Oklahoma State University Parade Turns Deadly as Car Crash Kills 4

Oklahoma State University Parade Turns Deadly as Car Crash Kills 4
Planning Helps Mexico Avoid Major Problems From Hurricane Patricia
Mexico Spared Major Damage by Giant Storm
Amid Splits, Catholic Bishops Crack Open Door on Divorce
Jailed Ex-President Lingers as a Force in Ivorian Vote
Norway Has a New Passion: Ghost Hunting
Cardiff University Rejects Bid to Bar Germaine Greer
South Korean Plastic Surgeons Help Northern Defectors Erase Their Scars
Israel and Jordan Agree on Steps to Ease Jerusalem Tensions, Kerry Says
General Named to Investigate U.S. Attack on Afghan Hospital
Election Will End Kirchner’s Presidency, Not Her Hold on Argentina
Serena Williams’s Conspicuous Absence Strikes the WTA Finals
N.F.L. Pushes Deeper Into Overseas Market
Voice Is Sought at the Vatican on Remarriage
Bush at 91: Irritated and Invigorated by ’16 Race
Obama Administration Calls for Limits on Testing in Schools
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack in Bangladesh
Hurricane Patricia Seen From Space
Kerry: Israel, Jordan Working to Ease Holy Site Tensions
Maldives Vice President Arrested Over President's Boat Blast

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 07:14 PM PDT

At least 40 others were injured in the accident during the university's homecoming parade. A woman was charged with driving under the influence.

Planning Helps Mexico Avoid Major Problems From Hurricane Patricia

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 05:34 PM PDT

The country had no immediate reports of deaths or damages to major infrastructure, a result that experts attributed to a combination of luck and planning based on past disasters.

Mexico Spared Major Damage by Giant Storm

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 05:13 PM PDT

President Enrique Peña Nieto said there were no initial reports of deaths but the danger was not past. "We still can't lower our guard," he said.

Amid Splits, Catholic Bishops Crack Open Door on Divorce

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 05:06 PM PDT

Pope Francis called this assembly to reconsider the church's approach to marriage and family at a time when the very definition of family is changing.

Jailed Ex-President Lingers as a Force in Ivorian Vote

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 03:39 PM PDT

For now, President Alassane Ouattara's chief challenge is keeping the peace on Election Day, the baseline needed for any future economic gains.

Norway Has a New Passion: Ghost Hunting

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 03:35 PM PDT

Belief in ghosts has been around for centuries, but they have now found a particularly strong following in highly secular modern countries like Norway.

Cardiff University Rejects Bid to Bar Germaine Greer

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 02:38 PM PDT

Officials at Cardiff University cited the importance of free speech after rejecting a student petition to ban a campus lecture by the feminist author Germaine Greer.

South Korean Plastic Surgeons Help Northern Defectors Erase Their Scars

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 02:14 PM PDT

Dozens of defectors from North Korea have signed up for a free surgery program, including a woman whose face was scarred in a factory accident and a man who cannot breathe through his nose.

Israel and Jordan Agree on Steps to Ease Jerusalem Tensions, Kerry Says

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 01:17 PM PDT

Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday that Israel and Jordan had agreed to take steps aimed at defusing tensions at one of Jerusalem's holiest sites.

General Named to Investigate U.S. Attack on Afghan Hospital

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 01:15 PM PDT

The death toll in the bombing raid on a Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Kunduz has risen again, and civilian casualties have been confirmed.

Election Will End Kirchner’s Presidency, Not Her Hold on Argentina

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 12:35 PM PDT

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's machinations while in office ensure that she will continue to exert her sway over the country's future.

Serena Williams’s Conspicuous Absence Strikes the WTA Finals

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 11:58 AM PDT

Serena Williams has chosen to skip the tournament in Singapore, and there's no sugarcoating it: "It does devalue the event," one television analyst said.

N.F.L. Pushes Deeper Into Overseas Market

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 11:39 AM PDT

The N.F.L. will increase the number of games played in London from three to four, despite the fact that the league is still operating at a loss in England.

Voice Is Sought at the Vatican on Remarriage

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 11:07 AM PDT

A question of how far bishops will go in backing Pope Francis' call for a church more open to the complicated, less-than-perfect lives of modern Catholics.

Bush at 91: Irritated and Invigorated by ’16 Race

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 09:27 AM PDT

The senior President Bush finds himself straining to understand today's political climate. But if he is frustrated, the 91-year-old is also immersed.

Obama Administration Calls for Limits on Testing in Schools

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 09:00 AM PDT

The administration acknowledged its own role in the proliferation of tests, and urged schools to make exams less onerous and more purposeful.

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack in Bangladesh

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 08:52 AM PDT

The explosions Saturday morning during a procession in the capital were the third act of violence that an Islamic State account has claimed in Bangladesh in the last month.

Hurricane Patricia Seen From Space

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 08:15 AM PDT

Outside the International Space Station, cameras captured Hurricane Patricia off the coast of Mexico on Friday afternoon.

Kerry: Israel, Jordan Working to Ease Holy Site Tensions

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 07:09 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday that Israel and Jordan have agreed on steps aimed at reducing tensions at a holy site in Jerusalem that have fanned Israeli-Palestinian violence.

Maldives Vice President Arrested Over President's Boat Blast

Posted: 24 Oct 2015 07:09 AM PDT

The vice president of the Maldives will be charged with high treason after being arrested Saturday in connection with an explosion aboard the president's boat last month that authorities have called an assassination attempt, officials said.