Memo From Melilla: At Spanish Enclave, a Debate Over What Makes a Border

Memo From Melilla: At Spanish Enclave, a Debate Over What Makes a Border
Witnesses Told Grand Jury That Michael Brown Charged at Darren Wilson, Prosecutor Says
Sinosphere Blog: Musical Ode to Xi Jinping and His Wife Goes Viral
Protests Flare After Ferguson Officer Is Not Indicted
From Plains to Both Coasts, Fury Boils Over
The Duties of 12 Jurors Who Do Not Decide Guilt
Hacker Disrupts Government Websites in Canada
Pact Tightens Russian Ties With Abkhazia
DealBook: Finra Fines Citigroup Over Acts by Analysts
Ferguson Officer Is Not Indicted
A Nuclear Deal for U.S. and Iran Slips Away Again
Hagel Resigns Under Pressure as Global Crises Test Pentagon
Woman Cleared in Death Tied to G.M.'s Faulty Ignition Switch
F.D.A. to Require Calorie Count, Even for Popcorn at the Movies
With No Immediate Prospect of Sanctions Relief for Iranians, Support for President Slips
U.S. and Allies Extend Iran Nuclear Talks by 7 Months
Honda Failed to Report Defects’ Full Human Toll
News Analysis: A Shake-Up Stops at One
Nevada Lawmaker, Ira Hansen, Is Forced From Leadership Post Over Remarks on Minorities
As Bombing Toll Rises, Afghan Villagers Direct Anger at Government
University of Virginia’s Image Suffers After Campus Rape Report
Lawmakers Look for Ways to Provide Relief for Rising Cost of Generic Drugs
Bombs Hit Sole Civilian Airport in Libyan Capital
DealBook: Goldman to Disclose Profit It Made on Libyan Trades
Well: Brains of People with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Offer Clues About Disorder

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 11:28 PM PST

Spanish authorities, struggling to secure the borders to their enclaves in Africa, are facing a new legal challenge over the position of border fences.

Witnesses Told Grand Jury That Michael Brown Charged at Darren Wilson, Prosecutor Says

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 10:56 PM PST

The most credible eyewitnesses to the shooting of Michael Brown said he had charged toward Police Officer Darren Wilson just before the fatal shots, the St. Louis County prosecutor said.

Sinosphere Blog: Musical Ode to Xi Jinping and His Wife Goes Viral

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 10:14 PM PST

"Xi Dada Loves Peng Mama" and its accompanying video were inspired by images of China's top couple together in recent news coverage, the song's lyricist said.

Protests Flare After Ferguson Officer Is Not Indicted

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 09:47 PM PST

Darren Wilson was not charged in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., which set off civil unrest over what protesters called a pattern of police brutality against young black men.

From Plains to Both Coasts, Fury Boils Over

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 09:12 PM PST

Ferguson became a scene of chaos, anger and grief after a grand jury declined to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown.

The Duties of 12 Jurors Who Do Not Decide Guilt

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 08:56 PM PST

The grand jury process usually remains confidential, but the St. Louis County prosecutor has released the transcripts in the case of Michael Brown's shooting by a police officer.

Hacker Disrupts Government Websites in Canada

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 08:14 PM PST

A gyrating banana greeted many visiting the pages for Parliament, the Supreme Court, the city of Ottawa and the Ottawa and Toronto police forces.

Pact Tightens Russian Ties With Abkhazia

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 07:21 PM PST

The accord with the breakaway region of Georgia comes at a time of deep apprehension in the West over Russia's expansionist aspirations.

DealBook: Finra Fines Citigroup Over Acts by Analysts

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 07:19 PM PST

Citigroup agreed to settle the case with Finra for $15 million without admitting or denying the accusations, which involved interactions between the bank's research analysts and its clients.

Ferguson Officer Is Not Indicted

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 06:52 PM PST

The St. Louis County prosecutor announced the decision of a grand jury not to indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, in Ferguson, Mo.

A Nuclear Deal for U.S. and Iran Slips Away Again

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 06:43 PM PST

Negotiations carried on in secret for months, but despite a thaw between the governments' top envoys, the end result is only another extension.

Hagel Resigns Under Pressure as Global Crises Test Pentagon

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 06:07 PM PST

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's passivity and lack of support in President Obama's inner circle proved too much for an administration that found itself back on a war footing.

Woman Cleared in Death Tied to G.M.'s Faulty Ignition Switch

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 06:03 PM PST

Ten years after a crash that killed a passenger, a Texas woman's guilty plea was overturned after it became clear that the switch was to blame.

F.D.A. to Require Calorie Count, Even for Popcorn at the Movies

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 06:01 PM PST

The Food and Drug Administration will announce a sweeping rule on Tuesday that will require chain restaurants, movie theaters and pizza parlors across the country to post calorie counts on their menus.

With No Immediate Prospect of Sanctions Relief for Iranians, Support for President Slips

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 05:59 PM PST

President Hassan Rouhani of Iran has in the eyes of many failed to deliver on pledges to get sanctions lifted, provide more freedoms and improve the economy.

U.S. and Allies Extend Iran Nuclear Talks by 7 Months

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 05:58 PM PST

Secretary of State John Kerry says "new ideas surfaced," as a temporary agreement remains in place and Iran gets $5 billion more in sanctions relief.

Honda Failed to Report Defects’ Full Human Toll

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 05:58 PM PST

An audit found that the automaker did not inform United States regulators of 1,729 claims of fatalities and injuries linked to a potential defect.

News Analysis: A Shake-Up Stops at One

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 05:56 PM PST

The departure of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is part of a shake-up that does not address deeper doubts about the administration's capacity to deal with a series of global crises.

Nevada Lawmaker, Ira Hansen, Is Forced From Leadership Post Over Remarks on Minorities

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 05:43 PM PST

A Reno newspaper disclosed that Mr. Hansen, the speaker-elect of the Assembly, had written published remarks full of derogatory remarks about blacks, women, Latinos and gays.

As Bombing Toll Rises, Afghan Villagers Direct Anger at Government

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 05:39 PM PST

Villagers of Yahya Khel, where a bomber killed 61 people Sunday, expressed anger at the Taliban but also at a national government they felt had offered them little.

University of Virginia’s Image Suffers After Campus Rape Report

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 05:39 PM PST

The governing board will meet Tuesday to discuss complaints that the university has for years mishandled reports of sexual assaults.

Lawmakers Look for Ways to Provide Relief for Rising Cost of Generic Drugs

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 04:41 PM PST

With the prices for some common generic medicines soaring over the past 18 months, state and federal lawmakers are trying to find relief for patients struggling to pay.

Bombs Hit Sole Civilian Airport in Libyan Capital

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 04:28 PM PST

Commanders from Operation Dignity said they ordered the strikes because the airport and the capital had fallen under the control of the rival coalition Libya Dawn.

DealBook: Goldman to Disclose Profit It Made on Libyan Trades

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 04:13 PM PST

The Libyan Investment Authority contends that trades made in 2008 were unfairly structured to make the bank a lot of money but leave the authority highly exposed.