Iran-backed Houthi militants seized a strategic island in the Bab al-Mandeb strait and a town along its mainland coast, taking effective control of one of the world’s most important shipping chokepoints on.wsj.com/4da9nsi

A growing chorus of AI researchers say the technology could wipe out humans—even if all the bots want to do is make paper clips. Here’s what to know. on.wsj.com/46cagwP

The French drugmaker is considering building a U.S. production site, joining other European companies looking across the pond when planning new investments. on.wsj.com/4xL5T7X

Cars can be packed with scented trees and vent clips, making for an “aggressively fresh” ride. Efforts to get drivers to tone it down haven’t worked. on.wsj.com/46Y6CXr

Exclusive: Jewish billionaire Stuart Zimmer paused a $100 million gift to Harvard after Oct. 7 and the campus upheaval it triggered. Here’s how Harvard got him back on board on.wsj.com/4ywWnFh

Here is an early look at the front page of today's Wall Street Journal on.wsj.com/4xRvOLj

A former boy-bander was struggling to get work when he had an idea: make techno versions of classic nursery rhymes. It launched a global phenomenon. 🪩 on.wsj.com/4cpiV2k

Suffocated by decades of underbuilding, Providence, R.I., has become a prime example of how housing problems stretch far beyond bigger cities like New York and San Francisco. www.wsj.com/politics/elections/the-democra...Mostrar mais

Exclusive: Weil, Gotshal & Manges is set to lose its top dealmaker and five other partners after a number of other top lawyers at the firm recently decamped for competitors on.wsj.com/4xeN3oB

What if there was a single number that could tell you when you’ve saved enough for retirement? A formula going around the internet promises to do just that. 🔗: on.wsj.com/3UEDxxG

LIV Golf lost its Saudi backers earlier this year and star players now stand as LIV’s biggest creditors. www.wsj.com/sports/golf/liv-golf-bankruptc...

Windows on the World, over 100 stories up the North Tower, was a culinary juggernaut that shifted the city’s culture. on.wsj.com/4xjngvG

Julia Molchanova was 22 and spoke little English when she met Jeffrey Epstein. For the first time, she tells her story. www.wsj.com/us-news/how-one-woman-was-caug...

Here is an early look at the front page of The Wall Street Journal on.wsj.com/3UNWDRV

Star football players no longer have to wait until they reach the NFL to buy homes. Thanks to NIL pay, college athletes are jumping into the real-estate market and buying properties in college towns. 🔗 on.wsj.com/3UCUeJR

San Francisco’s largest and once-prosperous shopping mall closed this year. Now it is back on the market and expected to sell for a fraction of its former worth. on.wsj.com/4yqB7Ba

“Decoy Dan:” How a retired teacher is driving Alaska Republicans crazy. 🔗: on.wsj.com/4gZVj5M

President Trump exhorted the audience at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday to turn out at the polls in November. 🔗 Read more: on.wsj.com/4r8dwmo

Florida is emerging as a major hub for companies financing the burgeoning new defense business, which is increasingly turning to startups as artificial intelligence and drone warfare reshape the battlefield. on.wsj.com/4cGdpbP

Trump used part of his speech to make people in the arena promise to vote. “Please raise your right hand,” he said from the stage. “...I don’t care if I am registered or not, I am going to cheat like hell like they do…and we are going to vote on Nov. 3!” 🔗: www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-vance-midte...Mostrar mais

Trump made fun of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton—again. In what has become a regular punchline for the president, Trump joked about the Republican Senate candidate’s appearance before pushing for Texans to support him in the race this November. Follow our live updates: www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-vance-midte...Mostrar mais

Aritzia’s style advisers are often young, thin and pretty. And they aren’t shy about sharing their opinions on your clothing choices. “They’re not a sales associate. They’re styling you.” 🔗: on.wsj.com/4gUFU6M

Convention attendees confronted a man in the back of the arena as President Trump began his speech. Watch live and follow our live coverage: on.wsj.com/4rfuwHp

The smart, working man’s suit can be a range of silhouettes from loose, trim, double-breasted or even—gasp—a short suit. Our fall men’s style issue took to the streets of Tokyo for a look of how the young working set go from cubicle to club. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4yuyfTO

Vice President JD Vance was met with chants of “48” by the convention crowd, as they encouraged him to run for president in 2028. (President Trump is currently the 47th president.) Watch live and follow our live coverage: on.wsj.com/4iY22Qc

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised Trump and credited his leadership with national health improvements. He said Americans are eating less processed food and cited declining obesity rates, without noting that new GLP-1 drugs are driving widespread shifts in American diets. 🔗 www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-vance-midte...Mostrar mais

Sunday’s deadly crash in Miami has brought attention to a little-known cargo carrier operating the flight—21 Air—and its well-known owner, Jim Crane, who also owns the Houston Astros. on.wsj.com/4xlLBRA

Vice President JD Vance paused his address when an apparent protester interrupted his remarks. “What the people at home missed is that we just had a protester interrupting us and waving the Mexican flag,” Vance said, as the crowd booed. Follow our coverage: www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-vance-midte...Mostrar mais

A risky type of trade that has exploded in popularity overseas this year is poised to become more mainstream in the U.S. on.wsj.com/4xlt8EF

Vice President JD Vance has taken the stage at the Republican convention in Dallas for a prime-time speech. Watch live and follow our live coverage: on.wsj.com/4yzP4go

Long a maker of low-end generic drugs, the country is now home to biotech firms that are innovating fast. on.wsj.com/4yoblh0

Pop culture portrays the rich as an elite few, akin to the Rockefellers and Carnegies of the Gilded Age. But rich private business owners are now so plentiful that we’re living in America’s first Age of Millionaires. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4A6VViO

Football players are using their NIL earnings to purchase properties in college towns. “This can change our lives forever.” on.wsj.com/4xnDHa1

With his approval rating low in most polls, the president stages a spectacle in Dallas where he was the star. 🔗: on.wsj.com/4xpIk3z

The Yale University Art Gallery highlights the photojournalist’s work—including his classic photo essays for Life magazine—ranging from his pictures of World War II to those of rural and industrial life in the U.S. on.wsj.com/4gZoXYZ

Educators and lawmakers are curious about reforms that transformed Mississippi into a leader in reading and math proficiency—policies I spent much of my career championing, writes Rachel Canter. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4dxU3px

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) said Republicans can turn the country around, they just need more time. “It takes more than 20 months to fix the total disaster that we were handed,” he said. Follow our live coverage: on.wsj.com/3SRDE8t

The Trump administration is proposing eliminating questions about race and ethnicity in the 2030 census and restricting how immigrants would be counted when census results are used for allotting congressional seats. on.wsj.com/3T1sv4O

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz gave a red-meat speech at the Republican convention on Thursday in which he accused the Democratic Party of succumbing to “communists and Islamists” who hate Christians, Jews, capitalism and America. Follow our live coverage: on.wsj.com/4iXX2Lv

Exclusive: The Pentagon is considering a $5 billion loan to AI startup Fluidstack as the industry taps every source of capital to fund its infrastructure boom on.wsj.com/4cEXL0f

Exclusive: Cryptocurrency billionaire Fred Ehrsam has emerged as a surprise contender in President Trump’s push to revitalize Venezuela’s run-down oil industry on.wsj.com/4Am6kaC

The Fed’s next rate decision could hinge on Friday’s inflation report—and whether August prices show inflation is finally cooling. on.wsj.com/4gUW4x0

The latest Canadian tariffs on $20 billion of U.S. exports went into effect Tuesday. A handful of U.S. states are likely to feel a big effect. Read more: 🔗 on.wsj.com/3UOWaPm

These days, it’s more and more difficult to build a new home—especially one that’s custom-designed by an architect—for less than nine figures. One North Carolina couple pulled it off for $700,000. Here’s how they did it: 🔗 on.wsj.com/4r5p3Tl

Sending $5,000 to every American adult would amount to more than what the U.S. spends on defense each year. What to know about Trump's trillion-dollar idea. on.wsj.com/4h5tMjD

Here’s a rundown of some of the top speakers on Day 2 of the Republican convention on.wsj.com/4hjLktj

The U.S. seized $225 million in crypto for scam victims in Operation Big Tuna. Returning the funds has proved harder. on.wsj.com/4d6Oxdi

Iran is increasingly trying to escalate its conflict with the U.S. as it seeks to break a stalemate in the Strait of Hormuz that is strangling its economy. on.wsj.com/3TicW9b

The controversy over Sen. John Fetterman’s surprise video appearance at the GOP midterm convention continues to fuel uncertainty about his political allegiances. on.wsj.com/3SR8ONf

A growing chorus of AI researchers say the technology could wipe out humans—even if all the bots want to do is make paper clips. Here’s what to know. on.wsj.com/46cagwP