Mexico: Top Drug Lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman Escapes

Mexico: Top Drug Lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman Escapes
ArtsBeat: Big-Name Stars and Glimpse of ‘Suicide Squad’ Wow Crowd
Donald Trump Defiantly Rallies a New ‘Silent Majority’ in a Visit to Arizona
Wimbledon 2015: Serena Williams Defeats Garbiñe Muguruza and Closes In on Grand Slam
Reporter's Notebook: Discussions Shift to Endgames as Nuclear Negotiations Drag On
Hillary Clinton Will Call for Economic Policy Changes to Lift Middle-Class Wages
Meeting on Greece Debt Breaks Up With No Deal
U.N. Cease-Fire Fails to Take Hold in Yemen
China Fences In Its Nomads, and an Ancient Life Withers
Spanish Look to Havana to Repay an Old Debt
Chinese Officials to Restructure Beijing to Ease Strains on City Center
Unlikely Targets in Cross Hairs as Russia Aims to Expose Foreign Influence
At Tour de France, Riders From Eritrea Hope to Blaze a Grueling Trail for a Continent
Chinese Authorities Detain and Denounce Rights Lawyers
In Tourist Destinations, a Picture of Excess
While Some Are Shocked by ‘Go Set a Watchman,’ Others Find Nuance in a Bigoted Atticus Finch
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Blast at Italian Consulate in Cairo
In Fiery Speeches, Francis Excoriates Global Capitalism
The Best Way to Vilify Hillary Clinton? G.O.P. Spends Heavily to Test It

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 11:55 PM PDT

Mexico's top drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has escaped from a maximum security prison for the second time, security officials announced late Saturday.

ArtsBeat: Big-Name Stars and Glimpse of ‘Suicide Squad’ Wow Crowd

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 09:13 PM PDT

Warner Bros. trotted out 24 stars for its centerpiece presentation on Saturday, including Ben Affleck, Jeremy Irons, Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Will Smith, Holly Hunter and Hugh Jackman.

Donald Trump Defiantly Rallies a New ‘Silent Majority’ in a Visit to Arizona

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 07:53 PM PDT

In a speech that lasted more than an hour, Mr. Trump focused less on the issue of immigration than on dismissing those who criticized his earlier comments on the topic.

Wimbledon 2015: Serena Williams Defeats Garbiñe Muguruza and Closes In on Grand Slam

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 05:17 PM PDT

Williams has won the first three major tournaments of 2015, and with a victory at the United States Open she would become the first woman since 1988 to win all four in a calendar year.

Reporter's Notebook: Discussions Shift to Endgames as Nuclear Negotiations Drag On

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 05:16 PM PDT

As negotiations continued 11 days after a deadline for a deal, actions by the Iranians, the Americans and the Europeans seemed to indicate a deal could be underway.

Hillary Clinton Will Call for Economic Policy Changes to Lift Middle-Class Wages

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 04:53 PM PDT

Mrs. Clinton, who plans to give her first major speech on the economy on Monday, also earned an endorsement from the American Federation of Teachers, a major teachers' union.

Meeting on Greece Debt Breaks Up With No Deal

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 03:49 PM PDT

European finance ministers could not agree on whether Greece should be granted its third bailout since 2010, leaving the Continent hours from what could be a historic rupture.

U.N. Cease-Fire Fails to Take Hold in Yemen

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 02:50 PM PDT

A military coalition led by Saudi Arabia carried out airstrikes and their foes, the Houthi rebels, battled rival militias in several cities.

China Fences In Its Nomads, and an Ancient Life Withers

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 02:41 PM PDT

The Chinese government is in the final stages of a 15-year-old effort to transform millions of pastoralists who once roamed China's vast borderlands.

Spanish Look to Havana to Repay an Old Debt

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 02:14 PM PDT

Many émigrés are hoping that a new era of openness between the United States and Havana could help remove obstacles to recovering what they lost. But obstacles remain.

Chinese Officials to Restructure Beijing to Ease Strains on City Center

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 01:50 PM PDT

Beijing will undertake a major restructuring of the capital government as part of a broader plan to create a giant urban corridor in northern China, officials said Saturday.

Unlikely Targets in Cross Hairs as Russia Aims to Expose Foreign Influence

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 01:46 PM PDT

Among the groups that Russia has placed on a list of "foreign agents" are an organization that supports the mothers of soldiers and the country's oldest human rights organization.

At Tour de France, Riders From Eritrea Hope to Blaze a Grueling Trail for a Continent

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 01:44 PM PDT

Daniel Teklehaimanot and Merhawi Kudus ride for the Tour's first modern African team, MTN-Qhubeka, which hopes to make Africa an important force in cycling.

Chinese Authorities Detain and Denounce Rights Lawyers

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 01:40 PM PDT

At least five lawyers from a firm that specialized in rights cases have been detained and accused of running a criminal syndicate to smear the Communist Party.

In Tourist Destinations, a Picture of Excess

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 01:39 PM PDT

A surge in reckless and damaging behavior by tourists, which often goes viral on social media, has officials considering measures to limit the damage.

While Some Are Shocked by ‘Go Set a Watchman,’ Others Find Nuance in a Bigoted Atticus Finch

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 01:06 PM PDT

The lawyer who fought racial inequality in Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" is an aging racist in her new novel "Go Set a Watchman," a more complex character in which some see added value.

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Blast at Italian Consulate in Cairo

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 12:38 PM PDT

The attack, which killed one person, was the first major bombing of a diplomatic mission in Egypt since the start of an insurgency nearly two years ago.

In Fiery Speeches, Francis Excoriates Global Capitalism

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 09:52 AM PDT

Having returned to his native Latin America, Pope Francis has renewed his left-leaning critiques on the inequalities of capitalism, describing it as an underlying cause of global injustice, and a prime cause of climate change.

The Best Way to Vilify Hillary Clinton? G.O.P. Spends Heavily to Test It

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 09:41 AM PDT

Republicans are using focus groups in an expensive and sophisticated effort to refine the most potent lines of attack against Mrs. Clinton in campaign ads against her.