In the moments after his winning layup carved through the heart of Detroit’s defense, LeBron James said he felt emotionally and physically depleted.

Dazzling Display Takes Everything Out of James

The online availability of free or low-cost photos and videos has taken a fierce toll on sales of X-rated DVDs.

For Pornographers, Internet’s Virtues Turn to Vices

Police officers in New York City work an average of less than 41 weeks per year, meaning that they have nearly three months of time off. 

The Salary May Be Low, but How About Those Hours?

Gov. Eliot Spitzer wants to make New York the third state to give workers paid leave to care for newborn children or seriously ill family members. 

Spitzer Pushes Paid Leave Plan for Workers

The retailer said it will reduce the number of new supercenters to be opened this year by nearly 30 percent, or roughly 75 stores. 

Wal-Mart Cuts Back Expansion

The Yankees kicked off the month of June with an outburst of offense to put them 12½ games behind Boston in the division race.

Yanks Show Some Fire in Victory at Fenway

Of all the Yankees, only Alex Rodriguez has the tools to carry a slumping team, but instead he has been involved in three questionable moments on the field in recent years.

Wrong Team Gets Boost Yanks Needed

Slowing real estate sales coupled with the subprime mortgage mess are two of the reasons some people say a recession is nigh.

All Tapped Out, or Maybe Not

The Mets managed four singles — only one of them out of the infield — and were baffled by the Diamondbacks’ starter, Brandon Webb.

With Five Starters Out of Lineup, Mets’ Offense Has Little in Reserve

The longevity of this rebound depends on whether incomes and spending will grow enough to reduce the drag from the housing market.

Several Signs the Economy Is Reviving

Rupert Murdoch has wanted The Wall Street Journal forever. And he’ll promise just about anything to get his hands on it.

Murdoch’s Promises and Desires

New Education Department rules would set new standards for universities and ban practices that have resulted in loan company payoffs to college officials.

U.S. Puts Limits on Lenders’ Ties to Universities

A patch of West Harlem asphalt is home to a baseball team that is as much a social experiment as it is boys at play.

Field Is Paved, Gloves Are Borrowed, Spirit Is Real

There are no reports of anyone being harmed, but the U.S. is the seventh country to find a poison in toothpaste.

Toxic Toothpaste Made in China Is Found in U.S.

Multimillionaire Robert Rosenkranz is leveraging his standing — and a small percentage of his wealth — in search of the ultimate dinner party conversation.

A Hobby That’s Part Party, Part Debate, All Intellect

Gregory Zalevsky is playing for sympathy as he defends himself in a Brooklyn murder trial. 

A Defendant for the Defense, Following His Own Rules

Even as the Pentagon works to defend against makeshift explosives, the proportion of American deaths caused by them has sharply risen.

Iraqi Bombers Thwart Efforts to Shield G.I.’s

The shift from rejecting Rupert Murdoch’s bid for Dow Jones to agreeing to meet with him occurred in many small steps.

How the Bancrofts Decided to Talk With Murdoch

Accounts of the journey of a man with a dangerous form of tuberculosis agree only in the missed chances to head off a health scandal.

Tangle of Conflicting Accounts in TB Patient’s Odyssey

A Congressional committee is examining claims that GlaxoSmithKline tried to suppress a doctor’s criticism of a diabetes drug.

Doctor Says Drug Maker Tried to Quash His Criticism of Avandia

Divert 10 percent of your income to savings; ignore raises and put them into savings, too; learn to cook; and skip the lattes. 

More Advice Graduates Don’t Want to Hear

A sports article on Sunday about late-game decisions by LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and about how his development as a star player compares to that of other N.B.A. greats, referred imprecisely to two defining plays involving Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls in the 1990s. It was Horace Grant, not Jordan, who passed to John Paxson for the title-clinching 3-pointer in the 1993 N.B.A. finals against Phoenix. And in the 1997 finals, Jordan’s teammate Steve Kerr made a 2-point shot, not a 3-pointer, to lift Chicago over Utah.

For the Record

Chinese markets swooned, but American investors reached new heights. The World Bank has big money-raising needs for its new leader.

China’s Investors Pull Back, but U.S. Bull Is Unfazed

An article in Science Times on Tuesday about the possibility that global warming could lead to an increase in hurricanes misstated part of the name of an organization that studies hurricane formation. It is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, not “Oceanographic.”.

Hurdler Liu Xiang says he takes each day as it comes, a philosophy that has put him at odds with millions of his Chinese compatriots, who have been projecting Liu’s star turn at next year’s Beijing Olympics.

A Runner Taking Each Hurdle as It Comes

Kentarō Haneda  was a Japanese pianist, composer and arranger. He composed for popular anime series, movies and video games. His popular name was Haneken.

Kentarō Haneda, Japanese pianist and composer (born 1949)

Kentarō_Haneda

Huang Ju was a Chinese politician and a high-ranking leader in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He was one of the nine members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the CCP, China's top decision making body, between 2002 until his death in 2007, and also served as the first-ranked vice premier of China beginning in 2003. He died in office before he could complete his terms on the Standing Committee and as vice premier.

June 2, 2007

Headlines from June 2, 2007

Dazzling Display Takes Everything Out of James

For Pornographers, Internet’s Virtues Turn to Vices

The Salary May Be Low, but How About Those Hours?

Spitzer Pushes Paid Leave Plan for Workers

Wal-Mart Cuts Back Expansion

Billboard 200

Minutes To Midnight

Sex Love & Pain

Call Me Irresponsible

Sky Blue Sky

One Of The Boys

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for June 2, 2007