TOP NEWS
Pakistan Arrests C.I.A. Informants in Bin Laden Raid
By ERIC SCHMITT and MARK MAZZETTI
Pakistan's
detention of five C.I.A. informants, including a Pakistani Army major,
is the latest evidence of the fractured relationship between the United
States and Pakistan.
Candidates Show G.O.P. Less United on Goals of War
By JEFF ZELENY
Some
presidential candidates are shifting from the hawkish consensus on
national security that has dominated Republican foreign policy for the
last decade.
Lead Poisoning in China: The Hidden Scourge
By SHARON LaFRANIERE
Over
the past two and a half years, thousands of workers, villagers and
children have been found to be suffering from toxic levels of lead
exposure, mostly caused by pollution from battery factories.
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"We
wanted this child to have everything. That's why we worked this hard.
That's why we poisoned ourselves at this factory. Now it turns out the
child is poisoned too. I have no words to describe how I feel."
HAN ZONGYUAN,
on learning that his 3-year-old daughter had suffered brain damage
because of lead pollution from a factory in his village in China.
Theater
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Room For Debate
Can the Europeans Defend Themselves?
The U.S. is shouldering the bulk of NATO's military. If America pulls back, what's the future of the alliance?
WORLD
Fleeing Syrians Take Refuge Along Border With Turkey
By SEBNEM ARSU and ANTHONY SHADID
Hundreds of Syrians displaced by a ferocious military crackdown fled to the border by tractor, truck and foot, residents said.
C.I.A. Building Base for Strikes in Yemen
By MARK MAZZETTI
Al
Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is the target of a secret facility under
construction somewhere in the Middle East, an American official
confirmed.
One Voice or Many for the Taliban, but Pegged to a Single Name
By ROD NORDLAND
Zabiullah
Mujahid, mouthpiece of the Taliban in Afghanistan, may be one man or
many but in either case the insurgents are effective at spreading their
message.
U.S.
F.D.A. Unveils New Rules About Sunscreen Claims
By GARDINER HARRIS
Terms like "sunblock," "waterproof" and "sweatproof" will be banned since they imply a false level of protection.
Shuttle's End Leaves NASA a Pension Bill
By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH
NASA
is planning to spend about half a billion dollars next year to
replenish the pension fund of United Space Alliance, which supplies
workers to the space shuttle program.
Wisconsin Court Reinstates Law on Union Rights
By MONICA DAVEY
The ruling was 4 to 3, split along what many viewed as the court's predictable conservative-liberal line.
BUSINESS
Wal-Mart Workers Try the Nonunion Route
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
After
failed attempts to unionize Wal-Mart stores, the nation's main union
for retail workers decided to help create a nonunion group that has
signed up thousands of members.
A Slowdown for Small Businesses
By CATHERINE RAMPELL
A trade group's report says more small companies plan to shrink their work forces than expand them in the coming months.
As India's Growth Slows, Leaders Face Political Headwinds
By HEATHER TIMMONS and LYDIA POLGREEN
Government
decision-making has been paralyzed by corruption scandals just as
economists say a strong hand is needed to curb rising inflation and
slowing growth.
SPORTS
Yankees 12, Rangers 4
Yankees' Bats Fill Void With Whacks
By TYLER KEPNER
Eduardo
Nunez, who started at shortstop now that a strained right calf has
sidelined Derek Jeter, had a fine start filling in for the Captain,
driving in the first run in a rout of the Rangers.
Mets 4, Braves 3
Braves Wet Down the Infield, but They Can't Slow Reyes
By DAVID WALDSTEIN
The Mets complained to Major League Baseball about the condition of the infield, but Jose Reyes went 3 for 5 anyway.
Arnold Palmer's Grandson Makes the Open on His Own
By JULIET MACUR
Sam Saunders qualified for the Open at Congressional Country Club by winning a playoff in Vero Beach, Fla.
ARTS
Theater Review | 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'
1 Radioactive Bite, 8 Legs and 183 Previews
By BEN BRANTLEY
The
mega-expensive musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" is no longer the
ungodly, indecipherable mess it was in February. It's just a bore.
Interactive TimelineAs 'Spider-Man' Opens, Its Former Director Shows Up. And a Former President.
By PATRICK HEALY
The
opening of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" came at last on Tuesday with
the improbable reunion of Julie Taymor with Bono and the producers who
ousted her.
Ushering In Golden Age for Fans of Film
By A. O. SCOTT
In New York today, there are plenty of alternatives to sitting alone in your room with a small screen and microwave popcorn.
DINING & WINE
After El Bulli, Spain Looks Forward
By JULIA MOSKIN
One of the most influential restaurants in the world is closing, but the country's top chefs are already primed to step up.
: Filling the Void Left by El Bulli - Diner's Journal: Chefs Assess El Bulli's Legacy
- More on Ferran Adrià and El Bulli From The Times
City Kitchen
Small Space, Big Flavor: First, Start the Beans
By DAVID TANIS
Like
pasta, cannellini beans are a good staple to have on hand in a city
kitchen pantry, and an hour of gentle simmering is usually all it takes.
Restaurant Review
Masa
By SAM SIFTON
Masayoshi
Takayama's restaurant in the Time Warner Center has been a temple of
sushi since it opened in 2004. But extraordinary food alone does not an
extraordinary restaurant make.
Slide Show on Diner's Journal
Post a CommentEDITORIALS
Editorial
The G.O.P. Debate
For all the noise from the Republican field, there remains a vast silence on the real issues.
Editorial
So No One's Responsible?
If mutual funds want to lie, the Supreme Court's conservatives have given them a way to do it.
Editorial
Albany's Duty to Stop Domestic Violence
Two bills that would help protect victims of domestic violence need to pass before state lawmakers go home.
Editorial
Bias and the Beholder
In a study of brain volume, intelligence and race, there may have been a prejudice, all right. But, if so, a surprising one.
OP-ED
Op-Ed Contributor
Obama in Old San Juan
By MARITZA STANCHICH
The
first official presidential visit to Puerto Rico since 1961 reveals an
island divided over the decision of independence, statehood or the
status quo.
Op-Ed Columnist
Camel's Nose Under the Wheel?
By MAUREEN DOWD
Did
you hear about the woman who couldn't drive to save her life? The Saudi
single mother didn't wind up as a punch line, though. She wound up in
prison.
Op-Ed Columnist
Justice Goes Global
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
A Harvard University political philosopher sure is popular. Just look at how he's received in Asia.
Op-Ed Contributor
The Humanist in the Foxhole
By ROBERT D. KAPLAN
In today's world of overly specialized foreign-policy knowledge, we need more generalists like Patrick Leigh Fermor.
