September 21, 2007

Prosecutors said Norman Hsu, the Democratic fund-raiser, confessed to F.B.I. agents that he had swindled investors.

Annual inflation in drug costs is at the lowest rate in three decades as generic versions of some of the most common drugs have recently come on the market.

Floyd Landis, the winner of the 2006 Tour de France, must forfeit his title and is subject to a two-year ban.

Illegal immigrants to the United States have been arriving in a Canadian border town looking for asylum.

Ken Burns’s series on PBS is a 7-night, 15-hour tribute to the greatest generation that ever bought war bonds.

The euro traded above $1.40 for the first time since the common European currency was introduced.

Despite stellar success at the box office, the relationship between DreamWorks and its corporate parent, Viacom, appears once again to be on the rocks.

The Mets squandered a lead again on Thursday, this time two leads, en route to their sixth defeat in their last seven games.

The standpipe that failed to provide water during the fatal Deutsche Bank fire last month was not simply breached or cut — it was taken apart, people with knowledge of the matter said.

George Gershwin’s melodies may have the power to keep minds working, specifically minds afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease.

Bulls Island, an uninhabited barrier island, is populated by a staggering variety of creatures both local and migratory.

As the Mets fritter away their once-commanding grip on first place in the National League East, some wonder if the team’s experience is just one of those New York collapses.