July 7, 2014

A film company, two foundations and a university want to know what motivates people to support an issue on social media after they see issue-oriented movies, TV shows or online video.

In the Amazon rain forest, there is a tournament that is equal parts soccer and beauty pageant, played by hundreds of amateur teams which enter their own beauty queens.

General Motors’ OnStar system provides streams of data about the performance of G.M. vehicles, but the automaker says little about how it uses this information to investigate problems.

European consumers may criticize Facebook’s privacy policies or working conditions at Amazon, but they are still hooked on American technology companies.

Since President Petro O. Poroshenko called off a cease-fire and ordered troops to end the rebellion, an entirely different Ukrainian military appeared at the front.

This year’s tournament is notable for a widespread use of social media by athletes eager to issue confessions, explanations and interpretations after controversial incidents.

In order to join the ranks of the World Cup elite, countries like the United States need to incubate soccer talent.

Under regulatory pressure, many banks are ending or limiting money transfers, most likely meaning higher costs for immigrants sending money home.

The North End, which has both glorious homes and some of the city’s harshest blight, captures both the hope and challenge of the mayor’s pledge to improve Detroit.

Michael Grimm, a former Marine who is under a tax-fraud indictment, is being challenged by Domenic M. Recchia Jr., a Democrat and former linebacker.

Around the world, nearly every asset class is expensive by historical standards.

Facing about 1,000 complaints and a yearslong government investigation, G.M. has not recalled 1.8 million trucks with a brake line corrosion problem.