The road gave way Wednesday morning in an apparent landslide. At least 30 other people were injured, many of them seriously.

Highlights from a Times Magazine profile of the basketball star.

Voters in England and Wales will choose local officials on Thursday. The results could demonstrate whether the governing party’s dire poll ratings are reliable, analysts say.

Hamas considers a cease-fire.

The Turkish Trade Ministry said all imports and exports with Israel would be halted until “uninterrupted and adequate humanitarian aid is allowed into Gaza.”

The authorities in the Eastern European nation said security forces had used water cannons and tear gas as demonstrators took to the streets over divisive legislation advanced by Parliament.

Four days of pounding rain have inundated many parts of a southern state, cutting off towns and leaving people trapped as they await rescue by helicopters.

Mexican authorities recovered the three bodies as a search went on for two Australian tourists and a U.S. citizen who disappeared while on vacation.

Consumer technologies are altering the course of the battle in Myanmar, and rebel drone units are taking notes on Ukraine and other conflicts.

A complex legal question became more pressing after a statement from the U.N. human rights chief.