Women, who in the past few decades have become vastly more educated, answer the question of the value of a college education in a not-s0-subtle way: the return on investment has been excellent.

A Diploma’s Worth? Ask Her

The Chicago Bulls beat the odds to earn the right to take one of the two consensus top choices in the draft, Derrick Rose of Memphis or Michael Beasley of Kansas State.

Bulls Win Draft Lottery as the Knicks Slip to 6th

After a victory in Oregon and a lopsided loss in Kentucky, Barack Obama said he had enough pledged delegates to claim a nearly insurmountable edge.

Obama Declares Bid ‘Within Reach’ After 2 Primaries

Nearly 30 cities across the United States have seen their scheduled service disappear in the last year.

Airlines’ Cuts Making Cities No-Fly Zones

An analyst who heard scoffing when he predicted $100-a-barrel oil now expects the price to reach $200.

An Oracle of Oil Predicts $200-a-Barrel Crude

Angelina Jolie is the lustrous centerpiece of Clint Eastwood’s latest endeavor, “Changeling,” which was shown Tuesday at the Cannes Film Festival.

A California of Noir Shadows and Blood

Alex Rodriguez hit a home run on his first game back after a 17-game absence, but Tuesday’s loss was as bad as any of the others the team has suffered this season.

Rodriguez Returns; Jeter Leaves Early

His face still isn’t famous, but Michael Hollick’s voice and gait have moved into the pop culture firmament recently as those of Niko Bellic, the Balkan criminal at the heart of Grand Theft Auto IV.

A Video Game Star and His Less-Than-Stellar Pay

Cardinal Edward M. Egan has reassigned almost 10 percent of the active priests in the Archdiocese of New York without adequately consulting the board that has traditionally advised him.

A Sudden Transfer of 40 Priests Brings Egan Unrest From Within

Doctors said that Senator Edward M. Kennedy has a malignant glioma in the upper left part of his brain.

Senator Kennedy Has a Malignant Brain Tumor

Some families of Olympic athletes have been shocked to learn that the price of attending the Games this August may be between $5,000 and $10,000 a person.

For Many Olympic Families, the Dream Is Proving Costly

Militias melted away as Iraqi forces pushed into a Shiite enclave, but no one can say where they might re-emerge.

Operation in Sadr City Is an Iraqi Success, So Far

Peter Gelb, who completed his second season as general manager on Saturday night, has inaugurated outreach campaigns and digital-media ventures that are the envy of the opera world.

New Era Brings Buzz (and Big Budgets) to the Met

The restaurant is an institution that became both a timeline and a time capsule of downtown life.

Genre-Bending Hangout Takes Its Final Bows

Public pension actuaries use old methods that have fallen far out of sync with the economic mainstream.

Actuaries Scrutinized on Pensions

The broiler can be considered the rough equivalent of, but not an exact replacement for, an outdoor grill.

Oven Adds Flavor When the Grill Can’t

Ana Corinna and Dana Foley have turned a flea-market friendship into a successful fashion company. But where customers shop, so too do knockoff artists.

Simply Irresistible

Getting stuck in the mud on its first attempt to leave Manhattan was not the last or the least of the troubles that the aircraft carrier Intrepid has encountered.

Racing the Clock to Bring Back the Intrepid

For Dan Suarez, beer is no laughing matter. It has even gotten him into the running for an exotic internship.

A Young Man’s Passion for Beer Blossoms Along With His Hops

A fanciful device born equally of history and imagination, the Telectroscope will visually connect New Yorkers to people in London.

Telescope Takes a Long View, to London

The Franklin Bank Corporation appears to have ignored the admonitions of its founder, who had warned for the last few years that the housing market was about to collapse.

Troubles for a Thrift Institution, Despite Warnings of Its Founder

Seven New York City police officers were formally accused of breaking department rules in the shooting of Sean Bell.

Officers Face Department Charges in Bell Killing

With “Two Lovers,” the director James Gray has jettisoned the urban-crime-genre trappings of his first three features and made a romantic comedy.

Auteur Who’s Ripe for French Discovery

A bad day ended on a frightening note for the Mets when Ryan Church sustained a concussion trying to prevent the final out in a day-night doubleheader dominated by the Braves.

Injury on Final Play Caps the Mets’ Misery

The decision by Vito J. Fossella not to seek another term in Congress has roiled the political waters of his reliably Republican district.

May 21, 2008

Headlines from May 21, 2008

A Diploma’s Worth? Ask Her

Bulls Win Draft Lottery as the Knicks Slip to 6th

Obama Declares Bid ‘Within Reach’ After 2 Primaries

Airlines’ Cuts Making Cities No-Fly Zones

An Oracle of Oil Predicts $200-a-Barrel Crude

Billboard 200

Home Before Dark

35 Biggest Hits

Hard Candy

On My Way Here

E=MC2

Historical Context for May 21, 2008