Vimal Patel, Chelsia Rose Marcius and Karla Marie Sanford    Dr. Bob Ross cares for the aging residents of Ortonville, Minn, even as he wonders whether he, and the presidential candidates, are up to all their tasks.

Lisa Lerer, Nicholas Nehamas and Michael Gold    Lethal injections of Black people in the United States were botched more than twice as often as those of white people, according to a report from an anti death penalty group.

Michael Corkery    Agents in South Carolina, the fastest growing state in the country last year, say that many newcomers are Republicans eager to leave the Northeast and West Coast.

Zach Montague and Erica L. Green    The State Senate introduced a bill to repeal a near total abortion ban dating back to the Civil War, while the House blocked an effort to do so.

Catie Edmondson    Will more stringent tactics subdue protests Or fuel them

Glenn Thrush and Adam Goldman    President Biden’s push to transform the race into a binary choice between him and Donald Trump has been aided by blanket coverage of Mr. Trump’s courtroom appearances.

Alan Feuer    Officials are moving to increase enforcement and change laws to correct the breakdown in automotive law and order, part of a broader trend making U.S. roads less safe.

Livia Albeck-Ripka    The new regulations extended legal protections to L.G.B.T.Q. students and rolled back several policies set under the Trump administration.

Emily Schmall    A resolution to pave the way for the foreign aid package was on track to die in committee amid Republican opposition when Democrats stepped in to save it.

Jesse McKinley    Republicans claimed the bureau’s memo was evidence of an anti conservative strain among F.B.I. ranks, but an internal investigation failed to uncover any malicious intent.

   Judge Aileen M. Cannon denied requests by Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira to have the charges against them dropped.

   The authorities said the cable had been cut intentionally, halting check in services for at least two major airlines for several hours.

   Luther Hall won the judgment against a former colleague in connection with a beating that took place during a protest where he was undercover.

   After a rocky morning in which two jurors were dismissed, a full panel of was seated. Opening statements could start Monday.