Doris Lessing, the novelist whose deeply autobiographical writing has swept across continents and reflects her engagement with the social and political issues of her time, won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Nobel to Lessing, Incisive Voice of Women’s Fate

One of Yosemite National Park’s best-kept secrets is the 53-mile High Sierra Trail. And about every 6 to 10 miles, there’s a camp.

For a Lucky Few, Yosemite Oases

An orphan is caught in a dispute between an heiress, Elizabeth Ross Johnson, and Lionel Bissoon, a celebrity weight-loss doctor with whom she was having an affair.

Uncertainty for an Orphan Claimed in Two Adoptions

Two of the Giants wins this season came after they faced big halftime deficits. A bad team entered the locker room. A good one emerged. No one can quite explain it.

Giants Are Quick Study in 12-Minute Halftime

Looming over all the other questions about the future of the Yankees is the role of its 77-year-old owner and whether he can still make decisions. 

Biggest Question for the Yankees: Steinbrenner’s Role

All kinds of broad topics have popped up in the debates — but not issues that speak directly to everyday life in big cities and suburbs.

To the Would-Be Presidents: Don’t Forget the City Issues

Children’s Place, which runs the Disney Store chain, said its former C.E.O. left “at the request of the board” and described improper conduct involving “securities trades.”

Ousted Chief of Retailer Strikes Back at Directors

David Ortiz does not look like a computer nerd, but the designated hitter for the Red Sox studies videos on the computer after every at-bat. 

David Ortiz Is a Scientific Hitter in the Computer Age

A professor said she remained mystified over who could be responsible for leaving a noose on her office door at Columbia University’s Teachers College.

Noose Case Puts Focus on a Scholar of Race

Citigroup said it would combine its investment banking and alternative investment units, bringing both groups together under one leader, Vikram S. Pandit.

Big Shake-Up as Citigroup Combines Two Key Units

This latest revival of “The Ritz” is cute, cuddly and often oddly inert.

Good, Clean Fun

Allan Cameron, 29, left the courtroom in silence after he was convicted of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a police officer during a wild car chase through Flatbush at the close of the Thanksgiving weekend in 2005.

Brooklyn Man Is Convicted of Murder in Officer’s Shooting

Victor Navarra has long played a crucial organizing role in the New York City Marathon. This year, his biggest challenge is living long enough to attend the race. 

Making It to the Starting Line

“Women’s Murder Club,” a new ABC drama about four women who work homicide cases together, is a throwback to “Charlie’s Angels.”

Homicide and Heels

A vacation home built by a water park is a beach house without the beach.  Developers are hoping that water parks can transform seasonal destinations into year-round vacation options.

Buyer Be Wet

Automakers in India, one of the world’s fastest-growing car markets, are racing to respond to Indians’ desire for small and inexpensive cars, some as cheap as $2,500. 

In India, a $2,500 Pace Car

The federal effort to flush out illegal immigrants is having major effects on workers and employers alike.

Crackdown Upends Slaughterhouse’s Work Force

The CMJ Music Marathon, the annual showcase of indie bands and mainstream hype, is still full of hopefuls and  industry types in search of the next big thing.

Looking for Buzz, Amplified in New York

In many Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad, the Mahdi Army is increasingly regarded as a threat.

Relations Sour Between Shiites and Iraq Militia

The starvation of a welfare recipient whose benefits were cut has turned attention to a system touted as a model.

Death Reveals Harsh Side of a ‘Model’ in Japan

The New York State pension fund is drawing scrutiny over claims that investment firms paid friends and relatives of former Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi.

New York Pension Fund Faces a Federal Inquiry

“Elizabeth: The Golden Age” is a kitsch extravaganza aquiver with trembling bosoms, booming guns and wild energy.

Now, Warrior

Aiming to attract younger audiences, ABC is using its evening news staff to produce a separate and distinct 15-minute daily news program for the Web.

ABC Reshapes the Evening News for the Web

Two professors of management offer evidence that stock options as they are now structured act as an incentive for corporate bosses to take poor risks, with no serious consequence to themselves.

Maybe It’s Time to Restructure Executive Stock Options

The company, which is trying to force its buyers to complete the deal, said some of its losses stemmed from recent legislation cutting government subsidies to student lenders.

Either This Deal or a New One, Sallie Mae Chairman Says

Kisho Kurokawa  was a leading Japanese architect and one of the founders of the Metabolist Movement.

October 12, 2007

Headlines from October 12, 2007

Nobel to Lessing, Incisive Voice of Women’s Fate

For a Lucky Few, Yosemite Oases

Uncertainty for an Orphan Claimed in Two Adoptions

Giants Are Quick Study in 12-Minute Halftime

Biggest Question for the Yankees: Steinbrenner’s Role

Billboard 200

Still Feels Good

Just Like You

Echoes; Silence; Patience & Grace

The Real Thing: Words And Sounds Vol. 3

Graduation

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for October 12, 2007