North Korea and South Korea Trade Fire Across Border, Seoul Says

North Korea and South Korea Trade Fire Across Border, Seoul Says
Bernie Sanders Draws Big Crowds to His ‘Political Revolution’
New Methods for Cancer May Benefit Jimmy Carter’s Fight
Dropping Mild Tone, Jeb Bush Assails Donald Trump as Leaning Democratic
China Woes Send Stocks Into Tailspin
In Letter, Obama Tells Congress U.S. Will Still Press Iran
Ailing Jimmy Carter ‘at Ease With Whatever Comes’
Egyptians Adapt as Cairo Is Redefined by a String of Bomb Attacks
Jean-Marie Le Pen, Co-Founder of National Front, Is Ousted From French Far-Right Party
Judge Says Hillary Clinton Didn’t Follow Government Email Policies
Your Thursday Evening Briefing
Reporter's Notebook: Migrants in Kos Inspire Both Hospitality and Anger in Greeks
Big Slump for the Market as Concerns Over China Increase
New Concerns in Tianjin Blast After Dead Fish Are Found
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Calls for New Elections
Breast Cancer Treatment and D.C.I.S.: Answers to Questions About New Findings
Migrant Influx Prompts 3 European Countries to Increase Security
Palestinian Ends Hunger Strike, and His Condition Improves
David Sweat, New York Prison Escapee, Is Arraigned
Britain to Reopen Embassy in Iran, Nearly 4 Years After It Was Ransacked

Posted: 20 Aug 2015 08:45 PM PDT

The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered his front-line military units to go on a "semi-war state" on Friday after South Korea said the two Koreas had exchanged rocket and artillery fire.

Bernie Sanders Draws Big Crowds to His ‘Political Revolution’

Posted: 20 Aug 2015 06:46 PM PDT

The words are full of passion, but the senator and his followers speak to an angry vision of a broken system that requires fundamental change.

New Methods for Cancer May Benefit Jimmy Carter’s Fight

Posted: 20 Aug 2015 06:07 PM PDT

Experts said the former president, even at 90, was a good candidate for the treatment he has just begun: a highly-targeted form of radiation and an immunotherapy drug.

Dropping Mild Tone, Jeb Bush Assails Donald Trump as Leaning Democratic

Posted: 20 Aug 2015 05:58 PM PDT

The former Florida governor, who has been eclipsed by Mr. Trump, heatedly portrayed him as someone with a record that should disqualify him as a genuine conservative.

China Woes Send Stocks Into Tailspin

Posted: 20 Aug 2015 05:52 PM PDT

Plummeting stock markets worldwide signal that investors have not gotten over the shock of China's devaluation last week.

In Letter, Obama Tells Congress U.S. Will Still Press Iran

Posted: 20 Aug 2015 05:51 PM PDT

The letter reflects a shift in emphasis, to steps the administration could take outside the nuclear agreement with Iran to enforce the deal's provisions.

Ailing Jimmy Carter ‘at Ease With Whatever Comes’

Posted: 20 Aug 2015 05:29 PM PDT

Jimmy Carter, still sprightly at 90 years old, spoke about his cancer diagnosis, innovative treatment regimen and born-again Christian beliefs.

Egyptians Adapt as Cairo Is Redefined by a String of Bomb Attacks

Posted: 20 Aug 2015 04:58 PM PDT

At least 29 people were wounded in an attack on a branch of the Egyptian security agency, adding to a wave of militant violence in the capital over the summer.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, Co-Founder of National Front, Is Ousted From French Far-Right Party

Posted: 20 Aug 2015 04:28 PM PDT

Jean-Marie Le Pen, who co-founded the National Front, was excluded on Thursday from the party following a disciplinary hearing.

Judge Says Hillary Clinton Didn’t Follow Government Email Policies

Posted: 20 Aug 2015 03:15 PM PDT

Judge Emmet G. Sullivan also set steps for the F.B.I. to examine Mrs. Clinton's server for messages she may have deleted.

Your Thursday Evening Briefing

Posted: 20 Aug 2015 02:58 PM PDT

Here's what you need to know at the end of the day.

Reporter's Notebook: Migrants in Kos Inspire Both Hospitality and Anger in Greeks

Posted: 20 Aug 2015 02:50 PM PDT

Dealing with the influx of refugees has forced the Greeks, with their own country's long economic crisis, into a strange kind of double-think.

Big Slump for the Market as Concerns Over China Increase

Posted: 20 Aug 2015 02:12 PM PDT

The declines pushed the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index into the red for 2015 in early-afternoon trading.

New Concerns in Tianjin Blast After Dead Fish Are Found

Posted: 20 Aug 2015 02:04 PM PDT

The discovery came as officials said that wastewater runoff near the site contained hundreds of times as much cyanide as allowed by law.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Calls for New Elections

Posted: 20 Aug 2015 01:53 PM PDT

Mr. Tsipras, facing a revolt in his party over a bailout package, said he would submit his resignation and ask for new elections to be held on Sept. 20.

Breast Cancer Treatment and D.C.I.S.: Answers to Questions About New Findings

Posted: 20 Aug 2015 01:53 PM PDT

A large study following 100,000 patients with ductal carcinoma in situ for 20 years raises doubts about the standard treatment for the conditions.

Migrant Influx Prompts 3 European Countries to Increase Security

Posted: 20 Aug 2015 12:59 PM PDT

Macedonia, Britain and France announced added security measures to address the biggest movement of refugees seen in Europe since the aftermath of World War II.

Palestinian Ends Hunger Strike, and His Condition Improves

Posted: 20 Aug 2015 12:01 PM PDT

A day after Israel temporarily suspended his indefinite detention, Mohammad Allan had officially agreed to give up his protest fast.

David Sweat, New York Prison Escapee, Is Arraigned

Posted: 20 Aug 2015 11:20 AM PDT

Mr. Sweat, a convicted killer who escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in June, did not enter a plea in his first court appearance since he was returned to custody.

Britain to Reopen Embassy in Iran, Nearly 4 Years After It Was Ransacked

Posted: 20 Aug 2015 10:58 AM PDT

Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond is likely to reopen the embassy in Tehran on Sunday, in a significant indication of warming Western relations with Iran.