Texas Narrows Ebola Focus to 10 Considered to Be at Greatest Risk

Texas Narrows Ebola Focus to 10 Considered to Be at Greatest Risk
DealBook: Yahoo in Talks to Invest in Snapchat
Judge Orders Disclosure of Guantánamo Videos
Ebola Crisis Brings an Abundance of Caution Into a Dallas Community
Clashing Visions of Conservation Shake Brazil’s Presidential Vote
ISIS Releases Video of Execution of British Aid Worker
Jobless Rate in U.S. Falls Below 6% as Hiring Picks Up
A Plan to Use Survivors’ Blood for Ebola Treatment in Africa
Under Francis, Catholic Leaders Prepare to Debate Whether Church Should Change
Coalition Leader Warns of Long Fight in Iraq
News: Latest Updates From Hong Kong Protests
Sweden to Recognize Palestinian State
Violence Erupts in Hong Kong as Protesters Are Assaulted
Health Officials in Dallas Pinpoint 10 People Most at Risk for Ebola
Savannah, Both Sides
Bulgarians Set to Return to the Polls
London Phone Booths Find New Lives
Why Is First Lady Scarce in Campaign? Her Last Name Is Obama
Cultured Traveler: In Venice, Navigating Like a Native
Cameron Is First Leader to Visit New Afghan President Ghani
Australian Premier Urges Review of Seating Rule for Women in Face Veils
Lens Blog: Ernesto Bazan’s Cuban Trilogy
China Loyalist in Hong Kong Aims for Compromise With Protesters

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 09:01 PM PDT

While officials in Texas assured the public the disease had been contained, the White House sought to calm Americans' fears about Ebola entering the country.

DealBook: Yahoo in Talks to Invest in Snapchat

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 08:04 PM PDT

The investment could give help Yahoo become more relevant to young consumer audiences and provide a more strategic stake in mobile technology.

Judge Orders Disclosure of Guantánamo Videos

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 06:43 PM PDT

A federal judge cited the First Amendment in overriding the government's argument for keeping secret classified tapes showing the forced feeding of a detainee.

Ebola Crisis Brings an Abundance of Caution Into a Dallas Community

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 06:09 PM PDT

In a working-class immigrant neighborhood northeast of Dallas many people are having second thoughts about even the most casual of contact.

Clashing Visions of Conservation Shake Brazil’s Presidential Vote

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 05:59 PM PDT

Satellite data shows that Brazil's annual deforestation rate in the Amazon is rising again after years of declines.

ISIS Releases Video of Execution of British Aid Worker

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 05:49 PM PDT

The militants have released another video of a beheading — this one of a middle-aged British aid worker who was abducted last year in Syria

Jobless Rate in U.S. Falls Below 6% as Hiring Picks Up

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 05:44 PM PDT

A surprisingly rosy jobs report appeared to be too little, too late for Democrats in struggling midterm campaigns.

A Plan to Use Survivors’ Blood for Ebola Treatment in Africa

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 05:33 PM PDT

The World Health Organization has issued guidance in West Africa on collecting convalescent blood or plasma for transfusion, but there are obstacles.

Under Francis, Catholic Leaders Prepare to Debate Whether Church Should Change

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 04:48 PM PDT

A meeting convened by Pope Francis will begin a process on whether the Roman Catholic Church will change its approach to issues like divorce, gay civil unions or single parents.

Coalition Leader Warns of Long Fight in Iraq

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 04:43 PM PDT

John R. Allen said it would take up to a year to prepare the Iraqi military for a campaign to retake Mosul, which is held by ISIS.

News: Latest Updates From Hong Kong Protests

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 02:21 PM PDT

Crowds at the main protest site are growing but the streets around government offices are deserted.

Sweden to Recognize Palestinian State

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 02:06 PM PDT

The new prime minister announced the decision in Parliament on Friday, making Sweden the first major state of the European Union to recognize Palestine.

Violence Erupts in Hong Kong as Protesters Are Assaulted

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 12:28 PM PDT

Protesters in several districts came under attack on Friday from men seeking to break apart their sit-ins, tearing down tents and surrounding demonstrators.

Health Officials in Dallas Pinpoint 10 People Most at Risk for Ebola

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 11:54 AM PDT

Among those being closely monitored are four people an infected Liberian man stayed with and medical workers he had contact with at a hospital.

Savannah, Both Sides

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 11:45 AM PDT

Beneath its trademark Southern charm is a city with stories of slavery and civil rights struggles.

Bulgarians Set to Return to the Polls

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 11:15 AM PDT

Voters in one of the European Union's poorest countries worry that another fragmented Parliament will make it harder to revive growth and tackle corruption.

London Phone Booths Find New Lives

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 10:48 AM PDT

Two entrepreneurs are transforming some of the city's decommissioned red kiosks into green Solarboxes, which they say can charge up to 100 phones or tablets a day.

Why Is First Lady Scarce in Campaign? Her Last Name Is Obama

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 08:38 AM PDT

Mrs. Obama, unlike Hillary Rodham Clinton in 1998, will keep to a fairly limited path as she stumps for candidates, some of whom are trying to distance themselves from the president.

Cultured Traveler: In Venice, Navigating Like a Native

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 06:54 AM PDT

What does it take to be a gondolier?

Cameron Is First Leader to Visit New Afghan President Ghani

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 05:06 AM PDT

The unannounced trip marked the impending departure of British troops from the country while assuring the new government of continued support.

Australian Premier Urges Review of Seating Rule for Women in Face Veils

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 02:07 AM PDT

Prime Minister Tony Abbott asked for a reconsideration of a move to make women who wear full face veils sit in segregated areas of Parliament's public galleries.

Lens Blog: Ernesto Bazan’s Cuban Trilogy

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 02:00 AM PDT

Eight years after he had to leave Cuba, Ernesto Bazan has come out with an ambitious book of panoramic photos where multiple stories play out in each frame.

China Loyalist in Hong Kong Aims for Compromise With Protesters

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 01:48 AM PDT

Regina Ip's intellectual struggle in many ways is Hong Kong's in microcosm, and she says her aim is to build an effective democratic system palatable to Beijing.