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TimesCast: Market Jitters Explained
By DEALBOOK
Long-term interest rates are going up in the United States and China, setting off fears that the global economic recovery could be put in jeopardy.
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Business Day
3 minutes ago
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Jon Oringer of Shutterstock, on the Power of the Hackathon
By ADAM BRYANT
The C.E.O. says hackathons, in which employees quickly build whatever they want for the business, sometimes result in progress that otherwise would have taken months.
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Arts
8 minutes ago
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Frank Langella To Play 'King Lear' at Brooklyn Academy
By ALLAN KOZINN
The production will play the Harvey Theater in January, after its premiere at the Chichester Festival Theater in October.
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Business Day
14 minutes ago
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Justices Back Use of Arbitration Over Class Actions
By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM
The Supreme Court reinforced the ability of corporations to impose arbitration on their customers, ruling that merchants could not bring a class-action suit against American Express.
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Health
26 minutes ago
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A Search for Harmony
By PAULA SPAN
Choruses for older adults have popped up in communities everywhere, and studies suggest they offer some unexpected benefits.
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Technology
38 minutes ago
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A Technical Dictionary That Fits the Definition of User-Friendly
By DAVID POGUE
A paean to the Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, an online dictionary of computer and consumer electronics terms, with a single editor that has been fighting for survival against the crowdsourced Wikipedia.
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Business Day
38 minutes ago
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Home Depot Outflips Private Equity
By ROBERT CYRAN
A buyout consortium looks set to recoup its investment in HD Supply and then some in an upcoming initial public offering. But Home Depot fared even better.
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N.Y. / Region
40 minutes ago
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As Archdiocese’s Schools Retrench, Worries Grow for a Building Block for Minority Students
By DAVID GONZALEZ
Many blacks and Latinos say they can trace the success they have achieved in their careers to the guidance they received in Catholic schools.
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World
43 minutes ago
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Extremism Rises Among Myanmar Buddhists Wary of Muslim Minority
By THOMAS FULLER
Amid hate-filled speeches and violence, a nationwide fundamentalist movement has grown with an agenda that now includes boycotts of Muslim-made goods.
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Style
56 minutes ago
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Home-Cooked Challenge: What's for Breakfast?
By KJ DELL'ANTONIA
In the absence of Pop-Tarts and cereal, what makes a good weekday breakfast for a busy family?
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World
11:50
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At the Taliban Office, Waiting for Progress
By ROD NORDLAND
With both Afghan and American delegates delaying travel to Qatar for the start of talks, the insurgents face pressure to comply with Afghan demands.
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Travel
11:45
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36 Hours in Vancouver, British Columbia
By HANNAH SELIGSON
In this stunning city, even commutes can be attractive. But Vancouver’s appeal doesn’t end with the outdoors.
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T:Style
11:43
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Three's a Trend | Leather Shines at Resort
By KATE LANPHEAR
Patent leather appeared with summerlike, soft prints at Rochas, Suno and Jason Wu.
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World
11:25
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Thousands Are Stranded in Northern India Flooding
By MALAVIKA VYAWAHARE
As the authorities struggle to cope with floods, a survivor recounts her close call.
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U.S.
11:24
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Border Deal by 2 in G.O.P. Lifts Chances of Immigration Bill
By ASHLEY PARKER
The agreement calls for the completion of 700 miles of fence and a “border surge” that doubles the current patrol force, aides said, and it is expected to win support from several Republican senators.
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U.S.
11:24
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Court Finds AIDS Program’s Rules Violate Free Speech
By ADAM LIPTAK
The Supreme Court rules on a requirement that groups that receive federal money to combat AIDS abroad have “a policy explicitly opposing prostitution.”
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Theater
11:21
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Cutting Through a Cultural Thicket
By ROB WEINERT-KENDT
In adapting “The Jungle Book” for a stage musical, Mary Zimmerman has had to take much into consideration — the Disney film, a mix of music and the possibility of offending audiences.
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Travel
11:19
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New Ways to Get Around Salt Lake City
By ELAINE GLUSAC
Light rail, biking and a forthcoming streetcar line are all making is easier to get around the Utah capital.
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Arts
11:19
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Organizing an Organizer’s Life
By HILARIE M. SHEETS
Jennifer Bartlett, one of the most successful artists in the 1970s, is having her first American museum retrospective.
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Theater
11:18
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Disney Shows in Development
By PATRICK HEALY
In addition to “The Jungle Book,” Disney Theatrical Group has several other titles in development.
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Autos
11:13
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Consumer Group Calls Chrysler's Jeep Fix Inadequate
By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN
The Center for Auto Safety said that Chrysler’s plan to inspect and upgrade 2.7 million Jeeps with trailer hitches will not adequately protect fire-prone fuel tanks from rear impact damage.
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Sports
11:08
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The Night the Hockey Nets Opened
By LYNN ZINSER
Eleven goals were scored on Wednesday in Chicago’s overtime victory over Boston in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals, inspiring a video edition of Leading Off.
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Books
11:06
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Dan Brown: By the Book
The author of “The Da Vinci Code” and, most recently, “Inferno” made “the mistake” of reading “The Exorcist” at age 15: “It was the first and last horror book I’ve ever opened.”
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Style
11:01
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What We're Reading
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
A collection of links from the reporters and editors of the Dining section.
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World
11:01
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Brazil’s Leftist Ruling Party, Born of Protests, Is Perplexed by Revolt
By SIMON ROMERO
The governing Workers Party is watching with dismay as Brazil’s largest city braces for a new round of demonstrations on Thursday.
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Health
10:37
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When Fear Is a Barrier to Good Care
By MIKKAEL A. SEKERES, M.D.
Tim Lane
Fear, mistrust and assumptions had gotten in the way of my patient’s care, and we had to treat these — in ourselves, and in him — before we could control his leukemia.
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Business Day
10:37
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Senators Urge Additional Review of Smithfield's Sale to Shuanghui
By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED
J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press
The group of 15 senators wrote a letter to Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew, who oversees the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States, to add the Agriculture Department and the Food and Drug Administration to the agencies reviewing the deal.
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Arts
10:31
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David Wall, a Prince Among Dancers, Is Dead at 67
By ALASTAIR MACAULAY
Mr. Wall, a handsome redhead widely known as Ginger, became the youngest principal dancer in the history of the Royal Ballet in 1966.
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Sports
10:21
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For Heat and Spurs, a Fitting End to a Wild Finals
By NATE TAYLOR
History and momentum are on Miami’s side for Game 7, the 18th in N.B.A. finals history, but these teams have shown that just about anything is possible.
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Autos
10:01
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G.M. Releases 2014 Corvette Stingray Performance Numbers
By BENJAMIN PRESTON
After flinging the new Stingray around a Virginia racetrack, Chevrolet has confirmed that it will go from 0 to 60 m.p.h. in less than 4 seconds.
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Business Day
10:01
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Ending Poverty by Giving the Poor Money
By ANNIE LOWREY
A conversation with Christopher Blattman, co-author of a study of using cash transfers, rather than earmarked donations, to help poor workers improve their lot.
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World
09:55
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Chancellor Merkel Discovers the Internet
By HARVEY MORRIS
Friso Gentsch/DPA, via Associated Press
Germany’s Angela Merkel has been unmercifully mocked for suggesting that the Internet is uncharted territory. Is she really out of touch, or was she just reflecting her suspicions about the perils of the technology?
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Opinion
09:43
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Stones Unturned
By RAJA SHEHADEH
Palestinians conduct remarkably few archeological digs because they take for granted that the land around them is theirs.
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Arts
09:43
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Reactions to the Death of James Gandolfini
By DAVE ITZKOFF
The death of James Gandolfini elicited an outpouring of remembrances from his colleagues on “The Sopranos” and from other friends and performers who were associated with his work.
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Sports
09:37
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Fast-Rising Star Makes His Debut for Australia
By EMMA STONEY
Israel Folau, who previously played in rugby league and Australian rules football, is joining the national team after playing only 14 Super Rugby games for the New South Wales Waratahs.
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Business Day
09:37
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Japan's Largest Bank to Pay $250 Million Fine for Iran Deals
By JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and BEN PROTESS
Yuriko Nakao/Reuters
New York State authorities have imposed a $250 million fine on the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ over claims that it transferred illicit funds on behalf of Iran and other countries blacklisted from doing business in the United States.
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Sports
09:33
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A Lecture FIFA Didn't Need to Make
By ROB HUGHES
Sepp Blatter would have been wise to have remained quiet about the protests going on outside the Confederations Cup games, but he didn't.
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Opinion
09:07
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Are Blogs Outdated? The Times Eliminates Several, and Explains Why
By MARGARET SULLIVAN
At The Times, some blogs are already gone and others are on the chopping block.
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U.S.
09:02
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The Problem With Too Many Millionaires
By CHRYSTIA FREELAND | REUTERS
Winner-take-all forces are driving an extreme concentration of wealth at the top, with the ranks of the ultrarich, people with investable assets of at least $30 million, surging 11 percent over the past year.
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Business Day
09:00
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New Pay Model for Times Apps
By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
The New York Times Company said it would start charging nonsubscribers who want to read more than three articles a day on its apps for mobile devices.
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Opinion
08:56
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Why American Jews Matter
By ROGER COHEN
American Jewish Committee to Israeli minister: You are “stunningly shortsighted” and offer Israel a “dead end.”
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Sports
08:52
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At Le Mans, More Acceleration and Fewer Pit Stops
By BRAD SPURGEON
Once an endurance test, the 24 Hours of Le Mans now demands all-out speed and little time in the pits.
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Business Day
08:31
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Thursday Reading: Smartphone Apps for the Connected Camper
By ANN CARRNS
Smartphone apps for the connected camper, bike-sharing comes to Aspen, making your online tracks harder to follow and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times.
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U.S.
08:31
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Explaining The Times's Coverage of Key Supreme Court Decisions
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
The court may — or may not — release decisions on one or more of its four most-watched cases remaining, concerning affirmative action, same-sex marriage and the Voting Rights Act. Included here is an overview of the Times’s coverage if one of the major rulings does come down on Thursday.
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Sports
08:30
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Making Le Mans a Celebration
By BRAD SPURGEON
Q. & A. with Pierre Fillon, president of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, which organizes the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race.
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Arts
08:28
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Thirst for Impressionist Works Powers Sale
By SOUREN MELIKIAN
Sotheby's auction of Impressionist and modern art also gets boost from private collections.
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Sports
08:26
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Giving Innovation a Racing Showcase
By BRAD SPURGEON
The 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend could well do for the hybrid car what it did for the diesel car and for many other technologies since its inception in 1923.
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Business Day
08:19
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Wall Street Jitters
By WILLIAM ALDEN
Comments by the Fed appear to disappoint investors, who had hoped it would do more for longer. | Sony’s chief reiterates that the music and movie businesses are not for sale. | A once-closeted Republican operative is now campaigning for gay marriage. | Richard S. Fuld Jr. has sued his son-in-law over an apartment loan.
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Opinion
08:17
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Protests in Brazil
Patrick Chappatte
Brazil struggles with a wave of popular unrest.
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Opinion
08:08
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100, 75, 50 Years Ago
Highlights from the IHT archives.
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