The week around the world in 20 pictures

Most chief executives are not recognizable to their customers. But when they step into the limelight, the rewards — and the risks — can be great.

A high-energy laser weapon and a power struggle between federal agencies brought a night of hassles to the city.

Fuel station owners take some of the hit for consumers when oil prices surge. On the way down, they try to get their money back.

The government will debut a system to repay importers two months after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs at the heart of the president’s trade policy.

A president who relishes attacking the news media is set to break his boycott of an event celebrating the news media. What could go wrong?

Oil prices are climbing and global stocks are falling as investors worry about the prospects for a speedy end to the war in the Middle East.

The $7 million KidSTREAM museum was the brainchild of a former teacher looking for a place to entertain her young daughters.

Advice on building a rewarding work life, even amid employment gloom.

On college campuses from the Northeast to the Southwest, the conflict in Iran is testing the fealty of young Republicans during the second Trump administration.

New documents reveal what professors did to help Jeffrey Epstein get inside Harvard’s gates.

The Chinese Communist Party has turned Lu Xun, a Mao-era hero who excoriated the establishment, into a bland, Disney-style character.

Prescribing produce, crafting meals: More medical schools are teaching students how to cook and use food as a tool for treating patients.