MoneyBeat: The Dow Jones was down more than 500 points for a while yesterday on worries about the depressed price of oil and the Chinese economy, before settling down a bit and closing off by 249. Oil dropped to $26.55 …

Terror: At least 22 people were killed and many more wounded in a Taliban attack today at a university in northwestern Pakistan. It happened at Bacha Khan University in the town of Charsadda, about 25 miles from a school in …

Growth and Income: The economy’s rate of expansion in the third quarter was faster than previously thought. The government revised its estimate to 3.6%, up from 2.8%. It’s the first time growth has exceed 3% since the first quarter of …

Gas, Gas, Gas: The Obama administration has decided to send weapons to Syrian rebels after a finding by the US, Britain and France that the Syrian military used chemical weapons against rebel forces. Up to 150 people were killed in chemical …

National: Two high-school football stars in Steubenville, Ohio were convicted of rape this morning in a case that brought national attention last August. The victim was a 16-year-old girl who was so drunk she woke up naked in a basement, …

World: As many as 25 Egyptians in Port Said died in riots and an attempted jail break after a court sentenced 21 defendants to death for taking part in soccer violence last February that took the lives of 75. More …