September 20, 2013

A call to a hotel where the Navy Yard gunman was staying before the shooting suggests that his employer had deep concerns about his state of mind and raises questions about his clearance to work at bases.

Seizing on a perceived flexibility in a letter from President Obama to President Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s leaders are focused on getting quick relief from crippling sanctions, a top adviser to the Iranian leadership said.

The White House is worried that Janet L. Yellen could be a target for criticism before a formal nomination, and if she does lead the Federal Reserve, she must manage a stimulus easing in a weak job market.

A group representing New York City private schools said it would no longer recommend using the test because of concerns that test-preparation courses rendered it meaningless.

David Leveaux’s production of “Romeo and Juliet,” with Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad, has opened at the Richard Rodgers Theater.

President Obama is facing two unexpected diplomatic initiatives with the United States’ biggest adversaries in the Middle East, Syria and Iran, each fraught with opportunity and danger.

A controversial federal loan-guarantee program intended to support greener energy technologies will shift to supporting development of cleaner oil and coal technology.

Some farmers are examining their soil, and finding cause for concern after years of using glyphosate to kill weeds in their fields.

Paris is reaching out to the global literary world to recapture its place on the cutting edge of culture with a new festival of international writers.

Indonesia must get used to higher interest rates, its vice president said Friday, while India’s central bank decided it needed to lower its rates.

As the United States reaches out to Iran’s new president, White House officials are trying to convince skeptical Israelis that they will not prematurely ease pressure on Tehran to curb its nuclear program.

A roundup of the dancers, choreographers and designers to watch for this season.