Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were in critical condition after being shot near the White House on Wednesday, in what the city’s mayor called a targeted shooting. Officials said the gunman was in custody and appeared to have acted alone. Follow live updates: https://nyti.ms/4ikcUpk | The New York Times

An eyewitness filmed the early moments of a deadly blaze that consumed an apartment complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The cause of the fire was still unknown, but the authorities said they suspected that building materials on the exteriors of the towers in the apartment complex had not met fire-safety standards. Follow live updates: https://nyti.ms/49IWh4y | The New York Times