Community members seemed stunned by the first murder to take place in this two-year-old neighborhood where spindly young trees do not even cast shadows yet.

In 2 L.I. Neighborhoods, Feeling of Security Is Lost After Killing

Merchants are facing the possibility that they will again become the unintended victims of enhanced airport security.

No Liquids, Few Sales at Stores in Airports

Fred Wheezy, an orphaned cat with half a working lung, who recovered to win fame as a detective and to star on Broadway was killed by a car outside his home in Queens. 

A Detective. A Celebrity. And That Was Just Life No. 1.

In interviews, only a handful of supporters of Joseph I. Lieberman said they would switch to Ned Lamont.

Connecticut Feels Strain of a Rematch at the Polls

A report in the Daily News said that at least twice in the past two years illegal bookmakers have taken steps to get Lo Duca to pay up gambling debts.

Mets Support Lo Duca as Gambling Stories Swirl

Time is money for business travelers and many of them are contemplating what tighter security measures and longer lines would mean for their busy lives.

Executives Rethink Life on the Road

No matter how much BP says it wants to create more environmentally sensitive sources of energy, its basic task is still to stick holes in the ground in search of oil. 

Green Logo, but BP Is Old Oil

Cory Lidle did not make it to the fifth inning in his second start for the team and the loss enabled the Boston Red Sox to move to two games behind the first-place Yankees.  

Yanks Lose Ground as Lidle Departs Early

Gerritsen Beach has been roiled for the past several weeks by the aftermath of an attack two months ago that was racially motivated, according to police.

Brooklyn Community Is on Edge and in Spotlight After Hate-Crime Arrests

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will wait until Sunday to obtain his cabinet’s approval of the resolution. Until then, the Israeli offensive will continue.

U.N. Council Backs Measure to Halt War in Lebanon

Pakistani officials said a British citizen they had arrested appeared to have had a major role in the plane-bombing plot.

Suspect Held in Pakistan Is Said to Have Ties to Qaeda

Chad Pennington is having the strongest camp of the four quarterback candidates, a fact noted by everybody, it seems, but Coach Eric Mangini.

Pennington Looks Solid, but the Jets Lose in Tampa

A nearly obsessive focus on the Sept. 11 attacks may have prevented the government from combating new threats effectively, experts say.

Focused on 9/11, U.S. Is Seen to Lag on New Threats

Port Jefferson has chosen to enforce a parking fee at a traditionally cycle-friendly marina parking lot, causing an outcry from bikers.

Not Everyone Is Happy When a Town Is Happening

Businesses have spent millions on campaigns to persuade voters in six dry Southern states to legalize alcohol sales.

With Business Leading a Push, Liquor Comes to Dry Bible Belt

Marcus Williams had academic and legal problems at Connecticut, but the Nets drafted him 22nd over all, confident that his issues were a thing of the past.

The Ball Is Back in His Hands

Re-entry programs are transforming the way the criminal justice system deals with repeat offenders.

Help for the Hardest Part of Prison: Staying Out

French cosmetics company L’Occitane’s is preparing for a showdown with beauty giant L’Oréal after it purchased its longtime rival.

Whiffs of Combat Waft Over Natural Cosmetics

AOL’s misstep in briefly posting its customers’ Internet search queries has reminded many Americans that their private searches are not entirely their own.

Your Life as an Open Book

Business travelers begin to scale back on trips in face of longer lines and tighter security at airports; experts expect restrictions will affect various industries and influence career decisions; photo (M)

Many moderate Democrats say they will vote for Joseph Lieberman in general election; Lieberman will appear on ballot as independent, having lost primary to Ned Lamont; although his stand on Iraq may have been instrumental in primary loss, many now see it as less important than his experience and record in Senate; photo; chart (M)

Connecticut Feels Strain Of a Rematch

L'Oreal's 652 million pound ($1.2 billion) acquisition of Body Shop International threatens to change natural cosmetics business as large companies recognize potential of market; French cosmetics company L'Occitane will be most affected; photos (M)

Joe Nocera column discusses BP's branding as earth-friendly oil company despite poor environmental record; holds that effort is nothing more than public-relations ploy; chief executive Lord Browne insists commitment to environment is sincere; examples of company's environmental efforts and suggestions of what more can be done are given; photo (M)

Local and national business interests that stand to profit from sale of alcohol are combining their political and financial muscle to try to persuade hundreds of dry towns and counties to go wet; they are changing face of once staunchly prohibitionist Bible Belt; business groups since 2002 have spent upwards of $15 million on campaigns, including professional lobbyists, to persuade voters in some 200 dry towns and 25 dry counties in six Southern states to legalize alcohol sales in stores and restaurants; Wal-Mart has financed dozens of local elections, contributing from $5,000 to $20,000 a campaign; attempts to allow alcohol sales in other places that remain dry are meeting fierce resistance from some church groups and religious leaders; more dry-to-wet measures have passed than have been defeated in last four years in Texas, Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and Kansas; map; photos (M)

Airport retailers report lower sales as newest rules to prevent terrorism ban liquids and gels on flights; scramble to make sense of requirements and make changes on store shelves; hope situation is short-lived; airport retail market was thriving prior to regulations; photos (M)

Victoria Jackson Gray Adams was an American civil rights activist from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She was one of the founding members of the influential Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

August 12, 2006

Headlines from August 12, 2006

In 2 L.I. Neighborhoods, Feeling of Security Is Lost After Killing

No Liquids, Few Sales at Stores in Airports

A Detective. A Celebrity. And That Was Just Life No. 1.

Connecticut Feels Strain of a Rematch at the Polls

Mets Support Lo Duca as Gambling Stories Swirl

Billboard 200

LeToya

NOW 22

In My Mind

Highway Companion

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