Japan Restarts Reactor, Lifting 2-Year Ban on Nuclear Power

Japan Restarts Reactor, Lifting 2-Year Ban on Nuclear Power
China Lowers Value of Its Currency as Economic Slowdown Raises Concerns
Big Game Hunting Is Also Big Business for Wealthy Few
Stephen Colbert’s Plans for His New Show, and a Prayer for Trump
Japan Restarts Reactor After Break Due to Fukushima
A French Couple’s Love for the American West Ends in Tragedy
Primaries in Argentina Point to a Close Presidential Race
At Whistling Straits, Golfers Will Have to Go Against the Grains
Google to Reorganize in Move to Keep Its Lead as an Innovator
State of the Art: Giving Google Room to Dream Big Beyond Search
Emergency Declared in Ferguson After Shooting
Outcry for Cecil the Lion Could Undercut Conservation Efforts
Chinese Christians Resist Government Plan to Remove Crosses
Your Monday Evening Briefing
Well: ‘Body’ Report Cards Aren’t Influencing Arkansas Teenagers
For Many in Spain, a Heralded Economic Recovery Feels Like a Bust
German Journalists Celebrate as Treason Inquiry Is Dropped
Drawings of Police Torture Seize China’s Attention
Gun Battle Erupts Outside U.S. Consulate in Istanbul
Police in Bangladesh Kill 6 Suspected of Tiger Poaching in Shootout

Posted: 10 Aug 2015 09:04 PM PDT

The reactor at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant, in Kagoshima prefecture, is the first to return to service.

China Lowers Value of Its Currency as Economic Slowdown Raises Concerns

Posted: 10 Aug 2015 09:01 PM PDT

The move appeared to be a response to signs that the economy was slowing too fast for comfort and could raise tension with trading partners like the United States.

Big Game Hunting Is Also Big Business for Wealthy Few

Posted: 10 Aug 2015 08:14 PM PDT

The killing of Cecil the lion has shed a spotlight on safari hunts, an elite pursuit with a price tag of tens of thousands of dollars.

Stephen Colbert’s Plans for His New Show, and a Prayer for Trump

Posted: 10 Aug 2015 07:53 PM PDT

Stephen Colbert, the new host of "The Late Show" on CBS, says he's eager to get back on stage and jokingly shared his hopes regarding Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign.

Japan Restarts Reactor After Break Due to Fukushima

Posted: 10 Aug 2015 07:34 PM PDT

A power plant operator in southern Japan restarted a nuclear reactor on Tuesday, the first to begin operating under new safety requirements following the Fukushima disaster.

A French Couple’s Love for the American West Ends in Tragedy

Posted: 10 Aug 2015 06:47 PM PDT

David and Ornella Steiner were found dead in a New Mexico desert last week. Their 9-year-old son survived, likely because they sacrificed water to save him.

Primaries in Argentina Point to a Close Presidential Race

Posted: 10 Aug 2015 06:29 PM PDT

Daniel Scioli beat his main rival, Mauricio Macri, by eight points in an all-party primary, but it proved close enough to raise uncertainty over who would prevail in October.

At Whistling Straits, Golfers Will Have to Go Against the Grains

Posted: 10 Aug 2015 06:25 PM PDT

P.G.A. Championship officials have said that, as in 2010, when Dustin Johnson was assessed a controversial penalty, the roughly 1,000 sand patches strewn about the property are again bunkers.

Google to Reorganize in Move to Keep Its Lead as an Innovator

Posted: 10 Aug 2015 06:25 PM PDT

Under the new name, Alphabet, the company is signaling that it has essentially become a collection of disparate businesses.

State of the Art: Giving Google Room to Dream Big Beyond Search

Posted: 10 Aug 2015 06:11 PM PDT

From Google's start, Larry Page has been afflicted with a desire for two competing corporate virtues: focus and expansiveness.

Emergency Declared in Ferguson After Shooting

Posted: 10 Aug 2015 06:05 PM PDT

Protesters who had commemorated Michael Brown over the weekend staged acts of civil disobedience, and officials sought to maintain calm after an overnight police shooting.

Outcry for Cecil the Lion Could Undercut Conservation Efforts

Posted: 10 Aug 2015 05:45 PM PDT

Trophy hunting, which has been viewed under a harsh public spotlight since the killing of Cecil, a lion in Zimbabwe, is part of a complex economy that is an effective method of conservation, many wildlife experts contend.

Chinese Christians Resist Government Plan to Remove Crosses

Posted: 10 Aug 2015 03:48 PM PDT

China's campaign has provoked sometimes spectacular protests, including church members who have climbed spires to shield crosses.

Your Monday Evening Briefing

Posted: 10 Aug 2015 03:12 PM PDT

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

Well: ‘Body’ Report Cards Aren’t Influencing Arkansas Teenagers

Posted: 10 Aug 2015 01:53 PM PDT

A study raises questions about the effectiveness of the body mass index letters that the state started sending home more than a decade ago.

For Many in Spain, a Heralded Economic Recovery Feels Like a Bust

Posted: 10 Aug 2015 01:25 PM PDT

The majority of the country's new jobs are part-time and offer low wages, experts say, and some employees are expected to do hours of unpaid work.

German Journalists Celebrate as Treason Inquiry Is Dropped

Posted: 10 Aug 2015 12:36 PM PDT

The investigation of Markus Beckedahl and André Meister for publishing secret government plans for Internet surveillance had stoked a public uproar.

Drawings of Police Torture Seize China’s Attention

Posted: 10 Aug 2015 12:31 PM PDT

A man wrongly convicted in a shooting death hired an artist to depict scenes of the police tactics he said were used to force him to confess to a crime he did not commit.

Gun Battle Erupts Outside U.S. Consulate in Istanbul

Posted: 10 Aug 2015 12:20 PM PDT

The attack was one of several violent episodes across the country, which some attributed to an uptick in clashes between Turkish security forces and Kurdish militants.