As the deadline loomed for the 10th anniversary iPhone, Apple Inc.’s top software designers gathered in the penthouse of an exclusive San Francisco club called The Battery. They had been summoned some 50 miles from the company’s Cupertino, Calif., headquarters to demonstrate planned features of the product to Jony Ive, Apple’s design chief, who seldom came to the office anymore from his San Francisco home. For...…As the deadline loomed for the 10th anniversary iPhone, Apple Inc.’s top software designers gathered in the penthouse of an exclusive San Francisco club called The Battery. They had been summoned some 50 miles from the company’s Cupertino, Calif., headquarters to demonstrate planned features of the product to Jony Ive, Apple’s design chief, who seldom came to the office anymore from his San Francisco home. For...WW…

The signs are aimed at the thousands of train passengers who rumble each day through North Philadelphia—two banners 14 feet high by 26 feet wide, mounted outside an old package-sorting facility built in the heyday of the Pennsylvania Railroad.…The signs are aimed at the thousands of train passengers who rumble each day through North Philadelphia—two banners 14 feet high by 26 feet wide, mounted outside an old package-sorting facility built in the heyday of the Pennsylvania Railroad.WW…

In late November 2016, I was enjoying Thanksgiving break in my hometown on the Columbia River in Washington state when I received an unexpected call from Vice President-elect Mike Pence. Would I meet with President-elect Donald Trump to discuss the job of secretary of defense? I had taken no part in the election campaign and had never met or spoken to Mr. Trump, so to say that I was surprised is an understatement. Further, I knew that, absent a congressional waiver, federal law prohibited a former military officer from serving...…In late November 2016, I was enjoying Thanksgiving break in my hometown on the Columbia River in Washington state when I received an unexpected call from Vice President-elect Mike Pence. Would I meet with President-elect Donald Trump to discuss the job of secretary of defense? I had taken no part in the election campaign and had never met or spoken to Mr. Trump, so to say that I was surprised is an understatement. Further, I knew that, absent a congressional waiver, federal law prohibited a former military officer from serving...WW…

The American middle class is falling deeper into debt to maintain a middle-class lifestyle. Cars, college, houses and medical care have become steadily more costly, but incomes have been largely stagnant for two decades, despite a recent uptick. Filling the gap between earning and spending is an explosion of finance into nearly every corner of the consumer economy. Consumer...…The American middle class is falling deeper into debt to maintain a middle-class lifestyle. Cars, college, houses and medical care have become steadily more costly, but incomes have been largely stagnant for two decades, despite a recent uptick. Filling the gap between earning and spending is an explosion of finance into nearly every corner of the consumer economy. Consumer...WW…

News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information servicesDow JonesNews CorpEDINBURG, Texas—When the power goes out, the one item in her freezer that Loren Dykes races to save is a 15-year-old snowball. “I don’t know if it’s technically still called snow, but it’s something,” she said. “It looks like a bit of crunchy ice.” Christmas Day 2004 marked the first time snow fell in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley in 109...Sponsored Offers…News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information servicesDow JonesNews CorpEDINBURG, Texas—When the power goes out, the one item in her freezer that Loren Dykes races to save is a 15-year-old snowball. “I don’t know if it’s technically still called snow, but it’s something,” she said. “It looks like a bit of crunchy ice.” Christmas Day 2004 marked the first time snow fell in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley in 109...Sponsored OffersWW…

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fbi-lost-our-son-11570806358William and Theresa Reilly were biking on a leafy trail north of Detroit when their son, Billy, sent a text from his trip to Russia. The 28-year-old man had never lived away from home, and the Reillys fretted over his safe return. Billy Reilly had yet to find a career, but his foreign-language and computer skills led to part-time work in counterterrorism for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Detroit. He was one of the bureau’s army of confidential sources, and the Reillys didn’t know if his trip was somehow connected....…https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fbi-lost-our-son-11570806358William and Theresa Reilly were biking on a leafy trail north of Detroit when their son, Billy, sent a text from his trip to Russia. The 28-year-old man had never lived away from home, and the Reillys fretted over his safe return. Billy Reilly had yet to find a career, but his foreign-language and computer skills led to part-time work in counterterrorism for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Detroit. He was one of the bureau’s army of confidential sources, and the Reillys didn’t know if his trip was somehow connected....WW…

News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information servicesDow JonesNews CorpWASHINGTON—The Trump administration has bought access to a commercial database that maps the movements of millions of cellphones in America and is using it for immigration and border enforcement, according to people familiar with the matter and documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The location data is drawn from ordinary cellphone apps, including those for games, weather and e-commerce, for which the user has granted permission to log the...…News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information servicesDow JonesNews CorpWASHINGTON—The Trump administration has bought access to a commercial database that maps the movements of millions of cellphones in America and is using it for immigration and border enforcement, according to people familiar with the matter and documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The location data is drawn from ordinary cellphone apps, including those for games, weather and e-commerce, for which the user has granted permission to log the...WW…

News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information servicesDow JonesNews CorpKARACHI, Pakistan—Authorities in Pakistan approved sweeping new regulations restricting social media, rules that would dramatically change the way companies such as Facebook and Twitter operate in the country and critics say would threaten freedom of expression. Under the new regulations, passed by Pakistan’s government Wednesday, media companies must remove content Pakistani authorities deem objectionable, set up offices and data centers in the country,...…News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information servicesDow JonesNews CorpKARACHI, Pakistan—Authorities in Pakistan approved sweeping new regulations restricting social media, rules that would dramatically change the way companies such as Facebook and Twitter operate in the country and critics say would threaten freedom of expression. Under the new regulations, passed by Pakistan’s government Wednesday, media companies must remove content Pakistani authorities deem objectionable, set up offices and data centers in the country,...WW…

News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information servicesDow JonesNews CorpCHARLESTON, S.C.—A first-of-its-kind fraud prosecution of a small technology company and its owner has shed light on how the architecture of the internet allows spammers, hackers and other bad actors to flourish online while cloaking their true identities. Amir Golestan and his company, Micfo—a web-services provider based above a cafe in a building in this city’s historic district—face 20 counts of wire fraud in a case brought in U.S. District Court in...…News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information servicesDow JonesNews CorpCHARLESTON, S.C.—A first-of-its-kind fraud prosecution of a small technology company and its owner has shed light on how the architecture of the internet allows spammers, hackers and other bad actors to flourish online while cloaking their true identities. Amir Golestan and his company, Micfo—a web-services provider based above a cafe in a building in this city’s historic district—face 20 counts of wire fraud in a case brought in U.S. District Court in...WW…

https://www.wsj.com/articles/steven-shin-drew-brees-stephen-curry-hand-surgeon-11578004217Los Angeles When Drew Brees unexpectedly found himself in the office of someone he wasn’t exactly thrilled to see, he was asked the sort of question that NFL quarterbacks are not used to hearing. “What does your job require?” Steven Shin said. ...…https://www.wsj.com/articles/steven-shin-drew-brees-stephen-curry-hand-surgeon-11578004217Los Angeles When Drew Brees unexpectedly found himself in the office of someone he wasn’t exactly thrilled to see, he was asked the sort of question that NFL quarterbacks are not used to hearing. “What does your job require?” Steven Shin said. ...WW…