The Biden administration said on Friday that it was delaying a decision on whether to ban menthol cigarettes, effectively quashing a proposal that has divided Black American voters and fueled million-dollar lobbying campaigns from the tobacco industry and anti-regulatory interests in this presidential election year. The White House has faced considerable resistance from the cigarette companies that would lose billions …

Rogelio Villarreal knew nothing about the French jeweler Cartier, he said, when an ad popped up on his Instagram feed last December. He clicked on it, perusing the pages of bling and other luxury items, including handbags, watches and necklaces, each listed for thousands of dollars. Then Mr. Villareal, who lives in Mexico, noticed a pair of earrings: slender studded …

Peter Meijer, a Republican who voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump when he was a member of the House, has withdrawn from the Republican primary race for U.S. Senate in Michigan, according to the Secretary of State’s office. The move comes five days before Mr. Trump, who endorsed Mike Rogers for the seat, returns to the battleground state for …