New York's currently: gray and drizzle American air strike kills al-Zarqawi north of Baghdad, officials report. Spooks' funding of Somali warlords backfires, empowers Islamic groups it meant to marginalize. Somali funding foul-up: another example of the White House thinking small. Designer Chip Kidd invites you
New York's currently: reformatting its lard drive First plot details behind Canada's arrests last weekend of would-be terrorists. Arrests in Canada kicked off by October nab of London man who allegedly ran al Qaeda-linked websites. Doctors fear thousands of concussions go undiagnosed among U.
New York's currently: avoiding the Castavets Supreme Court to again decide whether schools can consider race in efforts to enforce integration. Calls to ban gay marriage and kill the estate tax aren't really intended to change policy--they're about separating the strong conservatives from
New York's currently: revising its mantra Pentagon's plan to allow for prisoner humiliation draws State Department's fury. In Haditha's shadow, the case of Hashim the Lame, a disabled Iraqi allegedly murdered by Marines. Rice dismisses Iran's threat to disrupt oil
New York's currently: outsourcing its nuptials Investigation complications since Haditha didn't become a criminal case until four months after being reported. Man shot during east London anti-terror raid. Army engineers say hurricane protection system in Louisiana was a system in name only. Government asks internet
New York's currently: a one-city town U.S. will negotiate with Iran if Tehran first "suspends" playing with uranium. Is Bush's turnaround an offer intended to fail, particularly since it lacks security guarantees? One hundred and fifty killed in Iraq since Monday; Forty-
New York's currently: all up in your trees Bush names Goldman Sachs chair (and treehugger) Henry Paulson as Treasury secretary; Paulson doesn't mind the $37 million pay cut. On average, nearly 80 Iraqis were killed or wounded every day from mid-February through mid-May, up
New York's currently: suddenly summer Anti-U.S. rioting blows up in Kabul with at least 14 dead; death urged on dog washers. Afghanistan: the sleeper crisis of the summer, and the new battleground between India and Pakistan. Indonesian survivors desperate for aid; Guantanamo hunger strikers now number
TMN will be off Mon., 29 May, in observance of Memorial Day--see you on Tuesday. New York's currently: crafting a swimsuit out of anything Military investigation finds Marines murdered Iraqis, including women and children, attempted coverup. Hamas withdraws Gaza security force after 10 days of clashes with
New York's currently: 28-hour-ing Pelosi and Hastert demand the return of Jefferson's yanked files. Yanking a congressman: more a matter of etiquette than constitutional principle. Engineers have quickly repaired the New Orleans levees, though they're still not strong enough for even a
