Former Duke lacrosse player Jimmy Regan, who chose the Army over law school, was honored by family, friends and teammates as the ultimate team man at his funeral on Friday.

A Loyalty That Extended to the Uniform, and Beyond

At about $400 the vaccine is costly, and many say the rush toward mandatory inoculation could prove counterproductive.

Furor on Rush to Require Cervical Cancer Vaccine

The resolution was approved 246 to 182. The Senate is considering today whether to move ahead toward a vote on an Iraq resolution.

A Divided House Denounces Plan for More Troops

The leaders of the New Jersey Legislature said they were served with subpoenas by federal prosecutors as part of an expanding investigation into corruption.

Lawmakers in Trenton Are Drawn Into Inquiry

Organizers of the Tour of California, who boasted after last year’s race that no riders tested positive for banned substances, have acknowledged that riders were not tested for the blood booster EPO.

Cycling Race Says It Failed to Test for EPO

Can one very bad week for JetBlue Airways wipe out years of industry-leading customer satisfaction ratings?

Long Delays Hurt Image of JetBlue

Nearly two months after Yoko Ono’s chauffeur accused her of destroying his marriage and demanded $2 million, prosecutors allowed him to plead guilty to a lesser charge.

Deal Ends Case Against Yoko Ono’s Chauffeur

Four months after the Tigers set a record when their pitchers made errors in five consecutive World Series games, they gathered on Friday to take another stab at mastering those pesky fielding issues.

For Tigers Pitchers, Fielding Comes First

Opening up electricity markets to competition lead to soaring prices and the power industry is warning of a looming crisis.

Rising Price of Electricity Sets Off New Debate on Regulation

Mayor Michael Bloomberg apologized and promised to waive parking tickets issued to snowbound cars.

Mayor Relents, Forgiving Tickets on Iced-In Cars

When the Chandler family sold Times-Mirror to Tribune in 2000, for $8 billion, the Tribune Company inherited two contentious partnerships.

Of Taxes, Newspapers and Family

A corporate dispute could take away a treatment that allows for fewer injections.

Growth Drug Is Caught Up in Patent Fight

In many schools, girls who want to wrestle must practice with, and compete against, boys.

More Girls Take Part in High School Wrestling

The new state attorney general said a “sordid legal history” could scuttle the $1.3 billion sale of the vast housing complex to a Brooklyn investment group.

Cuomo Says Investor’s Past May Stop Starrett City Sale

The Quds Force is under intense scrutiny by U.S. intelligence agencies because it is suspected of supplying explosives to Iraqi militants. 

Iranian Force, Focus of U.S., Still a Mystery

The indictment of 26 Americans marked a turning point in Europe, where anger is high at the United States’ program of “extraordinary renditions.”

Italy Indicts C.I.A. Operatives in ’03 Abduction

Willie Randolph chose to put on his diamond-embossed 1977 World Series ring Friday because, he said, 30 years after winning his first World Series, he has positive vibes again.

Randolph Is Ringing in New Season for the Mets

Some small farms, faced with stagnant income and mounting expenses, are opening up their operations to nonagricultural activities just to survive.

Old McDonald Gave a Tour of His Farm

The takeover battle for the troubled Mills Corporation appeared to have ended Friday, with the mall operator Simon Property Group emerging as the victor.

Simon Property Appears to Have Won Battle for Mall Owner

The agreement all but closes a politically charged debate over which companies should run port terminals in the United States and in particular the New York area.

Port Authority Now Accepts Dubai Deal, Easing Debate

In early February, Bill Becher was a volunteer victim in a rescue training exercise that simulated what it was like to be buried in a real avalanche.

Man’s Best Friend Only Scratches the Surface

Corrections: For the Record

Because of an editing error, an article on Jan. 31 about the federal death sentence for Ronell Wilson in the killing of two undercover police officers on Staten Island in 2003 was unclear about the sequence of events in the Brooklyn courtroom. While the jury foreman was reading from the 29-page verdict form, relatives of the victims applauded and voiced their approval, and there were outbursts from Mr. Wilson’s family. After the foreman finished, Mr. Wilson stuck out his tongue. The gesture came after the other reactions, not before.

Jose Rivera, accused of shooting a police officer in Brooklyn, was indicted on charges of attempted murder and assault, according to the Brooklyn district attorney’s office.

Man Is Indicted in Officer’s Shooting

The Golfo de Santa Clara Journal article on Tuesday, about the possibility that commercial fishing may be endangering the vaquita porpoise, which lives in the Gulf of California near the mouth of the Colorado River, rendered incorrectly part of a quotation from Karl W. Flessa, a geologist at the University of Arizona, who said the damming and diversion of the river may also be responsible for the porpoise’s decline. He said the reduction in the river flow was 15 million acre-feet of water a year  not a day.

February 17, 2007

Headlines from February 17, 2007

A Loyalty That Extended to the Uniform, and Beyond

Furor on Rush to Require Cervical Cancer Vaccine

A Divided House Denounces Plan for More Troops

Lawmakers in Trenton Are Drawn Into Inquiry

Cycling Race Says It Failed to Test for EPO

Billboard 200

Not Too Late

Katharine McPhee

Daughtry

A New Journey

Late Night Special

Historical Context for February 17, 2007