An Anxious Wait in Syrian City Held by Insurgents

An Anxious Wait in Syrian City Held by Insurgents
News Analysis: Role of Illness in Germanwings Crash Raises Worry About Stigma
Obama, Last Election Behind Him, Plans First Visit as President to Kenya
As U.S. and Iran Seek Nuclear Deal, Saudi Arabia Makes Its Own Moves
Driver Killed as Stolen Car Enters N.S.A. Campus
Germanwings Co-Pilot Was Treated for ‘Suicidal Tendencies,’ Authorities Say
News Analysis: Eroding Freedom in the Name of Freedom
2 Ex-Federal Agents in Silk Road Case Are Accused of Illicit Activities
Open Source: Teenager Faces Charges After Mocking Singapore’s Founding Father on YouTube
Jay Z Reveals Plans for Tidal, a Streaming Music Service
Movement to Increase McDonald’s Minimum Wage Broadens Its Tactics
Enterovirus 68 May Be Linked to Paralysis in Children, Study Says
Saudi-Led Assault on Yemen Intensifies, With Airstrikes on Capital and Naval Blockade
Well: Fish Oil Claims Not Supported by Research
Well: Ask Well: Jet Crash Raises Questions on Mental Illness Risks
First Draft: Rubio Confirms Date of ‘Big Announcement’
Modern Explorers Seek a Place in a GPS World
In Vietnam, Rampant Wildlife Smuggling Prompts Little Concern
Singapore Arrests Teenager Over Video Critical of Lee Kuan Yew
The Doctor's World: Parsing Ronald Reagan’s Words for Early Signs of Alzheimer’s

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 07:16 PM PDT

Government forces were routed from Idlib, a provincial capital in the country's north.

News Analysis: Role of Illness in Germanwings Crash Raises Worry About Stigma

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 06:53 PM PDT

An intense focus on co-pilot Andreas Lubitz's mental illness in the Germanwings jet crash raised concerns that it could stigmatize mentally ill people and make it harder to identify workers who pose a safety threat.

Obama, Last Election Behind Him, Plans First Visit as President to Kenya

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 06:42 PM PDT

President Obama will travel to Kenya in July to co-host a forum on entrepreneurship as part of an effort to support economic development in Africa.

As U.S. and Iran Seek Nuclear Deal, Saudi Arabia Makes Its Own Moves

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 06:12 PM PDT

The talks themselves are already changing the dynamics of regional politics as Saudi Arabia, Iran's chief regional rival, acts against Iranian-backed groups in Yemen, Syria and Iraq.

Driver Killed as Stolen Car Enters N.S.A. Campus

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 06:06 PM PDT

Officials said the car crashed into a police vehicle at the National Security Agency, which is protected by its own police force, in suburban Maryland.

Germanwings Co-Pilot Was Treated for ‘Suicidal Tendencies,’ Authorities Say

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 06:02 PM PDT

The co-pilot of the Germanwings jetliner that crashed in the French Alps had been treated before receiving his pilot's license, officials said Monday.

News Analysis: Eroding Freedom in the Name of Freedom

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 05:58 PM PDT

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act was adopted to protect vulnerable religious minorities, but it has been transformed, critics say, into a law that allows some groups to discriminate.

2 Ex-Federal Agents in Silk Road Case Are Accused of Illicit Activities

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 05:30 PM PDT

The agents, one with the Drug Enforcement Administration and one with the Secret Service, are facing accusations stemming from their roles in the investigation of the website.

Open Source: Teenager Faces Charges After Mocking Singapore’s Founding Father on YouTube

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 04:17 PM PDT

Excerpts from a YouTube tirade against Lee Kuan Yew that led to the arrest of a teenage blogger.

Jay Z Reveals Plans for Tidal, a Streaming Music Service

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 04:02 PM PDT

In a business where artists seldom have direct control over how their work is consumed, musicians will be the majority owners of the company.

Movement to Increase McDonald’s Minimum Wage Broadens Its Tactics

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 03:52 PM PDT

Unions in the United States and elsewhere are increasing pressure on the fast-food giant by protesting its corporate practices to government bodies as well as planning strikes.

Enterovirus 68 May Be Linked to Paralysis in Children, Study Says

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 03:30 PM PDT

A new strain of a common respiratory virus may be responsible for partly paralyzing more than 100 children in 34 states since August, researchers reported.

Saudi-Led Assault on Yemen Intensifies, With Airstrikes on Capital and Naval Blockade

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 02:51 PM PDT

Saudi-led military actions intensified in Yemen, including what appeared to be an errant strike on a camp for displaced people that killed dozens.

Well: Fish Oil Claims Not Supported by Research

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 02:50 PM PDT

The vast majority of clinical trials have found no evidence that fish oil supplements lower the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Well: Ask Well: Jet Crash Raises Questions on Mental Illness Risks

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 02:46 PM PDT

Dr. Richard Friedman, a professor of clinical psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, is answering reader questions about depression and its risks.

First Draft: Rubio Confirms Date of ‘Big Announcement’

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 02:44 PM PDT

The slow walk of candidates declaring they are running for president took another step forward on Monday with Senator Marco Rubio announcing plans to make a "big announcement" in a couple of weeks.

Modern Explorers Seek a Place in a GPS World

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 02:36 PM PDT

When every inch of the planet seems mapped, what's left for the adventurous?

In Vietnam, Rampant Wildlife Smuggling Prompts Little Concern

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 01:42 PM PDT

Several species, valued as food, medicine or pets, may become extinct in a country where punishment is light or nonexistent.