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Princess Leia's Star Wars bikini costume sold - as Starfighter miniature goes for £1.2m

A gold bikini-style costume which Hollywood actress Carrie Fisher wore in the Star Wars movie franchise has sold at auction for $175,000 (£136,000).

Princess Leia's Star Wars bikini costume sold - as Starfighter miniature goes for £1.2m

As Park Fire Spreads in California, Some Residents Defy Evacuation Orders

In Butte County, Calif., some defied evacuation orders so they could protect their property from the fire that has quickly become the state’s largest ...

As Park Fire Spreads in California, Some Residents Defy Evacuation Orders

Why Is It So Hard for Olympic Host Cities to Control Costs?

An Oxford study estimates that despite cost-cutting efforts, Paris is spending more than $1 billion above the Games’ historical median cost.

Why Is It So Hard for Olympic Host Cities to Control Costs?

Three Members of the Nelons Gospel Group Are Killed in a Plane Crash

The band members were traveling on Friday to a performance when their plane crashed in Wyoming. Four others on board were killed.

Three Members of the Nelons Gospel Group Are Killed in a Plane Crash

Rocket From Lebanon Kills at Least 10 in Israeli-Controlled Golan Heights

Israel blamed Iran-backed Hezbollah for the attack, but the Lebanese militant group denied responsibility.

Rocket From Lebanon Kills at Least 10 in Israeli-Controlled Golan Heights

Town Famous for Royal and Hollywood Guests Is Ravaged by Wildfires

Fast-moving fires have destroyed a third of the buildings in the picturesque town of Jasper, Alberta, and its national park. But the mayor hopes to re...

Town Famous for Royal and Hollywood Guests Is Ravaged by Wildfires

‘All We Think of Is Him’: Putting Names and Faces to Bangladesh Carnage

The partial lifting of a communications blackout is providing a picture of the young victims of a brutal crackdown on protesters. Thousands of others ...

‘All We Think of Is Him’: Putting Names and Faces to Bangladesh Carnage

Three members of US family gospel group killed in plane crash

Three members of the US family gospel group The Nelons were among seven people killed in a plane crash in Wyoming.

Three members of US family gospel group killed in plane crash

Embattled Democrats Express New Hope With Harris at Top of Ticket

Incumbents who had feared President Biden would drag them down to defeat say the electoral environment has improved rapidly since he left the race.

Embattled Democrats Express New Hope With Harris at Top of Ticket

New Israeli Evacuation Order in Gaza Displaces Palestinians Again

The Israeli military said its recent evacuations and operations in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza have targeted a renewed Hamas insurgency.

New Israeli Evacuation Order in Gaza Displaces Palestinians Again

Chinese Swimmer Zhang Yufei Makes First Comments on Doping Case

Zhang Yufei, one of 23 athletes who tested positive for a banned substance before the last Olympics, said China did not allow doping, and offered a wi...

Chinese Swimmer Zhang Yufei Makes First Comments on Doping Case

I Was a Kamala Harris Skeptic. Here’s How I Got Coconut-Pilled.

Harris’s success and setbacks could make her the ideal candidate against a man who admits no mistakes, has no humility and is utterly unrelatable.

I Was a Kamala Harris Skeptic. Here’s How I Got Coconut-Pilled.

The Police Killing of Sonya Massey Argues for Alternatives to Reform

Until we narrow the scope of what police officers can do, we’ll continue to see officers bring violence into situations that don’t require it.

The Police Killing of Sonya Massey Argues for Alternatives to Reform

How Kamala Harris Can Win

She will need a message that reconnects the Democratic Party with the working-class voters it has alienated in recent decades.

How Kamala Harris Can Win

JD Vance, Purr-fectly Dreadful

Women should bat JD around like a ball of twine.

JD Vance, Purr-fectly Dreadful

24 Hours at the Golden Apple

We document one day in a Chicago diner called the Golden Apple, starting at 5 a.m. and going until 5 a.m. the next morning.

24 Hours at the Golden Apple

Trump hit by bullet in assassination attempt, says FBI after controversy

A bullet hit Donald Trump's ear in an assassination attempt, the FBI has confirmed, after its own director cast doubt on what caused the injury - fuel...

Trump hit by bullet in assassination attempt, says FBI after controversy

Kamala Harris Is Known Abroad for a Personal Touch, and Tough Talk

Heads of state and diplomats who have interacted with the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee say she uses humor, and talk of food, to help le...

Kamala Harris Is Known Abroad for a Personal Touch, and Tough Talk

5 Excerpts From JD Vance’s Emails to a Transgender Classmate

A former Yale Law School classmate shared with The Times about 90 emails and text messages with Mr. Vance. Here are some of the most revealing moments...

5 Excerpts From JD Vance’s Emails to a Transgender Classmate

What to Know About Kamala Harris’s Foreign Policy Positions

Here is what we know about the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s views on issues like migration and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

What to Know About Kamala Harris’s Foreign Policy Positions

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French people react to 'freakshow' Paris Olympics opening ce...

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French people react to 'freakshow' Paris Olympics opening ceremonies: 'What is that?'

Why we might never know the truth about ultra-processed food...

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Why we might never know the truth about ultra-processed foods

Canada outlasts Giannis, Greece on Day 1 in Paris

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Canada outlasts Giannis, Greece on Day 1 in Paris

Jennifer Garner stuck in elevator for over an hour at Comic ...

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Jennifer Garner stuck in elevator for over an hour at Comic Con

Philippine forces sail to hotly disputed shoal without incid...

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Philippine forces sail to hotly disputed shoal without incident for first time since deal with China

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