Christie Proposes Tracking Immigrants the Way FedEx Tracks Packages

Christie Proposes Tracking Immigrants the Way FedEx Tracks Packages
Lebanese Protesters Aim for Rare Unity Against Gridlocked Government
U.S. Is Seen as Laggard as Russia Asserts Itself in Warming Arctic
In a Venezuelan Border Town, a State of Emergency Is Barely Perceptible
With Ruble’s Decline, Russian Tourists Gain Appreciation for the Motherland
A Decade After Katrina, New Orleans Is Partying Again, and Still Rebuilding
Europe to Bolster Railway Security After Thwarted Train Attack
3 Children Among Migrants Found Crammed in Van Are Hospitalized in Austria
First Draft: Jeb Bush’s Campaign Makes Appeal Amid Fund-Raising Woes
Prominent Afghan Officials Are Killed by Taliban in 3 Attacks in South
Turkey Launches Its First Airstrikes of ISIS Campaign
Owned by Union, Amalgamated Bank Gives Lift to the Left
Thai Police Announce Arrest in Bangkok Shrine Bombing
Al Jazeera Journalists Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison in Egypt
Once a Pariah, Now a Judge: The Early Transgender Journey of Phyllis Frye
Young Hands in Mexico Feed Growing U.S. Demand for Heroin
Critic’s Notebook: Exhibition on China and Fashion Proves Golden for Met
Police Arrest Foreigner in Bangkok Shrine Bombing Case
Thai Police Say Suspect in Bangkok Bombing Arrested

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 07:25 PM PDT

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey said if he became president he would combat illegal immigration by creating a way to track foreign visitors and ask the chief executive of FedEx to devise the system.

Lebanese Protesters Aim for Rare Unity Against Gridlocked Government

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 04:59 PM PDT

Led by "You Stink" organizers, demonstrators gathered in Beirut on Saturday, largely avoiding the kind of violent clashes with the police that marred earlier protests.

U.S. Is Seen as Laggard as Russia Asserts Itself in Warming Arctic

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 03:53 PM PDT

With warming seas creating new opportunities at the top of the world, nations are scrambling over the Arctic. But Russia may be beating the United States to the punch.

In a Venezuelan Border Town, a State of Emergency Is Barely Perceptible

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 02:35 PM PDT

A state of emergency at the border town of San Antonio del Táchira has shown arbitrary policing and few changes in daily public activity.

With Ruble’s Decline, Russian Tourists Gain Appreciation for the Motherland

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 02:14 PM PDT

Since the ruble's fall late last year put foreign vacations out of reach of many in the middle class, more Russians are choosing to vacation at home.

A Decade After Katrina, New Orleans Is Partying Again, and Still Rebuilding

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 01:57 PM PDT

A lineup of citywide volunteer projects, prayer services, festivals and parades marked what was an unseasonably mild day 10 years after the storm made landfall.

Europe to Bolster Railway Security After Thwarted Train Attack

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 01:32 PM PDT

European officials, meeting in Paris, agreed to increase checks at stations and on trains, and called for better sharing of intelligence.

3 Children Among Migrants Found Crammed in Van Are Hospitalized in Austria

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 12:00 PM PDT

The authorities said the 5- and 6-year-olds were treated for dehydration after the vehicle they were traveling in was seized after a chase.

First Draft: Jeb Bush’s Campaign Makes Appeal Amid Fund-Raising Woes

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 11:56 AM PDT

Jeb Bush's presidential campaign, which to date has raised significantly more than his Republican rivals, is encountering difficulties matching its torrid pace as Mr. Bush slips in the polls and top party donors continue to withhold their commitments.

Prominent Afghan Officials Are Killed by Taliban in 3 Attacks in South

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 11:23 AM PDT

The attacks, which killed at least 12 people, came after an insurgents' takeover of a strategic district in Helmand Province on Wednesday.

Turkey Launches Its First Airstrikes of ISIS Campaign

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 10:54 AM PDT

Turkish fighter jets carried out operations against Islamic State targets in Syria late Friday, as part of the United States-led coalition to fight the group, the Foreign Ministry said.

Owned by Union, Amalgamated Bank Gives Lift to the Left

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 09:31 AM PDT

Amalgamated Bank has aggressively carved out a position as the left's private banker, leveraging deep connections with the Democratic establishment.

Thai Police Announce Arrest in Bangkok Shrine Bombing

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 08:56 AM PDT

The Thai police on Saturday arrested a foreign man who they said was likely to have been involved in the Aug. 17 blast, which killed 20 people.

Al Jazeera Journalists Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison in Egypt

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 08:52 AM PDT

The case has become a source of international embarrassment for the government, highlighting its sweeping crackdown on opponents as well as freedom of expression after the military takeover in 2013.

Once a Pariah, Now a Judge: The Early Transgender Journey of Phyllis Frye

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 05:30 AM PDT

Decades before Caitlyn Jenner, Phyllis Frye was grappling with bias, scorn and personal pain, and helping the transgender movement take shape.

Young Hands in Mexico Feed Growing U.S. Demand for Heroin

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 03:02 AM PDT

To meet the U.S. demand for heroin, Mexico is enlisting children to harvest opium. The money is too much to ignore for most, and the terrain is more manageable for those of slighter frame.

Critic’s Notebook: Exhibition on China and Fashion Proves Golden for Met

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 03:00 AM PDT

China and Fashion exhibition at the Met surpasses all expectations for a number of possible reasons.

Police Arrest Foreigner in Bangkok Shrine Bombing Case

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 02:30 AM PDT

Thai police arrested a foreign suspect and seized bomb-making materials Saturday in the investigation of a deadly shrine bombing, officials said.

Thai Police Say Suspect in Bangkok Bombing Arrested

Posted: 29 Aug 2015 02:21 AM PDT

Police hunting for the perpetrators of Thailand's deadliest bombing arrested a suspect on Saturday they said fit the description of a man identified on security cameras as leaving a rucksack at the site of the Aug. 17 blast in Bangkok.