It’s becoming clear that Mr. Kelly, who some predicted would be a calming chief of staff for President Trump, is more closely aligned with the president’s hard-line views than anticipated.
• Mr. Kelly’s speech last week, in which he criticized a Democratic congresswoman, shouldn’t have surprised anyone, the former defense secretary Leon Panetta said: “As somebody who worked with this guy, a lot of what he got up to say is a reflection of who John Kelly is.”
The fatal cost of drought.
• Hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers have killed themselves in the past 30 years, and climate researchers believe hotter weather has increased crop failures, making the problem worse.
“I lost my husband’s life and the harvest,” one woman said.
• Our South Asia correspondent teamed up with a video journalist to examine a question confronting many Indians: Should they try to survive where they are, or leave?
Last chapter of an American tragedy.
• Today, the U.S. government is set to release the final batch of secret documents concerning the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
The killing generated the granddaddy of all conspiracy theories, but don’t expect any stunning revelations: “We’re not going to find some secret memo from J. Edgar Hoover drawing out the escape path for Lee Harvey Oswald,” one specialist said.
• We revisited questions that have swirled for decades about the assassination. (Here’s The Times’s front page the day after.)
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“The Daily”: Republican rebels, and China’s leader.
In today’s show, we discuss congressional Republicans who have broken with President Trump, and the consolidation of power by President Xi Jinping.
Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device.
Business
• The Weinstein Company is looking for a financial lifeline after a preliminary agreement with a private equity firm fell through. The Hollywood studio has been thrown into turmoil by allegations of sexual harassment and rape against its co-founder Harvey Weinstein.
• Washington lacks the will to regulate the big tech companies, our columnist writes.
• The Federal Communications Commission plans to eliminate decades-old media ownership rules meant to protect local coverage and preserve diversity.
• U.S. stocks were down on Wednesday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets.
Smarter Living
Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life.
• After the Equifax breach, keep protecting yourself online.
• Six spooky places to visit in Halloween season.
• Recipe of the day: Try citrus salmon with herb salsa.
Noteworthy
• Japanese art in Massachusetts.
In today’s 360 video, visit the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which is featuring work by Takashi Murakami, one of Japan’s most famous contemporary artists.
• Partisan writing you shouldn’t miss.
Writers from across the political spectrum discuss Senator Jeff Flake’s criticism of President Trump.
• Catalan lawmakers to meet.
The Spanish region’s Parliament is to review a possible declaration of independence today, before the central government is expected to approve emergency measures that would let it control the region.
Our correspondent looks at how, if Spain has not split in two, its media almost has.
• In memoriam.
Fats Domino, the New Orleans rhythm-and-blues singer whom Elvis Presley once called “the real king of rock ’n’ roll,” sold 65 million singles in the 1950s and early ’60s. He was 89.
You can listen to 12 of his essential songs here.
• Astros get even.
In a home-run-filled night, Houston beat the Los Angeles Dodgers to tie the World Series at one game apiece. Game 3 is Friday.
• What is style? Our new editor answers.
Choire Sicha explained his vision for The Times’s Styles section and addressed a long list of questions submitted by you, our readers.
“Styles is the document of the conflicts between rich and poor, which is why our section makes absolutely everyone unhappy eventually,” he said.
• Best of late-night TV.
Samantha Bee discussed the weather, climate change and Scott Pruitt: “Putting Pruitt in charge of the E.P.A. was like putting the fox in the henhouse. I’m sorry — for future viewers, foxes and hens were two animals that lived on earth before climate change rendered them extinct.”
• Quotation of the day.
“We have a leader who has a personality disorder, but he’s done what he actually told the people he was going to do, and they’re not going to abandon him.”
— Tom Coburn, a former Republican senator from Oklahoma, explaining why no prominent party members on the ballot next year have publicly broken with President Trump.
Back Story
“Do I look like a gangster? I’m a businessman!”
Such is life in the world of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, an installment in the long-running video game series that was released 13 years ago today.
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The Grand Theft Auto franchise, an action-adventure series in which players pursue a life of crime, has stretched over 20 years and more than a dozen titles.
With $250 million in sales, it’s one of the most successful franchises in video game history, behind only famous names like Mario and Pokémon.
The games are known for their nonlinear, open-world style, which allows players to cause random mayhem in fictionalized versions of U.S. cities.
As such, the games have long been accused of glamorizing violence. (In 2009, Guinness World Records labeled Grand Theft Auto the most controversial video game series ever, citing more than 4,000 news articles.)
Even so, the series has been a critical success — several titles are among the best-reviewed games of all time — and celebrated for its soundtracks, its voice acting and the sly humor it applies to U.S. culture.
As one character notes, guns blazing, “Ain’t the American dream grand!”
Thomas Furse contributed reporting.
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