There is no evidence that his scheme came to fruition, and no indication that it would have been against the law.

Background: The plans show Mr. Epstein’s interest in transhumanism, which critics have likened to a modern-day version of eugenics, the discredited field of improving the human race through controlled breeding.

Yesterday: A federal judge set a tentative trial date for Mr. Epstein for next year.

Why the Federal Reserve cut rates

The central bank on Wednesday trimmed a quarter point from its benchmark interest rate in an effort to protect the economy.

The move is not a recession-fighting measure per se, but an implicit acknowledgment that the Fed made a mistake last year, one of our economics correspondents writes.

Impact: This is what the cut means for you.

Analysis: Interest rates have been so low for so long that further cuts may not do a lot to stave off a slowdown, the economist Austan Goolsbee notes.