Times Digest - July 18, 2026

Rehashing 2020, Putting 2026 at Risk

China’s A.I. Breakthrough Threatens U.S.’S Edge

Attacks Across Region Escalate War With Iran

‘King of the North’ on Way to 10 Downing St.

Cuban Dissident Goes Missing

Extreme Heat Changing France’s Approach to Fires

Japan Criminalizes Flag Desecration

Landslide Kills 8 in China

Tribute to Trump Becomes Scene of a Killing

Flooding in Texas Ebbs, but Danger Still Looms

Mourning of ICE Shooting in Houston Mixes With Anger and Fear

Green Cards Are Limited For Migrants Needing Aid

Helipad at White House

Meta in Talks to Lease Power to Anthropic

Vegetable Producer Taylor Farms to Remove Products at Center of Outbreak

Stocks Sink on Anxiety About Tech and A.I. Spending

Boeing Takes Major Steps to Turn a Corner

Court Lets Pentagon Reinstate Media-escort Policy

Truth Social to Sell Access to Trump’s Posts

The Legacy of a Revolutionary-era Cherokee Woman

Wildfire Smoke Closes National Parks and Shuffles Visitors

Picking Trash Out of Muck, and Loving It

CROSSWORD

Why Are We Still Taking This Conservative Legal Theory Seriously?

Hollywood Needs to Listen to Gen Z

Dechambeau Penalized 2 Shots in Wild Round

Strategy on Wheels: How a Cycling Team Plans Out Its Race

In Roster Overhaul, Colorado Puts a Premium on ‘Hungry’ Transfers

Poor Air Quality in Ohio Prompts Doubleheader

Unfurling Huge Flags Calls for Many Hands

As Argentina Surges, Neighbors Cheer Against It

The Englishman Who Is No. 1 Fan Of U.S. Soccer