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Israel Says Dead Hostage Found With Captors' Bodies

The Israeli military said it had retrieved the body of a hostage who had been held in the Gaza Strip, as the Biden administration struggles to secure a deal that would pause the fighting between Israel and Hamas, and bring home dozens of hostages still in captivity before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

Xi Muzzles Economist In Drive To Silence Criticism

A prominent Chinese economist raised doubts about Beijing's economic management at a Washington forum in December and said China's economy might have grown at less than half the roughly 5% pace flaunted by authorities.

Riches, Routes Draw Trump to Greenland

President-elect Donald Trump has set his sights on a vast, ice-covered and sparsely populated island with a strategic location on the edge of the Arctic and a whole lot of mineral riches.

'Nosferatu' Upends the Modern Vampire

In \"Nosferatu,\" Robert Eggers's new take on the classic vampire-horror film, there are no heart-throbs who glisten in the sun like Edward Cullen in \"Twilight\" or smolder like Lestat in \"Interview With the Vampire.\"

Defense Industry Is Booming in Israel

Regional war, quest for aerial-defense systems fuel a surge despite embargoes

'Get Out, Get Out Now'

The fire rose from the bone-dry hills, as so many others have, and then rapidly tore across the coast and hills of one of America's most famous cities-oblivious to the demographics of the lives it disrupted. It burned mansions in Malibu and low-income housing in Pasadena.

OpenAI CEO Altman Denies Sister's Sexual-Abuse Claims

OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman is being sued by his sister over allegations that he sexually abused her for several years when they were children. Altman denies the accusations.

A Solitary Samurai Born of Collaboration

One reason movie lovers the world over hold the filmmaker Akira Kurosawa in such high regard is that he instilled visceral excitement into Japanese cinema as no one had before him. Whether he was more influenced by Hollywood or the other way around remains debated. But what isn't in doubt is the hold his pictures had-and continue to have-on audiences since his international breakthrough, the landmark \"Rashomon\" (1950).

Keep Performance Notes To Bolster Career Goals

If you're angling for a raise or a promotion this year, do this one thing before anything else: Start taking notes.

Americans Toast French Flour

Some bakers, and bread-lovers with gluten sensitivity, swear by the more expensive import

Ringo Starr's Twangy Turn

The former Beatle highlights his love of country music on an album produced by T Bone Burnett

Quantum Stocks Sink On Nvidia CEO Remarks

lonQ and other quantumcomputing stocks slid after Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang played down the likely utility of the technology in the near- or medium-term.

Billionaire Leon Black in Talks To Back Bid for U.K.'s Telegraph

Leon Black, the co-founder and former chairman and chief executive of Apollo Global Management, is in talks to become the anchor investor behind the planned purchase of the U.K.'s Daily Telegraph newspaper.

Travel Hacks Abound; Some Lead You Astray

Think before you try these social-media shortcuts at airports, hotels

Canada Faces Trade War With No Leader

Trudeau's decision to resign hampers plans amid threats of tariffs, takeover

Synopsis-Ansys Deal Gets a Boost

U.K. watchdog says remedies to address antitrust concerns appear reasonable

Coal-Mine Magnate Bet Big, Won Big

Low Tuck Kwong ignored warnings about the future of the grimy fossil fuel

The Shocking Loss That Turned Notre Dame Into a Contender

THE GREATEST MOMENTS in Notre Dame Fighting Irish history are the stuff of college football legend. There's Joe Montana's last-second heroics in the \"Chicken Soup Game.\" There's the fumble recovery that sealed the \"Catholics vs. Convicts\" showdown against the Miami Hurricanes. And there's Knute Rockne inspiring his players to \"win one for the Gipper\" in a 1928 upset of Army.

Shell Warns on Earnings, Cuts Production Outlook

Shell warned of significantly lower earnings in its integrated gas division and cut production guidance across its oil and gas segments.

Private Equity’s Role in Healthcare Blasted

Senate report says Wall Street investors are putting medical system at risk

U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Decline Slightly

Fewer Americans filed for initial jobless benefits last week, according to the Labor Department, a further sign that a softening labor market has continued to dodge a big uptick in job cuts.

The Coach Who Keeps Coming Up Short

Penn State's James Franklin is aiming to shed his reputation for big-game letdowns

Biden's Battered Legacy

Jimmy Carter spent nearly 45 years building a solid legacy following four years of an OK one-term presidency.

Santa Ana Winds Drive Southern California Fires

The devastating fires across the Los Angeles region are driven by Santa Ana winds that blow from the deserts of interior California and Nevada out to the Pacific Ocean. Santa Ana winds are feared by Califor- nians because they are fast- moving, dry and extremely warm conditions that can turn a tiny spark into a raging blaze that is difficult to control.

Fed Minutes Suggest Steady Rates for Now

Federal Reserve officials saw risks of higher-than-expected inflation, due in part to potential tariffs by President-elect Donald Trump, when they made a \"finely balanced\" decision last month to lower interest rates, according to minutes of the meeting published Wednesday.

Raging Fires Ravage Los Angeles

Five dead, 130,000 ordered to flee, 2,000 buildings burned as wind-whipped flames sweep neighborhoods

Nvidia Needs to Appeal to Bigger Crowd

Investors remain hyperfocused on data centers despite big new efforts in gaming, self-driving cars and robotics

A 'Hidden Force' Can Bring Mortgage Rates Down

Mortgage rates have been moving against home buyers in recent weeks. But there is a sliver of hope on the horizon.

Tencent Accelerates Buyback as Stock Falls

Tencent bought back the most number of shares in a single day Wednesday, a move that should support the share price after the Chinese tech giant's appearance on a Pentagon list triggered one of its heaviest selloffs in years.

Getty and Shutterstock Set Agreement to Merge

Getty Images Holdings and stock-photo rival Shutterstock are merging to form a company valued at about $3.7 billion to meet booming demand for licensed images and videos, as artificial intelligence disrupts the business of content creation.