Walmart will allow workers to get pay before payday via an app, to help them avoid predatory lenders. Critics suggest raising wages instead.

Three men seen in a video laughing and cheering in a speedboat as they shot at a shark and dragged it across the water have been charged with animal cruelty.

American attitudes about Christmas are changing, a Pew study found. Most people celebrate the holiday but think religious elements are emphasized less, and few care.

Wondering if your favorite movies or shows have been tarnished by sexual misconduct allegations? The creators of Rotten Apples, a new searchable database, want to help.

Exactly what did N.F.L. owners get when they signed off on a $200 million contract extension for Commissioner Roger Goodell? In a word, continuity, our columnist writes.

You don’t need a Bible or any religious text to take an oath of office. You can use any text, or no text at all. This was apparently news to a spokesman for Roy Moore in a CNN interview.

British surgeons saved the life of a baby girl who was born with her heart outside her body as a result of a rare condition that often leads to termination of pregnancy or death.

Eligible since 2008, Bon Jovi will enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018 along with Nina Simone, the Cars, Dire Straits, the Moody Blues and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Disney is poised to complete a deal to swallow most of 21st Century Fox. The $60 billion-plus acquisition would give a boost to the company’s streaming ambitions.

Here is a definitive roundup of reviews of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” which will be widely released on Friday. (We promise: there are no significant spoilers.)

Two men accused of recent attacks in New York came to the country through visa programs that the Trump administration wants to end.

A convicted pedophile was not allowed to leave Australia on Wednesday, when a law barring registered child sex offenders from international travel took effect.

A photo from the International Space Station shed light on Belgium’s lavish energy use: The country is the only one in Europe that keeps two million streetlights on overnight.

A stylist’s sexual misconduct lawsuit against NFL Network has led to the suspension of six people this week, including five former pro football players.

President Emmanuel Macron of France tried to shore up support for the Paris climate deal, but the meeting was overshadowed by President Trump’s promise to abandon it.

An Alabama man whose lesbian daughter committed suicide showed up to protest at a Roy Moore rally. His remarks drew wide attention.

A man walking his dog on Vancouver Island found a dismembered foot in a black sneaker on a beach. It was the 13th foot to wash ashore in Canada since 2007.

White nationalists hoped to return to Charlottesville, Va., next year for a march on the anniversary of the rally that left one woman dead. City officials said no.

A ride-hailing start-up in Indonesia that also delivers groceries, haircuts, massages and oil changes has put rivals like Uber on notice.

An Australian lawmaker has resigned amid accusations that he pushed policies favorable to China after accepting money from Chinese-born political donors.

Telecom providers in Europe have pushed the boundaries of net neutrality regulations,offering a glimpse of the future Americans may face if protections are watered down.

The moon will be the next destination for American astronauts. President Trump announced the directive but did not say when the mission would occur or what it might cost.

“Why do they bully?” A video of a boy in the Knoxville, Tenn., area prompted a flood of online support, but it soon led to questions and controversy.

The University of Texas has digitized Gabriel García Márquez’s archive, making roughly half of the collection available to anyone with an internet connection.

A writer for the conservative Gateway Pundit will not face a charge for a scuffle after a woman grabbed his notes during his speech at the University of Connecticut.

Transgender people will be allowed to enlist in the military beginning Jan. 1, Defense Department officials said, as a legal review of a ban by President Trump proceeds.

A team of conservationists documented the plight of a starving polar bear in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Now some wonder what can be done to save the animals.

The quarterback Carson Wentz is out for the season with a torn A.C.L. Do the Philadelphia Eagles have a chance without him? Our columnist weighs in.

Kristen Roupenian’s short story, “Cat Person” set off viral discussions on dating, power and consent after it was published in The New Yorker this weekend.

Roy Reed, a reporter for The Times who covered the civil rights era, including protests at the Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on Bloody Sunday, has died at 87.