On May 17, 85 percent of the school district budgets were approved.

With a Push, Schools Win on Budgets

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's consolidation of power presents difficult diplomatic choices for the United States.

Iran Chief Eclipses Power of Clerics


Sony's chief executive has declared himself a "warrior" in the effort to revamp a Japanese corporate icon at risk of losing its relevance.

Howard Stringer, Sony's Road Warrior

Stephanie Mack shreds documents, but instead of taking the mountain of paper to the shredder, she brings the shredder to the paper mountain.

Success Arrives, With Plenty of Confetti

Roger Penske cannot say for sure that being fastidious off the racetrack results in being fast on it, but he can say that loyal employees produce results.

No Shortcuts for Penske: Fastidious Means Fast

Among all the optional gee-whiz gadgetry in the new S Class is a cruise control so advanced you'll wonder if you are the driver or the passenger.

2007 Mercedes-Benz S-Class: 	  Leave the Driving to the Microchips

Tom Glavine carried a perfect game into the sixth inning as the Mets beat Dontrelle Willis and the Marlins. Reggie Abercrombie led off the sixth with a double and broke up Glavine's bid for perfection.

Regulars Rest and Subs Hit as Mets Beat the Marlins

Not much is going right for the G.O.P. nationally, but local impact could be milder.

In a Vulnerable Year for Republicans, Just How Vulnerable Is Sue Kelly?

An increasingly popular breed of supergrills are becoming backyard status symbols, appealing to a primal male urge.

Pimp My Grill

Barbaro's champion quality may be vital to his recovery as his shattered right ankle — put back together with 27 screws — heals and he copes with being stall-bound for many months.

Strong, Smart and Beguiling, Barbaro Wears a Triple Crown

An ice cream man moves his truck to resolve a ticklish neighborhood dispute.

Where They Don't All Scream for Ice Cream

Some say that firefighting may be too important to allow for a crackdown on illegal workers.

With Illegal Immigrants Fighting Wildfires, West Faces a Dilemma

The battle over John Kerry's wartime service continues, out of the limelight but in some ways more heatedly.

Kerry Pressing Swift Boat Case Long After Loss

The founder of SEC Insight, a company that sniffs out regulatory trails to warn its clients of risks, has been stymied by an unlikely adversary: the S.E.C. itself.

Deafened by the S.E.C.'s Silence, He Sued

A Nuyorican's New York, bathed by the Caribbean and   moving to the rhythm of salsa.

His Island City

For those who donate their work, benefit auctions aren't exactly a win-win proposition.

Donating Work for Charity Has a Downside for Artists

For 66 towns, a court ruling affirms the right of residents to demand town meetings.

Winning Their Say

Afghanistan has been a war of great clarity, the opposite of the war in Iraq with all its troubles and cloudy origins. Or so Americans thought.

Springtime for Killing in Afghanistan

The books have closed on Enron, but the company left behind a world where almost anything can be traded.

The Other Legacy of Enron

Route 206, which bisects the state top to bottom, is all that is New Jersey.

A Long and Winding Road

The nation's leading conservative property-rights group says it is easier in New Jersey than in any other state to take private property and turn it over to developers.

Eminent Domain's Pre-Eminence

The abandonment of petite sizes at the highest levels of American retailing represents a sea change in fashion.

Where's the Petite Department? Going the Way of the Petticoat

The latest genre to flood the shelves in possibly excessive numbers is the anthology, but not the sort we used to lug to class. 

I Confess: One Theme, 30 Writers, a Trend

Like other actors, animals have agents, auditions, hair and makeup experts and handlers.

This Star Works for Chicken Bits

Long Island has been identified as one of 21 regions across the country where trafficking in human beings is rampant.

A Slow War on Human Trafficking

Thorleif Schjelderup was a Norwegian ski jumper, author and environmentalist.

May 28, 2006

Headlines from May 28, 2006

With a Push, Schools Win on Budgets

Iran Chief Eclipses Power of Clerics

Howard Stringer, Sony's Road Warrior

Success Arrives, With Plenty of Confetti

No Shortcuts for Penske: Fastidious Means Fast

Billboard 200

Stadium Arcadium

What's Left Of Me

10;000 Days

Jagged Edge

Baby Makin' Music

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for May 28, 2006