Opera Review: Domingo Excels as Boccanegra
Plácido Domingo gives a sterling performance in Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra" in Berlin. In Stuttgart, Stefan Herheim's production of "Der Rosenkavalier" imagines the opera as an erotic fantasy.
Submit Questions for A.C. Milan's Clarence Seedorf
Clarence Seedorf, the A.C. Milan midfielder, will answer reader questions this week after his team's Champions League match against Real Madrid.
Stocks Are Mixed on World Economic Concerns
Wall Street stocks wobbled amid indications the global economy, particularly banks, might be more frail than investors had believed.
News Analysis: Iran’s Politics Stand in the Way of a Nuclear Deal
The equivocating by Iran may be as much a product of a political crisis as it is a negotiating tactic, experts said.
Wall Street Journal Seeks Reporters to Cover New York
The Wall Street Journal is continuing to push beyond its business news roots, now to local New York city and state news.
Hospitals Cite Worry on Fees in Health Bill
A House bill provision would order a study of regional variations in Medicare spending, pitting more rural hospitals against those in areas like New York City.
Karadzic Makes Appearance in Court
The former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic made his first appearance at his trial to argue that he needed more time to prepare his defense against charges of genocide.
AT&T Declares Color War on Verizon
AT&T has filed a lawsuit claiming a map in a Verizon Wireless commercial misleads consumers about where AT&T has cellphone coverage.
White House Seeks Short-Term Fixes in Mideast
With the peace push stalled, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is sketching out a more modest effort.
Obama Warns Karzai to Focus on Tackling Corruption
President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, now assured of a new term, was urged by President Obama “to write a new chapter” in his government’s legitimacy.
N.F.L. Seeks Congressional Help on Drug Policy
Commissioner Roger Goodell asked Congress on Tuesday to change federal labor laws to prevent states from interfering with the league’s efforts to enforce its banned substances policy.
Insider to Lead Los Angeles Police
Charlie Beck, a 32-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, will replace William Bratton as the next police chief.
Khamenei Says Iran Won’t Be Deceived by U.S.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that the United States was a “really arrogant power,” state radio reported.
Wife/Mother/Worker/Spy: Sorry, I’ve Got to Go Save My Brain
A mother analyzes her latest obsession with the iPhone game, Word Warp, and asks herself: How do you know when you’ve gone too far?
3 Contests on Election Day Could Signal Political Winds
In this supposedly quiet off-year election, what to look for as results come in from New Jersey, New York and Virginia.
Theater Review | 'Eclipsed': Prisoners of War and Sex in Liberia
Subjugation and corruption are the grim options available to the women of “Eclipsed,” a new play by Danai Gurira at the Yale Repertory Theater.
Looking Beyond the City for Growth
Fairway Markets hopes to eventually have 15 stores within a 75- to 100-mile radius of Manhattan.
Despite Slump, Venture Firm Sets Up $575 Million Fund
Greylock Partners hired a new partner, Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn.
European Union Treaty Clears Its Final Hurdle
The signature of the Czech president, Vaclav Klaus, has ensured that the treaty to streamline decision-making for the European Union will become law.
Archer Daniels Midland Profit Falls on Weak Demand
The company’s first-quarter profit tumbled 53 percent as the global recession dragged down demand for crops and ethanol.