The New York Times

The United States is sending an advanced missile defence system to Israel, along with troops to operate it, the Pentagon has revealed.

At the heart of diplomatic efforts to halt Israel’s invasion of southern Lebanon is a decades-old UN resolution that was intended to demilitarise the area and protect Israel from cross-border attacks.

BRET STEPHENS: The world had better hope that Israel wins its wars against Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and their masters in Tehran.

If you’re starting to get sick, is it better to rest or push through an illness to get to the gym? And how sick is too sick to exercise?

There may be seven main battlegrounds in the race for the White House, which could prove crucial. But one state stands apart as the place that strategists have circled as the likeliest to tip the election.

Hurricane Milton has carved a path of destruction after crashing ashore Wednesday evening in Florida, making landfall near Sarasota as the second powerful hurricane to pound the region in less than two weeks.

CHARLES M. BLOW: Donald Trump thinks Kamala Harris’ sisterhood is a ‘sorority party.’ He should think again.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: With the passage of time, the 78-year-old former president’s speeches have grown darker, harsher, angrier, less focused and increasingly fixated on the past, according to a review.

Doctors are already using weight loss drugs to treat binge eating disorder. But some experts warn that it’ a Band-Aid, not a fix.

Kamala Harris rarely speaks to her father, who lives nearby. But he helped shape who she became.

The US economy is suddenly staring down new and potentially damaging crises, with tensions flaring in the Middle East and several states grappling with fallout from a devastating hurricane.

After a decade of work, hundreds of scientists have been able to map the inside of a fruit fly’s brain in stunning detail. Here’s what they found.

JD Vance and Tim Walz clashed in a vice-presidential debate in which Vance’s well-honed, television-friendly style came up against an aw-shucks approach from Walz that was at times nervous and halting.

More than two decades ago, researchers showed that this diet, which is rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains, could dramatically reduce high blood pressure. But hardly anyone follows it.

In the immediate days after the deadly October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, Israeli intelligence officials feared a pre-emptive strike was imminent from another longtime enemy, Hezbollah.