How, and Why, Apple Overtook Microsoft
Common Sense By JAMES B. STEWART When Microsoft stock was at a record high in 1999, and its market capitalization was nearly $620 billion, the notion that Apple Computer would…
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Rod McKuen, Prolific Poet and Lyricist, Dies at 81
Rod McKuen, a ubiquitous poet, lyricist and songwriter whose work met with immense commercial success if little critical esteem, died on Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 81. Mr….
Deflation Experiments Show Patriots May Have a Point After All
Thomas Healy does not have tickets to the Super Bowl, but he plans to fly to Phoenix with something that is even harder to come by than seats at Sunday’s…
Law Firm Founds Project to Fight 'Revenge Porn'
Now the former boyfriend has a new problem: A big law firm recently has come to the law student’s aid and is suing him in federal court in Los Angeles….
Greece Steps Back Into Line With European Union Policy on Russia Sanctions
BRUSSELS — Gathering in Brussels, European foreign ministers scrambled on Thursday to hold a united front against Russia over Ukraine, calming worries that the election of a far-left government in…
Bombings of Security Facilities in Sinai Kill at Least 26
CAIRO — A series of simultaneous bombings targeting security facilities in the Sinai killed at least 26 people Thursday night, suggesting that the Egyptian government’s sweeping campaign of home demolitions,…
In the Way Cancer Cells Work Together, a Possible Tool for Their Demise
Carl Zimmer MATTER A tumor, as strange as it may sound, is a little society. The cancer cells that make it up cooperate with one another, and together they thrive….
Three Americans Are Killed in Kabul Airport Shooting
KABUL, Afghanistan — Three American military contractors were killed in a shooting on the military side of Kabul’s international airport on Thursday, military officials said. The precise circumstances of the…
Amazon Reports a Profit, Citing Prime as the Key
Amazon delivered better earnings than expected Thursday, breaking a recent pattern of disappointments. The retailer earned 45 cents a share in the fourth quarter. That was slightly weaker than last…
Google Revenue Is Higher, but Profit Disappoints Investors
SAN FRANCISCO — Google is still trying to tune its advertising machine for an audience on mobile devices. The company on Thursday reported revenue of $18.1 billion in the fourth…
Senate Passes Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Bill
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday passed a bill to force approval of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, which President Obama is certain to veto in his first official…
Simultaneous Attacks in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula Kill at Least Two Dozen
EL-ARISH, Egypt — Militants struck more than a dozen army and police targets in the restive Sinai Peninsula with simultaneous attacks involving a car bomb and mortar rounds on Thursday,…
3 American Contractors Killed in Afghan Shooting, U.S. Officials Say
WASHINGTON — U.S. defense officials say three American contractors were shot to death by a gunman in the Afghan capital of Kabul. One official said the shooting happened Thursday at…
Man Lost Contact With Drone Before It Sped to White House, Friend Says
WASHINGTON — In retrospect, flying the drone out the apartment window at 3 a.m. might not have been the best idea. The young man who was operating the drone that…
China Clamps Down Still Harder on Internet Access
BEIJING — Jing Yuechen, the founder of an Internet start-up here in the Chinese capital, has no interest in overthrowing the Communist Party. But these days she finds herself cursing…
Houthis Reach Out as They Consolidate Power in Yemen
SANA, Yemen — Abu Raad strutted through the streets of the Yemeni capital as if he owned them. His obvious glee, at a time of crisis in the country, bordered…
French Police Question Boy, 8, Over Remarks on Paris Terror Attacks
PARIS — Police officials in the southern French city of Nice questioned an 8-year-old boy who is believed to have made comments in school defending the gunmen who killed 17…
Unicef, Seeking More Aid, Points to Children Touched by Armed Conflict
GENEVA — With more than one in 10 of the world’s children living in areas affected by armed conflict, the United Nations children’s agency said Thursday that it is struggling…
Why You Should Tell Your Children How Much You Make
Your Money By RON LIEBER When Scott Parker wanted his six offspring to know more about the value of money, he decided to do something that many parents would consider…
Jordan’s Talks With ISIS for Hostage Release Said to Fail
The Jordanian information minister, Mohammad al-Momani, said Jordan was still waiting for ISIS to give proof of life for the Jordanian pilot it captured in order to carry out a…
Dozens Wounded in Gas Explosion at Mexican Hospital
MEXICO CITY — A gas explosion heavily damaged a maternity and children’s hospital here on Thursday, leaving at least three people dead and dozens wounded, some by broken glass, the…
Riled Up, Andy Murray Dispatches Tomas Berdych at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia — Though it began as an apparent battle against his former coach, Andy Murray made sure to dedicate his victory Thursday night to the woman he chose to…
Colleen McCullough, Author of ‘The Thorn Birds,’ Dies at 77
Colleen McCullough, a former neurophysiological researcher at Yale who, deciding to write novels in her spare time, produced “The Thorn Birds,” a multigenerational Australian romance that became an international best…
Malaysia Declares Loss of Flight 370 in March an Accident
HONG KONG — The Malaysian government declared on Thursday that the loss of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 last March was an accident according to the terms of an international air…
Narendra Modi Replaces India’s Foreign Secretary With Envoy to U.S.
NEW DELHI — Just days after the conclusion of a visit from President Obama that was widely seen as a success, India has abruptly removed its highest-ranking diplomat and replaced…
North Korea Sought Talks and Attached a Hefty Price Tag, South’s Ex-Leader Says
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea repeatedly but unsuccessfully pushed for a summit meeting with the former South Korean leader Lee Myung-bak, demanding a huge aid package, including $10 billion…
Co-Pilot of AirAsia Plane Was at Controls Just Before Crash
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian investigators said Thursday that the co-pilot of AirAsia Flight 8501 was at the controls when the plane made its final radio transmission to ground control before…
Hezbollah Said to Not Be Planning More Action Against Israel
JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense minister said on Thursday that his country had received messages through United Nations channels that Hezbollah did not plan any further action after its missile strike…
Rome Jewish Leader Triggers Police Intervention at Auschwitz
WARSAW, Poland — The head of Rome’s Jewish community and four others were questioned by police after triggering an alarm at the visitor’s center at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. –…
Swept Away by a Love for Dust
Credit Adriane Ohanesian Credit Diego Acosta López Credit Joseph Rodriguez Credit Mark Abramson Fine Art Photo Gallery.” – Israeli soldiers with a military vehicle that was hit by a missile…