Apple Says Supplies Don’t Come From War Zones

Apple Says Supplies Don’t Come From War Zones
Afghanistan Releases Prisoners Over U.S. Objections
Sinosphere Blog: China’s Lunar Rover Reported to Be Malfunctioning
DealBook: Comcast Set to Acquire Time Warner Cable for $45 Billion
Lenovo Reports Income Increase as It Expands
News Analysis: ‘Vote No, Hope Yes’ Defines Dysfunction in Congress
Reports of South Sudan Fighting, Despite Pact, Prompt Worry and Warnings
Video: Time Minute | Derek Jeter to Retire
Escaped Inmates From Iraq Fuel Syrian Insurgency
Atlanta Frozen Again as Winter Woes Chill South
Trade Dispute Centers on Ukrainian Executive With Ties to Clintons
Also Cheering at the Olympics: Russian Critics
News Analysis: Italian Premier’s Latest Challenge Comes From His Own Party
The Lede: Lebanese Bloggers Defend Olympian Criticized for Racy Photo Shoot
North Korea a Priority as Kerry Begins Asia Tour
For Skater Jason Brown, a Disciplined Approach Yields Joy on Ice
U.S. Businessman Accused of Being Crime Boss Stands Trial in China
News Analysis: Court Challenge on Bond Buying Poses Test for Central Bank, and for E.U.
Amid the Debris of Homs, a Guerrilla Is Born
Sid Caesar, Comedian of Comedians From TV’s Early Days, Dies at 91
Upstart Ends Gold Medal Run by the Big 3 in Women’s Halfpipe
Fashion Diary: At the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the Opening Ceremony Uniforms Looked One and the Same
After G.O.P. Leaders Step In, Senate Votes to Raise Debt Ceiling
Russia Prevails in Pairs Skating, Renewing a Tradition
With U.S. in Sights, Norwegian Airline Wins Irish License

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 11:02 PM PST

Apple said that it had confirmed that its suppliers did not use tantalum, a type of metal commonly used in electronics, containing minerals from areas engaged in warfare.

Afghanistan Releases Prisoners Over U.S. Objections

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 10:07 PM PST

American military officials have been publicly scathing in their criticism of the releases, which have brought relations between the two allies to a low point.

Sinosphere Blog: China’s Lunar Rover Reported to Be Malfunctioning

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 09:42 PM PST

The moon mission carries important symbolic significance for China, and was seen by space experts as a precursor to more ambitious lunar operations by a country that also seeks to have a small space station afloat within a decade.

DealBook: Comcast Set to Acquire Time Warner Cable for $45 Billion

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 08:40 PM PST

Comcast will announce a deal to acquire Time Warner Cable in an all-stock deal that will unite the first- and second-largest cable television operators in the country, according to people briefed on the matter.

Lenovo Reports Income Increase as It Expands

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 07:45 PM PST

As Lenovo diversifies into smartphones and tablets, it said its net income rose 30 percent, to $265 million, and revenue increased 15 percent.

News Analysis: ‘Vote No, Hope Yes’ Defines Dysfunction in Congress

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 07:03 PM PST

After the shutdown, the filibusters and years of stalled bills, it was the actual passage of legislation this week that revealed the true depth of congressional dysfunction.

Reports of South Sudan Fighting, Despite Pact, Prompt Worry and Warnings

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 06:28 PM PST

Less than a month after the cease-fire was signed, a rebel leader's hometown was attacked and humanitarian aid workers have been forced to evacuate certain areas.

Video: Time Minute | Derek Jeter to Retire

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 06:25 PM PST

The Yankees shortstop announces that the 2014 season will be his last. Also on the Minute, the U.N. evacuates Homs and a sinkhole swallows eight sports cars at the National Corvette Museum.

Escaped Inmates From Iraq Fuel Syrian Insurgency

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 06:12 PM PST

Prison breakouts in Iraq have freed hundreds of militants who have joined radical Sunni groups operating in neighboring Syria and in Iraq itself.

Atlanta Frozen Again as Winter Woes Chill South

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 05:42 PM PST

A storm that meteorologists said could be the largest of the winter — at least in terms of geographical size if not precipitation or temperature — headed from the South to the North.

Trade Dispute Centers on Ukrainian Executive With Ties to Clintons

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 05:29 PM PST

Victor Pinchuk had meetings arranged with Hillary Rodham Clinton's State Department by a Clinton political operative turned lobbyist.

Also Cheering at the Olympics: Russian Critics

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 05:26 PM PST

Complaints over the expense of the Winter Games have given way temporarily to a focus on national pride.

News Analysis: Italian Premier’s Latest Challenge Comes From His Own Party

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 05:03 PM PST

Prime Minister Enrico Letta is again fighting to save his government, but this time, the pressure is coming from the leader of his Democratic Party.

The Lede: Lebanese Bloggers Defend Olympian Criticized for Racy Photo Shoot

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 04:27 PM PST

Lebanese bloggers rallied to defend the honor of a female Olympic skier accused of tarnishing the nation's image by posing for seminude photographs.

North Korea a Priority as Kerry Begins Asia Tour

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 03:46 PM PST

Secretary of State John Kerry will try to get China's help in pressuring North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program.

For Skater Jason Brown, a Disciplined Approach Yields Joy on Ice

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 03:26 PM PST

The figure skater Brown and his team spent countless hours creating and perfecting a program that landed him an Olympic berth.

U.S. Businessman Accused of Being Crime Boss Stands Trial in China

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 03:26 PM PST

Vincent Wu's case has raised questions about the use of forced confessions by Chinese courts and has prompted concern from American officials.

News Analysis: Court Challenge on Bond Buying Poses Test for Central Bank, and for E.U.

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 03:26 PM PST

A German decision to contest the pledge by Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, to buy bonds if necessary has raised more questions than it has answered.

Amid the Debris of Homs, a Guerrilla Is Born

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 02:15 PM PST

Two filmmakers in a besieged Syrian city charted the transformation of a Syrian soccer player from peaceful protester to fighter.

Sid Caesar, Comedian of Comedians From TV’s Early Days, Dies at 91

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 02:07 PM PST

Mr. Caesar was a force of nature who starred on "Your Show of Shows" in the early 1950s and influenced generations of comedians and comedy writers.

Upstart Ends Gold Medal Run by the Big 3 in Women’s Halfpipe

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 02:06 PM PST

Kaitlyn Farrington of the United States beat her two teammates, Kelly Clark and Hannah Teter, and Torah Bright of Australia, all of whom have won gold.

Fashion Diary: At the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the Opening Ceremony Uniforms Looked One and the Same

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 01:58 PM PST

Conformity appears to be the fashion theme for the Sochi Games.

After G.O.P. Leaders Step In, Senate Votes to Raise Debt Ceiling

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 12:21 PM PST

Senate Republican leaders rescued a measure to raise the nation's borrowing limit, overcoming a threatened filibuster to clear the way for final approval.

Russia Prevails in Pairs Skating, Renewing a Tradition

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 12:12 PM PST

Maxim Trankov and Tatiana Volosozhar recaptured gold for Russia in pairs skating, four years after a stunning shutout in Vancouver.

With U.S. in Sights, Norwegian Airline Wins Irish License

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 11:33 AM PST

Norwegian Air Shuttle's plan to offer cut-rate flights across the Atlantic has been fiercely opposed by airlines and pilots in the United States and Europe.