In the negotiations that culminated in a new labor agreement, the union had the best interests of George Steinbrenner’s checkbook in mind.

Players Union to Yankees: No New Taxes

Support for the state comptroller, Alan G. Hevesi, eroded swiftly as allegations that he broke the law by using state employees to chauffeur his wife prompted calls for his resignation.

Pressure Builds on Hevesi to Resign in Ethics Case

The top American military commander in Iraq said that it was possible he might need to call for an increase in American troop levels in Baghdad.

General Weighs 2nd Troop Shift to Calm Baghdad

Since Vietnam has gone from communism to a form of capitalism, it has begun surpassing many of its neighbors.

Vietnam’s Roaring Economy Is Set for World Stage

In Passaic, N.J., a movie director has chosen the city as the location for his latest film and is also weaving residents into the plot. 

Director Puts New Jersey Town on Film, and on the Map

The Sevso Treasure — ancient Roman silver artifacts tainted by uncertainty over their provenance and by a claim by Hungary — goes on display for only the second time.

14 Roman Treasures, on View and Debated

The latest winner of a fake-news primary is yet another reminder that in this year of political wild cards, you never know how and where the deck can get scrambled.

He’s the Hall With Colbert, Not Oates

Was the man who called himself William M. V. Kingsland a thief, a fence, or just an innocent collector?

Pieces of Art Collection Were Someone Else’s

With the end of Tower Records, a Lincoln Center classical outlet, listeners are at a loss.

Requiem for a Store’s Dying Classical Department

I put my faith in German safety engineering, put aside my anxieties and began the most unexpectedly entertaining driving experience I’ve had in my life.

Big Guy Tries Tiny Chassis, Taking Jabs Lightly

In the last two weeks, songs from two Vivendi record labels got a lift on the charts after a radio chain was paid to play the tunes as part of commercials.

Ads Test Payola Case Settlement

The new rules will let school districts create single-sex schools and classes as long as enrollment is voluntary.

Federal Rules Back Single-Sex Public Education

This year, apples will be staying crisp and juicy months longer because of a gas called SmartFresh that growers and packers are using to slow ripening.

Puff the Magic Preservative: Lasting Crunch, but Less Scent

Since leaving the East Wing, Walter Scheib III has gone from an ignominious dismissal to a kind of star status as a culinary consultant and speaker.

Presidents’ Chef; Now, His Book

Richard Ford’s hero Frank Bascombe has become possibly the best known real estate salesman in American letters, rivaled only by Sinclair Lewis’s George Babbitt. In Mr. Ford’s new novel, Frank has moved his base of operations to the Jersey shore.

A New Jersey State of Mind

Overhead costs have consumed more than half the budget of some reconstruction projects in Iraq, according to a government estimate.

Idle Contractors Add Millions to Iraq Rebuilding

Chris Carpenter mastered the Detroit Tigers for eight innings Tuesday night in Game 3, allowing three hits and no walks in his overdue debut in the World Series.

Carpenter Is in Control, and Now So Are the Cardinals

Two culinary havens for people passionate about their Italian food.

Just How Good Can Italy Get?

John Epperson's play is a lovably trashy spoof of a certain exalted Greek tragedy, in which a scorned woman sets about chicken-frying her own children to get even with the man who done her wrong.

Tale of Woe Seems Like a Greek Tragedy

Bobby Bowden is staying at Florida State. This will make some boosters angry, but other folks selfishly pleased at the preservation of a 30-year landmark to nostalgia.

Dadgummit, He’s Not Going Anywhere

Amazon.com said Tuesday it would slow its investment in new technology in a bid to start reaping the rewards of its continuing growth.

Amazon to Curtail Its Spending

With no director and a board in flux, Dia has scrapped its plans to open a museum at the entrance to an abandoned elevated railway line in Manhattan.

Dia Art Foundation Calls Off Museum Project

Despite the perception that Americans will cling to their big cars and trucks until the last drop of oil dries up, small cars are outselling S.U.V.'s this year.

Small-Car Nation

United Talent Agency has created an online unit devoted to scouting out up-and-coming creators of Internet content and finding work for them.

Talent Agency Is Aiming to Find Web Video Stars

For many patients with chronic diseases, it would be cheaper to provide free preventive care than to absorb the high cost of repeated emergencies. 

October 25, 2006

Headlines from October 25, 2006

Players Union to Yankees: No New Taxes

Pressure Builds on Hevesi to Resign in Ethics Case

General Weighs 2nd Troop Shift to Calm Baghdad

Vietnam’s Roaring Economy Is Set for World Stage

Director Puts New Jersey Town on Film, and on the Map

Billboard 200

Still The Same... Great Rock Classics Of Our Time

The Open Door

Rotten Apple

Take The Weather With You

Duets: An American Classic

Historical Context for October 25, 2006