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Fight intensifies over the fate of homes falling into the sea

(Caroline Brehman for The Post)

California homeowners are building a costly rock wall to hold back the ocean, escalating a battle over private property and what to do about years-long beach erosion amid storm damage and higher tides.

By Hannah Knowles

Column Philip Kennicott

The Kennedy Center is empty and in peril. Its community is in anguish.

String of daring Russian plots is testing Washington’s restraint

Why Democrats are starting to feel bullish about a midterm wave

He interviewed Tom Cruise for GQ. We interviewed him about how it went.

Analysis Karen Tumulty

Why Karl Rove, a father of the modern Texas GOP, is voting for a Democrat

Opinion

Lewis Libby and Jason Fields

America needs to destroy what really sustains the Iranian regime

Want a cheap stay in NYC? Here’s what to look out for.

Study finds possibly problematic drug combos being prescribed to older adults

They hacked a TikTok user’s camera, with help from free AI

Build columns, not Trump’s arch, D.C. official tells administration

For now, Pentagon plan for testosterone testing will apply to male troops only

How this common age-related eye disease leads to hallucinations

Dangerous deluges could hit several U.S. regions over the next week

College allowing students to earn a bachelor’s in under a year draws scrutiny

Domino’s attempt at Detroit-style pizza is a spongy letdown

Most Michigan voters disapprove of Trump’s tariffs on Canada, poll shows

Opinion George F. Will

Weighing the ‘disastrous, cascading consequences’ if China takes Taiwan

Column Carolyn Hax

If eldest can miss Christmas, hey, why can’t everyone?

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New York Fashion Week

Analysis Ashley Fetters Maloy

Everyone’s looking for a way to log off. Our clothes are about to reflect that.

(Charles Sykes/AP)

A surprising number of designers at New York Fashion Week showed work that seemed to yearn for a breath of fresh air, for the obliviating embrace of the wilderness and the natural world.