Opera Review: Nico Muhly’s Ambitious ‘Two Boys’ Makes Its American Debut at the Met

Opera Review: Nico Muhly’s Ambitious ‘Two Boys’ Makes Its American Debut at the Met
Pollen Study Points to Culprit in Bronze Era Mystery
Civilian Deaths in Drone Strikes Cited in Report
DealBook: Considering the Fairness of JPMorgan’s Deal
Security Check Now Starts Long Before You Fly
Obama Admits Web Site Flaws on Health Law
Angry at Prague, Artist Ensures He’s Understood
Sinosphere Blog: Remembering, and Forgetting, the Flying Tigers
Ex-Patients Police Mexico’s Mental Health System
French Condemn Surveillance by N.S.A.
London Journal: Plan Aims to Fix Sewers, but Its Cost to Residents Leaves a Bad Taste
Roma Couple Ordered Jailed by Greek Authorities
Critic’s Notebook: Shades of Oedipus for Hip-Hop Titans
Panama Says It Will Release Most From Ship To North Korea
An Odd Alliance in Patagonia
Chris Thile Will Play Sonatas and Partitas at Zankel Hall
A Quiet Trip to the Ozone Hole
In Syria, Doctors Risk Life and Juggle Ethics
Rules Shielding Online Data From N.S.A. and Other Prying Eyes Advance in Europe
Bits Blog: Mark Zuckerberg Starts Spending His Billion-Dollar Charitable Fund
Poland Calls Ruling on Katyn Massacre ‘Disappointing’
New Technique Holds Promise for Hair Growth
Sports of The Times: Anti-Doping Agency Exposed Armstrong, but What About Others?
FIFA Sets Draw for European World Cup Playoffs

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:02 AM PDT

Mr. Muhly, just 32, is the youngest composer ever commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera.

Pollen Study Points to Culprit in Bronze Era Mystery

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:00 AM PDT

Analysis of pollen grains from sediment beneath the Sea of Galilee and the western shore of the Dead Sea indicate drought caused a Late Bronze Age collapse.

Civilian Deaths in Drone Strikes Cited in Report

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 09:03 PM PDT

The study asserts that the C.I.A. drone campaign in Pakistan has at times killed civilians indiscriminately. In interviews, residents spoke of terror and strain within a society caught between militants and the drones.

DealBook: Considering the Fairness of JPMorgan’s Deal

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 08:39 PM PDT

As details emerge of a possible $13 billion settlement over the bank's troubled mortgage practices, Wall Street fears of a punitive arrangement may not add up.

Security Check Now Starts Long Before You Fly

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 06:16 PM PDT

The T.S.A. has at its fingertips a large range of personal records to prescreen passengers, including past travel, property records and vehicle registrations.

Obama Admits Web Site Flaws on Health Law

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 06:08 PM PDT

President Obama offered an impassioned defense of the Affordable Care Act, acknowledging the technical failures of the HealthCare.gov Web site, but providing little new information about the problems.

Angry at Prague, Artist Ensures He’s Understood

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 06:07 PM PDT

David Cerny is a sculptor known in the Czech Republic for provocative works that take on the authorities in his country.

Sinosphere Blog: Remembering, and Forgetting, the Flying Tigers

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 05:54 PM PDT

An neglected graveyard in south China has reopened a debate over how the country remembers its World War II veterans.

Ex-Patients Police Mexico’s Mental Health System

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 05:51 PM PDT

An organization consisting of former patients at psychiatric hospitals is demanding better conditions in the Mexican mental health care system, which is considered among the worst in the Americas.

French Condemn Surveillance by N.S.A.

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 05:46 PM PDT

The National Security Agency has carried out extensive electronic surveillance in France, a French newspaper reported, drawing an angry castigation from an important American ally.

London Journal: Plan Aims to Fix Sewers, but Its Cost to Residents Leaves a Bad Taste

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 05:41 PM PDT

Thames Water plans to use its 14 million customers to finance a new sewer system, but many feel cheated that they will never own the finished tunnel.

Roma Couple Ordered Jailed by Greek Authorities

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 05:17 PM PDT

The couple faces charges of abducting a girl who was found in an encampment in central Greece last week.

Critic’s Notebook: Shades of Oedipus for Hip-Hop Titans

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 03:23 PM PDT

Drake and Kanye West both began their new tours last weekend, but their approaches couldn't have been more different.

Panama Says It Will Release Most From Ship To North Korea

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 02:55 PM PDT

All but two of the 35 crew members of a freighter seized in July and found to be secretly transporting military gear from Cuba to North Korea will be let go.

An Odd Alliance in Patagonia

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 02:54 PM PDT

The great potential of an oil field called Vaca Muerta, or Dead Cow, has united an American oil giant and a politically volatile country.

Chris Thile Will Play Sonatas and Partitas at Zankel Hall

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 02:51 PM PDT

Chris Thile, who is best known as a progressive-bluegrass virtuoso, performs at Zankel Hall on the heels of his new album devoted to Bach.

A Quiet Trip to the Ozone Hole

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 02:24 PM PDT

A team of specialists and entrepreneurs is hoping to send a glider 17 miles high for a closer look at what ails the atmosphere.

In Syria, Doctors Risk Life and Juggle Ethics

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 02:18 PM PDT

As Syria moves toward destroying its chemical stockpile, some say the credit lies with doctors who risked their lives — and confronted questions of medical ethics — to expose the weapons' use.

Rules Shielding Online Data From N.S.A. and Other Prying Eyes Advance in Europe

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:53 PM PDT

The regulations, if approved, could require American companies like Google and Yahoo to seek clearance before complying with United States warrants seeking private data.

Bits Blog: Mark Zuckerberg Starts Spending His Billion-Dollar Charitable Fund

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 11:09 AM PDT

The Facebook co-founder is beginning to direct money to various causes, including a contribution to a group promoting computer science education in schools.

Poland Calls Ruling on Katyn Massacre ‘Disappointing’

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 11:01 AM PDT

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Russia had failed to adequately investigate the killing of more than 20,000 Polish officers during World War II.

New Technique Holds Promise for Hair Growth

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 10:50 AM PDT

Researchers said the procedure, tested in mice, would not just relocate hair, as in a transplant, but would increase its amount.

Sports of The Times: Anti-Doping Agency Exposed Armstrong, but What About Others?

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 10:35 AM PDT

Dozens of people were mentioned in the report that exposed Lance Armstrong's lies, but a year after the report, we still do not know the identities of most of them.

FIFA Sets Draw for European World Cup Playoffs

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 09:20 AM PDT

Portugal will play Sweden and France will face Ukraine when eight teams from Europe square off for the continent's final four places in next summer's World Cup in Brazil.