Critic's Notebook: In First Debate, Democrats Keep the Drama to a Minimum

Critic's Notebook: In First Debate, Democrats Keep the Drama to a Minimum
News Analysis: Hillary Clinton Seizes Opening to Try to Re-establish Trust With Democrats
Obama Is Rethinking Pullout in Afghanistan, Officials Say
Putin Says U.S. Fails to Cooperate in Syria
Cubs 6, Cardinals 4: Cubs Advance to N.L.C.S. From a Place They Never Had: Wrigley
Hillary Clinton Turns Up Heat on Bernie Sanders in a Sharp Debate
Attacks by Palestinians Kill 3 Israelis and Wound More Than 20
Marlon James, Jamaican Novelist, Wins Man Booker Prize
Leaderless Palestinian Youth, Inspired by Social Media, Drive a Rise in Violence
Review: ‘Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life’: Cursed by Beauty
Bitterness Abounds in Yemen’s North, a Houthi Stronghold
Notebook: Why Russia’s Alternate History of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Matters
Ireland, Accused of Giving Tax Breaks to Multinationals, Plans an Even Lower Rate
Taliban End Takeover of Kunduz After 15 Days
Lens Blog: Toxic Waste and Corruption in Italy’s ‘Triangle of Death’
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Most Likely Hit by Russian-Made Missile, Inquiry Says
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Posted: 13 Oct 2015 10:57 PM PDT

If the Republican candidates went to their debates to deliver smackdowns, the Democrats showed up for a singalong in Las Vegas, largely avoiding attacking one another.

News Analysis: Hillary Clinton Seizes Opening to Try to Re-establish Trust With Democrats

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 09:10 PM PDT

Mrs. Clinton was blunt in saying that she had a liberal political philosophy but was also a pragmatic leader who would work with both Democrats and Republicans.

Obama Is Rethinking Pullout in Afghanistan, Officials Say

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 09:01 PM PDT

Leaving more than a small force to protect the embassy in Kabul would mean President Obama abandons his goal to bring home almost all American troops before leaving office.

Putin Says U.S. Fails to Cooperate in Syria

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 08:21 PM PDT

President Vladimir V. Putin said some of Russia's partners in Syria had "mush for brains" for failing to go along with all that Russia wanted to do.

Cubs 6, Cardinals 4: Cubs Advance to N.L.C.S. From a Place They Never Had: Wrigley

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 08:12 PM PDT

The host Cubs used three home runs and eight pitchers to eliminate the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 4 of a best-of-five division series.

Hillary Clinton Turns Up Heat on Bernie Sanders in a Sharp Debate

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 08:00 PM PDT

The Democratic presidential candidates debated and disagreed on subjects including gun control and health care.

Attacks by Palestinians Kill 3 Israelis and Wound More Than 20

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 05:55 PM PDT

The assaults were the most intense eruption so far in two weeks of escalating violence that has alarmed the country and flummoxed its security forces.

Marlon James, Jamaican Novelist, Wins Man Booker Prize

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 05:26 PM PDT

Mr. James became the first Jamaican to win the prize, Britain's top literary award, for his novel "A Brief History of Seven Killings."

Leaderless Palestinian Youth, Inspired by Social Media, Drive a Rise in Violence

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 03:39 PM PDT

Unlike the second Palestinian intifada, the current uprising consists of spontaneous outbursts by individual young people unaffiliated with any political movement.

Review: ‘Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life’: Cursed by Beauty

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 02:47 PM PDT

A biography by Jonathan Bate of Britain's longtime poet laureate and yes, Sylvia Plath's too-handsome husband.

Bitterness Abounds in Yemen’s North, a Houthi Stronghold

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 12:56 PM PDT

In a region that has seen no shortage of warfare, death and mayhem over the past decade, the latest conflict has been the cruelest.

Notebook: Why Russia’s Alternate History of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Matters

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 12:20 PM PDT

How the country's television networks covered the incident says a lot about how Vladimir Putin stays in power.

Ireland, Accused of Giving Tax Breaks to Multinationals, Plans an Even Lower Rate

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 11:09 AM PDT

The country will cut its 12.5 percent corporate tax rate in half for revenues pegged to patents and other intellectual property.

Taliban End Takeover of Kunduz After 15 Days

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 10:57 AM PDT

The insurgents held the city for 15 days, destroying government offices, hunting down opponents and allowing prisoners to escape the city's prisons.

Lens Blog: Toxic Waste and Corruption in Italy’s ‘Triangle of Death’

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 10:05 AM PDT

Illegal dumping of toxic waste by the mafia has caused dangerous pollution and health concerns in the Campania region of Italy.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Most Likely Hit by Russian-Made Missile, Inquiry Says

Posted: 13 Oct 2015 08:51 AM PDT

The findings support a theory that the flight was shot down by Russian-backed separatists. Investigators also faulted Ukraine for not closing the airspace.