To-the-Do List

Flagging Interests

Mosul, Iraq— More than two years after the Islamic State

The King and Thai

Bangkok—Hundreds pray for Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej outside a hospital

Light the Night

Kolkata, India—A man paints earthenware lamps on October 17, two

Brought Back

Abuja, Nigeria—A girl who was kidnapped along with about 300

THE FAKE OCTOBER SURPRISE

How doctored propaganda ended up in Donald Trump’s hands and mouth

ABANDONMENT ISSUES

Will the battle of Mosul lead to an independent Iraqi Kurdistan? Or another American betrayal?

Return (Dead) to Sender

IN A LETTER TO BESIEGED ISIS FIGHTERS, A COMMANDER TELLS THEM NOT TO COME BACK ALIVE

DONALD THE DESTROYER

A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF DONALD TRUMP, HIS MANY BUSINESS BUSTS AND HIS COUNTLESS VICTIMS

‘Another Day, Another Kid’

TEEN SUICIDE IS CONTAGIOUS, AND THE PROBLEM MAY BE GETTING WORSE

IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE COUNTERFEITER

Dead Sea Scrolls fetching millions might be fakes

A SECOND PUBERTY

More and more clinics are offering transgender protocols for children, which critics say is dangerous

BALLOT SHOCKS

No voting scheme can ever be entirely fair. But the system in the U.S. is among the worst

BUG SPREAD

Zika may be able to head north on an unsuspected, wide-ranging host

LIVING IT SMALL

The trend for tiny homes seems to be getting—well, bigger. What does that mean for the future of cities?

THE GODS ARE SMILING

A new resort in Cambodia offers a different angle on the temples of Angkor Wat

Together Again

A major art collection is reunited in Paris

TENDER IS THE LIGHT

Barry Jenkins’s festival hit finds quiet beauty in the story of a Miami kid growing up gay