Australian Police Arrest 5 Men They Say Were Planning Terror Attacks

Australian Police Arrest 5 Men They Say Were Planning Terror Attacks
Dozens Killed in Suicide Bombing at Bank in Eastern Afghanistan
Vivian Nicholson, Rags-to-Riches-to-Rags Icon, Dies at 79
Sony Studio Renews Warning After WikiLeaks Posts Stolen Data
British Prosecutors Drop Charges Against 9 Journalists in Tabloid Inquiry
Referendum Reshapes Scottish Political Terrain
On Baseball: Ichiro Suzuki’s Hitting Remains Constant Amid Changes
Obama Urges ‘Creative’ Talks to Bridge Divide With Iran on Sanctions
U.N. Calls on Western Nations to Shelter Syrian Refugees
Seller in Canceled Internment-Camp Auction Comes Forward
Khalik Allah’s Movie Captures Harlem Faces and Voices by Moonlight
Open Source: Under Bombardment in Yemen, Civilians Voice Terror and Despair Online
Anger Management: Why the Genius Founders Turned to Couples Therapy
This Life: Hey, Kids, Look at Me When We’re Talking
In Canada, It’s March Madness in April
Night Out: Don’t Confuse Jeremy Piven with Ari Gold
Yemeni Army Tries to Safeguard Oil Fields as Qaeda Fighters Advance
Appeals Panel Weighs Fate of Obama’s Immigration Overhaul After Intense Hearing
Nick Cave’s ‘The Sick Bag Song,’ an Epic Poem Composed on Tour
Serbian President’s Plane Takes Harrowing Plunge

Posted: 18 Apr 2015 12:12 AM PDT

Two of the men, both 18-year-olds, had been preparing to attack police officers in Melbourne during an upcoming national holiday, the authorities said Saturday.

Dozens Killed in Suicide Bombing at Bank in Eastern Afghanistan

Posted: 18 Apr 2015 12:01 AM PDT

The Taliban denied responsibility for the attack Saturday in the city of Jalalabad, which targeted a crowd of people waiting to collect their salaries.

Vivian Nicholson, Rags-to-Riches-to-Rags Icon, Dies at 79

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 08:47 PM PDT

Mrs. Nicholson was just 25 when she won a sports bet that paid more than £150,000, the equivalent today of about $4.5 million, and her life inspired a musical and a BBC television film.

Sony Studio Renews Warning After WikiLeaks Posts Stolen Data

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 07:02 PM PDT

In a message to news organizations, a lawyer for the studio said that material taken in a cyberattack did not belong in the public domain.

British Prosecutors Drop Charges Against 9 Journalists in Tabloid Inquiry

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 06:11 PM PDT

Those who will be spared prosecution over allegations that they paid officials for information include Andy Coulson, a former editor of The News of the World.

Referendum Reshapes Scottish Political Terrain

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 06:08 PM PDT

The Scottish National Party is expected to gain power in the national election on May 7.

On Baseball: Ichiro Suzuki’s Hitting Remains Constant Amid Changes

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 06:07 PM PDT

Suzuki has 2,848 hits in the majors and probably needs another season to reach 3,000, but he is exceptionally fit, and motivated.

Obama Urges ‘Creative’ Talks to Bridge Divide With Iran on Sanctions

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 06:04 PM PDT

Iranian leaders have insisted in recent days that the sanctions be lifted as soon as a written accord is signed, a position that the country's foreign minister reinforced on Friday.

U.N. Calls on Western Nations to Shelter Syrian Refugees

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 06:03 PM PDT

Not since the wave of people fleeing war in Vietnam have the world's industrialized countries been under such intense pressure to share the burden of taking in refugees, experts say.

Seller in Canceled Internment-Camp Auction Comes Forward

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 05:22 PM PDT

After an auction of artifacts from Japanese-American internment camps was called off, the seller stepped forward to explain his reasoning.

Khalik Allah’s Movie Captures Harlem Faces and Voices by Moonlight

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 03:26 PM PDT

The photographer and filmmaker Khalik Allah captured faces and voices from Lexington Avenue and 125th Street in Harlem for an impressionistic documentary.

Open Source: Under Bombardment in Yemen, Civilians Voice Terror and Despair Online

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 03:11 PM PDT

As the Saudi-led air campaign in Yemen entered a fourth week, civilians shared anguished, close-up views of life during wartime on social networks.

Anger Management: Why the Genius Founders Turned to Couples Therapy

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 03:11 PM PDT

Trying to keep their business partnership from imploding, Ilan Zechory and Tom Lehman decided they had to submit to couples therapy.

This Life: Hey, Kids, Look at Me When We’re Talking

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 02:55 PM PDT

The strain of getting young people to turn from their screens and look into other people's eyes.

In Canada, It’s March Madness in April

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 02:47 PM PDT

The Ottawa Senators, the Montreal Canadiens, the Calgary Flames, the Vancouver Canucks and the Winnipeg Jets give Canada the most teams it has had in the playoffs since 2004.

Night Out: Don’t Confuse Jeremy Piven with Ari Gold

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 02:30 PM PDT

"I'm looking for great artistic possibility. And Ari has no time for that," Mr. Piven said over lunch at Bubby's, a favorite haunt in TriBeCa.

Yemeni Army Tries to Safeguard Oil Fields as Qaeda Fighters Advance

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 02:17 PM PDT

With no abatement to the fighting in Yemen, the United Nations and other aid agencies said the humanitarian crisis there was worsening.

Appeals Panel Weighs Fate of Obama’s Immigration Overhaul After Intense Hearing

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 01:59 PM PDT

The government, facing a legal challenge by 26 states, is trying to reverse a preliminary injunction that placed the president's executive action in limbo.