Some who have lived in Flushing since before it was Asian have decided to adapt by taking a weekly Mandarin class.

In Queens, Classes in Mandarin Are Also Lessons in Adaptation

Pizza parties, treasure hunts and programming contests are meant to create excitement around a company and impress potential recruits as young as college freshmen.

In Fierce Competition, Google Finds Novel Ways to Feed Hiring Machine

The Iraq war, which for years has drawn militants from around the world, is beginning to export fighters and tactics to neighboring countries and beyond.

Militants Widen Reach as Terror Seeps Out of Iraq

Despite being the largest African-American cable channel, BET has developed few of its own marketable stars and virtually no breakout programs.

At BET, Fighting the Rerun

David Wright and Damion Easley each had two hits, drove in a run and scored a run, and starting pitcher Jorge Sosa allowed two runs in five and two-thirds innings.

Sosa Rebounds as Mets Sweep Marlins

Music is still a big force in pop culture, but the music business’s own comeback attempt is falling flat.

Plunge in CD Sales Shakes Up Big Labels

Tough-minded heroes in New Orleans became the stars of Jonathan Demme’s unadorned new film, “Right to Return.”

Demme’s Tales of Ordinary Heroes in New Orleans

NBC Universal is in talks to sever its ties with Kevin Reilly, several executives said Sunday.

NBC Said to Be in Talks to Remove Program Chief

In its closing ceremony, the Cannes Film Festival gave two of its most important prizes to Romanian films.

In Cannes, a Romanian Takes Home the Fronds

Awash in money from hedge funds, Greenwich, Conn., has joined New York, Los Angeles and Silicon Valley as must stops on the 2008 fund-raising tour.

Wealthy Enclave Offers Windfall for Candidates

American Ballet Theater, which has shown Balanchine and Ashton choreography over the years, is now presenting a double bill of their ballets, short in duration, rich in substance.

From Realm of Pure Dance to Enchanted Fairyland

Dario Franchitti won the 91st running of the Indianapolis 500, which was delayed for about three hours after 113 laps because of rain, then was stopped for good after 166 laps.

Less Than 500 Is Just Fine With Franchitti

In addition to using DNA evidence to convict the guilty, Assembly Democrats want it to be used to exonerate those wrongly imprisoned. 

Seeking More Controls on Expanded DNA Database

While troop numbers are surging, the media that cover them are leaking away, worn out by the danger and expense of covering a war that refuses to end.

Not to See the Fallen Is No Favor

New releases from R. Kelly, the Bravery, Richard Thompson, Von Südenfed, Chick Corea and Béla Fleck and Perry Ferrell’s Satellite Party.

New CDs

An industrial strip of land along Newtown Creek may soon be home to one of the largest biodiesel fuel manufacturing plants in the country. 

Biodiesel Makers See Opportunity as New York Seeks Greener Future

In interviews with more than a dozen soldiers, most said they were disillusioned by the situation in Iraq.

As Allies Turn Foe, Disillusion Rises in Some G.I.’s

A nightmarish performance from Yankees reliever Scott Proctor and another lackluster performance from the offense led to a loss and capped a three-game sweep for the Angels. 

Vintage Mussina Is Not Enough to Avoid Sweep

With a faithful audience in the millions, magazines for the early teenage years are in overdrive.

OMG! Cute Boys, Kissing Tips and Lots of Pics, as Magazines Find a Niche

From prevention to diagnosis to treatment to rehabilitation, a stroke is a litany of missed opportunities.

Lost Chances for Survival, Before and After Stroke

Only after a six-hour rain delay did Serena Williams find her composure against Tsvetana Pironkova to win, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 in the first round at the French Open.

Williams Struggles, but Survives First Round

Over 1,200 Civil War veterans will get new tombstones as the result of a five-year investigation into lost graves in Green-Wood Cemetery. 

Rows of New Markers, and Untold Sacrifice by Civil War Soldiers

An article on Thursday about a decision by a New Hampshire legislative panel to reject a seat belt law misstated the state’s rate of seat belt use and referred imprecisely to its rank in the nation. The rate is 63.5 percent, not 49.6 percent. New Hampshire and Wyoming  not just New Hampshire  rank last.

Corrections: For the Record

An article on the Street Scene page of Business Day on Friday about the presence of financial firms at the Cannes Film Festival referred incorrectly to the role of the studio Summit Entertainment in the film “Pompeii.” While Summit negotiated financing for the film, it did not invest in it.

As the nation continues to celebrate the desegregation of major league baseball, the question is why African-Americans have vanished from the sport’s landscape.

A Divide That Begins in Little League

Jörg Immendorff was a German painter, sculptor, stage designer and art professor. He was a member of the art movement Neue Wilde.

Jörg Immendorff, German painter, sculptor, and academic (born 1945)

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Toshikatsu Matsuoka  was a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 2006 until his suicide in 2007 amid a financial scandal.

May 28, 2007

Headlines from May 28, 2007

In Queens, Classes in Mandarin Are Also Lessons in Adaptation

In Fierce Competition, Google Finds Novel Ways to Feed Hiring Machine

Militants Widen Reach as Terror Seeps Out of Iraq

At BET, Fighting the Rerun

Sosa Rebounds as Mets Sweep Marlins

Billboard 200

Call Me Irresponsible

Strength & Loyalty

Special Occasion

Because Of You

The Best Damn Thing

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for May 28, 2007