Seahawks 43, Broncos 8: Forget Forecast: Seahawks Pour It On

Seahawks 43, Broncos 8: Forget Forecast: Seahawks Pour It On
Advertising: After Risqué Years, Super Bowl Commercials Go Warm and Fuzzy
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Actor of Depth, Dies at 46
News Giant in Japan Seen as Being Compromised
Libya’s Cache of Toxic Arms All Destroyed
Syria Hits Areas Held by Rebels in Aleppo
Imax Faces a Threat in China
Kerry and Iran Minister Confer on Nuclear Issue
Sudan Orders Red Cross to Halt Its Humanitarian Operations
Palestinian Leader Seeks NATO Force in Future State
What’s the Right Call on Fourth Down?
What’s the Right Call on Fourth Down?
Death Toll Climbs After Major Volcanic Eruption in Indonesia
Abortions Declining in U.S., Study Finds
Music Review: Eleftheria Arvanitaki’s Adoring Fans Flock to Carnegie Hall
Dance Review: Underworld Notes, in the Homeric Sense
Shiffrin Hits Rare Bump on Way to Olympics
The Media Equation: Super Bowl Underscores the Big Business of Must-See, Live TV
Greece’s Far-Right Party Tries to Evade Government Crackdown With a New Name
DealBook: Law Doesn’t End Revolving Door on Capitol Hill
International Education: The Americanization of British Higher Education
International Education: Dagestan, a Leader in ‘Education Tourism’
Netanyahu Criticizes Kerry Over Boycott Remarks
Venture Will Mine Twitter For Music’s Next Big Thing

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 07:46 PM PST

Seattle's fast, physical defense smothered Peyton Manning and the Broncos at MetLife Stadium as the Seahawks romped to their first Super Bowl title.

Advertising: After Risqué Years, Super Bowl Commercials Go Warm and Fuzzy

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 07:10 PM PST

Most commercials for Super Bowl XLVIII put on a decidedly happy face, using upbeat themes and positive images to attract viewers.

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Actor of Depth, Dies at 46

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 06:20 PM PST

Mr. Hoffman was found dead of an apparent drug overdose. A police official said investigators found a syringe in his arm and an envelope containing what is believed to be heroin.

News Giant in Japan Seen as Being Compromised

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 06:13 PM PST

NHK is under criticism amid signs it is hewing to an agenda approved by the rightist government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Libya’s Cache of Toxic Arms All Destroyed

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 05:55 PM PST

Libya's two tons of chemical weapons were dwarfed by the 1,300 tons that Syria has agreed to destroy, but the effort faced poor weather, difficult geography and rising instability.

Syria Hits Areas Held by Rebels in Aleppo

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 05:17 PM PST

Makeshift bombs were dropped across the south and east of the country's largest city, killing at least three dozen people, most of them women and children, antigovernment activists said.

Imax Faces a Threat in China

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 05:04 PM PST

Not only could competitors in China cut into its potential market share there, but Imax has charged in several courts that the Chinese system relies on technology that was blatantly stolen from its offices in Canada.

Kerry and Iran Minister Confer on Nuclear Issue

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 04:41 PM PST

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran wanted to negotiate seriously, and he offered to begin a dialogue on human rights issues with the European Union.

Sudan Orders Red Cross to Halt Its Humanitarian Operations

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 04:32 PM PST

The government determined that the group, which helps more than a million people in Sudan, had not fulfilled unspecified conditions for its aid efforts, the state-run news agency said.

Palestinian Leader Seeks NATO Force in Future State

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 04:23 PM PST

Palestine, President Mahmoud Abbas said, would not have its own army, only a police force, so the NATO mission would prevent the weapons smuggling and terrorism that Israel fears.

What’s the Right Call on Fourth Down?

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 03:54 PM PST

The NYT 4th Down Bot is analyzing every fourth down of the game.

What’s the Right Call on Fourth Down?

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 03:25 PM PST

The NYT 4th Down Bot is analyzing every fourth down of the game.

Death Toll Climbs After Major Volcanic Eruption in Indonesia

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 03:13 PM PST

Toxic clouds of hot ash hampered teams searching for survivors from Saturday's eruption at Mount Sinabung, which killed at least 15 people.

Abortions Declining in U.S., Study Finds

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 03:08 PM PST

Wider contraceptive use is a factor, as 1.1 million abortions were reported in 2011, the Guttmacher Institute said, compared with 1.21 million reported in a similar study in 2008.

Music Review: Eleftheria Arvanitaki’s Adoring Fans Flock to Carnegie Hall

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 02:52 PM PST

Eleftheria Arvanitaki, the Greek singer, tended to the traditional and included touches of pop in her show at Carnegie Hall.

Dance Review: Underworld Notes, in the Homeric Sense

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 02:31 PM PST

"Acheron," a new work by Liam Scarlett at New York City Ballet, takes its place, and name, from Homer's afterlife.

Shiffrin Hits Rare Bump on Way to Olympics

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 01:38 PM PST

Mikaela Shiffrin, the 18-year-old star of American skiing, suffered a rare setback on Sunday during a slalom race in Slovenia.

The Media Equation: Super Bowl Underscores the Big Business of Must-See, Live TV

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 12:30 PM PST

At a time of atomization and endless special-interest hobbit holes, big live television events like the Super Bowl fulfill our need for something, anything, in common.

Greece’s Far-Right Party Tries to Evade Government Crackdown With a New Name

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 12:23 PM PST

Golden Dawn announced the formation of a new political party as a way to circumvent possible efforts by the government to outlaw the organization.

DealBook: Law Doesn’t End Revolving Door on Capitol Hill

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 10:48 AM PST

Former officials have little trouble passing through loopholes in laws intended to keep them from immediately lobbying their onetime colleagues.

International Education: The Americanization of British Higher Education

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 09:01 AM PST

Some British universities are experimenting with an American-style grade-point average in hopes that it would better for the students, but not everyone in British academe is on board.

International Education: Dagestan, a Leader in ‘Education Tourism’

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 09:01 AM PST

Dagestan has a gained a reputation for so-called education tourism, because it's easier for students to cheat their way through Russia's college entry exams there.

Netanyahu Criticizes Kerry Over Boycott Remarks

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 08:41 AM PST

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Secretary of State John Kerry for warning that Israel could face more foreign boycotts if the peace process fails.

Venture Will Mine Twitter For Music’s Next Big Thing

Posted: 02 Feb 2014 07:55 AM PST

Twitter and 300, a new company started by Lyor Cohen, one of music's biggest power brokers, announced a partnership that hopes to analyze users' posts to identify promising talent.