The archive of all headlines from February 22, 2015, organized by time of publication.
American intelligence agencies and the Pentagon are struggling to determine how difficult it will be to retake Mosul, the Islamic State’s de facto capital in Iraq, as planning intensifies for a battle there.
Secretary of State John Kerry said Russia’s “land-grabbing” in Ukraine, despite a cease-fire deal, might push the U.S. and its European allies to take new steps to punish Moscow.
College admission season ignites deep anxieties for Asian American families, who spend more than any other demographic on education.
Poland’s ‘Ida’ is the favorite, but Russia’s ‘Leviathan’ and Mauritania’s timely ‘Timbuktu’ are in the mix; a look at this contentious category.
Rebels in eastern Ukraine agree to begin a pullout of heavy weapons, a Russian general involved in implementing a truce deal says.
Rebels in eastern Ukraine agree to begin to pull back heavy weapons from the frontline, a Russian general involved in the truce deal says.
The audit was launched in response to a Times investigation that found that an unusually high number of family members of firefighters were hired by the department.
The audit was launched after a Times investigation found the department was hiring a high number of firefighters' relatives. One candidate who got copies of questions was a fire captain's son.
The audit was launched after a Times investigation found the department was hiring a high number of firefighters' relatives. One candidate who got copies of questions was a fire captain's son.
Even when arrested, drug offenders face little jail time upon conviction. Addicts and their relatives say the new law lets troubled individuals hurt themselves and steal with little consequence.
Missing Nigeria Schoolgirls
A review of documents revealed 62 cases in which inmates at Rikers Island were seriously injured by correction officers between last August and January, a period of increased attention on conditions at the jail complex.
Turkish troops cross into Syria to evacuate and destroy Suleyman Shah’s mausoleum - an enclave where the forefather of the Ottoman empire was buried.
Turkish troops enter Syria to evacuate and destroy Suleyman Shah’s mausoleum - an enclave where the forefather of the Ottoman empire was buried.
Wesleyan President Michael Roth on the importance of understanding religious experience—and the difficulty teaching it.
Turkish troops enter Syria to evacuate and destroy a mausoleum where the forefather of the Ottoman empire was buried.
US air strikes have damaged morale in Raqqa, Syria, but a local anti-Isis activist says no one is expecting the group to be driven out
Brown's decision came a few hours after the family of one of Enriquez's murder victims contacted the governor's office to oppose Enriquez's release.
Brown's decision came a few hours after the family of one of Rene Enriquez's murder victims contacted the governor's office to oppose Enriquez's release.
Poland’s ‘Ida’ is the favorite, but Russia’s ‘Leviathan’ and Mauritania’s timely ‘Timbuktu’ are in the mix; a look at this contentious category.
Corporate experts are working to both define and to refine a new image — Hillary 5.0 — to replace her very public former roles as first lady, senator, Cabinet member and failed candidate.
ISIS Terror
Turkish troops swoop down on war-torn northern Syria to move a historic Ottoman burial site, demolishing the mausoleum and evacuating guards at the site.
Somali terror group releases video threatening US, Canada and UK malls but DHS funding will end on Friday if immigration impasse is not solved
Somali terror group releases video threatening US, Canada and UK malls as DHS funding could end Friday over immigration impasse
Hundreds of Turkish forces enter war-torn north Syria to evacuate troops guarding a historic tomb, demolishing it and moving the remains to a different site.
Why has the US Air Force not been able to wipe out the Islamic State which at the outset was largely equipped with conventional small arms not to mention state of the art Toyota pickup trucks?
For two decades, billionaires, business leaders, Hollywood celebrities and high-powered politicians have taken turns trying to coax the NFL back to Los Angeles. Their efforts have been futile.
Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the Academy Award for directing in 2010, it looked to be a watershed moment. On this Oscar night, all of the directing nominees will be men.
This Oscar Sunday, as on every Oscar Sunday for the past five years, all of the directing nominees will share one trait: they're all men.
Turkish forces enter war-torn north Syria to evacuate troops guarding a historic tomb, demolishing it and moving the remains to a different site.
A bomb kills at least two people and injures at least 10 at a march in Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, as the ceasefire in the east takes hold.
When the Academy Awards get underway Sunday, they'll bring plenty of suspense and surprises. There's the question of the broadcast itself -- can Neil Patrick Harris out-selfie the queen of photography-themed social media, Ellen DeGeneres? -- but also plenty of drama with the awards. The…
When the Academy Awards get underway Sunday, they'll bring plenty of suspense and surprises. There's the question of the broadcast itself -- can Neil Patrick Harris out-selfie the queen of photography-themed social media, Ellen DeGeneres? -- but also plenty of drama with the awards. The…
When the Academy Awards get underway, they'll bring plenty of suspense and surprises. There's the question of the broadcast itself -- can Neil Patrick Harris out-selfie the queen of photography-themed social media, Ellen DeGeneres? -- but also plenty of drama with the awards.
When the Academy Awards get underway, they'll bring plenty of suspense and surprises. There's the question of the broadcast itself -- can Neil Patrick Harris out-selfie the queen of photography-themed social media, Ellen DeGeneres?
U.S. news
An FBI-imposed gag order about the StingRay, a sophisticated surveillance device that mimics cell towers, endangers some criminal cases when its use is questioned by defendants or judges.
President Obama’s likely veto of the Keystone XL oil pipeline bill this week, the third and most significant one of his six years in office, would likely be followed by several others.
Fighters deride western fears that sending them weapons could give real impetus to frequent talk of sovereignty at the expense of Iraq
Why has the US Air Force not been able to wipe out the Islamic State which at the outset was largely equipped with conventional small arms not to mention state of the art Toyota pickup trucks?
India is sitting pretty at the top of its group in the Cricket World Cup after defeating South Africa by 130 runs to book two emphatic wins from two in Australia.