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U.S.
Despite Cheaper Gas, Public Transit Ridership Is Up, Trade Group Reports
Investment in transit around the country is leading to record-high ridership rates and more people leaving their cars at home despite low prices at the pump.World
Gulf States and Qatar Gloss Over Differences, but Split Still Hampers Them
The lack of unity is raising questions about the ability of the gulf states to muster a coherent response to a storm of crises.U.S.
Assessing the G.O.P. Election Field
The precise mix of Republican candidates who enter the 2016 presidential race or decide to stay out of it will greatly affect the party's choice of nominee.Business Day
Daimler Sets Aside $748 Million Over E.U. Inquiry Into Truck Makers
The provision suggested that a price-fixing investigation by the European Commission was gathering pace, years after the first raids were carried out.World
Backed by U.S. Airstrikes, Kurds Reverse an ISIS Gain
The two-day offensive, which involved 8,000 Kurdish fighters, was the largest one to date in the war against the Islamic State.Sports
Three N.F.L. Teams Said to Reject Move to Los Angeles
After months of speculation about whether the Chargers, the Raiders or the Rams would move to Los Angeles for the 2015 season, all three teams told the N.F.L. that they would remain in their cities next year, according to a source with knowledge of the decisions.
UNCASVILLE,
Conn. — Breanna Stewart scored 22 points to lead a balanced offense
and No. 2 UConn beat UCLA 86-50 on Sunday in the Naismith Hall of Fame
women's holiday showcase at the Mohegan Sun Arena.
Gabby Williams added 12 points and Kia Nurse had 11 for the Huskies (8-1).
UConn
led 24-18 with 7 minutes left in the first half before going on a 16-2
run over the next 6:30 to take a 20-point lead. Five Huskies scored
during the burst that was capped by Stewart's layup with 33 seconds
left.
UCLA (4-6) scored the final five points of the half to close to 40-25 at the break.
Jordin
Canada tried to keep the Bruins in the game, scoring seven straight
points during one stretch. Her layup made it 50-37, but it wasn't
enough.
UConn scored 13 of the next 15, including an acrobatic putback by Williams, to put the game away.
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U.S.
Old Ruling Keeps Counties From Tapping Oil Money to Fix Roads
A 54-year-old opinion by the attorney general’s office in Texas gives leasing rights for the minerals beneath county roads, and the revenue, to the state. That does not sit well with some county judges.
Technology
F.T.C. Raises Its Voice Under Its Soft-Spoken Chairwoman
Edith Ramirez’s tenure as leader of the commission has been marked by an effort to bring the regulator into the public eye, directing particular attention on digital privacy and transactions.U.S.
Protection Reinstated for Gray Wolves
A federal judge on Friday threw out an Obama administration decision to remove gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region from the endangered species list.U.S.
In a Break From Partisan Rancor, Ohio Moves to Make Elections More Competitive
The Ohio House gave final approval last week to a plan to draw voting districts for the General Assembly using a bipartisan process intended to make elections more competitive.U.S.
Judge in Maryland Locks Up Youths and Rules Their Lives
Juvenile court judges are given wide discretion to decide what is in a young offender’s best interest. Many, like Judge Herman C. Dawson, turn to incarceration.U.S.
Protecting a Home Where the Puffer Fish Roam in Biscayne National Park
A dispute over the possibility of a no-fishing zone in Biscayne National Park off the coast of Florida has raised contrasts with hunting bans on federal land.Health
Lee W. Wattenberg, Who Saw Cancer Fighters in Foods, Dies at 92
Dr. Wattenberg, a University of Minnesota researcher hailed as the “father of chemoprevention,” found weapons in chemical compounds in broccoli, cabbage, coffee and garlic.Opinion
Paris Without Cars
Jeff Prant, a reader, writes that the urban experience “has for too long been compromised.”Sports
Florida State’s Winston Is Cleared in Conduct Hearing
Major B. Harding, who presided over the hearing, involving a 2012 rape accusation, ruled that the evidence was insufficient to find Winston guilty of violating the student code of conduct.Business Day
London Tenants Win Battle Against American Private Equity Firm
The private equity firm Westbrook Partners has thrown in the towel and says it will sell the New Era Estate, a London housing block whose tenants protested its plans to raise rents.Opinion
Pakistan’s 9/11?
Terrorism endures because the political and military elites’ attitude toward radical groups is opportunistic.Health
Dementia, but Prettier
Julianne Moore gives a wonderful performance in “Still Alice,” but the film skirts the truth about dementia.U.S.
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