Elderly plaintiffs have sued companies for financial abuse even though they admit they made unwise decisions.

Shielding Money Clashes With Elders’ Free Will

The National Center for the Performing Arts, a $400 million complex, has attracted at least as much attention for its cost overruns, safety concerns and provocative aesthetics.

Chinese Unveil Mammoth Arts Center

Though Jeffrey L. Bewkes will take over as Time Warner’s chief executive at the beginning of January, it remains unclear how the company will look after he takes control.

What Would Henry Luce Do? Looking Forward at Time Warner

Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett took another step in an improbable recovery from a life-threatening spinal cord injury, visiting  and watching his teammates play against the Giants. 

Everett Visits the Bills as Healing Continues

Shopdropping is the practice by anti-consumerist artists of leaving fake products with political messages on shelves.

Anarchists in the Aisles? Stores Provide a Stage

Macy’s 105-year-old flagship store on West 34th Street has been open around the clock for an 83-hour holiday shopping marathon.

Just Don’t Expect Them at the Early-Bird Sale

Despite rosier expectations, Target is muddling through this holiday season, perplexing those who consider the chain a bellwether.

How the Cooling Economy Is Stealing Target’s Christmas

About half the population in Kentucky does not have dental insurance, and 1 in 10 are missing all their teeth. 

In Kentucky’s Teeth, Toll of Poverty and Neglect

“The Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular” might bring a sneer to the world-weary, but also an unspoken sense of wonder that so many people could be making so many other people happy.

I Hear America Dancing, and the Sound Is Just Like Tap Shoes

Rudolph W. Giuliani’s presidential campaign has been hurt by acknowledged missteps, sharp shifts in strategy and reports about his personal life.

Giuliani Hits a Rocky Stretch as Voting Approaches

Eve Best on what it means to be self-conscious and vulnerable, qualities she has been praised for bringing to her character in the Broadway show, “The Homecoming.”

In Search of Her Inner Kangaroo Suit

What works for Oprah the inspiring talk-show host  may not work for Oprah the political player. After her endorsement of Barack Obama, part of her base was livid.

Oprah Puts Her Brand on the Line

Rising demand for star sportswriters, driven by rising television and Internet revenue, is leading to intense competition to hire talent.

The Top Player in This League? It May Be the Sports Reporter

Two bills are being proposed in the City Council: one allowing tenants to sue landlords for harassment, and another, counterintuitively, allowing landlords to sue tenants for harassment.

Dueling Bills in the Fight Over Housing

After a year in which he alienated many of his allies, Gov. Eliot Spitzer is seeking the advice of lobbyists.

Searching for Friends, Spitzer Warms to Lobbyists

In turning again to the writings of Abraham Joshua Heschel, which had such an impact in the 1950s and ’60s, I was startled by how much vitality they still possess.

A Rabbi of His Time, With a Charisma That Transcends It

Friends and family gathered to honor the memory of Daniel John Cicciaro a day after his killer was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter in a racially charged trial.

After Tense Trial, a Tribute in Rubber and Smoke

After a few  flops and a political detour, Mr. Reiner returns with “The Bucket List,” which stars Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. 

Rob Reiner Gambles on Oldsters

Kobe Bryant scored 39 points, crossed the 20,000-point plateau and led the Los Angeles Lakers to a victory over the woebegone Knicks.

Bryant Reaches Milestone as Lakers Beat Knicks

Roger Clemens continued his campaign to refute the allegations in a video posted to the Web on Sunday.

Clemens Releases Video Denying Use of Drugs

Money intended to bolster Pakistan’s military effort against Al Qaeda and the Taliban has been diverted toward weapons systems to counter India, officials said.

U.S. Officials See Waste in Billions Sent to Pakistan

Once seen as the tacky, last-minute substitute for pen and paper, e-cards have become more acceptable this holiday season.

E-Greetings Gain Ground at Businesses This Season

The city insists that Canarsie is in such disarray that the only way to fix it will be to shut it down and replace it with several smaller schools on the same campus.

At Canarsie High, Now Marked for Closing, Loyalty Prevails

A come-from-behind victory over the Bills means the Giants will go to the playoffs for the third consecutive season and relieves the persistent pressure that follows Coach Tom Coughlin.

Giants Slog Their Way to Playoffs

An article on Dec. 15 about a construction accident in Manhattan in which an architect, Robert Woo, was seriously injured referred incorrectly, based on information from a neighbor, to his family life. Mr. Woo, who lives in Manhattan, does indeed have two children; until recently, however, they lived in Canada with his wife.

Corrections: For the Record



Sir Nicholas Richard Pumfrey styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Pumfrey, was a British barrister. He served as a High Court judge for 10 years, and was promoted to the Court of Appeal little more than a month before his sudden death.

Nicholas Pumfrey, English lawyer and judge (born 1951)

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George David Warrington was an American transportation official, who served New Jersey Transit for 28 years, latterly in the post of executive director.

December 24, 2007

Headlines from December 24, 2007

Shielding Money Clashes With Elders’ Free Will

Chinese Unveil Mammoth Arts Center

What Would Henry Luce Do? Looking Forward at Time Warner

Everett Visits the Bills as Healing Continues

Anarchists in the Aisles? Stores Provide a Stage

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Noel

As I Am

Long Road Out Of Eden

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Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus

Notable Deaths

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