Michael Corkery

James Wood's mother struggled with addiction, and he often found himself adrift, not knowing what day or month it was. “I didn't understand how time worked,” he said.

Montana’s suicide rate has been the highest in the U.S. for the past three years. Most of the deaths involved firearms. But suicide rarely registers in the national debate over guns.

Much of the Northeast will swelter through the weekend from the same heat wave that has already baked the Midwest.

The Northeast in particular will swelter through the weekend from the same hot spell that has already baked the Great Lakes region.

Across the country, copper and other valuable materials have been stolen from streetlights, statues and even gravesites, costing millions to repair.

In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s declaration urging cities to clear homeless camps met its strongest opposition in Los Angeles.

Polish Americans are an important, if politically overlooked, demographic. But in Pennsylvania, many have tended to lean Republican.

With voters already casting ballots, the two parties are still battling over the requirements for who gets to vote and which votes count.

A judge from the county’s Court of Common Pleas granted the Trump campaign’s request. The American Civil Liberties Union, which often opposes Republican groups on legal challenges to voting procedures, applauded the Trump effort.

With five days to go until Election Day, Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris are heading westward to cities in Arizona and Nevada.