C. C. Sabathia, who used to play for the Indians, managed to get through a few sticky situations and win for the fourth time in the last five starts.

Sabathia as Good as Indians Remember

LeBron James’s and the Cavaliers’ postseason hopes went up in talc, shoved aside by the towering play of Dwight Howard and buried under a barrage of 3-point shots.

Orlando Advances, Ousting Cavaliers

A suspect was in custody in the killing of George Tiller, a doctor in Wichita, Kan., who survived a 1993 shooting.

Abortion Doctor Shot to Death in Kansas Church

After 16 years making a name with his distinctive brand of intellectually silly comedy on NBC’s “Late Night” show, Conan O’Brien ascends to the seat behind late night’s desk of destiny.

O’Brien’s Night 1: ‘A Swirly Cone of Some Nerves’

John Maine tossed six scoreless innings and struck out five before leaving due to a stomach virus, and the Mets improved to 19-9 in May, winning 5 of 6 at home.

Pitchers Are Keeping Hobbling Mets Steady

George Strait is a country superstar in complete command of his gift and of exactly how much of it to mete out at any given moment.

Country’s King Rules With Restraint

A new generation of Palestinians has been swept up in a rising tide of interest in Western classical music.

Minuets, Sonatas and Politics in the West Bank

At BookExpo America, the publishing industry’s annual trade convention, publishers seemed to put their own stamps on the conversation about electronic books that has hijacked the business.

Book Fair Buzz Is Not Contained Between 2 Covers

At NewJerseyNewsroom.com, reporters pay for their own business cards but still do the work that they love.

Cast Out, but Still Reporting

American manufacturing, especially at Detroit’s Big Three, is no longer in a position to help end recessions.

Once a Key to Recovery, Detroit Adds to Pain

Because of an editing error, the Boss column last Sunday about Linda Cook, executive director of gas and power at Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands, misstated her age. She is 50, not 58.

Corrections

An article last Thursday about the International Contemporary Furniture Fair at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and observations on the fair by Ellen Lupton, a curator at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, misidentified a table in an illustration with the article. It was the Cumulus table designed by Daniel Jeffries, not the Stump stool, by Alissia Melka-Teichroew and Ilona Huvenaars for Kikkerland.

Correction

It always gives an American hockey fan a warm feeling to be in Detroit, but this time around it’s a bit different in Hockeytown.

Detroit Hockey Fans Hang On

Rapturous reviews and a colossal marketing campaign sent “Up” into the box office stratosphere over the weekend.

Pixar’s ‘Up’ Dominates Box Office

Tortoise, an instrumental five-piece band, makes music of elaborate detail, rarely settling for a broad stroke when a sharp inflection might suffice.

Subtle Indie Rock, Aged for 20 Years

The real life tale of Richard Phillips, the American ship captain who was captured by Somali pirates, is likely to get the Hollywood treatment, Reuters reported.

A Different Kind of Pirate Film

The concert producer Live Nation has good news for music fans who have been watching their wallets instead of their favorite performers.

One-Day Ticket Sale

The Pew Charitable Trusts is to bring a program to New York that provides cultural organizations with full-time on-call free technical assistance.

Help for Arts Groups

When the Apollo Theater celebrates its 75th anniversary, among the honorees at a gala benefit concert will be the entire city of New York.

Honoring a Whole City

The James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pa., will present its first Legacy Award to the Jim Henson Legacy.

Footnote

Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz, co-artistic directors of the Labyrinth Theater Company for more than a decade, are leaving their posts.

New Leadership for Labyrinth Theater

A double bill of Eugene O’Neill’s “Hughie” and Samuel Beckett’s “Krapp’s Last Tape,” both starring Brian Dennehy, is coming to Broadway.

In the Wings

An article last Sunday about efforts in Tanzania to reduce the number of deaths and injuries among pregnant women and infants misstated part of the name of a group that brings visiting surgeons to hospitals. The name, Amref, stands for the African Medical and Research Foundation, not the African Medical Relief Foundation.

An article last Sunday about the debate over closing the detention camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, misidentified the political office that Representative Todd Tiahrt of Kansas, whose state houses the Leavenworth maximum security prison, is seeking in 2010. Mr. Tiahrt, a Republican, is a candidate for United States Senate, not for governor.

An article on May 17 about a resort on the Caribbean island of Nevis misstated the name of a volcano there. It is Nevis Peak, not Mount Nevis.

Danny La Rue was an entertainer best known for on-stage theatrical productions, television shows and films where he customarily performed in drag.

Danny La Rue, Irish-British drag queen performer and singer (born 1927)

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George Richard Tiller was an American physician and abortion provider from Wichita, Kansas. He gained national attention as the medical director of Women's Health Care Services, which, at the time, was one of only three abortion clinics nationwide that provided late-term abortions.

May 31, 2009

Headlines from May 31, 2009

Sabathia as Good as Indians Remember

Orlando Advances, Ousting Cavaliers

Abortion Doctor Shot to Death in Kansas Church

O’Brien’s Night 1: ‘A Swirly Cone of Some Nerves’

Pitchers Are Keeping Hobbling Mets Steady

Billboard 200

21st Century Breakdown

Hannah Montana: The Movie

Crime Pays

The Fame

Unstoppable

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for May 31, 2009