With Hundreds Missing, Divers Search Sunken South Korean Ferry

With Hundreds Missing, Divers Search Sunken South Korean Ferry
Rescuers Rush to South Korean Ferry Accident
Pension Deal Edges Detroit a Step Closer to Recovery
Revised SAT Won’t Include Obscure Vocabulary Words
As Credit Dries Up, Smaller Companies in China Feel the Pinch
As War Rages in Syria, Presidential Election Looms
Brazil’s Star, Petrobras, Is Hobbled by Scandal and Stagnation
Tribute and Mourning Year After Boston Bombings
Russia Is Quick to Bend Truth About Ukraine
Athens Journal: Across Athens, Graffiti Worth a Thousand Words of Malaise
City Explores Ways to Curb Taxi Speeds
Bloomberg Plans a $50 Million Challenge to the N.R.A.
Iran Escalates Dispute Over U.N. Envoy
Ukraine Sends Force to Stem Unrest in East
Early Data in E-Cigarette Study May Raise Safety Concerns
Economic Scene: Tech Leaps, Job Losses and Rising Inequality
PET Scans Offer Clues on Vegetative States
DealBook: In Yahoo Earnings, a Peek at Alibaba’s Big Growth Ahead of Its I.P.O.
New York Drops Unit That Spied on Muslims
Yahoo Has Flat Sales and Profit, but Shares Surge
Lens Blog: Pictures of the Day: Boston and Elsewhere
After Prank by Dutch Girl on Twitter, Real Trouble
Critic on the Road: Where Peter Chang Cooks, They Will Follow
European Parliament Approves Laws on Banking Overhaul
Reading Valentine’s Card, Pistorius Leaves the Stand

Posted: 16 Apr 2014 12:31 AM PDT

The South Korean government said Wednesday that as many as 290 people remained unaccounted for, dramatically revising an earlier estimate.

Rescuers Rush to South Korean Ferry Accident

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 09:08 PM PDT

A ferry carrying hundreds of high school students to a resort island listed and began sinking off the southwestern tip of South Korea.

Pension Deal Edges Detroit a Step Closer to Recovery

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 09:06 PM PDT

In its rush to exit bankruptcy, the city reached an agreement that would prevent cuts to pensions of retired police officers and firefighters.

Revised SAT Won’t Include Obscure Vocabulary Words

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 09:01 PM PDT

The College Board plans to release many details of its revised test on Wednesday, including sample questions and explanations of the research and goals behind them.

As Credit Dries Up, Smaller Companies in China Feel the Pinch

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 07:39 PM PDT

Exorbitant interest rates and a scarcity of loans have turned financing into a challenge for those without the political connections to borrow at regulated rates.

As War Rages in Syria, Presidential Election Looms

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 07:29 PM PDT

The plans for elections reflect a growing assurance by President Bashar al-Assad that insurgents no longer pose a credible threat to overthrow him.

Brazil’s Star, Petrobras, Is Hobbled by Scandal and Stagnation

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 07:19 PM PDT

Petrobras has recently come to symbolize disarray in Brazil's sluggish economy and the reassessment of growth prospects in emerging markets.

Tribute and Mourning Year After Boston Bombings

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 07:01 PM PDT

Boston began a week of events to remember those killed and hurt in the bombings at the marathon, culminating next Monday with this year's run.

Russia Is Quick to Bend Truth About Ukraine

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 06:58 PM PDT

Misinformation, exaggerations, conspiracy theories, overheated rhetoric and outright lies about the political crisis in Ukraine have emanated from the highest echelons of the Kremlin.

Athens Journal: Across Athens, Graffiti Worth a Thousand Words of Malaise

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 06:51 PM PDT

The five-year economic collapse in Greece has spawned a new burst of creative energy that has turned Athens into a contemporary mecca for street art in Europe.

City Explores Ways to Curb Taxi Speeds

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 06:37 PM PDT

The Taxi and Limousine Commission has issued a request for information concerning "anti-speeding vehicle technologies," including anti-speeding devices for cars.

Bloomberg Plans a $50 Million Challenge to the N.R.A.

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 06:09 PM PDT

Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, said that gun control advocates had to learn from the National Rifle Association and punish those politicians who fail to support their agenda.

Iran Escalates Dispute Over U.N. Envoy

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 05:49 PM PDT

Even if Iran does have legal grounds to argue that its new ambassador's rights have been violated, there is little it can do, experts said.

Ukraine Sends Force to Stem Unrest in East

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 05:34 PM PDT

Ukrainian forces stormed an airport outside of Slovyansk that had been held by separatists since Sunday.

Early Data in E-Cigarette Study May Raise Safety Concerns

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 05:17 PM PDT

The study, still in a preliminary stage, found that lung cells exposed to e-cigarette vapor showed cancerous reactions similar to cells exposed to tobacco smoke.

Economic Scene: Tech Leaps, Job Losses and Rising Inequality

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 04:59 PM PDT

For 50 years, economic consensus has held that new machines lift demand for skilled workers. But what if technology has become a substitute for labor?

PET Scans Offer Clues on Vegetative States

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 03:37 PM PDT

A study found that a significant number of people labeled vegetative had received an incorrect diagnosis and actually had some degree of consciousness and the potential to improve.

DealBook: In Yahoo Earnings, a Peek at Alibaba’s Big Growth Ahead of Its I.P.O.

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 02:38 PM PDT

Yahoo's latest quarterly report showed that its Chinese partner, the online commerce giant Alibaba, more than doubled its profit in the fourth quarter, to $1.4 billion.

New York Drops Unit That Spied on Muslims

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 01:51 PM PDT

A surveillance program begun in 2003 that recorded where people ate and prayed and that was criticized for sowing distrust of law enforcement is no longer functioning, the New York Police Department said.

Yahoo Has Flat Sales and Profit, but Shares Surge

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 01:42 PM PDT

The rise is because Yahoo shareholders are far more excited about what the company owns — namely Alibaba — than anything the company runs.

Lens Blog: Pictures of the Day: Boston and Elsewhere

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 01:30 PM PDT

Photos from Boston, Ukraine, Spain and Brazil.

After Prank by Dutch Girl on Twitter, Real Trouble

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 12:24 PM PDT

The 14-year-old impersonated a terrorist in a Twitter post to American Airlines. She was apprehended, and her folly quickly spread online.

Critic on the Road: Where Peter Chang Cooks, They Will Follow

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 11:27 AM PDT

Fans follow Mr. Chang around his five outposts in Virginia, where his dishes exhibit the imaginative leaps of a major Chinese chef.

European Parliament Approves Laws on Banking Overhaul

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 11:10 AM PDT

The move put in place the final pieces of a landmark plan for managing a banking system whose troubles have dented the bloc's economic prospects.

Reading Valentine’s Card, Pistorius Leaves the Stand

Posted: 15 Apr 2014 10:54 AM PDT

Oscar Pistorius's defense lawyer began to rebuild his case after days of grueling interrogation by the prosecutor, who has accused the athlete of lying and changing his testimony.