Here's what to know about Brazil's presidential election.  —  Here's what to know about the protest fueled by false claims of electoral fraud.  —  Thousands of supporters of Brazil's right-wing former president, Jair Bolsonaro, stormed the country's Congress, Supreme Court and presidential offices …

Republicans Prepare New Rules, but Fixing Congress Isn't So Easy  —  History suggests that the procedural plans of the new House Republican majority are likely to lead to more gridlock and legislative instability, not less.  —  WASHINGTON — Smarting after a dozen years under iron-fisted Republican rule …

Bernard Kalb, journalist and commentator, dies at 100  —  He resigned in 1986 as State Department spokesman to protest a government disinformation campaign  —  Bernard Kalb, a journalist and author who covered global affairs and later cast a critical eye on the media as a commentator for CNN …

A Lecturer Showed a Painting of the Prophet Muhammad.  She Lost Her Job.  —  After an outcry over the art history class by Muslim students, Hamline University officials said the incident was Islamophobic.  But many scholars say the work is a masterpiece.  —  Erika López Prater …

Russell Banks, Novelist Steeped in the Working Class, Dies at 82  —  He brought his own sometimes painful blue-collar experiences to bear in acclaimed stories exploring issues of race, class and power in American life.  —  Russell Banks, whose vivid portrayals of working-class Americans grappling …

House Republicans Preparing Broad Inquiry Into F.B.I. and Security Agencies  —  Republicans plan to create a special subcommittee, led by a Trump ally, with a mandate to scrutinize open criminal investigations and classified intelligence.  —  WASHINGTON — Newly empowered House Republicans …

Ukraine sees ‘year of victory’ but decisive defeat of Russia won't be easy  —  LONDON — With upgraded weaponry on the way, Western resolve holding firm, and the Ukrainian army continuing to outmaneuver and outwit Russia's flailing military, Ukraine's promised “year of victory” is off to a good start.

New variant XBB.1.5 is ‘most transmissible’ yet, could fuel covid wave … Three years after the novel coronavirus emerged, a new variant, XBB.1.5, is quickly becoming the dominant strain in parts of the United States because of a potent mix of mutations that makes it easier to spread broadly …

Grant Wahl's Death Isn't a Tool for Covid Vaccine Disinformation Spreaders  —  Dr. Gounder is an infectious disease physician and epidemiologist.  She is the widow of the sports journalist Grant Wahl.  —  It was the end of the workday on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022.

'Where's My Flying Car?'  Is a Legitimate Question  —  In December, scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory announced that they had achieved on Earth what is commonplace within stars: They had fused hydrogen isotopes, releasing more energy in the reaction than was used in the ignition.

After 6-Year-Old Is Accused in School Shooting, Many Questions and a Murky Legal Path  —  The teacher who was shot was in stable condition on Saturday, the police said, but details surrounding the gun remained unknown.  —  NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The scene was heartbreakingly familiar.

South Africa police investigate alleged plot to poison CEO with cyanide  —  André de Ruyter, who stepped down from utility firm Eskom, drank coffee suspected to be laced with poison  —  Police are investigating an alleged plot to poison the chief executive of a South African power utility.