Migrant Crisis Leads to Calls for Tighter Borders in Europe

Migrant Crisis Leads to Calls for Tighter Borders in Europe
News Analysis: Lessons of Iraq Loom Over Obama’s Decision to Keep Troops in Afghanistan
Even the Issues Are in Debate In 2016 Race
Nevada Says It Will Treat Daily Fantasy Sports Sites as Gambling
In Reversal, Obama Says U.S. Soldiers Will Stay in Afghanistan to 2017
Israel’s Chief Rabbi Says Falsehoods Are Fuel for the Latest Violence
Conflicting Accounts of Jerusalem Strife Surround a Wounded Arab Boy
‘Outsider’ Presidential Candidates Prove Competitive in Fund-Raising
Sister to Ship That Sank Had History of Problems, Inspection Records Show
In ‘Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo,’ Tart Words on Men, Women, Sex and Herself
Obama’s Evolving Stance on Afghanistan
Cultured Traveler: 1,000 Years of Art at the Edge of the Gobi Desert
What Do We Really Know About bin Laden’s Death?
ArtsBeat: ‘Homeland,’ Graffiti and the Problem of Only Seeing Squibbly
2 Lockerbie Bombing Suspects, Libyans, Sought by U.S. and Scotland
Petrobras Postpones $790 Million Debt Sale
Dennis Hastert Reaches Plea Deal in Bank Withdrawals Case
Oscar Pistorius Will Leave Prison for House Arrest
Street Artists Infiltrate ‘Homeland’ With Subversive Graffiti

Posted: 15 Oct 2015 10:15 PM PDT

Gathering in Brussels, European leaders also endorsed a push to get Turkey to control the flow of Syrians and others before they can reach Europe.

News Analysis: Lessons of Iraq Loom Over Obama’s Decision to Keep Troops in Afghanistan

Posted: 15 Oct 2015 07:02 PM PDT

Four years after pulling troops out of Iraq, only to watch it collapse into war again, President Obama opts for a different course in Afghanistan.

Even the Issues Are in Debate In 2016 Race

Posted: 15 Oct 2015 06:13 PM PDT

One of most striking takeaways from the Republican and Democratic debates is that the two parties do not just disagree on solutions to domestic and foreign policy issues — they do not even agree on what the issues are.

Nevada Says It Will Treat Daily Fantasy Sports Sites as Gambling

Posted: 15 Oct 2015 06:07 PM PDT

Nevada regulators ruled that playing daily fantasy sports should be considered gambling, not a game of skill, and ordered websites like DraftKings and FanDuel to stop operating immediately.

In Reversal, Obama Says U.S. Soldiers Will Stay in Afghanistan to 2017

Posted: 15 Oct 2015 06:03 PM PDT

President Obama halted the withdrawal of American military forces from Afghanistan on Thursday, announcing that the United States will keep thousands of troops in the country through the end of his term in 2017.

Israel’s Chief Rabbi Says Falsehoods Are Fuel for the Latest Violence

Posted: 15 Oct 2015 05:38 PM PDT

David Lau, the guest of honor at a lunch with Muslim and Jewish leaders in Manhattan, said that Israel does not intend to destroy Al Aqsa Mosque.

Conflicting Accounts of Jerusalem Strife Surround a Wounded Arab Boy

Posted: 15 Oct 2015 04:25 PM PDT

The Palestinian president said the boy had been summarily killed on a Jerusalem street. An Israeli hospital showed him convalescing, spoon-fed by a nurse.

‘Outsider’ Presidential Candidates Prove Competitive in Fund-Raising

Posted: 15 Oct 2015 03:05 PM PDT

The establishment-backed candidates in both parties, facing stronger-than-expected challenges, are rapidly losing one of their few remaining advantages: money.

Sister to Ship That Sank Had History of Problems, Inspection Records Show

Posted: 15 Oct 2015 02:50 PM PDT

Coast Guard records show that three months before El Faro sank, killing 33 people, its nearly identical sister ship was ordered to repair lifeboat machinery before leaving dock.

In ‘Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo,’ Tart Words on Men, Women, Sex and Herself

Posted: 15 Oct 2015 01:44 PM PDT

In her first HBO stand-up special, directed by Chris Rock, the comedian comments on how she and women in general are perceived by men and society, and discusses gender inequality under the sheets.

Obama’s Evolving Stance on Afghanistan

Posted: 15 Oct 2015 12:12 PM PDT

Important speeches illustrate President Obama's shifting stance on keeping troops in Afghanistan, beginning with his days as a senator.

Cultured Traveler: 1,000 Years of Art at the Edge of the Gobi Desert

Posted: 15 Oct 2015 10:54 AM PDT

Almost 500 caves in the far reaches of western China are filled with Buddhist art dating from the fourth to the 14th centuries.

What Do We Really Know About bin Laden’s Death?

Posted: 15 Oct 2015 10:43 AM PDT

The history of President Obama's most important foreign-policy victory — the death of Osama bin Laden — is still being written.

ArtsBeat: ‘Homeland,’ Graffiti and the Problem of Only Seeing Squibbly

Posted: 15 Oct 2015 10:35 AM PDT

The way a culture is presented on-screen can be as important, and damaging, as the big political picture.

2 Lockerbie Bombing Suspects, Libyans, Sought by U.S. and Scotland

Posted: 15 Oct 2015 10:33 AM PDT

Prosecutors have asked the Libyan government for help tracking down two Libyans in connection with the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.

Petrobras Postpones $790 Million Debt Sale

Posted: 15 Oct 2015 07:42 AM PDT

The troubled energy giant cites "adverse conditions in the Brazilian capital markets."

Dennis Hastert Reaches Plea Deal in Bank Withdrawals Case

Posted: 15 Oct 2015 07:35 AM PDT

Mr. Hastert, a former House speaker, is charged with structuring $1.7 million in withdrawals to avoid detection by banking officials and then lying about it to federal authorities.

Oscar Pistorius Will Leave Prison for House Arrest

Posted: 15 Oct 2015 07:14 AM PDT

The Paralympic gold medalist who was found guilty in the killing of his girlfriend will leave prison after serving about one year of his five-year sentence.

Street Artists Infiltrate ‘Homeland’ With Subversive Graffiti

Posted: 15 Oct 2015 06:54 AM PDT

Three artists took credit for Arabic graffiti calling the show "racist" that appeared in a recent episode. They said it was a protest of the series' false and misleading portrayals of Muslims.