India Floods Derail Two Trains, Killing at Least 20

India Floods Derail Two Trains, Killing at Least 20
Friends of Joe Biden Worry a Run for President Could Bruise His Legacy
New York Officials Move to Regulate Towers Tied to Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak
Puerto Rico Has Another Debt Worry on Horizon
Obama Begins Campaign in Congress for Iran Nuclear Deal
New Taliban Leader Faces Discord as a Top Official Quits
Your Tuesday Evening Briefing
Russia Stakes New Claim to Expanse in the Arctic
‘I Am Definitely Not a Minimalist!’
Up for Sale, The Economist Is Unlikely to Alter Its Voice
John Kasich Is In, Rick Perry Is Out in First Republican Debate
Robert Conquest, Historian Who Documented Soviet Horrors, Dies at 98
Shire’s Offer to Buy Drug Maker Baxalta for $30 Billion Is Rebuffed
John Leslie Munro, the Last of the World War II ‘Dambuster’ Pilots, Dies at 96
On Island of Lesbos, a Microcosm of Greece’s Other Crisis: Migrants
World’s Best Free Diver Vanishes in Depths
Israeli Detains Meir Kahane’s Grandson, a Scion of Jewish Militancy
Catalonia Calls Election in New Bid for Secession From Spain
Road to 2016: How to Make Sense of Donald Trump’s Perch Atop the Polls
Arnold Scaasi, a Designer Who Dressed Generations of ‘Scaasi Girls,’ Dies at 85

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 07:52 PM PDT

Two express trains were partially swept off a flooded bridge over a river in central India overnight, killing at least 20 people and injuring 100, the government said Wednesday.

Friends of Joe Biden Worry a Run for President Could Bruise His Legacy

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 06:22 PM PDT

Few seem eager to tell the vice president of their reservations concerning a possible run for the presidency, regarded as a deeply personal decision.

New York Officials Move to Regulate Towers Tied to Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 05:53 PM PDT

The number of cases in the Bronx rose to 86 on Tuesday, though Mayor Bill de Blasio said the pace of the outbreak had slowed.

Puerto Rico Has Another Debt Worry on Horizon

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 05:46 PM PDT

The government said it stopped making contributions to a fund that would pay an additional $13 billion in bond debt.

Obama Begins Campaign in Congress for Iran Nuclear Deal

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 05:33 PM PDT

President Obama is rolling out a public and private campaign to build support for a nuclear deal, and to counter a well-financed onslaught from critics.

New Taliban Leader Faces Discord as a Top Official Quits

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 05:26 PM PDT

The resignation of the official, the head of the group's political office in Qatar, came amid intense debate over the appointment of the Taliban's new commander.

Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 04:01 PM PDT

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

Russia Stakes New Claim to Expanse in the Arctic

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 03:40 PM PDT

Russia seeks oversight over an area including the North Pole, a region increasingly ripe for oil drilling and more as global warming melts the ice there.

‘I Am Definitely Not a Minimalist!’

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 03:18 PM PDT

Arnold Scaasi was known for designs that featured bright hues and prints, and had no shortage of embellishments.

Up for Sale, The Economist Is Unlikely to Alter Its Voice

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 03:09 PM PDT

The free-market British newspaper, a 50 percent stake of which is up for sale, has a complex trust system that essentially ensures its journalistic mission.

John Kasich Is In, Rick Perry Is Out in First Republican Debate

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 03:03 PM PDT

Donald Trump, Jeb Bush and Rand Paul made the cut as well, joining the other top-polling Republicans for the first debate of the 2016 presidential contest, on Fox News on Thursday.

Robert Conquest, Historian Who Documented Soviet Horrors, Dies at 98

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 02:52 PM PDT

Mr. Conquest chronicled the Stalinist purges and the Ukrainian famine of the 1930s with original findings and gripping narratives.

Shire’s Offer to Buy Drug Maker Baxalta for $30 Billion Is Rebuffed

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 02:51 PM PDT

Baxalta rebuffed the approach, saying the offer "significantly undervalues" the company.

John Leslie Munro, the Last of the World War II ‘Dambuster’ Pilots, Dies at 96

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 01:36 PM PDT

Mr. Munro, a New Zealander who was known as Les, took part in raids on heavily fortified dams in Germany in 1943, using bombs that bounced on the water before exploding.

On Island of Lesbos, a Microcosm of Greece’s Other Crisis: Migrants

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 01:26 PM PDT

The number of refugees and migrants arriving on Lesbos and on other Greek islands has surged to a full-scale disaster, and only squalor awaits them.

World’s Best Free Diver Vanishes in Depths

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 01:04 PM PDT

Natalia Molchanova, 53, a record-setting free diver, was presumed dead on Tuesday, her son said, after she did not surface from a dive in Spanish waters on Sunday.

Israeli Detains Meir Kahane’s Grandson, a Scion of Jewish Militancy

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 12:56 PM PDT

It was unclear whether the grandson, Meir Ettinger, was suspected of a connection to the fire that killed a toddler and ravaged two homes in the West Bank last week.

Catalonia Calls Election in New Bid for Secession From Spain

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 12:46 PM PDT

Catalan politicians aim to turn a regional parliamentary election scheduled for September into a plebiscite on independence.

Road to 2016: How to Make Sense of Donald Trump’s Perch Atop the Polls

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 12:13 PM PDT

His resiliency has been surprising, and it could last quite a while longer, but the likeliest possibility is still that party and media scrutiny will erode his support.

Arnold Scaasi, a Designer Who Dressed Generations of ‘Scaasi Girls,’ Dies at 85

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 11:59 AM PDT

Mr. Scaasi was known for bringing the techniques of the French couture to prominent American women, including first ladies, socialites and Hollywood stars.