Tens of thousands of people in Japan are living in shelters after two powerful earthquakes struck the south in less than two days. Photo: Getty Images | Continue reading
Experts at the Palmyra museum in Syria are documenting the damage on artifacts inflicted by Islamic State during the extremist group's occupation of the ancient city. Photo: AP. | Continue reading
The Italian Coastguard rescued at least 370 migrants in the Strait of Sicily on Tuesday. With the Balkan route now closed, Italy could see a surge of migrants arrivals in the next months. Photo: Italian Coast Guard | Continue reading
Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders, in Thursday’s Democratic debate in Brooklyn, continued their battle over the influence of Wall Street money on Mrs. Clinton’s leadership. WSJ’s Jason Bellini reports. | Continue reading
Hillary Clinton apologized for the "unintended" consequences of the 1994 crime law while Sen. Bernie Sanders criticized Clinton of using a "racist term" when she spoke of "super-predators" in a 1996 speech. Photo: AP | Continue reading
Researchers say a tiny device implanted in the brain of a man with quadriplegia has helped restore movement in his hand. Photo: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center/Battelle Memorial Institute | Continue reading
House Speaker Paul Ryan reaffirmed Tuesday that he would not accept a Republican presidential nomination and that he is fully committed to his House Speaker duties. Photo: AP | Continue reading
President Barack Obama said equal pay for equal work should be a fundamental principle of the economy, speaking at the newly designated Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument in Washington on Tuesday. Photo: AP | Continue reading
Donald Trump faces a contested convention if he can’t reach 1,237 delegates. But the two most delegate-rich states, New York and California, could hold the keys to his winning the Republican nomination outright. WSJ’s Jason Bellini has today’s Campaign Calculus. Image: Getty | Continue reading
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will visit China later this week. Here are three things you need to know about the countries' relations. Photo: Getty Images | Continue reading
Since their arrival in India on Sunday, Prince William and Kate Middleton have visited a slum and the Gandhi museum, dined with Bollywood's biggest stars and played cricket. | Continue reading
Uber’s biggest rivals in the U.S. and China are now working together—users of China’s ride-hailing app Didi Kuaidi can now order a Lyft car through the app when they visit the U.S. | Continue reading
Director Liesl Tommy discusses the brutal effects and aftermath of the Liberian civil war as portrayed in her latest Broadway play, "Eclipsed" with Lupita Nyong’o on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero. Photo: Eclipsed | Continue reading
Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation Sunday following a drawn-out battle against parliamentary allies of President Petro Poroshenko, who have been trying to oust the prime minister. | Continue reading
San Francisco-based venture capital firm Unitus Impact is betting on financial startups not in nearby Silicon Valley, but in far-away Vietnam. Photo: Thomas Di Fonzo / The Wall Street Journal | Continue reading
Once derided for its utilitarian rehashes of old Fiat designs, the Russian-made Lada has undergone a makeover in recent years, part of a multibillion-dollar bet by Renault and Nissan on the Russian car market. Photo: Dmitry Beliakov for The Wall Street Journal | Continue reading
Elon Musk's SpaceX program successfully landed its Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship at sea for the first time Friday. The rocket landed back on earth after SpaceX launched its CRS-8 Dragon craft, carrying supplies and an experimental inflatable space habitat for the International … | Continue reading
A group of unbound delegates from several states could be the key factor in deciding the Republican party's nominee in the case of a contested convention. WSJ's Shelby Holliday explains why the "unbound" suddenly hold so much power. Photo: Getty Images | Continue reading
Compensation for the chief executives of the biggest U.S. companies fell more sharply last year than any year since the financial crisis. The WSJ's Lee Hawkins explains the data and reveals which CEOs received the biggest packages. | Continue reading
Pope Francis urged the Catholic Church to take a lenient approach to divorced Catholics in a major document released Friday, effectively encouraging clergy to grant some divorced people Holy Communion. | Continue reading
The Obama administration moved this week to limit the use of tax inversions and tighten rules on financial advisers. WSJ's Jerry Seib discusses the consequences for the business community. Photo: AP | Continue reading
Lyft CEO Logan Green spoke to The Wall Street Journal about his first car, whether he'd rather go on a road trip with Marc Andreessen or a ski trip with Carl Icahn, and the one thing he'd like to do better as a leader. Photo: Noah Berger/Associated Press | Continue reading
The Netherlands on Wednesday will vote to support or reject the European Union's association agreement with Ukraine. Photo: AP. | Continue reading
Footage emerged late Monday of Syrian troops and allied militiamen pressing on with an offensive against Islamic State militants in central Syria. The clashes come after the town of Qaryatain was re-captured by pro-government forces on Sunday. | Continue reading
'Ten Years,' a film that imagines life in Hong Kong under mainland China's control in 2025, won Best Picture at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. But in China, there is no mention of the film. Photo: Ten Years | Continue reading
After a difficult week for Donald Trump, and unfavorable demographics for Hillary Clinton, challengers Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders look set to have a strong night in Wisconsin. WSJ's Gerald F. Seib explains. Photo: AP | Continue reading
Students who take notes by hand in class outperform students who type notes. As more students use their phones, laptops and tablets in class, they may be surprised to learn they will have more success learning new material if they write. WSJ's Lee Hotz joins Lunch Break With Tany … | Continue reading
The vitriol in the presidential election has until now mostly been among the Republican candidates. But the Democrats have lately begun to bare their teeth. WSJ's Gerald F. Seib explains. Photo: AP | Continue reading
Hundreds of migrants seeking new lives in Europe were transferred from Greece to Turkey on Monday, marking the start of an effort by the European Union and Ankara to stem a continent wide crisis over migrants. Photo: Getty Images | Continue reading
Director Richard Linklater's new coming of age film "Everybody Wants Some!!" has some similarities to his classic "Dazed and Confused." WSJ film critic Joe Morgenstern joins Lee Hawkins with his review. Photo: Paramount Pictures | Continue reading
MealPass, which just launched in New York, offers one lunch every week day from a host of restaurants for $99 a month. MealPass co-founder and CEO Mary Biggins, who also founded fitness start up ClassPass, joins Lee Hawkins to discuss her new venture. Photo: MealPass | Continue reading
The U.S. added 215,000 jobs in March, a sign of resilience despite overseas turmoil. Bankrate.com senior economic analyst Mark Hamrick joins Lee Hawkins with analysis of the March jobs report. Photo: Getty | Continue reading
A bear named Pyros (left) has fathered about three-quarters of the nearly 40 brown bears in the Pyrenees Mountains, but specialists say the inbreeding could cause health issues. Photo: Conselh Generau dÁran; paysdelours.com | Continue reading
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s staff clashed with pro-Kurdish protesters on the street outside the Brookings Institution in Washington. | Continue reading
A first-grader, who in an online video was seen in tears when she heard President Obama would be leaving the White House, was granted her wish to meet him Tuesday. Photo: The White House. | Continue reading
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the stage in front of a hooting crowd of fans and clients Thursday night to reveal the Model 3. The company said it secured about 135,000 reservations during the first day of ordering. Photo: Tesla | Continue reading
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama, meeting at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, called for the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. Photo: AP | Continue reading
President Obama will meet with world leaders over a two-day summit aimed at stopping nuclear proliferation. WSJ's Jerry Seib discusses what to expect from the summit. | Continue reading
Garena Interactive Holding, a Singapore based online entertainment and ecommerce startup, has raised $170 million in fresh capital, despite falling valuations for some less successful startups in the U.S.. Photo: Garena | Continue reading
Just north of London, one of the world's most unusual aircraft is taking shape. Hybrid Air Vehicles is trying to bring gas-filled blimps back into style with the launch of its Airlander 10. When will we see blimps flying commercially? As early as the end of the decade, reports Ro … | Continue reading
Newly unsealed National Hockey League emails show executives including commissioner Gary Bettman, discussing the link between fighting, concussions and "personal tragedies," following the deaths of three NHL enforcers. Photo: AP | Continue reading
Actress Patty Duke has died at age 69. Known for playing Helen Keller in a Broadway production of "The Miracle Worker," she later reprised the role in a film version of the play, winning an Academy award for best supporting actress. Photo: AP | Continue reading
President Barack Obama discussed the problem of addiction in the U.S. and administration steps to help, at an appearance Tuesday at the National Prescription Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit in Atlanta. Photo: AP | Continue reading
Recording artist Wyclef Jean joins Lee Hawkins to preview his new single, "My Girl," off his upcoming album, and discuss how he's approaching changing trends in the music industry. | Continue reading
An EgyptAir plane, which had over 60 passengers and crew aboard, has been hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus, according to the airline and government officials. | Continue reading
The Taiwanese cargo ship T.S. Taipei that ran aground off the coast of Taiwan earlier this month recently broke apart. The ship is leaking fuel oil into the surrounding waters, posing an environmental threat. Photo: Getty Images | Continue reading
Dog owners may give no thought to kissing their pets, but what about the germs? Small animal expert and UC Davis Veterinary Medicine professor Dr. Jane Skykes joins Lee Hawkins to discuss. Photo: iStock | Continue reading
With global trade expected to grow steadily in the coming years, ports around the world are being automated. Yet the United States lags behind. In Los Angeles and Long Beach, the nation's two largest ports, only two of the 13 marine terminals are automating. Photo: Patrick T. Fal … | Continue reading