Kamala Harris Makes History as First Woman and Woman of Color as Vice President

Ms. Harris, the daughter of an Indian mother and Jamaican father, has risen higher in the country’s leadership than any woman ever before her.

The vice president is the only woman seeking the top job.

Leni Robredo has received a groundswell of support from “Generation Z” and thousands of millennials inspired by her effort to take on Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Trump’s Taxes Show Chronic Losses and Years of Income Tax Avoidance

The Times obtained Donald Trump’s tax information extending over more than two decades, revealing struggling properties, vast write-offs, an audit battle and hundreds of millions in debt coming due.

Live Updates: Ukraine Agrees to Talks with Russia, as Putin Places Nuclear Forces on Alert

Civilians joined Ukraine’s outgunned military in the country’s desperate bid to stop Russia’s offensive, winning increased support from other countries. The E.U. said it would ban all Russian aircraft and finance the donation of weapons to Ukraine.

Robredo Admits Defeat in Philippine Presidential Election

Leni Robredo urged her supporters, many of them young voters, to accept her defeat but didn’t refer to Ferdinand Marcos Jr. by name.

18 Revelations From a Trove of Trump Tax Records

Times reporters have obtained decades of tax information the president has hidden from public view. Here are some of the key findings.

Life on Venus? Astronomers See a Signal in Its Clouds

The detection of a gas in the planet’s atmosphere could turn scientists’ gaze to a planet long overlooked in the search for extraterrestrial life.

A ‘Historical Event’: W.H.O. Approves the First Malaria Vaccine

The disease kills about 500,000 people each year, about half of them children in Africa.

Live Updates: Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court

The 53-47 vote elevated the first Black woman to the pinnacle of the judicial branch as senators erupted in cheers. Three Republicans joined Democrats in supporting President Biden’s nominee.

Biden Wins Presidency, Ending Four Tumultuous Years Under Trump

Joseph R. Biden Jr. achieved victory offering a message of healing and unity. He will return to Washington facing a daunting set of crises.

Opinion | Tom Hanks: All Americans Should Learn About the Tulsa Race Massacre

Schools and the entertainment industry, which help shape what is history and what is forgotten, must portray the burden of racism in our nation. 

A Drone Went Bowling. Hollywood Noticed.

A drone video shot in a Minneapolis bowling alley was hailed as an instant classic. One Hollywood veteran said it “adds to the language and vocabulary of cinema.”

Biden Wins Presidency, Ending Four Tumultuous Years Under Trump

Joseph R. Biden Jr. achieved victory offering a message of healing and unity. He will return to Washington facing a daunting set of crises.

A bomb-sniffing dog named Patron received state honors from Zelensky.

Patron has found more than 200 explosives, President Zelensky said. The dog has gone viral as Ukraine wages an information war.

Satellite images show bodies lay in Bucha for weeks, despite Russian claims.

The images rebut Russia’s claim that the killing of civilians in Bucha, near Kyiv, took place after its soldiers had left town.

Argentina Legalizes Abortion, a Milestone in a Conservative Region

The Senate vote on Wednesday was a major victory for Latin America’s growing feminist movement, and its ripple effects are likely to be widespread.