With ‘Divers,’ Joanna Newsom Is Clinging to Her Every Word

With ‘Divers,’ Joanna Newsom Is Clinging to Her Every Word
Frantic Search for Survivors in Guatemala After Mudslide Kills 69
Oregon Gunman’s Father Dismayed by Lack of Gun Legislation
Airstrike Hits Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Afghanistan
Storms Batter the South as Hurricane Joaquin Recedes
Mural Painter’s Killing Reminds Oakland That Revival Can Be Slow
Palestinian Kills 2 Israelis in Jerusalem
Survivors Tell of Kunduz Hospital in Flames
Graphic</span>: How Mass Shooting Suspects Got Their Guns
China’s Ambitious Rail Projects Crash Into Harsh Realities in Latin America
Denis Healey, Fixture in Labour Party, Dies at 98
World Briefing: Priest Dismissed by Vatican After Saying He Is Gay
Frantic Search for Survivors in Guatemala After Mudslide Kills 56
South Korean Jehovah’s Witnesses Face Stigma of Not Serving in Army
Mass Murderers Fit Profile, as Do Many Others Who Don’t Kill
In Bangladesh, a Second Foreigner Is Violently Killed
Migrants Evade Security to Enter Tunnel in France
Airstrikes Kill Rescue Worker and Family of 5 in Syria
News Analysis: Syria Exposes Split Between Obama and Clinton
Confusion, Horror and Heroism in Oregon Shooting

Posted: 04 Oct 2015 12:07 AM PDT

Ms. Newsom's new album carries her singular music even further, adding new convolutions of counterpoint while also staying more succinct.

Frantic Search for Survivors in Guatemala After Mudslide Kills 69

Posted: 03 Oct 2015 07:26 PM PDT

Many people remain missing after a rain-sodden hillside collapsed Thursday night in a neighborhood on the outskirts of Guatemala City.

Oregon Gunman’s Father Dismayed by Lack of Gun Legislation

Posted: 03 Oct 2015 06:54 PM PDT

The father of Christopher Harper-Mercer, who killed nine people, said the massacre would not have happened if his son had not been allowed to buy more than a dozen guns.

Airstrike Hits Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Afghanistan

Posted: 03 Oct 2015 05:15 PM PDT

The U.S. military said "there may have been collateral damage" to a medical facility in Kunduz. Doctors Without Borders said 19 were killed and dozens wounded.

Storms Batter the South as Hurricane Joaquin Recedes

Posted: 03 Oct 2015 05:03 PM PDT

Though Joaquin continued its path well clear of the U.S. mainland, heavy rains from a separate storm system were causing flooding.

Mural Painter’s Killing Reminds Oakland That Revival Can Be Slow

Posted: 03 Oct 2015 03:20 PM PDT

A 27-year-old man's death, while he was working on a community peace project, happened in a city enjoying a gentrification boom but still bogged down by crime.

Palestinian Kills 2 Israelis in Jerusalem

Posted: 03 Oct 2015 03:19 PM PDT

Two Orthodox Jewish men were killed in the attack inside Jerusalem's Old City, and a woman and 2-year-old girl were injured.

Survivors Tell of Kunduz Hospital in Flames

Posted: 03 Oct 2015 03:18 PM PDT

"Everyone believed it was his last day on earth," said one man who was in the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that was bombed Saturday.

Graphic</span>: How Mass Shooting Suspects Got Their Guns

Posted: 03 Oct 2015 03:08 PM PDT

Criminal histories and documented mental health problems did not prevent many of the gunmen in major mass shootings from obtaining their weapons.

China’s Ambitious Rail Projects Crash Into Harsh Realities in Latin America

Posted: 03 Oct 2015 02:40 PM PDT

New worries over China's economy are also raising doubts about "railroad diplomacy" as parts of Latin America reel from their dependence on China.

Denis Healey, Fixture in Labour Party, Dies at 98

Posted: 03 Oct 2015 02:01 PM PDT

A British socialist politician and intellect who used his various leadership roles to tell his party "hard truths about Britain having to live within her means."

World Briefing: Priest Dismissed by Vatican After Saying He Is Gay

Posted: 03 Oct 2015 01:16 PM PDT

The priest, Msgr. Krzysztof Charamsa, came out as gay and called for changes in Roman Catholic teachings against homosexual activity.

Frantic Search for Survivors in Guatemala After Mudslide Kills 56

Posted: 03 Oct 2015 01:10 PM PDT

Many people remain missing after a rain-sodden hillside collapsed Thursday night in a neighborhood on the outskirts of Guatemala City.

South Korean Jehovah’s Witnesses Face Stigma of Not Serving in Army

Posted: 03 Oct 2015 12:33 PM PDT

South Korea's imprisoned Jehovah's Witnesses reportedly account for more than 90 percent of all imprisoned conscientious objectors in the world.

Mass Murderers Fit Profile, as Do Many Others Who Don’t Kill

Posted: 03 Oct 2015 12:26 PM PDT

What seems telling about these killers is not how much they have in common, but how much they look and seem like so many who don't inflict harm.

In Bangladesh, a Second Foreigner Is Violently Killed

Posted: 03 Oct 2015 12:12 PM PDT

A Japanese man was shot by two unidentified gunmen less than a week after a similar killing of an Italian aid worker in the Bangladeshi capital was claimed by the Islamic State.

Migrants Evade Security to Enter Tunnel in France

Posted: 03 Oct 2015 11:51 AM PDT

Rail services had resumed after almost 200 migrants broke through security near the opening of the Channel Tunnel in France, clashing with police officers and forcing a temporary suspension of service.

Airstrikes Kill Rescue Worker and Family of 5 in Syria

Posted: 03 Oct 2015 10:45 AM PDT

The attack followed a pattern that has come to be known as the double tap, where warplanes bomb an area, then bomb again, often after rescuers have arrived.