Crash in Laos Kills Top Government Officials

Crash in Laos Kills Top Government Officials
G.M. Is Fined Over Safety and Called a Lawbreaker
Michelle Obama Cites View of Growing Segregation
Times Co. Chief Addresses Executive Editor’s Firing
Bits Blog: Apple and Google End Patent Fights
Colombia and Rebels Agree on Drug Fight
His Future and Fortune at Stake, Formula One Chief Keeps It Breezy
DealBook: Ex-Trader at SAC Fund Is Sentenced to 3 Years
U.S. Setting Up Emergency Shelter in Texas as Youths Cross Border Alone
Abbas Meets in London With Israeli Negotiator
Clyde Snow, a Sleuth Who Read Bones From King Tut’s to Kennedy’s, Is Dead at 86
Swiss Prepare to Vote on World’s Highest Minimum Wage
Nuclear Talks With Iran Fail To Yield Pact, Officials Say
For Nation’s Persecuted Muslim Minority, Caution Follows Hindu Party’s Victory
ArtsBeat: Known for Films Like ‘Ran,’ a Japanese Actor Turns to the Stage
Mine Disaster Casts Harsh Light on Turkey’s Premier
T Magazine: Q. and A. | Marion Cotillard on Her New Role and the Pursuit of Happiness
Russian Rocket Crashes After Takeoff
Former Executive Sues for Stake in Beats Electronics, Object of Apple’s Desire
Elaine Sturtevant, Appropriation Artist, Is Dead at 89
Explosions Kill 10 in Kenya as Western Embassies Warn of Threats
Watergate Conspirator Jeb Stuart Magruder Dies
Video: Times Minute | What India’s Vote Means

Posted: 16 May 2014 09:41 PM PDT

The minister of defense and the governor of Vientiane province were said to have died in the crash.

G.M. Is Fined Over Safety and Called a Lawbreaker

Posted: 16 May 2014 09:02 PM PDT

In a civil settlement, federal regulators said General Motors also agreed to change its internal review process after a defect was linked to 13 deaths and a recall.

Michelle Obama Cites View of Growing Segregation

Posted: 16 May 2014 06:19 PM PDT

Marking the anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, civil rights advocates say American schools are increasingly split along racial lines.

Times Co. Chief Addresses Executive Editor’s Firing

Posted: 16 May 2014 05:56 PM PDT

Mark Thompson, the company's chief executive, reasserted the paper's position that compensation issues played no role in the departure of Jill Abramson.

Bits Blog: Apple and Google End Patent Fights

Posted: 16 May 2014 05:45 PM PDT

Fierce rivals in mobile software, Apple and Google agreed to dismiss patent lawsuits related to smartphone technology between the two companies.

Colombia and Rebels Agree on Drug Fight

Posted: 16 May 2014 05:37 PM PDT

Negotiators for the government and the FARC guerrillas announced their pact, part of broader talks, just a week before a presidential election.

His Future and Fortune at Stake, Formula One Chief Keeps It Breezy

Posted: 16 May 2014 05:28 PM PDT

Bernie Ecclestone is on trial in a German court on bribery charges, and a conviction would almost certainly end the auto-racing reign that has allowed him to amass billions.

DealBook: Ex-Trader at SAC Fund Is Sentenced to 3 Years

Posted: 16 May 2014 04:57 PM PDT

Michael Steinberg, one of the longest tenured traders to work for the billionaire investor Steven A. Cohen, was convicted last year on insider trading charges.

U.S. Setting Up Emergency Shelter in Texas as Youths Cross Border Alone

Posted: 16 May 2014 04:54 PM PDT

Border authorities in South Texas have been overwhelmed by a recent surge of young illegal migrants traveling by themselves, leading the Department of Homeland Security to call for resources from other agencies.

Abbas Meets in London With Israeli Negotiator

Posted: 16 May 2014 04:27 PM PDT

The president of the Palestinian Authority spoke with Israel's justice minister in the first known face-to-face talks between the two sides since peace negotiations collapsed last month.

Clyde Snow, a Sleuth Who Read Bones From King Tut’s to Kennedy’s, Is Dead at 86

Posted: 16 May 2014 03:06 PM PDT

Dr. Snow was a master of extracting the secrets of the dead from skeletal remains, and his subjects included John F. Kennedy, Mengele and even King Tutankhamen.

Swiss Prepare to Vote on World’s Highest Minimum Wage

Posted: 16 May 2014 02:54 PM PDT

The minimum would be set at $24.65 an hour in an effort to address inequalities.

Nuclear Talks With Iran Fail To Yield Pact, Officials Say

Posted: 16 May 2014 01:38 PM PDT

Both sides call the talks slow and difficult, and say that gaps remain on the size of enrichment capability Iran would be permitted.

For Nation’s Persecuted Muslim Minority, Caution Follows Hindu Party’s Victory

Posted: 16 May 2014 12:28 PM PDT

After a landslide electoral triumph by Bharatiya Janata Party, a Hindu nationalist party, some Muslims said they were worried their place in India could become even more tenuous.

ArtsBeat: Known for Films Like ‘Ran,’ a Japanese Actor Turns to the Stage

Posted: 16 May 2014 11:56 AM PDT

Tatsuya Nakadai, in New York for a screening of his 1966 film "The Face of Another," says he no longer enjoys watching Japanese movies as much as he used to.

Mine Disaster Casts Harsh Light on Turkey’s Premier

Posted: 16 May 2014 11:48 AM PDT

The accident has metastasized from a local tragedy into a new political crisis for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has aggravated public outrage with high-handed remarks.

T Magazine: Q. and A. | Marion Cotillard on Her New Role and the Pursuit of Happiness

Posted: 16 May 2014 11:46 AM PDT

The actress, whose first starring role in an American film takes the big screen today with "The Immigrant," discusses her costar Joaquin Phoenix and her strategy for getting in character.

Russian Rocket Crashes After Takeoff

Posted: 16 May 2014 11:26 AM PDT

A Russian Proton-M rocket carrying a communications satellite crashed in Kazakhstan after what appeared to have been an engine malfunction, an official said.

Former Executive Sues for Stake in Beats Electronics, Object of Apple’s Desire

Posted: 16 May 2014 11:23 AM PDT

In the lawsuit, the founder of a company bought by Beats, says he was fired unfairly, before his shares could vest.

Elaine Sturtevant, Appropriation Artist, Is Dead at 89

Posted: 16 May 2014 11:18 AM PDT

Ms. Sturtevant, an American who lived in Paris, made deliberately inexact likenesses of the artworks of others, including Andy Warhol, George Segal and Jasper Johns.

Explosions Kill 10 in Kenya as Western Embassies Warn of Threats

Posted: 16 May 2014 11:05 AM PDT

The blasts struck a market in Nairobi, and two suspects have been arrested, the authorities said, but no group has claimed responsibility.

Watergate Conspirator Jeb Stuart Magruder Dies

Posted: 16 May 2014 11:05 AM PDT

Jeb Stuart Magruder, a Watergate conspirator-turned-minister who claimed in later years to have heard President Richard Nixon order the infamous break-in, has died. He was 79.