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Three summer homes for sale in Nevada, New England and France

President Obama nominates Merrick Garland, chief judge in the D.C. Court of Appeals, as his Supreme Court choice. WSJ's Ashby Jones joins Tanya Rivero to discuss Mr. Garland's record, the nomination process and the legal rules for blocking nominations. Photo: Getty

Freedom Partners Action Fund, a super PAC backed by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch, on Wednesday released its first ad of the 2016 cycle, targeting Democratic Senate candidate Ted Strickland in Ohio.

North Korea sentenced an American student who allegedly stole a poster to 15 years of hard labor, state media reported. North Korea charged 21-year-old Otto Warmbier with subversion, calling the alleged theft an antiregime plot formed with the “connivance of the U.S. administration.” Photo: EPA

The property includes his-and-hers libraries, a closet for ball gowns and a 660-square-foot playhouse complete with its own kitchen and fireplace.

The latest trailer for "Captain America: Civil War" blew up the Internet, becoming the most discussed trailer on Twitter not just for the week, but the entire year.

U.S. securities regulators are looking at whether it is time to restrict companies’ use of financial metrics that deviate from official accounting standards.

Is U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Merrick Garland a compromise pick for the U.S. Supreme Court or the most qualified candidate for the bench? Initial reactions were mixed Wednesday.

Unseasonably warm weather and the energy sector’s slump weighed on U.S. industrial production last month, and manufacturing output rose modestly as factories continued to face headwinds.

The fustiest of after-dinner tipples is gaining new cred at cocktail bars around the country. Whether tawny, ruby or white, this fortified wine brings depth and richness to all kinds of drinks—including these three make-at-home recipes.

European Union leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday will seek to strike a new deal with Turkey aimed at disrupting the business model of human smugglers that have brought more than 1 million war refugees and others to the continent since last summer.

President Obama announced Wednesday that he is nominating Merrick Garland to serve as Supreme Court justice, in the vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Photo: AP

European Union leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday will seek to strike a new deal with Turkey aimed at disrupting the business model of human smugglers that have brought more than 1 million war refugees and others to the continent since last summer.

Plans to hold a 13th Republican presidential debate next week appeared to be unraveling Wednesday as two of the three candidates still in the race signaled they wouldn’t participate and tourism officials in Salt Lake City said the event had been cancelled.

Sony delayed the release of its PlayStation VR headset to October from June and announced a price that may undercut virtual-reality systems from rivals Facebook and HTC. Photo: EPA

A roundup of venture-capital news and analysis from VentureWire and around the Web.

President Barack Obama is nominating D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court.

A collection of private equity related news from around the Web.

The two exchanges are making multiple concessions to politicians and regulators. That leaves an opening for rival bidders like Intercontinental Exchange.

If Republicans arrive at their presidential convention in Cleveland this summer without a clear first-ballot winner, the party should rally around House Speaker Paul Ryan, according to his predecessor, John Boehner.

Soccer’s embattled world governing body said Wednesday it had begun legal action to get back tens of millions of dollars allegedly embezzled by former FIFA officials and soccer executives.

President Obama Announces Supreme Court Nominee

As the federal government gears up to regulate high-interest ‘payday’ lending, some states maintain they already have the matter in hand.

The 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' actress appeared on Tuesday's episode of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'

Law Blog rounds up the morning's legal news.