Today's Headlines: Tip on School Shooting Suspect Last Year Led to Dead End

Trump Calls for an Efficiency Commission, an Idea Pushed by Elon Musk

View in browser September 6, 2024, 4:05 a.m. Eastern time Top News Tip on School Shooting Threat Last Year Led to Suspect's Door The teenager charged with killing four people at his Georgia high school on Wednesday denied making an online threat, and the authorities could not prove he did. He, and now his father, face murder charges. Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty in Tax Case The guilty plea now exposes President Biden's son to a likely outcome that once seemed unthinkable: significant time behind bars. Putin Drives Home a Perilous Point: Ukraine's East Is Russia's Main Goal Dismissing Ukraine's recent invasion of Kursk, the Russian leader said Kyiv made a mistake in trying to force Moscow to divert its forces from the Donbas region. Editors' Picks Solar Farms Have a Superpower Beyond Clean Energy The sites fight climate change and can help with another global crisis: the collapse of nature. But so far, efforts to nurture wildlife habitat have been spotty. Opinion | Harris or Trump? The Prophet of Presidential Elections Is Ready to Call the Race. Allan Lichtman's method for predicting election winners has an impressive track record. World In the Pacific, a 'Dumping Ground' for Priests Accused or Convicted of Abuse Over a decades-long period, more than 30 Catholic priests and missionaries moved to remote island nations after they had allegedly abused children in the West, or had been found to do so. Racing the Clock to Document ISIS Genocide of Iraq's Yazidis For years, a U.N. team has painstakingly exhumed mass graves, but now the Iraqi government is ordering it to leave. Many sites remain unexamined. In the Paralympic Fix-It Shop, Plenty of Fractures but No Blood Repair technicians at the Paris Games fix everything from bent wheelchair frames to broken sunglasses. See more world news U.S. What Does a Couple Do When One Partner Is Deported? American citizens whose spouses have been deported face wrenching decisions on what is best for their future, especially when they have children. Teenage E-Cigarette Use Drops to a 10-Year Low The percentage of middle and high school students reporting that they vaped tobacco products declined to about a third of the peak levels in 2019, a new survey shows. The Bands and the Fans Were Fake. The $10 Million Was Real. Federal prosecutors charged a North Carolina musician with gaming the system to win royalties from streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music. See more U.S. news Politics Republicans Seize on False Theories About Immigrant Voting Activists, party lawyers and state officials are mobilizing behind a crackdown on a supposed scourge of noncitizens' casting ballots. Voting rights advocates say the effort is spreading misinformation. Democrats Hope Abortion Will Save the Senate, but It Might Not Be Enough The party's candidates are likely to benefit from running alongside ballot measures to protect abortion rights. But the deeply conservative nature of many of these states poses a serious challenge. Trump Calls for an Efficiency Commission, an Idea Pushed by Elon Musk Donald Trump, in a speech in New York, said the commission would conduct a sweeping audit of the federal government and recommend "drastic reforms" for cutting waste. See more political news Business The Hot Labor Market Has Melted Away. Just Ask New College Grads. Unemployment is still low, but job seekers are competing for fewer openings, and hiring is sluggish. That's a big turnaround from recent years. Why This Jobs Report Could Be the Most Pivotal One in Years It's tough to overstate how much hinges on Friday's employment update, from the path for interest rates to the economic outlook. Leaked Reports and Political Heat Are Testing Trust in Economic Data The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks prices and employment, faces scrutiny after several missteps. Some questions have gone unanswered. See more business news Technology Start-Up Investors Push Back Against Venture Capital's Bigger-Is-Better Mantra A small but vocal group is forming new funds and taking new approaches to counter the swell of money into venture capital in recent years. Telegram's Founder, in First Comments Since Arrest, Defends the App Pavel Durov, held in France since last month, blamed "growing pains" for the company's problems and pledged to make improvements. OpenAI, Still Haunted by Its Chaotic Past, Is Trying to Grow Up The maker of ChatGPT is struggling to transform itself into a profit-driven company while satisfying worries about the safety of artificial intelligence. See more technology news Arts At 30, The Armory Show Asks, Can Art Fairs Still be Relevant? Among its 235 exhibitors from 30 countries, our critic finds these standout booths — and hails three local curators who have brought some sections exciting new life. In 'Nobody Wants This,' Adam Brody Keeps the Faith His breakout role was as the nerdy Jewish heartthrob in "The O.C." Now in the rom-com "Nobody Wants This," he goes full rabbi. Purported Rembrandt Painting Found in a Maine Attic Sells for $1.4 Million "Portrait of a Girl," a 17th-century work believed to be by the Dutch master, had been hiding in a home in Maine. See more arts news Movies 'The Front Room' Review: A Force Too Malevolent for This Movie Kathryn Hunter is enjoyably creepy in this new horror film starring Brandy Norwood. Too bad the rest of the freakouts are predictable. Joaquin Phoenix and the Big Question at the 'Joker: Folie à Deux' Premiere At the Venice Film Festival with his co-star, Lady Gaga, would the actor answer questions about dropping out of a Todd Haynes movie? 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Review: Delightfully Undead Again Tim Burton has brought the band back together — Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, even Bob the shrunken head guy — for a fun but less edgy sequel. See more movies news New York Mayor Eric Adams Faces Crisis as U.S. Investigations Reach Inner Circle As federal agents seize the phones of the mayor's top aides, multiplying inquiries threaten to destabilize Mr. Adams's ability to run New York City. Illegal Police Stops Have Risen Under Mayor Adams, Despite Court Mandate Mayor Eric Adams promised police reforms, but a monitor found that officers, including the anti-gun units the mayor revived, continue to illegally stop, frisk and search people. When a Real Estate Boom Came to a Toxic Corner of Brooklyn Dozens of new buildings are going up along the famously polluted Gowanus Canal. The discovery of an underground chemical plume hasn't slowed the development. See more New York news Media & Advertising Larry Ellison Will Control Paramount After Merger An F.C.C. filing shows that companies affiliated with Mr. Ellison will own most of the voting interest currently held by Shari Redstone. Dispatches From the Courtroom: Linda Deutsch Breaking the News Covering some of America's most sensational trials, she produced urgent, pithy "ledes" in the best tradition of wire-service reporting. Here's a sampler. How Media Outlets on the Left and Right Covered Trump's Arlington Cemetery Visit Liberal outlets criticized Mr. Trump for turning his visit into a photo opportunity, while conservative ones falsely suggested the altercation never happened. See more media & advertising news Real Estate How Much Space Could They Find in Greater Philadelphia for Less Than $500,000? Looking for a change of scenery, a family left the Nevada desert for the cooler climes of the East Coast. These were the houses they considered. Interest Rates Have Dropped, but Homeowners Are Not Moving Homeowners are afraid to leave behind great deals they locked in years ago, tethered to their property by "the rate-lock effect" or "golden handcuffs." Where Are New York City Buyers Coming From? Fewer buyers are coming from New Jersey and more are coming from California, according to a study that tracked sales during the first half of the year. See more real estate news Obituaries J. Richard Munro, Who Oversaw the Creation of Time Warner, Dies at 93 As chief executive, he expanded Time Inc.'s offerings, fended off a hostile takeover and built the world's largest media company. Linda Deutsch, The A.P.'s Dean of Courtroom Reporting, Dies at 80 Covering notorious trials, she offered readers an unvarnished view of the sordid side of celebrity, told through many of the country's most riveting legal dramas. Noel Parmentel Jr., Essayist, Polemicist and Apostate, Dies at 98 A self-described "reactionary individualist," he mentored Joan Didion and was credited with famously comparing Nixon to a used-car salesman. Rich Homie Quan, Melodic Atlanta Rapper, Dies at 34 The rapper, who was at one time affiliated with Young Thug, had a 2015 hit with "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)," which spawned a dance craze. See more Obituaries Opinion Carlos Lozada Kamala Harris's Debate Conundrum Donald Trump seems to wish he could still run against Joe Biden. Harris probably wishes she didn't have to. David Brooks The Junkification of American Life Why we want the wrong things. Paul Krugman Bacon Prices and the Windmills of Trump's Mind Who you gonna believe, him or your lying eyes? Pamela Paul The Solution to New York's Transit Problem Is So Obvious Nobody Wants to Hear It Too many bus and subway passengers don't pay. The best solution is more policing. See more Opinion Need help? 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