AstraZeneca Releases Blueprints for Virus Vaccine Trial Amid Safety Scrutiny

A surge of infections in the Southwest and the Midwest is partly driving an uptick in cases nationally. The eight remaining members of the Supreme Court are expected to hear arguments next month via telephone.


On Venus, Cloudy With a Chance of Microbial Life

Astrobiologists shift their gaze, and speculations, to Earth’s broiling sister planet.


Iranian Hackers Can Now Beat Encrypted Apps, Researchers Say

Reports reveal that hackers have been secretly gathering intelligence on opponents of the Iranian regime, breaking into cellphones and computers and outsmarting apps like Telegram.


What I Saw When Australia Burned

At one point, the wildfires that country experienced seemed to fade from our memory. Not anymore. And what I witnessed there has shaped my thoughts on what’s raging here.


Inside a Wildfire Inferno

In a new documentary on FX and Hulu, The New York Times shows what it’s like to live through a wildfire. These are the stories of the people who decided to stay put and confront the extraordinary blazes that left 27 million acres of Australia scorched earlier this year.


The Nigerian-British Writer Putting Black Joy on Stage and Screen

“There’s so much more that comes with being Black apart from dealing with racism,” says Theresa Ikoko, a Londoner whose movie “Rocks” opened this week.


News Quiz: Breonna Taylor, Hurricane Sally, Venus

Did you follow the headlines this week?


Your Friday Briefing

Coronavirus in Europe, China, Aleksei Navalny: Here’s what you need to know.


Bolivia’s Interim President Pulls Out of Election

Less than a year after declaring herself president of her turbulent country, Jeanine Añez abandoned her attempt to win official approval from the voters.


In Prague, a House Without a Key

The villa’s artificial intelligence system manages everything from closing the windows when it rains to melting snow on the driveway.