Earnings Reports Drive Down Shares
Dimming confidence in the corporate sector sent stocks sharply lower as investors digested a discouraging batch of earnings results.
N.F.L. Roundup: The Browns Suspend Winslow for Criticism
The Cleveland Browns on Tuesday suspended tight end Kellen Winslow for one game without pay for critical comments he made after Sunday’s loss at Washington.
Ally of Russian Finance Official Freed From Prison
Sergei A. Storchak, a close ally of Russia’s finance minister, Aleksei L. Kudrin, was released after spending 11 months in pretrial detention in an embezzlement case.
Celtics 101, Knicks 90: Marbury Starts as D’Antoni Plays With the Lineup
After three weeks in rotation purgatory, Stephon Marbury was front and center again, albeit probably temporarily and not without some predictable static.
The Hot Seat: McCain’s Struggles Leave a G.O.P. Incumbent to Fight a Democratic Tide
Senator John E. Sununu is caught between trying to prop up the Republican Party base and trying to appeal to independents and Democrats in his bid for re-election in New Hampshire.
Reporter's Notebook: After a Year on the Road, Obama Is Changing His Tempo
The Barack Obama on the campaign trail today is a consciously, carefully, intentionally more grounded one, and a touch duller for the metamorphosis.
Names of the Dead
The Department of Defense has identified 4,180 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war and 611 who have died as part of the Afghan war and related operations. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans this week :.
Report Details Corruption Cases Involving U.N. Purchasing
The report includes several allegations of United Nations employees’ steering contracts to close relatives or to vendors involved in kickback schemes.
National Briefing | Science and Health: Surgical Mesh Tied to Complications
Surgical mesh has been linked to serious complications in women undergoing procedures to treat incontinence or hold their pelvic organs in place, the Food and Drug Administration said. The complications include infection, urinary problems and pain during sexual intercourse, the agency said. Nine manufacturers of the mesh, who were not identified, have sent the F.D.A. more than 1,000 reports of complications over the past three years, the agency said.
National Briefing | Science and Health: Children and Health Coverage Studied
More than two million children in the U.S. who have no health insurance of any kind have at least one parent who gets employer-provided medical coverage, researchers said.
Study Finds Dubious Information Helped Lead to Torture of 3 Canadians
Three Canadian men who traveled to Syria independently and for personal reasons were arrested and jailed upon arrival.
National Briefing | Midwest: Ohio: State’s Election Web Site Hacked
The Web site of the state agency that handles voter registration and other election information was shut down briefly after it was hacked, Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner said. It was restored to partial service after it was determined that no information could be compromised. Republicans and Democrats in the state have been battling over registration rules and early voting procedures. Ms. Brunner, a Democrat, said her office had also been assaulted in recent weeks by a barrage of phone calls and e-mail messages containing “menacing messages and even threats of harm or death.” Last week, a suspicious package covered with threatening messages and containing an unidentified powder was mailed to the office, Ms. Brunner said.
Top Military Officers Talk in U.S.-Russia Conference
The United States and Russia sent their top military officers to the neutral capital of Helsinki, Finland, for a secretly arranged meeting to seek common ground.
Colombia Ties Drug Ring to Hezbollah
More than 100 suspects were arrested in Colombia and overseas on charges that they trafficked drugs and laundered cash for Colombia’s Norte del Valle cartel and outlawed paramilitaries.
2 British Antiterror Experts Say U.S. Takes Wrong Path
British officials have criticized the United States for what they described as its overly militaristic approach to fighting terrorism.
No Death Sentence for Afghan Journalist
The defendant, 23-year-old Sayed Parwiz Kambakhsh, was instead sentenced to 20 years in jail, but the ruling raised concerns about judicial propriety in the case.
Letter: A Safer Nuclear Stockpile
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International Real Estate: For Sale in ... Bermuda
A 3,000-square-foot house with three bedrooms, each with an en-suite bath, as well as a half-bath and a study is on sale for $4 million.
Letter: Terrorism Suspects on Trial
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India and Pakistan Open Kashmir Trade Route
After more than 60 years, trade opened across the de facto border dividing the Indian and Pakistani parts of the disputed region of Kashmir.