Woman Dies After Being Set on Fire in Subway Car, Police Say
The police said a man was taken into custody. The victim had been seated in a subway car at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station on Sunday morning when a man…
Germany Searches for Motives in Christmas Market Attack
The authorities said they were struggling to understand the motives behind ramming a car into a Christmas market in the eastern city of Magdeburg, which left a 9-year-old boy among…
Surfers Return for Rare Big Wave Contest in Hawaii
The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational is held only when conditions are just right. The 45 invited surfers had less than 48 hours to arrive on the North Shore of…
Removing Carbon From the Sky Could Be the Next Climate Gold Rush
Investors are betting that they can make a dent in global warming, and healthy profits, with companies that alter the atmosphere.
Small Plane Crashes Into Buildings in Brazilian City
The 10 on board were not believed to have survived, while at least 17 other people were injured on the ground. Officials cited poor weather conditions as a possible cause…
‘Sonic’ Beats ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ at the Box Office
“Mufasa: The Lion King” sputtered in second place at theaters in the United States and Canada. “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” was No. 1.
Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime in Syria
President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a fake political address.
Dropped From Spending Bill, Cancer Research and D.C. Stadium Measures Revived by Senate
Two bills on pediatric cancer research and a football stadium site had been left out of the main spending package, but passed early Saturday as separate legislation.
How Canada’s Voters Turned on Justin Trudeau
Canada’s prime minister gained global renown 10 years ago for his unabashedly progressive politics. But at home, voters turned sour on him long ago.
A Woman With a Rare Gene Mutation Fights to Avoid Her Mother’s Fate
A mutant gene is coming to steal Linde Jacobs’s mind. Can she find a way to stop it?