Mercy-Le-Haut Journal: Exploring a World War I Battlefield 100 Years Later

Mercy-Le-Haut Journal: Exploring a World War I Battlefield 100 Years Later
At Least 33 Dead in Bus Crash in Egypt's Sinai
Critic's Notebook: In Redesigned Room, Hospital Patients May Feel Better Already
DealBook: Bank of America’s $16 Billion Mortgage Settlement Less Painful Than It Looks
DealBook: Wall St. Banks Dig Deeper to Keep Best and Brightest
Foreign Minister Nominated to Be Turkey’s Next Premier
DealBook: Europe Fears Banks Lack Cash Cushion to Cover Bad Loans
U.S. General Says Raiding Syria Is Key to Halting ISIS
National Guard Is Pulling Out of Ferguson as Tensions Ease
Israel Kills 3 Top Hamas Leaders as Latest Fighting Turns Its Way
German Broadcaster Fires Chinese Blogger
At Bank’s Terrorism Trial, Victim Testifies About Suicide Bombing in Israeli Bar
A Fast-Food Symbol of America Falls in Moscow
Rebels Falter, but Russian Border Buzzes With Military Activity
Despite ISIS Horror, Lawmakers Stay Wary of U.S. Military Expansion
Poll Shows Broad Divisions Amid Missouri Turmoil
Opera Review: Mei Lanfang Jingju Troupe Begins a Rare Tour
Natural Gas Production Falls Short in China
Well: One Moment You See, Then You Don’t
American Ebola Doc: 'I Am Thrilled to Be Alive'
Poll Finds Racial Divide in Viewing Response to Ferguson Unrest
Brains of Children With Autism Fail to Trim Synapses, Study Finds
Before Killing James Foley, ISIS Demanded Ransom From U.S.
Peter Capaldi Goes From ‘Doctor Who’ Fan to Its Star
Mario Balotelli Reportedly Headed to Liverpool

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 11:16 PM PDT

A reporter's grandfather was among the multitudes of German soldiers who stormed into France and left some 27,000 French soldiers dead 100 years ago. She returned to the scene to piece together more.

At Least 33 Dead in Bus Crash in Egypt's Sinai

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 09:41 PM PDT

At least 33 people died and dozens were injured when two buses collided before dawn on Friday in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, the state news agency and security sources reported.

Critic's Notebook: In Redesigned Room, Hospital Patients May Feel Better Already

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 07:45 PM PDT

Often ignored by front-rank architects, left to corporate specialists who churn out too many heartless buildings, hospitals are a critical frontier for design.

DealBook: Bank of America’s $16 Billion Mortgage Settlement Less Painful Than It Looks

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 07:08 PM PDT

The company's financial burden for the settlement may not exceed $12 billion — certainly a large amount, but one significantly less than the number the government trumpets.

DealBook: Wall St. Banks Dig Deeper to Keep Best and Brightest

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 06:42 PM PDT

Banks fear competition for top talent from companies like Google and Facebook that can offer similarly high pay combined with luxurious benefits.

Foreign Minister Nominated to Be Turkey’s Next Premier

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 06:17 PM PDT

Turkey's governing party nominated Ahmet Davutoglu to succeed President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan as prime minister and party chairman.

DealBook: Europe Fears Banks Lack Cash Cushion to Cover Bad Loans

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 06:14 PM PDT

Applying the ratio of bad loans to equity and set-aside cash — the so-called Texas ratio — suggests a number of eurozone lenders are at risk of collapse.

U.S. General Says Raiding Syria Is Key to Halting ISIS

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 06:04 PM PDT

Gen. Martin E. Dempsey was circumspect in describing the sort of broad effort that would be required to roll back ISIS in Syria and Iraq.

National Guard Is Pulling Out of Ferguson as Tensions Ease

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 05:56 PM PDT

Gov. Jay Nixon of Missouri said that the situation had "greatly improved" and that the presence of the National Guard was no longer needed.

Israel Kills 3 Top Hamas Leaders as Latest Fighting Turns Its Way

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 05:55 PM PDT

The latest round of fighting appears to have given Israel the upper hand in a conflict that has already outlasted all expectations and is increasingly becoming a war of attrition.

German Broadcaster Fires Chinese Blogger

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 05:50 PM PDT

Many commentators on Chinese-language social media see hidden motives in the firing of Su Yutong, a prolific blogger on Deutsche Welle's Chinese-language website.

At Bank’s Terrorism Trial, Victim Testifies About Suicide Bombing in Israeli Bar

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 05:11 PM PDT

Brian Faudem recalled seeing a bomber's body as he ran out after the attack, one of 24 linked to Hamas by plaintiffs who have accused Arab Bank of knowingly financing terrorism.

A Fast-Food Symbol of America Falls in Moscow

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 04:52 PM PDT

Many Muscovites believe the Russian government's decision to close four McDonald's locations, ostensibly for sanitary reasons, was a political move related to the conflict in Ukraine.

Rebels Falter, but Russian Border Buzzes With Military Activity

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 04:40 PM PDT

Ukraine and the West have voiced concern about the military buildup on Russia's border, and have accused Moscow of sending arms and fighters to the rebels.

Despite ISIS Horror, Lawmakers Stay Wary of U.S. Military Expansion

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 04:24 PM PDT

The execution of James Foley has drawn emotional reactions from Capitol Hill, but even those criticizing President Obama for not doing more have not specified what to do.

Poll Shows Broad Divisions Amid Missouri Turmoil

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 03:32 PM PDT

A poll taken since a white policeman in Missouri killed an unarmed black teenager shows blacks and whites divided on how fairly the police deal with each group and a rising feeling that race relations are troubled.

Opera Review: Mei Lanfang Jingju Troupe Begins a Rare Tour

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 03:09 PM PDT

The Mei Lanfang Jingju troupe celebrates the 120th anniversary of the birth of the genre's master, Mei Lanfang, at the David H. Koch Theater.

Natural Gas Production Falls Short in China

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 01:45 PM PDT

The nation, facing severe pollution from coal and a rising dependence on energy imports, has had limited success in extracting natural gas from coal and shale.

Well: One Moment You See, Then You Don’t

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 12:46 PM PDT

One second. That's all it took to lose my vision. And my world changed.

American Ebola Doc: 'I Am Thrilled to Be Alive'

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 12:39 PM PDT

Calling it a "miraculous day," an American doctor infected with Ebola left his isolation unit and warmly hugged his doctors and nurses on Thursday, showing the world that he poses no public health threat one month after getting sick with the virus.

Poll Finds Racial Divide in Viewing Response to Ferguson Unrest

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 10:38 AM PDT

The latest New York Times/CBS News poll reveals a racial divide in how Americans view the reactions of the president and the Missouri governor to the turbulence in Ferguson, Mo.

Brains of Children With Autism Fail to Trim Synapses, Study Finds

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 10:29 AM PDT

A new study suggests that there is an oversupply of synapses in at least some parts of the brains of children with autism. The finding could help explain oversensitivity and seizures.

Before Killing James Foley, ISIS Demanded Ransom From U.S.

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 10:25 AM PDT

The militants had pressed the United States to provide several million dollars for the release of James Foley, an American journalist killed in retaliation for recent airstrikes in Iraq.

Peter Capaldi Goes From ‘Doctor Who’ Fan to Its Star

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 09:11 AM PDT

Peter Capaldi, the new star of the BBC's "Doctor Who," says his version of the Doctor is more sardonic and elusive.

Mario Balotelli Reportedly Headed to Liverpool

Posted: 21 Aug 2014 08:30 AM PDT

The striker is said to be leaving A. C. Milan and would replace Luis Suárez, who went to Barcelona after being barred from soccer for four months for biting an opponent.