Kerry Cautions Critics of Nuclear Talks With Iran
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry sought Tuesday to rebut critics of a potential nuclear deal with Iran, making his case on Capitol Hill just a week before Prime…
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Police Kill Boy During Protest in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela — A police officer shot and killed a teenage boy during an antigovernment protest in the restive Venezuelan city of San Cristóbal on Tuesday, officials said, as tensions…
Globalization That Works for Workers at Home
Eduardo Porter ECONOMIC SCENE Mickey Kantor has a vivid memory of August 1993. The North American Free Trade Agreement was in trouble. Though the agreement had been signed the year…
Mystery Surrounds a Tunnel in Toronto
OTTAWA — It was a baffling discovery: a hand-dug tunnel just over 33 feet long, tall enough for an adult to stand inside, fed with electricity, drained by a water…
From Studious Teenager to ISIS Recruiter
LONDON — Aqsa Mahmood’s family saw her as an intelligent and popular teenager who helped care for her three younger siblings and her grandparents at her home in Scotland. She…
From Studious Teenager to ISIS Recruiter
LONDON — To her family, Aqsa Mahmood was an intelligent and popular teenager who helped care for her three younger siblings and her grandparents at her home in Scotland. She…
As Republicans Concede, F.C.C. Is Expected to Enforce Net Neutrality
WASHINGTON — Last April, a dozen New York-based Internet companies gathered in the Flatiron Building boardroom of the social media website Tumblr to hear dire warnings that broadband providers were…
Barcelona Beats Manchester City in Champions League Behind Luis Suárez
MANCHESTER, England — Luis Suárez ran in every direction. He slid at midfielders’ heels. He banged into defenders. Once, when Manchester City’s goalkeeper was trying to throw the ball to…
Barcelona Beats Manchester City in Champions League Behind Luis Suárez
MANCHESTER, England — Luis Suárez ran in every direction. He slid at midfielders’ heels. He banged into defenders. Once, when Manchester City’s goalkeeper was trying to throw the ball to…
Vial of Winston Churchill’s Blood to Be Sold at Auction
LONDON — Almost anything linked to Winston Churchill can be collectible, right down to the butts of his cigars. But it is hard to imagine an artifact rarer or more…
Head of U.N. Climate Panel Resigns Amid Harassment Accusations
The head of the United Nations panel on climate science resigned on Tuesday after allegations of sexual harassment were filed against him in India, where he lives and works. Rajendra…
Putting a Price on Simon Kuznets’s Nobel in Economics
James D. Watson’s sold for $4.76 million while the one owned by William Randal Cremer, a member of Parliament and labor activist, fetched just $17,000. Now another Nobel medal —…
Obama Vetoes Keystone XL Pipeline Bill
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Tuesday vetoed a bill to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, rejecting an effort by Republicans and some Democrats to force his administration…
Please Stop Making That Noise
I can’t stand it when someone behind me at a movie chews popcorn with his or her mouth open. I mean, I really can’t stand it. I have misophonia, a…
Obama Vetoes Keystone XL Pipeline Bill
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Tuesday vetoed a bill to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, rejecting an effort by Republicans and some Democrats to force his administration…
Justice Dept. Won’t Charge George Zimmerman in Trayvon Martin Killing
MIAMI — The Justice Department on Tuesday closed its investigation into the shooting death three years ago of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager in a hoodie who became a…
In Payment Dispute, Russia Warns Ukraine Gas Will Run Out in 2 Days
MOSCOW — As European diplomats labored to patch up a flagging peace agreement in Ukraine on Tuesday, Russia warned the Ukrainians that they could run out of natural gas within…
‘Hamilton’ Will Not Rush to Broadway
After weeks of high-stakes deliberations, the producers and creators of the red-hot musical “Hamilton” announced on Tuesday that they have opted not to rush it to Broadway this spring and…
American Missionary Kidnapped From Nigerian School
DAKAR, Senegal — An American missionary was kidnapped on Monday from a school in central Nigeria in an area prone to kidnappings for ransom, officials said Tuesday. The missionary was…
French World Bank Employee Is Kidnapped in Yemen
President François Hollande of France confirmed that a Frenchwoman had been kidnapped in the Yemeni capital, Sana. PARIS — A Frenchwoman who works for the World Bank was kidnapped on…
Politician Urges Japan’s Premier to Stand by World War II Apologies
TOKYO — The Japanese politician who issued a landmark official apology to women forced to work in wartime brothels urged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday to stand by the…
Despite the Promise of Technology, the Mysteries of Sleep Lie Unsolved
Few of us are satisfied with how we sleep; we all want more sleep and better sleep in the hopes of improving our minds and bodies during our waking hours….
In France, a Baby Switch and a Test of a Mother’s Love
GRASSE, France — When Sophie Serrano finally held her daughter, Manon, in her arms after the newborn, suffering from jaundice, had been placed under artificial light, she was taken aback…
At Gucci, a Messy Exit for One Designer Opens an Unlikely Door for Another
Patrizio di Marco wasn’t about to go out quietly. In early December, Mr. di Marco was ousted as chief executive of Gucci, a position he had held for five years,…
Mubarak Official Cleared of Charges by Egypt Court
A Cairo court on Tuesday acquitted former President Hosni Mubarak’s longtime interior minister of the last of several criminal charges that have kept him behind bars, opening the potential for…
Monitoring Group Says ISIS Has Abducted 90 Christians in Syria
Islamic State militants have abducted at least 90 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria, a monitoring group that tracks violence in Syria said on Tuesday. The British-based Syrian…
Janet Yellen Says Fed Is in No Hurry to Raise Rates
WASHINGTON — Janet L. Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman, said Tuesday that the Fed was pleased with recent economic growth, convinced there was plenty of room for improvement and in…
British Lawmaker Accused of Influence Peddling Steps Down as Intelligence Panel Chairman
LONDON — After being caught in an undercover report, Malcolm Rifkind, a former British foreign secretary, said on Tuesday that he would resign as chairman of an influential parliamentary panel…
Words We Love Too Much
Let’s be wary, and more judicious. ••• My colleague Ken Paul notes that “calculus” shows up constantly — and generally not in the sense of “a system of calculation using…
Jailed Ex-Army Officer Has Support, but Not From His Platoon
Nearly two dozen soldiers from an Army platoon were on patrol in a dangerous valley in southern Afghanistan when a motorcycle sped toward them, ignoring commands to stop. As he…