Lens Blog: A Chinese Miner With a Heart of Gold

Lens Blog: A Chinese Miner With a Heart of Gold
U.S. and China Set to Meet, With Few Expectations
South Carolina’s Governor Urges Flag’s Removal
Samsung Heir Apparent Apologizes for Hospital’s Role in MERS Outbreak
U.S. and China Set to Meet, With Few Expectations
United States 2, Colombia 0: Women’s World Cup: U.S., Helped by Red Card, Ejects Colombia
As South Sudan Crisis Worsens, ‘There Is No More Country’
Optimism for an Agreement on Greek Debt, but Not for Long-Term Stability
Making a Point, Obama Invokes a Painful Slur
With a Tap of Taylor Swift’s Fingers, Apple Retreated
Takata Is Said to Have Stopped Safety Audits as Cost-Saving Move
U.S. Beats Colombia in Women’s World Cup
U.N. Report on Gaza Finds Evidence of War Crimes by Israel and by Palestinian Militants
‘La Toilette’: 500 Years of Watching Women Undress in Art
Your Evening Briefing
Q&A: A Possibly Lifesaving Guide to Heart Attacks
Mending Hearts | Part 4: Blood Pressure, the Mystery Number
Heads Up: On a Swedish Island, a Wilderness Tamed
Hundreds Die in Heat Wave in Southern Pakistan
Greece and Its Creditors Show Signs of Headway in Debt Talks

Posted: 23 Jun 2015 12:01 AM PDT

Sim Chi Yin says her story about a miner afflicted with a serious lung disease has turned into a universal love story.

U.S. and China Set to Meet, With Few Expectations

Posted: 22 Jun 2015 11:38 PM PDT

The fact that top officials of the two nations are talking, at a two-day meeting in Washington, is seen as positive at a time when they seem far apart.

South Carolina’s Governor Urges Flag’s Removal

Posted: 22 Jun 2015 11:25 PM PDT

Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina called for the removal of a Confederate battle flag from the State Capitol grounds after the suspect in the Charleston church attack was seen brandishing that flag in pictures.

Samsung Heir Apparent Apologizes for Hospital’s Role in MERS Outbreak

Posted: 22 Jun 2015 11:23 PM PDT

Lee Jae-yong, who is being groomed to run the South Korean conglomerate, made a televised apology for a Samsung hospital's failures in dealing with the outbreak.

U.S. and China Set to Meet, With Few Expectations

Posted: 22 Jun 2015 11:08 PM PDT

The fact that top officials of the two nations are talking, at a two-day meeting in Washington, is seen as positive at a time when they seem far apart.

United States 2, Colombia 0: Women’s World Cup: U.S., Helped by Red Card, Ejects Colombia

Posted: 22 Jun 2015 07:56 PM PDT

Goalkeeper Catalina Perez was given a red card in the 47th minute for taking down Alex Morgan, and the Americans prevailed with a stout defense and goals by Morgan and Carli Lloyd.

As South Sudan Crisis Worsens, ‘There Is No More Country’

Posted: 22 Jun 2015 06:25 PM PDT

In the world's newest nation, the fighting, atrocities and hunger have increased, with no end in sight to the warring leaders' power struggle.

Optimism for an Agreement on Greek Debt, but Not for Long-Term Stability

Posted: 22 Jun 2015 06:14 PM PDT

Fears remain that any easing of the Greek crisis when all 28 European Union leaders meet on Thursday and Friday will be short-term.

Making a Point, Obama Invokes a Painful Slur

Posted: 22 Jun 2015 06:09 PM PDT

In a podcast interview, President Obama drove home his point that slavery still "casts a long shadow" on American life.

With a Tap of Taylor Swift’s Fingers, Apple Retreated

Posted: 22 Jun 2015 06:03 PM PDT

Ms. Swift's victory in a one-day battle against Apple this week showed she has a rare power to influence the music business.

Takata Is Said to Have Stopped Safety Audits as Cost-Saving Move

Posted: 22 Jun 2015 05:35 PM PDT

Internal company emails said that the audits were halted in 2009, a committee report said, a year after Honda had begun a recall to replace defective airbags.

U.S. Beats Colombia in Women’s World Cup

Posted: 22 Jun 2015 05:21 PM PDT

A goal by Alex Morgan and a penalty from Carli Lloyd in the second half made the difference as the United States defeated Colombia, 2-0. The team will face China in the quarterfinals.

U.N. Report on Gaza Finds Evidence of War Crimes by Israel and by Palestinian Militants

Posted: 22 Jun 2015 05:12 PM PDT

The report said "impunity prevails across the board" regarding the actions of Israeli forces in Gaza, but also cited the "inherently indiscriminate nature" of rockets fired at Israeli civilians.

‘La Toilette’: 500 Years of Watching Women Undress in Art

Posted: 22 Jun 2015 04:58 PM PDT

An exhibition in Paris brings together more than 100 works showing the bathing and grooming rituals of women, from the 16th century to the present.

Your Evening Briefing

Posted: 22 Jun 2015 03:19 PM PDT

Our nightly rundown will get you caught up on the day's big stories.

Q&A: A Possibly Lifesaving Guide to Heart Attacks

Posted: 22 Jun 2015 03:06 PM PDT

Some signs that you may be having a heart attack, and what you should do.

Mending Hearts | Part 4: Blood Pressure, the Mystery Number

Posted: 22 Jun 2015 03:02 PM PDT

More than 58 million Americans take medicines to lower blood pressure, reducing their risk of heart attack and stroke. But experts aren't certain how low blood pressure should go.