Yahoo’s Board Is Said to Weigh Selling Off Core Business

Yahoo’s Board Is Said to Weigh Selling Off Core Business
Zuckerberg Vows to Daughter He’ll Donate 99% of His Facebook Shares
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Fires Chicago Police Superintendent
ISIS Promise of Statehood Falling Far Short, Ex-Residents Say
Puerto Rico Begins Choosing Which Debt Payments to Make
Months After Russian Annexation, Hopes Start to Dim in Crimea
Shigeru Mizuki, Influential Japanese Cartoonist, Dies at 93
Scholars Unveil New Edition of Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’
Volkswagen’s Software Was ‘Illegal Defeat Device,’ German Regulator Says
Ex-President of Argentina Is Sentenced in Embezzlement Case
As Obama Pushes Climate Deal, Republicans Move to Block Emissions Rules
For Robert Dear, Religion and Rage Before Planned Parenthood Attack
Obama Defends Presence at Climate Change Talks While Syria War Rages
Adele on Love, Fame, Ego and ‘25’
Young Palestinian Women Join the West Bank Turmoil
Letter From Europe: Discontent Over Migrants Takes a Toll on East German City
Indonesia Cites Resetting of Circuit Breaker in 2014 AirAsia Crash
Rushing to End Mass Shootings, Police Face Greater Danger

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 07:59 PM PST

The board of Yahoo will consider major changes during meetings this week, people briefed on the plans said, as well as review plans for the sale of its valuable stake in Alibaba.

Zuckerberg Vows to Daughter He’ll Donate 99% of His Facebook Shares

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 05:27 PM PST

The plan, involving a new organization to manage the money, was made in an open letter to his newborn daughter, Max.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel Fires Chicago Police Superintendent

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 05:09 PM PST

The superintendent, Garry F. McCarthy, and his department came under pressure for resisting the release of a video showing an officer shooting a teenager 16 times.

ISIS Promise of Statehood Falling Far Short, Ex-Residents Say

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 05:07 PM PST

Cruelty, a lack of services and an onerous tax system are driving people from areas controlled by the Islamic State, challenging its claim of being a government for the world's Muslims.

Puerto Rico Begins Choosing Which Debt Payments to Make

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 04:53 PM PST

The island met payments due on Tuesday, as officials testified before a Senate panel considering whether to give the island bankruptcy protection.

Months After Russian Annexation, Hopes Start to Dim in Crimea

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 04:33 PM PST

Almost two years after Russia annexed Crimea, chaos and corruption still pervade daily life for Crimeans.

Shigeru Mizuki, Influential Japanese Cartoonist, Dies at 93

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 03:22 PM PST

Mr. Mizuki was known for his Kitaro manga series, the adventures of a one-eyed ghost-boy, and his depictions of the barbarities of war.

Scholars Unveil New Edition of Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 02:34 PM PST

As the book's copyright expires, a team of historians has prepared a heavily annotated version that aims to set the manifesto in historical context.

Volkswagen’s Software Was ‘Illegal Defeat Device,’ German Regulator Says

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 01:33 PM PST

The German Federal Motor Transport Authority determined that VW's use of software aimed at cheating emissions tests did constitute cheating under European rules.

Ex-President of Argentina Is Sentenced in Embezzlement Case

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 01:00 PM PST

Carlos Saúl Menem was sentenced to four and half years in prison for overseeing a $466 million embezzlement scheme during his presidency in the 1990s.

As Obama Pushes Climate Deal, Republicans Move to Block Emissions Rules

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 12:40 PM PST

Undermining the president's pledges in Paris, the House approved resolutions to scuttle rules that would significantly cut carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants.

For Robert Dear, Religion and Rage Before Planned Parenthood Attack

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 11:24 AM PST

Mr. Dear was a man of religious conviction who sinned openly, and a man who craved both extreme solitude and female company. Some women say he abused them.

Obama Defends Presence at Climate Change Talks While Syria War Rages

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 11:11 AM PST

If global temperatures continue to increase at their current pace, the president said, much of the United States' spending would have to go toward addressing the consequences.

Adele on Love, Fame, Ego and ‘25’

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 10:18 AM PST

The British singer and songwriter talks about her changing voice and why she prefers albums to singles.

Young Palestinian Women Join the West Bank Turmoil

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 10:02 AM PST

Where previous outbursts of violence mostly involved men, 15 women have tried, or are accused of trying, to stab Israeli soldiers or civilians since an uprising began in October.

Letter From Europe: Discontent Over Migrants Takes a Toll on East German City

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 09:05 AM PST

The arrival of hundreds of thousands of refugees in Germany has revived weekly rallies in Dresden against Muslims and the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Indonesia Cites Resetting of Circuit Breaker in 2014 AirAsia Crash

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 08:17 AM PST

The move led to a series of electronic failures that caused the pilots to lose control of the plane before it fell into the Java Sea, killing all 162 people aboard.

Rushing to End Mass Shootings, Police Face Greater Danger

Posted: 01 Dec 2015 07:25 AM PST

Ordinary New York City patrol officers, often armed with only a handgun and likely to arrive first at a shooting or another assault, are being trained to head into unfolding attacks and confront the perpetrators.