Samsung Group’s Shipbuilding and Engineering Arms to Merge

Samsung Group’s Shipbuilding and Engineering Arms to Merge
Well: Don’t Catch What Ails Your House
U.S. Open 2014: Gilles Simon Ousts David Ferrer
DealBook: Barclays to Sell Retail and Corporate Bank Units to CaixaBank of Spain
Germany Steps Up Its Response to Global Security Crises
Even at U.S. Open Practice Session, Roger Federer Is Hottest Draw to Fans
Agiripalli Journal: Redrawing a State in India Drives Land Prices to the Sky
Ukrainian Woman, Held Up to Public Abuse, Is Released
P.R. Firm for Putin’s Russia Now Walking a Fine Line
Lifting the Soul, and the Spanish Economy, Too
Desperately Dry California Tries to Curb Private Drilling for Water
U.S. and Iran Unlikely Allies in Iraq Battle
The Media Equation: Amazon Bets on Content in Deal for Twitch
Marc Márquez Continues Dominance With British Grand Prix Win
Upsets Persist at U.S. Open as Caroline Wozniacki Ousts Maria Sharapova
Mental Floss Is Buoyed by Online Video
NATO Set to Ratify Pledge on Joint Defense in Case of Major Cyberattack
Cholesterol Drug Halves Heart Attack and Stroke in Early Test
One Judge to Decide the Future of Detroit
Television Review: The British Cop Show ‘Hinterland’ Comes to Netflix
An Alaskan Ballet Dancer Hones Her Craft at the Bolshoi
Television Review: ‘Houdini,’ With Adrien Brody, on the History Channel
Libyans Overrun Compound Abandoned by U.S. Embassy in Tripoli
12 Are Killed as Militants Attack Prison in Somalia
News Analysis: East Meets West to Fill European Post, and It’s Harder to Tell Them Apart

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 11:56 PM PDT

Latest tie-up comes with efforts to merge affiliates gaining speed after patriarch of group's controlling family was hospitalized in May.

Well: Don’t Catch What Ails Your House

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 09:01 PM PDT

It doesn't take a flood to encourage the growth of mold in a home. A moist environment will do. A runny nose, coughing and all the rest typically follow.

U.S. Open 2014: Gilles Simon Ousts David Ferrer

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 08:50 PM PDT

Gilles Simon, seeded 26th, defeated fourth-seeded David Ferrer to become the first man at this United States Open to send a top-10 seed home, on a day when rain suspended play for about two hours.

DealBook: Barclays to Sell Retail and Corporate Bank Units to CaixaBank of Spain

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 07:57 PM PDT

The sale represents the latest development in the British bank's plan to streamline itself by selling noncore businesses.

Germany Steps Up Its Response to Global Security Crises

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 07:39 PM PDT

The country's top politicians on Sunday approved the delivery of thousands of machine guns and hand grenades, as well as hundreds of antitank missiles, to Kurdish forces battling Islamic militants in Iraq.

Even at U.S. Open Practice Session, Roger Federer Is Hottest Draw to Fans

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 07:30 PM PDT

For many people attending the tournament, watching Federer's prematch hit with his coach was a more attractive option than watching a real match.

Agiripalli Journal: Redrawing a State in India Drives Land Prices to the Sky

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 07:03 PM PDT

In the newly divided state of Andhra Pradesh, real estate speculation has overtaken villages that may become part of a sprawling new capital.

Ukrainian Woman, Held Up to Public Abuse, Is Released

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 06:40 PM PDT

Irina Dovgan was wrapped in a Ukrainian flag and forced to stand on a sidewalk while holding a sign that read "She kills our children," as passers-by slapped, kicked and spit on her.

P.R. Firm for Putin’s Russia Now Walking a Fine Line

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 06:17 PM PDT

Ketchum's staff members who provide public relations advice to Russia must avoid being seen as defending acts contrary to American interests while still providing some luster for a lucrative client.

Lifting the Soul, and the Spanish Economy, Too

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 06:14 PM PDT

Despite the sagging Spanish economy — or perhaps because of it — the pilgrimage to the shrine of St. James in northwestern Galicia has become a booming part of modern Spain's tourism industry.

Desperately Dry California Tries to Curb Private Drilling for Water

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 06:10 PM PDT

Farmers have long believed that landowners controlled groundwater, but the state legislature passed new controls that establish a framework for managing water withdrawals through local agencies.

U.S. and Iran Unlikely Allies in Iraq Battle

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 05:59 PM PDT

The fight for Amerli appeared to mark the first time American warplanes and militias backed by Iran were working with a common purpose on the battlefield against militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

The Media Equation: Amazon Bets on Content in Deal for Twitch

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 05:48 PM PDT

Twitch has built a platform that hosts live events akin to the N.F.L., the United States Open or the X Games — and it has the audience to show for it.

Marc Márquez Continues Dominance With British Grand Prix Win

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 05:37 PM PDT

The Spanish motorcycle rider Marc Márquez, 21, is a phenomenon known for his aggressive racing techniques, but he has maintained a humble off-track persona.

Upsets Persist at U.S. Open as Caroline Wozniacki Ousts Maria Sharapova

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 05:24 PM PDT

Caroline Wozniacki, who had not advanced past the Open's fourth round since 2011, threw one more wrench into the women's draw, ousting fifth-seeded Maria Sharapova.

Mental Floss Is Buoyed by Online Video

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 05:24 PM PDT

Mental Floss has become one of the magazine industry's biggest video success stories by deploying a secret weapon — the author and YouTube star John Green.

NATO Set to Ratify Pledge on Joint Defense in Case of Major Cyberattack

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 05:17 PM PDT

For the first time, a cyberattack on any of the 28 NATO nations could be declared an attack on all of them, much like a ground invasion or an airborne bombing.

Cholesterol Drug Halves Heart Attack and Stroke in Early Test

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 03:36 PM PDT

The results, though not conclusive, provide the first evidence that targeting a protein known as PCSK9 could reduce cardiovascular risks for millions of patients.

One Judge to Decide the Future of Detroit

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 03:16 PM PDT

In a trial set to open on Tuesday, nothing short of this city's future is at stake, with a judge to decide whether to approve a blueprint to eliminate more than $7 billion of its estimated $18 billion in debts.

Television Review: The British Cop Show ‘Hinterland’ Comes to Netflix

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 02:19 PM PDT

The first season of the British detective series "Hinterland" is available Monday on Netflix.

An Alaskan Ballet Dancer Hones Her Craft at the Bolshoi

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 02:13 PM PDT

Máire New, 17, is the first dancer from Alaska and among the few Americans training at the Bolshoi Ballet academy in Moscow.

Television Review: ‘Houdini,’ With Adrien Brody, on the History Channel

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 02:10 PM PDT

Adrien Brody stars as the master illusionist and escape artist in "Houdini," a two-part mini-series on the History channel.

Libyans Overrun Compound Abandoned by U.S. Embassy in Tripoli

Posted: 31 Aug 2014 02:10 PM PDT

A video circulating online Sunday showed gleeful trespassers diving off a balcony into a pool in the residential compound abandoned by the American Embassy when it pulled out of Tripoli in July.