Today's Headlines: Trump Doubles Down on Threats Against North Korea as Nuclear Tensions Escalate

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[Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell during a news conference at the Capitol last month.]( [Deepening Rift, Trump Won't Say if Mitch McConnell Should Step Down]( By MATT FLEGENHEIMER Mr. Trump has trained his fire on Mr. McConnell, the Senate majority leader, for days, venting on Twitter about the Senate's inability to pass a health care bill. [Piglets whose genes were edited to remove retroviruses, which could help clear the way for pig organs to be transplanted to humans.]( [Gene Editing Spurs Hope for Transplanting Pig Organs Into Humans]( By GINA KOLATA Geneticists have created piglets free of retroviruses, an important step toward creating a new supply of organs for transplant patients. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( [Get California Today in Your Inbox]( The news and stories that matter to Californians (and anyone else interested in the state). Delivered Monday through Friday. ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks [An American A-10 Warthog landed at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Thursday.]( WORLD | News Analysis [Wrestling With North Korea, Trump Finds Perilous Options]( By MICHAEL R. GORDON and ERIC SCHMITT The president has made clear that he wants to deny North Korea long-range nuclear capability, but even a limited strike could prompt Kim Jong-un to retaliate. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "I'm being blamed for the unfortunate events of his life that are a product of his decisions. Not mine." [TAYLOR SWIFT]( the pop superstar who is being sued by a radio host on claims that she falsely accused him of groping her. [] Today's Videos [Photo by Morgan Walker for The New York Times]( [[Video] Video: Can the Abortion Pill Be Reversed?]( Through two women's stories of unplanned pregnancy, we look at an unproven treatment to stop a medication abortion after it's begun. [Daniel Rodrigues for The New York Times. Technology by Samsung.]( [[Video] Video: 36 Hours in Granada]( Lose yourself in Granada and let your eyes and taste buds feast on the Moorish architecture, the Alhambra fortress and the tapas. [] World [A photo distributed by North Korean news agency showing Kim Jong-un visiting the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery in Pyongyang in April.]( [Meet Kim Jong-un, a Moody Young Man With a Nuclear Arsenal]( By CHOE SANG-HUN Once dismissed as a figurehead, North Korea's young leader has used purges and crafty moves to exert firm control over his country and its expanding nuclear arsenal. [Asylum seekers exited a taxi in Champlain, N.Y., last week before crossing the Canadian border illegally.]( [A Surge of Migrants Crossing Into Quebec Tests Canada's Welcome]( By DAN LEVIN Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government must balance its public compassion toward asylum seekers with a strict immigration system. [An entrance to a tunnel exposed by the Israeli military in 2013 near the Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha, outside the southern Gaza Strip.]( [Israel's Getting a New Wall, This One With a Twist]( By ISABEL KERSHNER The military is building an underground barrier around the Gaza Strip, designed to cut off tunnels beneath the Israeli border and thwart Hamas. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Tommy Nguyen experimented with building a generator.]( [Seeing Hope for Flagging Economy, West Virginia Revamps Vocational Track]( By DANA GOLDSTEIN Nearly two in five high school students now take vocational classes, including simulated workplaces designed to prepare them for good-paying jobs. [The Nebraska state flag hanging from a pole in Hickman, Neb. The banner's design has been criticized over the years, and there have been calls to replace it.]( [Nebraska's Flag Lacks Pizazz. The Hard Part Is Changing It.]( By MITCH SMITH Nebraska talks of replacing its flag, one in a forgettable sea of dull state banners. Says one Nebraskan: "I feel like it's blue with a circle." [Taylor Swift performing in Texas in 2016.]( [Taylor Swift Says Man Groped Her in 'Devious and Sneaky Act']( By DONNA BRYSON The singer is being sued by David Mueller, a radio host who said she had falsely accused him of the act, which is said to have taken place in 2013. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [President Trump, with Vice President Mike Pence, spoke Thursday outside his golf club in Bedminster, N.J.]( [Trump Plans to Declare Opioid Epidemic a National Emergency]( By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and ABBY GOODNOUGH The declaration would help direct more financial resources and attention to the drug problem in communities across the country. [Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the election, in June.]( [Trump Says He Has Not Considered Firing Mueller, Contradicting Himself]( By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT The president has privately told friends that he has weighed whether to dismiss Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel. [Latavia Burton in Anderson, S.C., where a campaign to prevent teenage pregnancy is in place.]( [Programs That Fight Teenage Pregnancy Are at Risk of Being Cut]( By PAM BELLUCK The Trump administration questions the impact of the programs, but teenagers say they learn to say no to sex, or at least to unsafe sex. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [In Wisconsin, the Assembly Committee on Jobs and Economy met last week at the State Capitol in Madison to discuss the deal for Taiwan-based Foxconn.]( [Questions Emerge Over What Wisconsin Must Give for Foxconn Plant]( By JULIE BOSMAN Critics raise doubts over state subsidies and loosened environmental rules for the plant, but Gov. Scott Walker says thousands of new jobs outweigh the costs. [The Boeing factory near Seattle where 787s are being assembled.]( Common Sense [As Boeing Goes, So Goes the Stock Market]( By JAMES B. STEWART The venerable aircraft maker is the Dow's top performer this year, buoyed by its own execution and forces beyond its control. [Invitation Homes is majority owned by the Blackstone Group, one of the first private equity firms to begin buying foreclosed homes in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, then fixing them up and renting them out.]( [Major Rental-Home Companies Set to Merge as U.S. House Prices Recover]( By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN The merger of Invitation Homes and Starwood Waypoint Homes would create one of the biggest institutional owners of single-family rentals, with 82,000 homes. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [A lawsuit filed against Travis Kalanick, Uber's former chief executive, claimed that he failed to disclose a pattern of misbehavior and impropriety inside the company while he was its leader.]( [Uber Investor Sues Travis Kalanick for Fraud]( By MIKE ISAAC Benchmark, the venture capital firm that is one of Uber's biggest investors, sued Mr. Kalanick in an attempt to remove him from the ride-hailing company's board. [Snapchat's features have increasingly been copied by rivals like Instagram.]( [Snap Stumbles Through Another Disappointing Quarter]( By KATIE BENNER The company did little to ease concerns about its future, posting financial results that missed Wall Street expectations. [A railway platform in Hoboken, N.J. Investment in infrastructure could transform American commutes.]( The Upshot [Why Even the Hyperloop Probably Wouldn't Change Your Commute Time]( By EMILY BADGER Humans have historically tended to travel about half an hour to work, regardless of how fast the travel. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Jordan Spieth blamed his work on the greens for his one-over-par 72 in the first round of the P.G.A. Championship.]( On Golf [With Michael Phelps Watching, Jordan Spieth Struggles at P.G.A. Championship]( By KAREN CROUSE Trying to complete a career grand slam, Spieth shot a one-over 72 on Thursday. Thorbjorn Olesen and Kevin Kisner have the lead at four under. [Rafael Márquez, the Mexican soccer star, leaving a news conference Wednesday in Guadalajara after the United States Treasury Department accused him and several businesses connected to him of acting as fronts for drug traffickers.]( [For Mexico's Márquez, Treasury Sanctions Carry Broad Consequences]( By KEVIN DRAPER Lawyers say the accusations against Rafael Marquez could have a wide-ranging effect on his club team, Mexico's soccer federation, marketing partners and sponsors. [Chelsea fans before the F.A. Community Shield game against Arsenal on Sunday in London. The city has become a draw not only for players, but for investors looking to buy a soccer team.]( On Soccer [Soccer Capital: Lure of London, and Its Money, Reshape Premier League]( By RORY SMITH London acts as a "giant magnet to money," powerful enough to bend and shape the very landscape of English soccer. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts Art Review [Gauguin: It's Not Just Genius vs. Monster]( By JASON FARAGO An exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago looks beyond Paul Gauguin, the lout of Tahiti, to ceramic and wood objects that spoke in a new artistic language. Reader's Notebook [Books and the 'Boredom Boom']( By HENRY ALFORD Quietly asserting itself in a spate of recent books, the subject of boredom is experiencing a literary moment. Why? One reader explores the world of boredom studies for answers. [Michael Moore in his Broadway show, ]( [Review: Michael Moore, Bragging on Broadway, in 'The Terms of My Surrender']( By JESSE GREEN The impish provocateur makes his Broadway debut in a show that's less post-traumatic Trump therapy than self-aggrandizing autobiography. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( Movies [From left, Sadie Sink, Charlie Shotwell, Woody Harrelson, Ella Anderson, Naomi Watts and Eden Grace Redfield in ]( [Review: Woody Harrelson as a Wild and Crazy Dad in 'The Glass Castle']( By A. O. SCOTT Adapted from Jeannette Walls's best-selling memoir of her chaotic childhood, a movie decides to play it safe. [Voyager 2 at Cape Kennedy in 1977, as seen in ]( [Review: A True-Life Journey Into Interstellar Space in 'The Farthest']( By ANDY WEBSTER Emer Reynolds's dazzling film traces the history of Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. Like the NASA team that produced these spacecraft, it inspires awe. [Robert Pattinson as the hapless bank robber Connie Nikas in ]( [Review: A 'Good Time' Was Not Had by This Critic]( By A. O. SCOTT Robert Pattinson plays a not-too-bright bank robber on the run in Josh and Benny Safdie's latest film, "Good Time." [A group of young French militants carry out a series of attacks in Paris in ]( [Review: Bored, Beautiful Terrorists With a Taste for Luxury Brands]( By A. O. SCOTT Bertrand Bonello's "Nocturama" chronicles a dramatic attack in Paris, with remarkably little resonance with current events. [Rob Brydon, left, and Steve Coogan in ]( [Review: In 'The Trip to Spain,' Everything Tastes Stale]( By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon return for the latest installment in their banter-filled franchise, this time amid the glorious Iberian scenery. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Alfredo Angueira said he was surprised that his mother chose to be cremated, with her remains placed at Woodlawn Cemetery inside this bench.]( [In a Move Away From Tradition, Cremations Increase]( By JAMES BARRON Cremation is becoming the choice for more families. Nationally, the cremation rate exceeded 50 percent for the first time last year. [Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo during a tour of the subway on Wednesday. ]( [Another Subway Woe: Cuomo Says Power Distribution Must be Overhauled]( By MARC SANTORA Power-related issues were responsible for 32,000 delays over the past year. Con Edison and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority plan a top-to-bottom review. About New York [In Case of Nuclear Attack, Don't Forget the Groceries]( By JIM DWYER Timothy Cooney closed the city's office of civil defense in the '60s. He found it offered more patronage than protection from nuclear war's "fire and fury." For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( []Obituaries [Arlene Gottfried in 2011.]( [Arlene Gottfried, Photographer Who Found the Extraordinary in the Ordinary, Dies at 66]( By WILLIAM GRIMES She roamed the streets of New York, camera in hand, finding opportunity at every corner. [Angel Nieto leaning into a turn.]( [Angel Nieto, Motorcyclist Who Won 13 Grand Prix Championships, Dies at 70]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR Nieto rose from poverty to hobnob with a king, while doing for motorcycle racing in Spain what Seve Ballesteros did for golf there. [Marshall I. Goldman at a round-table discussion on the Soviet economy.]( [Marshall I. Goldman, Expert on Russian Economy, Dies at 87]( By SAM ROBERTS As early as 1987, Professor Goldman painted a grim picture of the consequences of perestroika and glasnost. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] ON THIS DAY On Aug. 11, 1965, deadly rioting and looting broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Angeles. 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