Preliminary White House budget would cut federal spending deficit by hundreds of billions a year. In the proposed cuts, 10% of federal workers will be laid off; those left face a three-year salary freeze. John Boehner plans to do his part by flying commercial air to Washington, rather than
Pop culture is fizzy. Mainstream TV is where the fizz goes flat. A preview of the networks' forthcoming dramas based on trendy Twitter feeds.
Pakistan mixes advertising and checkpoints; messages include "Stop. Security Check. Tasty." Haiti has 10,000 with cholera in hospitals; 270,000 expected infected in "between six months and a year." Election map from 1896 New York Times. Video: Footage of students and anarchists protesting tuition hikes
For 16 years, a group doctored records, concocted tales of persecution to defraud Holocaust fund of more than $42 million. "Munchausen by internet," or faking one's illness, is the new trend in virtual deception. When we self-diagnose, we look for control factors. Sometimes we invent
Preparing for hurricane Tomas, Haiti's Préval visited more cities in 72 hours than during five years as president. Pious Indonesian minister blames Michelle Obama for shaking his hand. France proposes discussing how much Europe should offend China by honoring Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Prize. When I make
“The luck of New Orleans,” Walker Percy said, “is that its troubles usually have their saving graces.” Seven authors and scholars discuss writing in the Big Easy, from Early Times to Katrina clichés.
After voting mishaps, Connecticut's rising-star secretary of state finds herself in Katherine Harris territory. The two men had played together, prayed together, and politicked together. How the election injured G.O.P. nepotism. Lest anyone get too caught up in nostalgia--reminders of why the Bush presidency
After the dust settles from their own stormy relationship—and their torrid relationships with others—a daughter learns her mother’s big secret.
Wonderful glance at sunspots, our Sun's extra-violent explosions which may or may not vary climate. Terrorists are evil and they may be part of the solution. Diplomat on when to talk to terrorists. Being afraid of terrorists makes parents dictators toward their children. Terrorism, violence, and war
Chilean miner sings Elvis, finishes New York Marathon in 5 hours, 40 minutes. Portraits of 99 runners after they crossed yesterday's finish line. From 2004, Rion Nakaya's post-race portraits of New York marathoners. New York Public Library digs up snapshots from the 1979 Marathon. Literary
