David Cameron and Conservatives Emerge Victorious in British Election

David Cameron and Conservatives Emerge Victorious in British Election
Justice Department Will Investigate Baltimore Police Practices
Germany Limits Cooperation With U.S. Over Data Gathering
Top Qaeda Figure Dies in Yemen Drone Strike
News Analysis: With U.S. Eyes on Iran, North Korea’s Nuclear Arsenal Expanded
Senate Easily Passes Bill for a Voice on Iran Nuclear Accord
Inquiry to Examine Racial Bias in the San Francisco Police
Exit Poll Sees Gains for Britain’s Conservatives, but No Clear Winner

Review: Mariah Carey and Her Can’t-Look-Away Debut in Las Vegas
Netanyahu, Seeking to Broaden Coalition, Reserves Crucial Post for Rival
He Beat Back Ebola, but It Lurked in an Unlikely Spot
Review: In ‘China: Through the Looking Glass,’ Eastern Culture Meets Western Fashion
Queens Pizzeria Owners Charged in Cocaine Smuggling Operation
French Nuclear Dynamo Stalls
N.S.A. Collection of Bulk Call Data Is Ruled Illegal
Alibaba Names New Chief Executive and Reports Revenue Rise
Impounded Cargo Ship in Strait of Hormuz Is Released by Iran
British Party Leaders Cast Their Votes
Marco Rubio Campaigns on His Immigrant Story, Cautiously

Posted: 07 May 2015 11:26 PM PDT

Even if his party falls short of a majority, Mr. Cameron appears all but certain to remain prime minister, projections and partial results suggested.

Justice Department Will Investigate Baltimore Police Practices

Posted: 07 May 2015 07:54 PM PDT

The Justice Department will investigate whether the Baltimore Police Department engaged in a pattern of unconstitutional policing, a day after the mayor asked for an inquiry.

Germany Limits Cooperation With U.S. Over Data Gathering

Posted: 07 May 2015 05:53 PM PDT

While the practical restrictions are not clear, the move suggests tensions over security versus civil liberties have stoked a rift between the two allies.

Top Qaeda Figure Dies in Yemen Drone Strike

Posted: 07 May 2015 05:51 PM PDT

A senior leader of Al Qaeda in Yemen, his son and six Qaeda fighters were killed last month in a drone attack, American officials said Thursday.

News Analysis: With U.S. Eyes on Iran, North Korea’s Nuclear Arsenal Expanded

Posted: 07 May 2015 05:27 PM PDT

While the Obama administration pursued a deal on Iran's nuclear program, North Korea went on an atomic spending spree that some officials fear there is little hope of stopping.

Senate Easily Passes Bill for a Voice on Iran Nuclear Accord

Posted: 07 May 2015 05:21 PM PDT

The Senate voted to give Congress a say in the nuclear agreement with Iran, despite Republican infighting.

Inquiry to Examine Racial Bias in the San Francisco Police

Posted: 07 May 2015 03:26 PM PDT

The case began when racist and homophobic text messages between 14 officers were found and will be broadened to determine if systemic bias exists within the force.

Exit Poll Sees Gains for Britain’s Conservatives, but No Clear Winner

Posted: 07 May 2015 02:35 PM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron's party appeared to have won 316 seats, according to the poll, 10 short of the 326 necessary to win an outright majority.

Posted: 07 May 2015 02:17 PM PDT

Review: Mariah Carey and Her Can’t-Look-Away Debut in Las Vegas

Posted: 07 May 2015 01:56 PM PDT

Ms. Carey opens "#1 to Infinity," a two-year residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace featuring a tour of her top hits.

Netanyahu, Seeking to Broaden Coalition, Reserves Crucial Post for Rival

Posted: 07 May 2015 01:43 PM PDT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to assign the position of foreign minister to Isaac Herzog of the center-left Zionist Union, and to expand his razor-thin majority government.

He Beat Back Ebola, but It Lurked in an Unlikely Spot

Posted: 07 May 2015 01:04 PM PDT

Less than two months after a long, brutal fight with Ebola nearly ended his life, Dr. Ian Crozier was back in the hospital: His eye was teeming with the virus.

Review: In ‘China: Through the Looking Glass,’ Eastern Culture Meets Western Fashion

Posted: 07 May 2015 12:39 PM PDT

Designed to illustrate the influence of Chinese culture on Western fashion, this Metropolitan Museum of Art show, organized by a Costume Institute curator, is one of the museum's largest ever.

Queens Pizzeria Owners Charged in Cocaine Smuggling Operation

Posted: 07 May 2015 12:26 PM PDT

The husband-and-wife team running the restaurant in Corona hid shipments of cocaine as part of a ring that stretched from Costa Rica to Italy, the authorities said.

French Nuclear Dynamo Stalls

Posted: 07 May 2015 11:13 AM PDT

New plants are years behind schedule and way over budget. And problems at one site have raised doubts about whether they will be completed.

N.S.A. Collection of Bulk Call Data Is Ruled Illegal

Posted: 07 May 2015 10:36 AM PDT

The judges ruled that the U.S.A. Patriot Act cannot be legitimately interpreted to permit the systematic gathering of domestic calling records.

Alibaba Names New Chief Executive and Reports Revenue Rise

Posted: 07 May 2015 10:02 AM PDT

The Chinese e-commerce giant said its chief operating officer would succeed its chief executive, Jonathan Lu, who will remain on the board.

Impounded Cargo Ship in Strait of Hormuz Is Released by Iran

Posted: 07 May 2015 09:52 AM PDT

The Maersk Line said it was pleased that Iran had freed the ship, the Maersk Tigris, and its 24-member crew after talks with the Iranian authorities.

British Party Leaders Cast Their Votes

Posted: 07 May 2015 08:58 AM PDT

The leaders of five of the political parties in Britain cast their votes on Thursday in what is expected to be an unusually tight general election.

Marco Rubio Campaigns on His Immigrant Story, Cautiously

Posted: 07 May 2015 07:46 AM PDT

Mr. Rubio says his background presents a new twist on the American dream, but some Republicans hope it offers a balm to a party that has been scalded by accusations of prejudice.