What would be a deal breaker for many stressed-out urban refugees turns out to be an exhilarating opportunity.

 	  Workaholics' Dream: Fixing Up a Fixer-Upper

Alex Rodriguez was just another victim of Curt Schilling, the Boston Red Sox ace who was masterly for all but three pitches.

Wright Crumbles in Sixth and Yanks Follow

Federal experts are widely expected to recommend that all 11- to 12-year-old girls get the vaccine, called Gardasil.

U.S. Approves Use of Vaccine for Cervical Cancer

I am not the first member of my family to come to Essen, Germany.

Cosmic Questions on a Journey of Discovery

The mess Jason Grimsley has left for the Arizona Diamondbacks is one more indictment of his job performance. The Diamondbacks might now have to spend the rest of this season mopping up after Grimsley.

In Arizona, the Spotlight Shows Only the Wrinkles

A road trip that begins on the South Dakota-Wyoming border takes you through a classic Western landscape, with more horses than people and many miles between gas stations and good restaurants.

A New Look at the Old West

In April, the Hazlet Township Committee announced that its swim club would close, sparking protests from residents who see it as part of the community.

Everybody Back in the Pool. For Now.

Nine months after Hurricane Katrina, shrimp vessels in Alabama list in trees, many yards from the bayou.

100-Ton Symbols of a Recovery Still Suspended

For G.M. and Ford, buyouts provide a way to reorganize in a more efficient way than if they stuck to the letter of their union contracts.

Decision Time in Detroit

On the busiest highways, paying a price to avoid  traffic may be an idea whose time has come.

The Next Thing in Tolls?

An informant inside Al Qaeda provided the critical piece of intelligence that led them to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, according to a Pentagon official.

How Surveillance and Betrayal Led to a Hunt's End

Most of the year, Simone Schloss of Pelham is Suburban Mom. But on some nights, she is Simone Schloss, cabaret singer, chanteuse.

Suburban Mom Is Following Her Inner Muse

Accusations of corporate stock option abuse were leveled against Cyberonics, a medical device maker that is no stranger to controversy.

Questions Raised on Another Chief's Stock Options

Jason Terry scored 32 points to lead the host Dallas Mavericks past the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the N.B.A. finals. 

Terry's Aim Puts Mavericks on Target

Both shows are as good as ever, yet somehow different. The magic isn't gone, it's just that the early fireworks are missing.

'Deadwood' and 'Entourage': Men of Power Finding Their Stride

U.S. officials said they expected Al Qaeda to name a successor to Mr. Zarqawi  quickly from among his closest aides. 

After Long Hunt, U.S. Bombs Al Qaeda Leader in Iraq

You don't have to be a conspiracy theorist to conclude that in the last decade, an important part of the Consumer Price Index has been understated.

What Happens if Inflation Is Overstated?

Mark D. Boughton, who is the mayor of Danbury, and immigrant leaders are not so quick to lash out at each other these days.

Danbury Mayor Cuts the Noise on Immigration

At 150 Secatogue Avenue in Farmingdale, Long Island, Latino tenants say the village is illegally targeting them for eviction.

Homeless? Not Without a Fight

While Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death could erode his group's ability to carry out attacks, the insurgency he helped ignite will go on without him, according to officials.

Hatred He Bred Is Sure to Survive Terrorist's Death

Orlando Hernández, back in Phoenix for the first time since being traded to the Mets two weeks ago, allowed one run on three hits in his first complete game in nearly six years.

Arizona Sees a Hernández It Didn't Know Before Trade

A 57-to-41 vote fell short of advancing the bill that shrinks taxes on inherited wealth. <a href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00164" target="new">Roll Call</a>

G.O.P. Fails in Attempt to Repeal Estate Tax

In seeking Homeland Security money, New York has had its own unedifying moments in shaking the money tree for post-9/11 security and recovery.

Isn't Heartland Still Part of Homeland?

Each summer at the Wedge, watching surfers get thumped is a spectator sport, like viewing a monster truck rally where cars are lined up to be smashed.

The Lure of the Wedge, California's Freakish Wave

WHERE does the West begin? That's a matter of opinion. But on the high plains, a good argument can be made that it starts in the Black Hills in western South Dakota.      The brick-red soil of the rolling, ponderosa-pine-covered Black Hills also extends into Wyoming, and this part of the region is less well known. Its landscape, and that of the high plains and mountains to the west, holds a fascinating history of settlement and conflicts, from Indians to cowboys to the cavalry, including George Armstrong Custer.  

Drafi Franz Richard Deutscher was a German singer and songwriter of Sinti origin.

June 9, 2006

Headlines from June 9, 2006

Workaholics' Dream: Fixing Up a Fixer-Upper

Wright Crumbles in Sixth and Yanks Follow

U.S. Approves Use of Vaccine for Cervical Cancer

Cosmic Questions on a Journey of Discovery

In Arizona, the Spotlight Shows Only the Wrinkles

Billboard 200

Taking The Long Way

High School Musical

American Idol Season 5: Encores

We Don't Need To Whisper

Stadium Arcadium

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for June 9, 2006