L’Oréal Says It Will Buy Back 8% of Its Shares From Nestlé

L’Oréal Says It Will Buy Back 8% of Its Shares From Nestlé
Awaiting Russia’s Next Move in Ukraine
Heroin’s Small-Town Toll, and a Mother’s Grief
U.S. Debates Drone Strike on American Terrorism Suspect in Pakistan
Swiss Vote Seen as Challenge to European Integration
Fourth Place: Just Missing a Medal
Memories of Home as Hollande Visits United States
Istanbul Journal: Pirate Radio Gives Voice to Syrian Opposition
Russia and China Skip Security Council Meeting on Humanitarian Aid to Syria
Video: Times Minute | U.S.-European Relations
The Archaeology of the Stars
Health Insurance Enforcement Delayed Again for Some Employers
A Conversation With: ‘The Sixth Extinction’ Looks at Human Impact on the Environment
The ‘Grandpas’ of Hockey
Camels Had No Business in Genesis
British Politicians Blame One Another for Regional Flooding
Furious Bosnians Shut Down Central Sarajevo
Spain Seeks to Curb Law Allowing Judges to Pursue Cases Globally
Prescription Painkillers Seen as a Gateway to Heroin
Listening Post: From ‘Least Diplomatic Diplomat,’ Salty Peek at Trans-Atlantic Strains
Sidebar: Kagan Says Her Path to Supreme Court Was Made Smoother by Ginsburg’s
Fashion Review: Jason Wu, Rag & Bone and Suno Show at New York Fashion Week
Video: Times Minute | Reactions to Michael Sam
Inside the Rings: For Austrians, Downhill Is the Extreme Sport to Own
Suicide Bomb Instructor Accidentally Kills Iraqi Pupils

Posted: 11 Feb 2014 01:03 AM PST

The $8.2 billion transaction marks a major step toward unwinding a long alliance between the French cosmetics maker and the Swiss food giant.

Awaiting Russia’s Next Move in Ukraine

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 07:25 PM PST

Western diplomats worry over the possibility of more aggressive moves by Russia once the Sochi Games are over.

Heroin’s Small-Town Toll, and a Mother’s Grief

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 06:57 PM PST

Few understand the way addiction mangles families, said Karen Hale, who lost Alysa Ivy, 21, to an overdose in a Wisconsin town hit hard by heroin.

U.S. Debates Drone Strike on American Terrorism Suspect in Pakistan

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 06:19 PM PST

The discussion about targeting a citizen, who is believed to be plotting terrorist attacks, is the first time officials have considered killing an American overseas since President Obama imposed limits on drone strikes in May.

Swiss Vote Seen as Challenge to European Integration

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 06:07 PM PST

Some leaders said a referendum limiting the number of foreigners allowed to live and work in Switzerland was a retreat from European integration.

Fourth Place: Just Missing a Medal

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 05:46 PM PST

"It is pretty much the worst place to be," said Aksel Lund Svindal, who missed a bronze medal in Men's Downhill by 0.19 seconds.

Memories of Home as Hollande Visits United States

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 05:44 PM PST

President François Hollande of France toured Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, who, President Obama said, was "a Francophile through and through."

Istanbul Journal: Pirate Radio Gives Voice to Syrian Opposition

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 05:29 PM PST

Over a dozen opposition radio stations broadcast into Syria, and some activists try to keep their signals, and themselves, alive by running operations from places like Turkey.

Russia and China Skip Security Council Meeting on Humanitarian Aid to Syria

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 03:37 PM PST

A Russian diplomat said a measure forcing all sides in the Syrian civil war to allow access to humanitarian groups would have no practical impact.

Video: Times Minute | U.S.-European Relations

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 03:22 PM PST

Also on the Minute, climate impacts on U.S. weather and debunking the bible.

The Archaeology of the Stars

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 02:53 PM PST

Stellar archaeologists have found some very old stars, hidden in space like a pharoah's tomb and holding secrets of the cosmos' chemical evolution.

Health Insurance Enforcement Delayed Again for Some Employers

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 02:44 PM PST

The Obama administration is giving medium-size companies extra time to comply with the "employer mandate."

A Conversation With: ‘The Sixth Extinction’ Looks at Human Impact on the Environment

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 02:31 PM PST

In "The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History," the New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert asks science-based questions about whether humans might be causing mass extinction.

The ‘Grandpas’ of Hockey

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 02:17 PM PST

Five players in their 40s, some still making a difference in the N.H.L., are reminded by the Sochi Olympics of why they so love the game.

Camels Had No Business in Genesis

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:23 PM PST

Camels appear in stories of early Jewish patriarchs in the Bible, even though it was before the animals' time, evidence that writing or editing of the book happened long after the events it narrates.

British Politicians Blame One Another for Regional Flooding

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:22 PM PST

Parliament members and an emergency response agency pointed fingers about who was responsible for a lack of preparedness after thousands of houses were damaged.

Furious Bosnians Shut Down Central Sarajevo

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:09 PM PST

Antigovernment protests build and spread to other cities as demonstrators vented anger, urging those in authority to "resign today."

Spain Seeks to Curb Law Allowing Judges to Pursue Cases Globally

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 12:28 PM PST

After crusading judges in Spain ordered international warrants for a former premier and an ex-president from China, a trade partner, the Spanish Parliament will debate limiting the practice.

Prescription Painkillers Seen as a Gateway to Heroin

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 11:43 AM PST

The increased use of opiates like Vicodin and OxyContin can create an appetite that eventually leads addicts to cheaper street drugs.

Listening Post: From ‘Least Diplomatic Diplomat,’ Salty Peek at Trans-Atlantic Strains

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 11:28 AM PST

A state visit by the French president will bring talk of common values, but a leaked recording of Victoria J. Nuland, an American diplomat, offers a more accurate snapshot of the complicated relationship.

Sidebar: Kagan Says Her Path to Supreme Court Was Made Smoother by Ginsburg’s

Posted: 10 Feb 2014 11:28 AM PST

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 80, came of age when many legal careers were closed to women. Justice Elena Kagan, 53, credits the swifter rise of her own career to the ground her colleague broke.