F.A.A. Rules Would Limit Commercial Drone Use
In an attempt to bring order to increasingly chaotic skies, the Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday proposed long-awaited rules on the commercial use of small drones, requiring operators to be…
Author: The New York Times
Jean-Baptiste Grange Surges in Second Run to Win Slalom Title
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — As expected, there was a repeat world champion in the men’s slalom on Sunday. The big surprise was that it was not Marcel Hirscher, the Austrian…
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Leads Weekend Box Office, Stirring Reflection on Sex Films
LOS ANGELES — Moviegoers turned out en masse to see the sadomasochistic love story “Fifty Shades of Grey” over the Presidents’ Day weekend, delivering a triumph for Universal Pictures and…
Small Phone Companies Use Wi-Fi to Punch Above Their Weight
SAN FRANCISCO — It would not be an insult to say Republic Wireless and FreedomPop are obscure little companies. But they dream big. The two companies are at the forefront…
Obama’s Trade Agenda May Hinge on Attacking Currency Manipulation
WASHINGTON — A number of countries — China most prominent among them — have long acted to hold down the value of their currencies against the dollar, helping their industries…
Islamic State Video Shows Beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians
A video released Sunday by the Islamic State appears to show the mass beheading of a group of 21 Coptic Christians, who are made to kneel beside the sea in…
Jordan Sentences Muslim Brotherhood Leader for Facebook Post
AMMAN, Jordan — The deputy head of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan was sentenced on Sunday to 18 months in prison for criticizing the United Arab Emirates in a Facebook…
Despite Truce, Shelling Continues in Parts of Ukraine
LUHANSKOYE, Ukraine — The Ukrainian military and Russian-backed separatists blamed each other on Sunday for violations of a cease-fire during the first day the accord took effect. Some lingering violence…
Paul McCartney Offers an Intimate Valentine’s Gift at Irving Plaza
A holiday, a song title and a free night before a TV appearance were pretext enough for Paul McCartney to book a sudden show on Saturday night at Irving Plaza;…
Police Say They Killed Suspect in 2 Attacks in Copenhagen
A police officer stood guard in central Copenhagen, Denmark, after shots were fired near a synagogue on Sunday.rn The attack there came only hours after a gunman sprayed bullets into…
Canadian Pacific Railway Engineers Go on Strike as Negotiations Break Down
OTTAWA — About 3,000 locomotive engineers and conductors at the Canadian Pacific Railway walked off the job early Sunday morning in a dispute over wages and benefits. Although the company…
Tim Duncan is a Five-Time Champion. Enough Said.
On Pro Basketball By HARVEY ARATON Tim Duncan did not sound overjoyed to be in New York for his 15th N.B.A. All-Star weekend, or maybe it was more the company…
Experiencing the Alpine World Ski Championships From Above
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — The first ski race I covered was the Olympic women’s downhill in Meribel, France, in 1992, and I watched it from the finish area amid the…
Museum Rules: Talk Softly, and Carry No Selfie Stick
In a famous lab trial, a chimp named Sultan put two interlocking sticks together and pulled down an elusive prize, a bunch of bananas hanging just out of arm’s reach….
Raw Eggs and No Husband Since ’38 Keep Her Young at 115
VERBANIA, Italy — Celebrity came late to Emma Morano. Her routine life, in fact, might have raised barely an eyebrow were it not for the fact that she’s managed to…
Michele Ferrero, Maker of Nutella, Dies on Valentine’s Day
ROME — Michele Ferrero, the world’s richest candy maker whose Nutella chocolate and hazlenut spread helped raise generations of Europeans and defined Italian sweets, died on Valentine’s Day, the company…
Sexual Assault Allegations Against Illinois Imam Stir Divisions in Insular South Asian Community
ELGIN, Ill. — Ordinarily, she never wore a veil. But it was required at the Islamic school where she worked, and she remembers being surprised when the head of the…
Sierra Leone Loses Track of Millions in Ebola Funds
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — A report by Sierra Leone’s national auditor says government ministers lost track of more than $3 million in internal emergency funds to fight the Ebola virus,…
Dikembe Mutombo and John Calipari Are Among 12 Finalists for Basketball Hall of Fame
As famous for his wagging finger and charitable work as he was for his play on the court, Dikembe Mutombo, a four-time N.B.A. defensive player of the year, headlined a…
Autopsy Cites Cancer as Cause in Death of Times Reporter
David Carr, the New York Times media columnist who died unexpectedly Thursday night, had lung cancer, and died of complications from the disease, according to the results of an autopsy…
Delhi Wakes Up to an Air Pollution Problem It Cannot Ignore
NEW DELHI — For years, this sprawling city on the Yamuna River had the dirtiest air in the world, but few who lived here seemed conscious of the problem or…
India Blocked an Activist From Traveling to Britain
NEW DELHI — The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs has said it prevented a Greenpeace India activist from boarding a flight to Britain in January, where she was scheduled to…
In Louisiana, Desire for a French Renaissance
VILLE PLATTE, La. — “Qui c’est qui parle?” Jim Soileau asked, his baritone filling the studio of radio station KVPI and traveling across the Cajun prairie. Who’s speaking? It was…
Clashes Continue in Iraq Near Base of U.S. Troops
BAGHDAD — Iraqi soldiers and militants of the Islamic State group clashed again over the weekend in a western Iraqi town that has changed hands several times in skirmishes near…
Perched in the Sky, Rihanna Toasts Fendi
On Friday night, Fendi celebrated a store opening on Madison Avenue. Martha Stewart took a picture with Karl Lagerfeld using a new camera. But she refused to take a selfie; she handed the…
Past N.B.A. All-Stars Recall a More Competitive Game
Among the striking sights of last year’s N.B.A. All-Star Game — the dunks, the no-look passes and the general tomfoolery — was the final score. The Eastern Conference beat the…
Copenhagen Cafe Event Is Shattered by Gunfire
LONDON — A gunman on Saturday fired shots into a Copenhagen cafe that was hosting a public event on freedom of speech, featuring a Swedish artist who had received death…
In Spanish Abuse Scandal, a More Open Vatican
GRANADA, Spain — David Ramírez Castillo first met his parish priest, the Rev. Román Martínez, as a 7-year-old catechism student. Later, he became one of his altar boys. Step by…
Freezy Freakies, a Colorful Blast From Winters Past
If you’ve heard of Freezy Freakies gloves, Hans and Karl Reichstetter know this about you: You were probably born in the 1970s or early 1980s and you probably spent your…
Bank Hackers Steal Millions via Malware
PALO ALTO, Calif. — In late 2013, an A.T.M. in Kiev started dispensing cash at seemingly random times of day. No one had put in a card, or touched a…