Jolting announcements from CIFG Holdings and Swiss Re  are stoking fears that Europe will suffer more of the credit ills that have plagued major banks in the United States.

In Europe, Weathering Credit Storm From U.S.

A gap in Medicare’s prescription drug coverage is helping to curb growth in the nation’s drug spending by pushing people toward low-cost generic drugs.

Strategies to Avoid Medicare’s Big Hole

Investors leapt into the ailing stock market, snapping up discounted shares of financial companies that had been battered by shake-ups and write-downs tied to subprime mortgages.

Bargain Hunting on Wall Street

An attack killed eight at a site that had seemed safe last week, providing a cruel reminder that a decline in violence may not last.

Bomb at a Market Shatters Lull for Baghdad

Shoppers favored discounted chains over more expensive retailers as an uncertain economy hung over their heads.

Bargains Draw Crowds, but the Thrill Is Gone

A coaching change will not make a fundamental difference in the long-term fortunes of this star-crossed franchise. But the fans are out for blood.

Thomas’s Knicks Reign Appears Near an End

When the Chinese government announced a campaign to cut energy use two years ago, some local officials got to work: not to comply, but to devise schemes to evade the requirements.

Far From Beijing’s Reach, Officials Bend Energy Rules 

With his big plans blocked, President Bush is focusing on “kitchen table issues” — small ideas that affect ordinary people’s lives.

In Bush’s Last Year, Modest Domestic Aims

Bernard B. Kerik fully repaid a $250,000 personal loan cited in his recent federal indictment days after city investigators began asking about it in 2005.

Kerik Loan Activity Is Brought to Light After Indictment

Hefty bronze plaques have recently been removed by thieves from veterans’ graves to be sold for scrap metal in New York’s Finger Lakes region.

Theft of Grave Markers Spurs Outrage and Call for Crackdown

For three decades, the Big Apple Circus has virtually owned the Christmas-circus season. This year, however, it has some competition.

The Circus Is in Town. All Over It, in Fact, in Six Troupes.

Despite a court order, a police detective has repeatedly failed to show up to give a deposition in a Brooklyn man’s lawsuit charging police brutality.

Detective Misses 5 Calls to Testify in Beating

At least 15 Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, said they would attend a U.S.-sponsored conference.

Saudis to Join Mideast Talks; Syria Wavers

As appealing as à la carte cable may sound, there is a reason that Congress has not taken the bait: it would be a consumer disaster.

Bland Menu if Cable Goes à la Carte

Coach Isiah Thomas was granted the chance to preside over either a ninth straight loss or a face-saving victory this afternoon.

Knicks Face Bulls; Thomas Faces Fans

Perhaps the only thing more unlikely than Kansas’ undefeated record and No. 2 Bowl Championship Series ranking is Coach Mark Mangino’s ascent to the top of his profession.

The Detours of a Coaching Life

In a lecture hall, passengers were told that the Antarctic waters were creeping in. Then the power failed and the ship ceased responding.

Icy Rescue as Seas Claim a Cruise Ship

A funny thing happened while Halsey Minor, the founder of CNet.com, was trying to kill print journalism. He ended up publishing magazines  - the kind he and others had declared obsolete.

Publisher Gets Web Readers to Fill the Pages of Its Magazines

Unranked Arkansas stunned top-ranked Louisiana State in Baton Rouge, La., further scrambling the national championship race and continuing a season-long pattern of upheaval in college football.

Top-Ranked L.S.U. Falls; Title Picture Is Blurred

A music column on Thursday about the outreach and education programs that were part of Carnegie Hall’s recent Berlin in Lights festival, which included performances by the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, misstated part of the term referring to Venezuela’s program of orchestral training and music instruction. It is el sistema, not la sistema.

Corrections: For the Record

Sergei A. Storchak is charged with conspiring to embezzle $43.4 million, in a politically tinged case seen as undermining the position of liberals in the Russian government.

Deputy Finance Minister Is Charged in Russia

A music review on Thursday about Liz Callaway, at the Metropolitan Room, misstated the evening of the performance that was reviewed. It was Tuesday evening, not Wednesday.

The Fire Department and Consolidated Edison defended their responses to a gas leak that resulted in a deadly explosion in a home in Sunnyside, Queens, on Wednesday.

Fire and Con Ed Officials Defend Gas Leak Response

Virginia’s Chris Long is best known as the son of Hall of Fame defensive end Howie Long.  But his play is making it increasingly difficult to overlook him as a top N.F.L. prospect.

Chris Long Depends on Hard Work More Than Famous Name

Three of Russia’s richest men are in advanced stages of negotiations over the sale of a 25 percent stake in the Norilsk Nickel mining and smelting complex in Siberia. The factory, built by gulag prisoners, produces 20 percent of the world’s supply of nickel, an alloy used in stainless steel. 

Russia: Deal for Nickel Complex

Hawthorne Heights is an American rock band formed in Dayton, Ohio in 2001. Originally called A Day in the Life, their lineup currently consists of JT Woodruff, Matt Ridenour and Mark McMillon.

November 24, 2007

Headlines from November 24, 2007

In Europe, Weathering Credit Storm From U.S.

Strategies to Avoid Medicare’s Big Hole

Bargain Hunting on Wall Street

Bomb at a Market Shatters Lull for Baghdad

Bargains Draw Crowds, but the Thrill Is Gone

Billboard 200

American Gangster

Long Road Out Of Eden

The Ultimate Hits

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Carnival Ride

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for November 24, 2007