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QUEENSBURY, N.Y. — There are the physical scars from the horrific collision on Lake George: a permanent bruise and indentation on Courtney McCue’s thigh, where her 8-year-old daughter Charlotte was resting her head. But far more damaging to Ms. McCue as well as to her family are the emotional scars left by Charlotte’s death — something not likely to change after the girl’s killer, Alexander M.

• Apple gave a sneak peek of HomePod, a speaker, to rival Amazon’s Echo and Google’s Home.

Prosecutors, in opening remarks, said that and actor of drugging and sexually assaulting a Temple University employee at his nearby home in 2004. • A defense lawyer told jurors that the employee had made up the assault, citing 53 phone calls she made to Mr. Cosby after the incident, which he said showed she had not been attacked. • The trial in Norristown, Pa., near Philadelphia, is the only criminal case to arise from the many accusations made against Mr.

LIULONG, China — China’s devastating pollution problems began here, in coal country, where legions of workers toiled and often died to exhume the rich deposits that fueled the country’s sooty rise to economic power. Today, these muddy plains are home to a potent symbol of China’s new ambition: to bypass the United States and cement its dominant role in clean energy. On a lake created by the

Between flight cancellations last month at Spirit Airlines that led to a brawl in the airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and viral cellphone videos of crew and passenger altercations — most notably a United Airlines passenger being wrestled from his seat and dragged down the aisle — the airline industry has experienced a turbulent spring. The busy summer season presents its own challenges, beginning with congestion.

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The rape itself was horrific enough. In March, half a dozen boys and young men lured a 15-year-old girl to a house in Chicago and sexually assaulted her there, brutally and repeatedly. But what made this episode singularly appalling was the attackers’ streaming their crime on Facebook Live.

BEIRUT, Lebanon — For years, the tiny, energy-rich country of American military base and flooded the region’s airwaves with its influential media, all while keeping close ties to Iran and a wide selection of Islamist movements. On Monday, five countries in the region announced that they were forcing Qatar to choose: Its powerful neighbor Egypt and at lea

BEIRUT, Lebanon — For years, the tiny, energy-rich country of American military base and flooded the region’s airwaves with its influential media, all while keeping close ties to Iran and a wide selection of Islamist movements. On Monday, five countries in the region announced that they were forcing Qatar to choose: Its powerful neighbor Egypt and at lea

WASHINGTON — As President Trump strains alliances and relationships around the world, some of the nation’s top career diplomats are breaking publicly with him, in what amounts to a quiet revolt by a cadre of public servants known for their professional discretion. On Monday, the chargé d’affaires at the American Embassy in Beijing, David H.