Trump and Putin Discussed the War in Ukraine Also, scientists suggest that Ozempic can curb drinking. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

Measles Outbreak Hits Town in Texas As of Tuesday, 22 children and two adults had been infected, all of whom were unvaccinated, local officials said.

Trump’s Resignation Program for Federal Workers Can Proceed, Judge Rules The decision was a win for the Trump administration, which has been stymied by a series of other court rulings in recent days. The judge said the plaintiffs lacked standing.

Trump Says Call With Putin Is Beginning of Ukraine Peace Negotiations Among the topics the leaders discussed in their first confirmed conversation of President Trump’s second term was ending the war in Ukraine, he said.

Illinois County to Pay $10 Million After Fatal Shooting of Black Woman A Sangamon County deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey, 36, last year, after she called to report a prowler outside her home in Springfield, Ill. The former deputy has been charged with murder.

David Edward Byrd, Whose Posters Captured Rock’s Energy, Dies at 83 His designs for Jimi Hendrix, the Who and others embodied the spirit of the psychedelic era. He also created images for stage shows like “Godspell.”

Vance Is Laying the Groundwork The vice president is the millennial Republican we should have seen coming.

It’s America That Suffers When We Cut Foreign Aid U.S.A.I.D. keeps children alive and us safe.

Trump Deputy Attorney General Nominee Decries Treatment of His Client Mr. Blanche made clear that his prior work as a personal lawyer for the president informed his approach to the job of deputy attorney general.

Eric Adams Case Tests an Ambitious Prosecutor’s Independence Danielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s interim U.S. attorney, has built a life on conservative values. The order to drop the corruption case against New York’s mayor presents her with a pivotal choice.

For the F.A.A., Three Deadly Crashes and a Reckoning The agency in charge of air travel safety is facing criticism and demands for change after a yearslong streak of no major commercial jet accidents ended in catastrophe.

Flu Cases Are Surging At least 24 million cases have been reported so far this season — and the virus is still spreading widely.

N.Y.P.D. Officer Who Fatally Shot Driver Should Be Fired, Judge Says Lt. Jonathan Rivera was a sergeant in October 2019 when he shot Allan Feliz during a struggle in the Bronx. An administrative judge found him guilty of first-degree assault.

How Elon Musk and the Right Are Trying to Recast Reporting as ‘Doxxing’ Right-wing influencers are criticizing journalists who have published public information about government employees.

Trump and Musk Pull Focus. But Vance Is the One to Watch. The vice president is the millennial Republican we should have seen coming.

Video Shows Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii Erupting Again Hawaii’s most active volcano has been erupting intermittently since December. The latest episode sent lava more than 300 feet into the air.

California Storm Will Bring Flooding to Areas Burned by Wildfires In Southern California, the flooding could be life-threatening in areas burned by wildfires.

High School Trans Athletes Challenge Trump’s Executive Order in New Hampshire A lawsuit appears to be the first challenge to the constitutionality of an executive order barring trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams.

The Rising Price of Eggs Is Also Hurting Your Local Restaurant The soaring cost of eggs is hitting your local breakfast spot hard.

U.N. Calls Bangladesh Protest Crackdown a Possible Crime Against Humanity As many as 1,400 people were killed in former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s violent response to a student-led revolt, according to a U.N. inquiry.