Journal study finds surprise inspections of Gulf of Mexico rigs have dwindled, even as drilling has increased. The Army suicide rate is its highest since the military began keeping track in 2003. Report finds higher proportion of black people are imprisoned in England and Wales than the U.S. The
Kim Jong-Il's youngest son confirmed as successor. Jim Jones: Not the security advisor Obama wanted, and the least successful since Poindexter. Popular "trolley question" has launched a mini-industry and is applied from West Point to Geneva conferences. Detroit photos by David Byrne. Miami has
Gambling addiction is a simple disease. Living the addiction is a bit more complicated. A chronicle of dependency in seven parts—about poker, “Lolita,” and how to lose $18,000 in less than 36 hours.
Jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo wins Nobel Peace Prize. India issues arrest warrants for two Pakistani army officers, alleging involvement in the Mumbai attacks. Producers adapt Sesame Street for Nigerian market with HIV-positive character, mosquito net mishaps. Seeing its new logo bashed and redesigned online, Gap says public reaction
C.I.A. invests in a search engine that mines data to predict the future. Stephen Elliott, Blake Butler, and Christina Kingston confab on the challenges of intimacy on social networks. How e-reading changes your attention span; James Bridle explains shared reading through e-books. Conversations with David Sedaris
Few people want jury duty, but at least most jurors seated for trial get the satisfaction of passing judgment. For one writer, being an alternate becomes a tale of miscarried justice.
Trial of Russian arms dealer, if he talks, may cause "a new ice age" between U.S. and Russia. Iran's best-known Holocaust denier seeks to throw a rock at Israel from Lebanon. Newly discovered language, Koro, found to be spoken by a few hundred Indians.
Bulldozers working on 350 new settlement housing units; Netanyahu contemplates settlement freeze. Lithuania to debunk "dumb blonde" myth by creating island resort operated entirely by blonde staff. Rental friends in New York offer companionship, task-doing, shoulders to cry on. Twin attacks on Western targets in Yemen. Bolivia&
Nine years after Sept. 11, U.S. counter-terrorism analysts still frustrated with databases that won't talk to each other. In India, more parents are opting for c-sections to land on lucky birthdays. They adjust their equipment or spit into their gloves. How batters abuse the on-
A reminder of why banks are terrible places to practice your stand-up comedy routine.
