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Eva Marie Saint, Oscar Winner for ‘On the Waterfront,’ Is Dead at 102

By: Aljean Harmetz —
A luminous beauty with dramatic depth, she brought a layered intensity to harrowing roles and seduced Cary Grant in the romantic thriller “North by Northwest.”

Eva Marie Saint and Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock’s “North by Northwest” in 1959. She said some of the easiest work in her entire professional life involved the many retakes required to film their kissing scenes.

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What to Know About France’s High School Protests

By: Lynsey Chutel and Zane Irwin —
Demonstrations for a better-funded education system have led to blockaded schools, thousands of arrests and a national political reckoning.

Police officers and student protesters facing off outside a school in Paris on Thursday.

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Tennessee Prison Chief Was Hired Despite a Trail of Troubled Executions

By: Eduardo Medina, Jack Healy and Emily Cochrane —
The failed execution of Christa Pike has prompted new scrutiny of Frank Strada, the state’s top prison official, and his past role overseeing executions in Arizona.

Frank Strada speaks at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville after an execution in August.

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A Four-Ton SpaceX Rocket Stage Hit the Moon, but No One Saw It

By: Kenneth Chang —
Amateur and professional astronomers pointed their telescopes at the impact site. Most did not detect anything.

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Suspected Iran Cyberattacks on U.S. Water Supply Follow Years of Warnings and Neglect

By: Dustin Volz —
Federal and state officials are racing to address an assault on the nation’s water supply that they believe is the work of Iranian hackers.

A water treatment plant in Georgia earlier this year. Officials have long warned that the nation’s roughly 150,000 water treatment systems are relatively easy targets for hackers.

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The War That’s Happening Above Russia and Ukraine

By: Marc Santora and Josh Holder —
The combatants are producing ever larger numbers of innovative aerial weapons, hoping for a breakthrough as ground combat is largely frozen.

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Russia’s Deadly Missile Attack on Kyiv Exploits Ukraine’s Depleted Air Defenses

By: Marc Santora —
At least 17 people were killed, officials said, as the country runs desperately low on interceptor missiles that could fend off Russian bombardments.

Smoke rising over Kyiv, Ukraine, after a strike on Wednesday. It was the third major attack on the capital in a week.

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Cowboys Fringants Bassist Is Named Quebec’s Chief Scientist

By: Norimitsu Onishi and Nasuna Stuart-Ulin —
Jérôme Dupras is a member of one of Quebec’s most popular folk rock bands. Now, as the province’s chief scientist, he will help shape its environmental destiny.

Jérôme Dupras, the bass player in Les Cowboys Fringants, one of Quebec’s most famous rock bands, was recently appointed as chief scientist of Quebec.

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Israel Struck an Iranian Steel Facility. Was It a Valid Military Target?

By: Yeganeh Torbati —
During the war, Israel attacked Iran’s steel plants, saying they provided forces with revenue and the means to make weapons, but it also hurt the civilian economy.
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Is Museum Wall Text the Next Political Battleground?

By: Zachary Small and Robin Pogrebin —
The Smithsonian has changed or eliminated some interpretive language that typically accompanies exhibited artworks. Critics call this self-censorship.

This work by Stephanie J. Woods on display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery is part of a competition that recognizes excellence in portraiture.

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Mamdani’s First City-Owned Grocery Store Is Planned for the South Bronx

By: Emma G. Fitzsimmons —
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that the store would open in the Hunts Point neighborhood next year. Some merchants are pushing back.

A core campaign promise of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who unveiled the plan for Hunts Point in a news conference on Monday, involved opening a city-run grocery store in each borough.

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Budget Airlines Ask Trump Administration for Billions as Fuel Costs Rise

By: Karoun Demirjian and Lauren Hirsch —
A trade group for the airlines is seeking $2.5 billion to help offset the big jump in jet fuel costs since the start of U.S.-Israeli attacks against Iran.

A trade group that represents low-cost carriers including Frontier Airlines is seeking $2.5 billion from the Trump administration to offset some fuel costs.

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Nedra Talley Ross, Last Surviving Member of the Ronettes, Dies at 80

By: Clay Risen —
With towering hairdos and perfect harmonies, she and her cousins Ronnie and Estelle brought a fresh edge to the girl-group sound in hits like “Be My Baby.”

Nedra Talley (later Nedra Talley Ross) around 1970. The Ronettes, the trio in which she was joined by two of her cousins, helped define the producer Phil Spector’s revolutionary “wall of sound.”

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Ron DeSantis Aims to Add Four Republican House Seats in Florida Redistricting Push

By: Patricia Mazzei and Nick Corasaniti —
The Republican-controlled Legislature is meeting in Tallahassee this week to vote on the map, which would apply for the 2026 midterms if passed.

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida proposed a redraw of the state’s congressional districts that could result in as many as four new Republican seats.

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How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at E.P.A.

By: Lisa Friedman —
The agency’s prestigious research office spent decades doing scientific work insulated from political pressure. Now it’s being dismantled.

Bryan Hubbell, former head of the air, climate and energy program at the Environmental Protection Agency’s research office. “I knew I wasn’t going to be able to keep doing the work.”

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Supreme Court Appears Divided Over Roundup Weedkiller Case

By: Abbie VanSickle —
The case could help determine the future of thousands of lawsuits against the maker of a popular herbicide over claims that it causes cancer.

Bayer, the German conglomerate that acquired the maker of Roundup in 2018, argued that federal rules requiring herbicide safety labeling should bar people from filing state-level claims that accuse companies of failing to warn consumers of dangers.

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Detroit Aims to Become Center of U.S. Drone Manufacturing

By: Farah Stockman and Sylvia Jarrus —
The state, known for making cars, is spending millions to entice drone manufacturers that can bring new business to auto suppliers.

“Frankly, we wouldn’t be able to afford 420,000 square feet in downtown San Francisco,” said Keith Miao, the founder of Birdstop, a drone start-up in Detroit.

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Artemis II Splashdown Gives NASA Momentum in Renewed Moon Race

By: Kenneth Chang —
The astronauts — three Americans and one Canadian — captivated the world with their historic mission.

Splashing down in the Pacific Ocean on Saturday near San Diego, the Artemis II mission came to a successful conclusion.

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