For shows that won Tony Awards, ticket sales were up, as were the ratings for the telecast.

Oh What a Night (and a Monday) for Tony Winners

Security personnel of the Fatah faction went on a rampage after Hamas gunmen attacked the headquarters of the Fatah-dominated security forces.

Violence Erupts Between Fatah and Hamas 

Scientists have made salt granules that are almost round, which might help at mealtime.

Problem: Salt Sticks in the Shaker. Solution: Make It Roll.

With the city's force recovering from Hurricane Katrina, memories of its incompetent, brutal past have returned.

Police Struggles in New Orleans Raise Old Fears

New evidence suggests that the tribes of Edom may have come together in a cohesive society as early as the 12th century B.C.

In a Ruined Copper Works, Evidence That Bolsters a Doubted Biblical Tale

DVD sales are expected to grow just 2 percent this year, a far cry from the double-digit growth the movie industry enjoyed just two years ago.

As DVD Sales Slow, Hollywood Hunts for a New Cash Cow

Is choosing bottle over breast like smoking during pregnancy? A controversial new public health effort suggests it is. 

Breast-Feed or Else

Ms. Feldshuh places her own stamp on one of the musical theater's most celebrated female roles. As they say in old Eire, you go, girl!

Tovah Feldshuh at the Paper Mill: Top o' the Mornin', Dolly!

Nearly a year after a woman was found dead, a homeless man, Phillip Grant, went on trial in White Plains, accused of murder as a hate crime.

Homeless Man Goes on Trial in Hate-Crime Murder

"Liberté/Liberty" is part of an 18-month program in which the New-York Historical Society is exploring the theme of slavery in New York and the nation.

The Influence of Slavery, Through Contemporary Art

Dogs are being put to use in areas such as medicine, environmental protection and anti-piracy efforts.

Dogs and Their Fine Noses Find New Career Paths

Four years of planning and expectation, and two years of qualifying, unraveled disastrously in five minutes for the United States at the World Cup in a humiliating defeat.

U.S. Is Routed by Czech Republic in World Cup

The democracy of the audience, and the game show's theme — how to gauge inflation, essentially — are at the heart of its lasting appeal. 

Hoping to 'Come on Down' to 'The Price Is Right'

Nearly 25 percent of the schools would be given more control if they agreed to meet performance standards.

N.Y. Mayor to Give More Control to Public Schools

Leaders of one of the oldest and most established Buddhist movements in the country are trying to incorporate meditation into their services to serve new audiences.

Buddhism With a New Mind-Set

A migration of young adults from upstate New York is turning many communities grayer.

Flight of Young Adults Is Causing Alarm Upstate

Fears about higher interest rates, rising inflation and a slowing economy sent stocks lower, with emerging markets taking the biggest hit.

Broad Economic Worries Drive a Global Sell-Off

It is sometimes easy to forget, in this get-tough-on-crime era, that some bad guys eventually get out of prison no longer being bad guys.

A Fresh Start Needs Hands Willing to Help

The breakfast hour at Winged Foot Golf Club passed without the presence of Tiger Woods, who extended his nine-week break from the PGA Tour by one morning.

Arriving Late, Woods Hasn't Missed a Beat

The Supreme Court opened the door for inmates to challenge the way most states carry out lethal injections.

Prisoners Gain in Suit Attacking Lethal Injection

Many Muslim families are trying to reconcile Islamic teachings on caring for elders with the modern realities.

U.S. Muslims Confront Taboo on Nursing Homes

Ben Roethlisberger, the quarterback for the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, had surgery Monday after sustaining multiple injuries in a motorcycle accident.

Roethlisberger Is Seriously Injured in Motorcycle Wreck

Within the Police Department here, the SWAT team is known as The Final Option. Before Hurricane Katrina, it was assigned to the city's worst crimes, and as residents return, it is once again kicking in the doors at the worst drug dens and engaging in shootouts with violent offenders.     But the team is also running dangerously low on firepower. Flooding ruined 300 of its guns, its bullet-resistant shields and the bulk of its ammunition, none of which have been replaced more than nine months after the hurricane. The 40-man team has had to borrow body armor from suburban forces, and the Police Department is lining up corporate sponsors to contribute more.  

Exhibition Liberte/Liberty at New-York Historical Society was created by conceptual artist Fred Wilson; includes works by 32 living artists including, Faith Ringgold, James Marshall, Betye Saar, Lorenzo Pace, Cedric Smith, Glenn Ligon, Carrie Mae Weems, Eli Kince, Kara Walker and Whitfield Lovell; show is part of 18-month program in which historical society is exploring theme of slavery in New York and nation; photo (M)

Dr Thomas E Levy, University of California (San Diego) archaeologist, and Mohammad Najjar, Department of Antiquities of Jordan excavations and surveys director, lead excavations at Khirbat en-Nahas, Jordan, copper processing facility; hold that new dating shows that facility was in full operation as early as 12th century BC; critics question whether Edomite society was capable of such large-scale operation; hold that Edom was not developed society at that point in time; findings at copper site are published in journal Biblical Archaeology Review; photos (M)

Charles James Haughey was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who led four governments as Taoiseach: December 1979 to June 1981, March to December 1982, March 1987 to June 1989, and June 1989 to February 1992. He served as cabinet minister in various portfolios from 1964 until his dismissal during the Arms Crisis in 1970, and again from 1977 to 1979. He was leader of Fianna Fáil from 1979 to 1992. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1957 to 1992.

June 13, 2006

Headlines from June 13, 2006

Oh What a Night (and a Monday) for Tony Winners

Violence Erupts Between Fatah and Hamas

Problem: Salt Sticks in the Shaker. Solution: Make It Roll.

Police Struggles in New Orleans Raise Old Fears

In a Ruined Copper Works, Evidence That Bolsters a Doubted Biblical Tale

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 13, 2006