President Trump’s conversation with President Ahmed al-Shara, who once led a branch of Al Qaeda, was the first time in 25 years that the leaders of the United States and Syria had met.

The E.P.A. said it would maintain limits on the two most common PFAS chemicals found in tap water but roll back rules for four others.

Students call it hypocritical. A senior at Northeastern University demanded her tuition back. But instructors say generative A.I. tools make them better at their jobs.

The decision could lead to the release of Lyle and Erik Menendez, more than three decades after they were sent to prison for killing their parents.

A boy in the Bronx fired three shots into a crowd, most likely aiming at another boy who had punched him, the police said. One bullet struck Evette Jeffrey, 16, in the head, killing her.

President Trump’s repeated descriptions of U.S. mediation efforts between India and Pakistan have hit sore spots in Indian politics.