Fear, uncertainty and cultural taboos make it hard for victims of human trafficking to speak out.

When American Dream Leads to Servitude

Gov. Jon S. Corzine of New Jersey will remain in the hospital for at least a week.

Gov. Corzine Is Moved From Intensive Care

President Bush said that the attorney general’s testimony last week had increased his confidence in him.

At Least the Boss Was Satisfied by Gonzales’s Answers

Senate Republicans suggested that Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s proposals were undemocratic and would be advantageous to wealthy candidates — like the governor.

Spitzer’s Campaign Reforms Stall as G.O.P. Senators Resist

Boris N. Yeltsin, Russia’s first freely elected leader, presided over the end of the Soviet Union and the Communist Party.

Boris N. Yeltsin, Reformer Who Broke Up the U.S.S.R., Dies at 76

The deal with Barclays reduces, but does not eliminate, the chance of another suitor coming in with a higher bid.

Rival Offer Could Derail ABN Merger

The current construction craze along the Las Vegas Strip is driven by a 95 percent weekend occupancy rate.

In Las Vegas, Too Many Hotels Are Never Enough

First and foremost, Willis Reed, still the most important catch the Knicks ever made, was always a gentleman. He is retiring as the Hornets’ vice president in June.

An Old Knick Captain Is Ready to Go Fishing

One cannot help regarding Robert Dallek's account of the Nixon-Kissinger White House and its handling of the Vietnam War as a kind of parable about the presidency of George W. Bush and its determination to stay the course in Iraq.

Nixon and Kissinger

China has given U.S. regulators permission to investigate whether suppliers exported contaminated pet food ingredients to the U.S.

China Yields to Inquiry on Pet Food

Voters in the tiny Buddhist nation chose among “dummy” parties in a rehearsal for multiparty elections next year.

Line Up and Pick a Dragon: Bhutan Learns to Vote

Two former executives expect to be sued this week by the S.E.C. over the company’s backdating of employee stock options.

Ex-Officers of Apple Await Suit

President Bush has vowed to veto the Democratic war spending bill, which would order the administration to begin withdrawing troops by Oct. 1.

Democrats Back Date for Start of Iraq Pullout

A film trains a lens on the photography collector Sam Wagstaff.

The Man Who Made Mapplethorpe

Tests on seven backup urine samples taken from Floyd Landis at the 2006 Tour de France have revealed traces of synthetic testosterone, according to a report Monday by a French newspaper.

Report Says the Backup Samples From Landis Test Positive

Edward Albee joined a who’s who roster of artists for last weekend’s YoungArts program, which offered mentoring sessions to creatively inclined students from around the country.

‘Virtue Is Not Its Own Reward’ and Other Lessons for a Life in Art

With The New York Times Company’s stock performance lagging, the Sulzberger family is bracing for a contentious meeting today.

A Difficult Annual Times Meeting for Sulzbergers

The four-year contract fight with the union representing New York City school principals was unusually bitter even by the standards of city labor relations.

Bloomberg Reaches Deal With Principals

A ranking of the top 25 earners shows that for the hedge fund elite, the rich are getting much richer in a hurry.

Top Hedge Fund Managers Earn Over $240 Million

Adolescent medicine is in little demand by doctors seeking to advance their careers.

Treating the Awkward Years

William E. Hurwitz spent more than two days on the witness stand telling a jury why he had prescribed painkillers to patients who turned out to be drug dealers and addicts.

At Trial, Pain Has a Witness

A festival created in the aftermath of Sept. 11 gives authors a forum to address political issues.

For Writers, a Voice Beyond the Page

More than a quarter of the country’s bee colonies have been lost, and no one can say what is to blame. 

Bees Vanish, and Scientists Race for Reasons

A number of New York’s black elected officials say they are undecided in the Democratic presidential race.

Obama’s Rise Strains Loyalty on Clinton Turf

The time  between the N.F.L. scouting combine  and the draft is critical for teams hoping to screen prospective draft choices, and for players hoping to sell themselves to potential employers.

April 24, 2007

Headlines from April 24, 2007

When American Dream Leads to Servitude

Gov. Corzine Is Moved From Intensive Care

At Least the Boss Was Satisfied by Gonzales’s Answers

Spitzer’s Campaign Reforms Stall as G.O.P. Senators Resist

Boris N. Yeltsin, Reformer Who Broke Up the U.S.S.R., Dies at 76

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Let It Go

Dignity

Waking Up Laughing

Timbaland Presents Shock Value

Historical Context for April 24, 2007