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Victor Wembanyama of France during the men’s basketball gold medal match between the U.S. and France during the Paris Summer Olympics at Bercy Arena, in Paris, Aug. 10, 2024. “[T]here is a stark difference between the Wembanyama of today and the one of 2024. Before the Olympics, he was an emerging face in French sports rather than a household name. That appears to be changing fast,” The Athletic’s Jared Weiss writes. (James Hill/The New York Times) By JARED WEISS / THE ATHLET

Major medical organizations issued recommendations for all three vaccines, COVID-19, influenza and RSV based on reviews of the latest evidence published in the medical journal JAMA. (Eugene Chystiakov, Unsplash) By MAGGIE ASTOR and DANI BLUM With the respiratory virus season approaching, pharmacies and doctors’ offices are starting to offer annual vaccines to protect against COVID-19, influenza and RSV. On Wednesday, major medical organizations issued recommendations for all

By REBECCA F. ELLIOTT Chevron plans to significantly expand its operations in Venezuela, the U.S. oil giant said earlier this week, taking yet another step to broaden the U.S. sphere of influence in the South American country. The Houston-based company, already Venezuela’s largest private oil producer, said it would more than double its production in the country over the next five years to 600,000 barrels a day. That represents over half of Venezuela’s current output. Chevron

The headquarters of Uber, in San Francisco, Jan. 19, 2026. Uber is laying off roughly 10 percent of its work force, totaling about 3,300 people, as the ride-hailing company restructures to become “simpler and faster,” chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi said on Sept. 2, 2026. (Joseph Seif/The New York Times) By EMMY MARTIN Uber is laying off roughly 10% of its workforce, totaling about 3,300 people, as the ride-hailing company restructures to become “simpler and faster,” CEO Da