BHARATIGAUN, Nepal—Ramesh Bharati was at work inspecting villas at the Ritz-Carlton in Abu Dhabi last Saturday when he turned on the television and saw that an earthquake had ravaged his native Nepal.
LONDON—The Duchess of Cambridge is in the early stages of labor for the birth of her second child with Prince William.The Duchess, the former Kate Middleton, was admitted to London's St. Mary's Hospital early Saturday morning, according to ...
Ramesh Bharati stands on the mound of rubble that used to be his house in Bharatigaun village, Nepal.A general view of the devastation and rubble that used to be houses in Bharatigaun village, Nepal.
SYDNEY—The Australian government has toughened penalties to stop foreign investors from illegally buying homes in the country's overheating property market, saying those breaching investment laws would face three-year jail terms and fines ...
For undefeated fighters like Floyd Mayweather Jr., boxing history can be harsh.Mayweather is 47-0. At age 38, he is on the precipice of finishing his career undefeated—an obsession of his, say people inside the bruising game. But the boxing ...
BOSTON—Alex Rodriguez, baseball's prodigal son, hit the long-awaited 660th home run of his career Friday night against the Boston Red Sox, tying Willie Mays for fourth on the all-time home run list and kicking off a debate over contract ...
BALTIMORE—Six city police officers were charged Friday in the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old man who suffered fatal spinal injuries last month while in custody, a swift development in a case that has heightened the national focus on ...
Time will tell how the Mets fare in 2015, but as May begins, one thing already seems clear: They shouldn't worry about long losing streaks—pitcher Matt Harvey will take care of that.
Two-Timing Your Broker? Join the CrowdThe relationship between many investors and their brokers isn't monogamous.Investors who work with a full-service brokerage often work with a lower-cost provider as well, according to data from research ...
By the end of this weekend, thousands of high-school students will have taken the SAT, that nerve-racking, four-hour exam used by colleges and universities to screen applicants.
RIVAS, Nicaragua—The steady breeze that spins the blades of towering white wind turbines here in southern Nicaragua is helping to shift this country further away from its dependence on Venezuelan oil—and closer to Washington's vision for ...
As former Chris Christie allies receive indictments, what are the implications for a potential presidential run for the New Jersey governor?
Five months after the governments of Washington and Uruguay agreed to send several Guantanamo Bay inmates to Montevideo with the shared goal of closing the military prison, the arrangement is showing signs of strain.
Relief workers in quake-stricken Nepal say they are using drones and crowdsourced maps offered by volunteer groups as they seek to get emergency supplies to stranded survivors.
Mets general manager Sandy Alderson enumerated three reasons why he decided to promote 21-year-old prospect Dilson Herrera from the minor leagues on Friday and put him at second base for the foreseeable future.
The Jets' newest would-be savior, Leonard Williams, said Friday that he'd prefer to play defensive end in New York, but recognizes that he might have to take whatever position the Jets give him because of their already established defensive ...
BOSTON—As April turned to May, the Yankees traveled to Fenway Park sitting in first place, having overcome a rough start to surge ahead in a packed American League East. Manager Joe Girardi's team has proved during the first month of the ...
BARPAK, Nepal—Asmaya Ghale sifted through the rubble of her collapsed mud-and-stone house in this devastated mountain town, looking for grains of rice Friday morning, hoping to find enough for lunch.
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas said late Friday that hackers may have stolen data related to credit and debit cards at some of its retail and service locations.
What makes Warren Buffett Warren Buffett?That question will dominate this weekend's annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway, on the 50th anniversary of Mr. Buffett's takeover of the company. His letter to shareholders in this year's annual ...
If indeed “America is Hard to See," as the titular show at the new Whitney Museum of American Art suggests, the art inside was anything but during the museum's public debut on Friday.
Springtime in New York. It's when the streets bloom with cherry-blossom clouds and the London Plane trees unfurl their sparkling green canopies.
When Cornell University officials sat down to plan a technology campus on Roosevelt Island, it was pretty clear they would need the East River to build it.
One of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's former allies pleaded guilty on Friday to engineering bridge lane closures for political retribution, and two others were indicted over the incident.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the conglomerate controlled by Warren Buffett, said net profit rose 10% in the first quarter, boosted by gains in investment income at its insurance division and improved performance at its railroad.
David WildsteinDavid Wildstein was a New Jersey political junkie participating in and writing about the state's unique culture years before the bridge scandal put him in the public spotlight.
Loud explosions and plumes of smoke not far from his father's house in Yemen about a month ago announced to Talal Hameed that Saudi Arabia's air bombing campaign had begun.
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Federal prosecutors are expected to announce criminal charges against New York state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos imminently, possibly as soon as Monday, in connection with a continuing corruption investigation, according to a person ...
A series of airstrikes on a Syrian village controlled by Islamic State on Friday killed more than 60 civilians, according to two Syrian human-rights groups, who said the planes belonged to the U.S. military-led coalition.
Museum goers line up on Friday outside the new Whitney Museum of American Art in the Meatpacking District.Adam Weinberg, director of the Whitney Museum, welcomes guests at the new 99 Gansevoort St. location.
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