a decision they made less than six years ago.

Key Areas to Watch in Virginia?s Redistricting Election

Suburbs to the north and large cities to the south could offer insight into how support for the amendment to the state constitution is unfolding.

Virginia?s Vote Is Crucial in the Fight for Control of Congress

Also, Trump extends the cease-fire with Iran. Here?s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

Trust Trump? Iran?s Doubts Shadow Peace Talks.

Iranian leaders fear being burned again by President Trump, who tore up a nuclear agreement reached during the Obama administration after lengthy negotiations.

U.S. Turns Up Pressure on Iraq to Distance Itself From Iran

Washington is demanding that the Baghdad government dismantle Iran-backed Iraqi militias that have been attacking Americans and U.S. sites there recently.

Justice Dept. Charges Prominent Civil Rights Group With Financial Crimes

Republicans have accused the Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for investigating hate groups, of unfairly targeting conservative and Christian organizations.

U.S. Abruptly Rescinds Subpoenas in John Brennan Inquiry

The reversal came after the Justice Department replaced a career prosecutor with a loyalist to President Trump in the administration?s effort to charge the former C.I.A. chief with a crime.

Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo

A U.S. aid worker said that the Afghans, who were evacuated to Qatar, would face a choice between moving to the Democratic Republic of Congo and living under the Taliban.

Tucker Carlson Says He Is ?Tormented? by His Past Support for Trump

?I want to say I?m sorry for misleading people,? said the conservative commentator, who has broken sharply with the president over the war with Iran.

RFK Jr. Refused to Commit to Backing New CDC Director on Vaccines

In a tense congressional hearing, the health secretary also said he bore no responsibility for the measles outbreak in the United States.

D.H.S. Will Run Out of Money for Paychecks in May, Secretary Says

The issue threatens to renew chaos at airports as lawmakers remain divided over a deal to end the two-month shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

Could ?A River Runs Through It? Have Been a Hit Today?

The autobiographical novella, first published 50 years ago, arguably created a new type of guy: the literary fly fisherman.

A Year After U.S.A.I.D.?s Death, Fired Workers Find Few Jobs and Much Loss

People have plowed through savings, cashed out retirement funds and moved in with relatives. Former U.S.A.I.D. workers estimate that less than half have found full-time work.

Proposed Lifetime Smoking Ban to Become Law in Britain

The proposal, which was approved by Parliament on Tuesday, will ban the supply or sale of tobacco products to anyone born in 2009 or after, permanently.

Imprisoned for 30 Years, He Wooed Her With Love Poems

After a forced confession and a death sentence, a Kurdish poet spent 30 years in jail, where he discovered his voice. His literary champion, to everyone?s surprise, became his life partner.

Is a ?Curse of the Mambino? Plaguing the Mets? Mamdani, Say It Ain?t So.

On April 9, Zohran Mamdani posed for a picture with the New York Mets mascots. Since the joyous photo op, the Mets have not won a game.

SpaceX Strikes Deal With Cursor for $60 Billion

The potential acquisition comes as Elon Musk?s rocket and satellite maker, which has been emphasizing artificial intelligence, is preparing to go public.

A.I. Is Eliminating Jobs on Wall Street

?A.I. gives us places to go we haven?t gone,? said one bank?s chief executive.

A.I. ?Hallucinations? Created Errors in Court Filing, Top Law Firm Says

Sullivan & Cromwell apologized for submitting a court document that had fake citations created by artificial intelligence.

Sightings of Meteors Surge, and Scientists Aren?t Sure Why

The frequency of fireballs in our planet?s skies seemed to grow in recent months. NASA and other meteor experts can?t agree on what explains it.

Lyrids Meteor Shower: How to Watch, Peak Time and Weather Forecast

Active since last week, the Lyrids meteor shower is expected to reach peak viewing tonight.

How ?The Devil Wears Prada 2? Red Carpet Looks Came Together

The press tour for ?The Devil Wears Prada 2? has been a fashion show for its stars and their stylists, who have relied on group chats, sweatpants and camaraderie to pull it off.

Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and More Red Carpet Looks from ?The Devil Wears Prada 2?

At a starry premiere at Lincoln Center, fashion industry figures reflected on just how much the original film got right.

How to Save Academia

A Yale report offers some honest self-reflection on where the university went wrong.

How Israel Lost Its Way and How Trump Can Save Lebanon

The smashing of a statue of Jesus by an Israeli soldier and the founding of four provocative settlements together show Israel?s thoughtless path forward.

Teotihuacán Pyramids Shooting: Gunman Carried Notes on U.S. Mass Shootings

The man who killed one tourist at a Mexican pyramid and wounded several others had materials in his backpack tied to a 1999 U.S. attack, a possible reference to the Columbine High School massacre.

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat, Resigns From Congress

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick stands accused of stealing $5 million in federal funds. She said she would step down minutes before an ethics panel was to vote on whether to recommend expelling her.

Rare Tornado Reported Near Fresno as Storm Moves Through California

There were no immediate reports of damage.

These Salmon Got High on Cocaine. That Wasn?t the Craziest Part.

Scientists in Sweden made an unexpected discovery when they exposed the fish to the illegal drug as well as another substance.

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