U.S. Moves Five Yemenis From Guantánamo

U.S. Moves Five Yemenis From Guantánamo
Attack Prompts Debate on the Roots of Muslim Objection to Image-Making
Disputed Claims Over Qaeda Role in Paris Attacks
Obama Plans to Push Paid Family and Sick Leave for Workers
C.I.A. Officers Are Cleared in Senate Computer Search
On 2016 Election, Christie Tells His Supporters to Relax
El Capitan’s Dawn Wall Climbers Reach Top at Yosemite
The Media Equation: Flocking to Buy Charlie Hebdo, Citizens Signal Their Support of Free Speech
House Measure Defies Obama on Immigrants
F.D.A. Approves Surgical Implant to Treat Obesity
Video Feature: Malaysian Muslims Travel to Syria to Fight Assad
Fearing ‘Total Chaos’ in Libya, U.N. Plans New Peace Talks
Bigger Settlement Said to Be Reached in Silicon Valley Antitrust Case
El Capitan’s Dawn Wall: Climbers Reach Top at Yosemite
Four Demoted at Secret Service in Wake of Scandals
Machine Learning: Getting the Most Out of Apple’s iOS 8
‘Better Call Saul’ Stars Bob Odenkirk of ‘Breaking Bad’
Disruptions: Be the Star of Your Own Snapchat Story
DealBook: JPMorgan Chase Profit Declines 7%, Hobbled by Weak Trading

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 08:16 PM PST

The transfers came one day after several Republican senators proposed legislation that would place a moratorium on the release of most of the prisoners held at Guantánamo.

Attack Prompts Debate on the Roots of Muslim Objection to Image-Making

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 07:01 PM PST

While many Muslims were upset by the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published in Charlie Hebdo, the precise origins of their objection to visual depictions of the prophet and holy persons of any faith are far from clear.

Disputed Claims Over Qaeda Role in Paris Attacks

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 06:08 PM PST

A fuller portrait of the Kouachi brothers has emerged as an international effort is focused on determining who may have been behind the attack on Charlie Hebdo, and what direct role terror organizations may have had in ordering the assault.

Obama Plans to Push Paid Family and Sick Leave for Workers

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 06:07 PM PST

President Obama plans to urge Congress to pass a bill allowing workers to earn up to seven paid sick days a year and creating a fund to help states pay for family leave.

C.I.A. Officers Are Cleared in Senate Computer Search

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 06:01 PM PST

The findings overturned the conclusions of the C.I.A. inspector general, who determined last year that five officers acted improperly when they searched files used by the Senate Intelligence Committee during its investigation of C.I.A. interrogations.

On 2016 Election, Christie Tells His Supporters to Relax

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 05:38 PM PST

Gov. Chris Christie, believing that there is more than enough political money to go around, has delivered a surprising message to his top supporters and donors: Relax.

El Capitan’s Dawn Wall Climbers Reach Top at Yosemite

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 05:37 PM PST

Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson finished scaling the sheer face of the Dawn Wall rock formation at Yosemite on Wednesday. Some consider it the most difficult free climb ever achieved.

The Media Equation: Flocking to Buy Charlie Hebdo, Citizens Signal Their Support of Free Speech

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 05:37 PM PST

The sentiment that drove the sales probably had less to do with those messages and more to do with the impulse to preserve a world in which the speech of the many cannot be held hostage by a few.

House Measure Defies Obama on Immigrants

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 05:18 PM PST

Some Republican members deserted their party to vote against a bill denying safeguards for undocumented immigrants, including the young known as Dreamers.

F.D.A. Approves Surgical Implant to Treat Obesity

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:46 PM PST

The implant is the first to generate an intermittent electrical pulse that blocks nerve signals from the brain to the stomach, reducing hunger pangs.

Video Feature: Malaysian Muslims Travel to Syria to Fight Assad

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:42 PM PST

A video about one of several dozen Malaysians whose faith has led them to take up arms against President Bashar al-Assad of Syria.

Fearing ‘Total Chaos’ in Libya, U.N. Plans New Peace Talks

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:20 PM PST

The talks, aimed at reaching a political settlement, are seen as a last chance to end fighting that has plunged the country into deepening insecurity and economic chaos.

Bigger Settlement Said to Be Reached in Silicon Valley Antitrust Case

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 03:36 PM PST

Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe are said to be offering $415 million to settle accusations that they conspired against their own employees.

El Capitan’s Dawn Wall: Climbers Reach Top at Yosemite

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 03:34 PM PST

The reporter John Branch is now on top of El Capitan and is posting updates here at the completion of Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson's attempt to achieve "the hardest completed rock climb in the world."