Two Plainclothes Officers Are Shot in the Bronx

Two Plainclothes Officers Are Shot in the Bronx
‘Game of Thrones’ Takes a Trailer of Its New Season to Imax
FIFA VP Prince Ali Launches Presidential Bid Against Blatter
News Analysis: Palestinians Seen Gaining Momentum in Quest for Statehood
Hezbollah Appears to Acknowledge a Spy at the Top
Anti-Immigration Rallies in Germany Defy Calls to Desist
Pentagon Memo: Obama Nears Goal for Guantánamo With Faster Pace of Releases
Defiant on Witness Stand, Times Reporter Says Little
Currency Swings: What a Stronger Dollar Means for the Economy
T Magazine: In Madrid, a New Restaurant Features a Rotating Cast of Regional Chefs
Itineraries: For Flight Attendants, High Fashion Goes the Way of Free Peanuts
Two in U.S. Face Charges After Coup Attempt Fails in Gambia
Television Review: ‘Marvel’s Agent Carter’ Debuts on ABC
Music Review: Bargemusic’s Here and Now Series Offers Winter Festival
Hanging Out 1,200 Feet Up (Yes, Downtime)
Falling Euro Fans Fears of a Regional Slowdown
Predicting Volcanoes’ Activity Is Tricky, and for Iceland, Nerve-Racking
Oil’s Fall Continues Into 2015, and Stock Markets Shudder
Ibi Journal: Fueled by Rotten Eggs, an Annual Mock Coup Mirrors Spain’s Mood
Euro Countries Take Tough Line Toward Greece

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 10:27 PM PST

One officer was shot in the back, and another was grazed by a bullet, a police official said, adding that the officers appeared to have been investigating a robbery, and that the injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.

‘Game of Thrones’ Takes a Trailer of Its New Season to Imax

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 09:01 PM PST

The move, the first time a TV series has shown on Imax screens, continues the blurring of lines between platforms, from tiny mobile phones to movie theaters.

FIFA VP Prince Ali Launches Presidential Bid Against Blatter

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 08:33 PM PST

FIFA vice president Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan will stand for election in a bid to oust Sepp Blatter as leader of football's scandal-hit world governing body.

News Analysis: Palestinians Seen Gaining Momentum in Quest for Statehood

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 06:40 PM PST

Palestinians have begun to translate a series of symbolic steps made outside of negotiations into a strategy that has increased pressure on Israel.

Hezbollah Appears to Acknowledge a Spy at the Top

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 06:12 PM PST

Remarks were taken as confirmation of reports that a senior Hezbollah operative had been caught spying for Israel, disrupting several assassination plots abroad.

Anti-Immigration Rallies in Germany Defy Calls to Desist

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 06:01 PM PST

Despite the calls from Chancellor Angela Merkel appealing to Germans to avoid the marches and their organizers, demonstrators gathered against "economic refugees."

Pentagon Memo: Obama Nears Goal for Guantánamo With Faster Pace of Releases

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 05:40 PM PST

A series of secret nighttime flights over the last two months has brought the administration closer to meeting the president's promise to empty the military prison in Cuba.

Defiant on Witness Stand, Times Reporter Says Little

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 05:33 PM PST

James Risen, a reporter for The New York Times, took the witness stand in federal court in here on Monday but refused to answer any questions that could help the Justice Department identify his confidential sources.

Currency Swings: What a Stronger Dollar Means for the Economy

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 04:31 PM PST

The seemingly inexorable rise of the dollar versus the euro and most other currencies has broad implications this year and beyond.

T Magazine: In Madrid, a New Restaurant Features a Rotating Cast of Regional Chefs

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 03:01 PM PST

The Table By, located in the Hotel Urso, showcases the riches of Spanish regional cooking and produce.

Itineraries: For Flight Attendants, High Fashion Goes the Way of Free Peanuts

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 02:58 PM PST

Domestic airlines have steadily pared back trendsetting designer looks in favor of uniforms that resemble today's more utilitarian flying experience.

Two in U.S. Face Charges After Coup Attempt Fails in Gambia

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 02:29 PM PST

The two were accused in federal court of conspiracy to violate the Neutrality Act in connection with a botched attempt to depose the Gambian president.

Television Review: ‘Marvel’s Agent Carter’ Debuts on ABC

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 02:27 PM PST

In "Marvel's Agent Carter," Peggy Carter, Captain America's former girlfriend, forges her own career as a spy.

Music Review: Bargemusic’s Here and Now Series Offers Winter Festival

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 02:00 PM PST

Works by James Nyoraku Schlefer and others were part of a Winter Festival program on Sunday at Bargemusic.

Hanging Out 1,200 Feet Up (Yes, Downtime)

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 01:51 PM PST

How do the two men free-climbing El Capitan charge their cellphones, and where and how do they sleep and eat and post to the Internet?

Falling Euro Fans Fears of a Regional Slowdown

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 01:04 PM PST

The euro's continued plunge, to a nine-year low against the dollar, came on the same day that global oil prices also resumed their descent.

Predicting Volcanoes’ Activity Is Tricky, and for Iceland, Nerve-Racking

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 12:23 PM PST

Volcanic eruptions are among the earth's most cataclysmic events, but scientists are often reduced to analyzing possibilities within possibilities when making forecasts. The truth is, no one really knows for sure what will happen.

Oil’s Fall Continues Into 2015, and Stock Markets Shudder

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 12:09 PM PST

West Texas crude oil dipped below $50, and the Dow Jones industrial average was down more than 300 points on a day of volatility.

Ibi Journal: Fueled by Rotten Eggs, an Annual Mock Coup Mirrors Spain’s Mood

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 12:02 PM PST

The playful political upheaval is held in Ibi every year, but the satire has been imbued with outsize significance amid scores of fraud scandals around Spain.

Euro Countries Take Tough Line Toward Greece

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 11:50 AM PST

As a caustic campaign in Greece revives fears that the country could leave the euro, European officials are saying they want to keep Greece in the single currency, though not at any cost.