Kim Bellware

• The Big Shift

Economists analyze the lifetime wealth accumulation outcomes in different countries to find solutions for women in retirement.

• National

Chicago continues to receive new arrivals sent north by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) even as the area experiences its coldest temperatures in half a decade.

• National

Charges will be dropped against Brittany Watts, 34, who had a miscarriage at home.

• Immigration

The lawsuit argues the transportation companies acted in “bad faith” to violate an old law meant to guard New York social services from misuse.

• National

The “rogue” buses sent by Texas officials to areas near Democratic-controlled cities are an apparent move to sidestep local orders meant to limit unannounced drop-offs.

• Israel-Gaza War

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) criticized the State Department’s circumvention of Congress in approving a $147.5 million arms sale to Israel this week.

• Obituaries

Mr. Wilkinson prized his reputation as a “utility player,” showing his range in films from the comedy “The Full Monty” to the legal drama “Michael Clayton.”

• Education

The 16-year leader of the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse was abruptly let go after the discovery of sexually explicit videos he had filmed with his wife.

• National

Legal and medical groups say an Ohio prosecutor should drop charges against a woman accused of abusing a corpse after miscarrying, as the case heads to a grand jury.