Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, Influential Ex-President of Notre Dame, Dies at 97

Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, Influential Ex-President of Notre Dame, Dies at 97
Migrants Said to Be Missing After Small Boat Overturns Near Macau
Hong Kong Woman Sentenced to 6 Years for Abusing Indonesian Maid
China Bans Import of Ivory Carvings for One Year
Ottawa Journal: An Immodest Proposal Rankles a Capital Known for Modesty
Targeted by U.S. Prosecutor, Hedge Fund Fights Back
TV Sports: Why FIFA Made Deal With Fox for 2026 Cup
U.N. Official Seeks Havens for Syrians
Obscure Group Says It Set Off Blasts in Egypt, Raising Alarm
Financial Aid for Undocumented Students Is Losing Its Stigma
In Brooklyn, Eager to Join ISIS, if Only His Mother Would Return His Passport
Dutch Offer Preview of Net Neutrality
Rebels Accuse Saudis of Fueling Unrest to Divide Yemen
On Baseball: Alex Rodriguez Returns to His Old Routine Under a Veil of Normalcy
Bin Laden Aide Convicted of Conspiracy in 1998 East Africa Bombings
Building the First Slavery Museum in America
‘Sniper’ Case Is Headed to Appeal, Lawyers Say
ISIS Onslaught Engulfs Assyrian Christians as Militants Destroy Ancient Art
Review: ‘The Hunting Ground’ Documentary, a Searing Look at Campus Rape
Case Against Argentine President, Brought by Prosecutor Who Died, Is Dismissed

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 12:32 AM PST

Father Hesburgh stood up to the White House and the Vatican as he transformed Catholic higher education in America and raised a powerful moral voice in national affairs.

Migrants Said to Be Missing After Small Boat Overturns Near Macau

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 12:05 AM PST

The Chinese news media reported that 15 people were missing, and the Macau authorities said that rescuers were searching for survivors.

Hong Kong Woman Sentenced to 6 Years for Abusing Indonesian Maid

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 11:15 PM PST

Law Wan-tung subjected her live-in servant, Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, to various forms of abuse for months, according to testimony at her trial.

China Bans Import of Ivory Carvings for One Year

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 07:02 PM PST

A Chinese official said the moratorium would allow the government to evaluate if a ban helps protect African elephants.

Ottawa Journal: An Immodest Proposal Rankles a Capital Known for Modesty

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 06:39 PM PST

A proposal to build an immense memorial in Ottawa to the global victims of Communism has prompted protests from architects, the mayor and the country's chief justice.

Targeted by U.S. Prosecutor, Hedge Fund Fights Back

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 06:17 PM PST

The suit may be a long shot, but it comes as Preet Bharara's image as an invincible prosecutor — racking up convictions on Wall Street — is beginning to fray.

TV Sports: Why FIFA Made Deal With Fox for 2026 Cup

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 05:57 PM PST

When FIFA sold the 2026 World Cup rights in the United States to Fox Sports and Telemundo earlier this month, the announcement came with few details and no explanation for its timing.

U.N. Official Seeks Havens for Syrians

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 05:48 PM PST

The United Nations high commissioner for refugees said that European countries must accept more Syrian refugees to dissuade them from making a perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea.

Obscure Group Says It Set Off Blasts in Egypt, Raising Alarm

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 05:47 PM PST

A wave of explosions killed a passer-by and wounded at least nine other people early Thursday morning across the Nile from Cairo, raising alarms about a pattern of attacks by diffuse groups against retail stores.

Financial Aid for Undocumented Students Is Losing Its Stigma

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 05:35 PM PST

Colleges and universities are increasingly making higher education more affordable for students for whom all federal and most state forms of financial aid remain off limits.

In Brooklyn, Eager to Join ISIS, if Only His Mother Would Return His Passport

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 05:34 PM PST

The three men arrested on charges of supporting the Islamic State led quiet public lives, the authorities say, but privately they raged at what they saw as wicked behavior around them.

Dutch Offer Preview of Net Neutrality

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 05:28 PM PST

As with the rules adopted by the F.C.C., the Netherlands demands that wireless and fixed-line broadband providers treat all Internet traffic equally.

Rebels Accuse Saudis of Fueling Unrest to Divide Yemen

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 05:10 PM PST

The leader of the Houthi rebel group accused Saudi Arabia, Yemen's powerful neighbor, of financing armed opponents and trying to divide the country.

On Baseball: Alex Rodriguez Returns to His Old Routine Under a Veil of Normalcy

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 05:08 PM PST

Under a thin veil of normalcy, Alex Rodriguez returned to the Yankees' practice field as he and his teammates delicately navigated questions about his place on the team.

Bin Laden Aide Convicted of Conspiracy in 1998 East Africa Bombings

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Khaled al-Fawwaz was charged with publicizing calls to kill Americans in plots that eventually included the bombings in Tanzania and Kenya that killed 224 people.

Building the First Slavery Museum in America

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 03:17 PM PST

In Louisiana, a wealthy white lawyer has spent 15 years turning the Whitney Plantation into a museum dedicated to telling the story of slavery.

‘Sniper’ Case Is Headed to Appeal, Lawyers Say

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 03:10 PM PST

The lawyers for Eddie Ray Routh, who was sentenced to life for murdering Chris Kyle, a Navy SEAL marksman, will argue that the movie's publicity prevented their client from getting a fair trial.

ISIS Onslaught Engulfs Assyrian Christians as Militants Destroy Ancient Art

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 03:06 PM PST

An estimated 300 people have been taken captive, and 30 villages emptied, while Christians are forced to pay a tax to the Islamic State.

Review: ‘The Hunting Ground’ Documentary, a Searing Look at Campus Rape

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 02:11 PM PST

The director Kirby Dick and the producer Amy Ziering examine sexual violence at colleges and the failure of schools to seek justice for victims.

Case Against Argentine President, Brought by Prosecutor Who Died, Is Dismissed

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 02:02 PM PST

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner had been accused by the prosecutor Alberto Nisman of conspiring to shield Iranian officials from responsibility for the bombing of a Jewish center in 1994.