The Obama administration plans to issue new guidelines aimed at giving the hundreds of prisoners at Bagram Air Base more ability to challenge their custody, officials say.

U.S. to Expand Detainee Review in Afghan Prison

Kim Clijsters will face Caroline Wozniacki in the final after Serena Williams was docked the deciding point for yelling at an official on Saturday night.

Clijsters Wins on Penalty Assessed on Williams

Led by the freshman quarterback Matt Barkley and big plays by the shifty Joe McKnight, the Trojans marched for an improbable touchdown drive in the final minutes.

Trojans’ Quarterback Passes His First Road Test

A Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr. Borlaug developed high-yielding crop varieties that helped to avert famines worldwide.

Norman Borlaug, Plant Scientist Who Fought Famine, Dies at 95

A diverse throng of listeners came to Carnegie Hall to hear the New York Philharmonic with Trey Anastasio, from the rock band Phish.

A Lesson in Jamming for the Philharmonic

China took steps toward imposing tariffs on U.S. automotive products and chicken meat in response to American tariffs on tires.

China Moves to Retaliate Against U.S. Tire Tariff

“The Lost Symbol,” Dan Brown’s overdue follow-up to “Angels & Demons” and “The Da Vinci Code,” brings sexy back to a genre that had been left for dead.

Fasten Your Seat Belts, There’s Code to Crack

With its 250 jewel-toned tiles spanning 53 feet, LeWitt’s “Whirls and Twirls (MTA)” provides a surprising visual jolt for the subway commuters at Columbus Circle.

Subway Riders Are Greeted by a Blast of Sol LeWitt Color

Following an impassioned speech by Coach Rex Ryan, the Jets’ rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez played like a veteran and the defense shut down one of the N.F.L.’s most potent offenses.

Jets Respond to the Voice of a New Era

This past weekend, bands from indie rock’s golden years reunited to perform music at All Tomorrow’s Parties, a festival built on passion and rather exacting taste.

Indie Rock Enhanced With Mildew

Jenny Allen discusses her influences, her husband Jules Feiffer and her experiences with cancer, the impetus behind her new play.

Another Stage of Cancer: The Script

Osi Umenyiora, a Giants defensive end, scored as many touchdowns Sunday as the offense did in a victory over the Washington Redskins.

Offense Struggles to Score, but Giants Defeat Redskins

Because of an editing error, a correction on July 26 to an article July 19 about women in the legal professions misstated when in her career Justice Sonia Sotomayor filed a grievance against a law firm because a partner in the firm asked her questions before a job interview that she thought were discriminatory. It was before she got her law degree, not early in her career as a lawyer.

Correction: Women on the Verge of the Law: From Anita Hill to Sonia Sotomayor

The diagramed deal was Board 77 at theBermuda Bowl on Saturday. United States did well at both tables to generate a good swing.

A Bermuda Bowl Victory for the United States

“Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All by Myself” garnered about $24 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to box-office tracking services.

Tyler Perry Does Good (but Not All by Himself)

A spokesperson told Playbill that tickets for “Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark” would go on sale Oct. 31 despite recent financial troubles that stalled work on the coming Broadway musical.

Ticket Sales Planned for Stage ‘Spider-Man’

The appearance of Kurt Cobain as a playable character in the video game Guitar Hero 5 has created friction between the game’s publisher, Cobain’s widow and former band mates.

No Apologies in Dispute Over Game With Cobain

A consortium of major record labels has filed suit against “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” saying their copyrights to more than 1,000 songs were violated when they were played on the show without permission, The Associated Press reported.

‘Ellen Degeneres Show’ Faces Music Lawsuit

Samuel Maoz’s graphically violent film about the 1982 Israeli invasion, “Lebanon,” won the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion for best picture on Saturday, Reuters reported.

‘Lebanon’ Wins in Venice

HBO took home 16 prizes and NBC followed with 11 wins at the 2009 creative arts Emmys, the television awards for technical and other achievements, on Saturday.

HBO and NBC Dominate Early Emmy Awards

“Race Music” at the Beckett Theater examines the pitch and pull between generations and among ethnicities as relations in a changing United States evolve.

It’s Radio, but a Face Matters

The Treasury’s schedule of financing this week included Monday’s regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills, and an auction of four-week bills on Tuesday.

Treasury Auctions Set for This Week

Corrections

The Food column on Page 20 this weekend about the Huguenot Torte misstates the city of residence of John Martin Taylor, a cookbook author and culinary historian who commented on the origin of the torte. It is Washington, not Charleston, S.C., where he once lived and where a tavern was known for the torte.

Correction

A co-leader after two rounds at the BMW Championship, Tiger Woods shot a course-record nine-under 62 at Cog Hill for a seven-shot lead.

With Course-Record 62, Woods Takes Command

Paul Raymond Burke was an American actor, best known for his lead roles in two 1960s ABC television series, Naked City and 12 O'Clock High. He was twice nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of New York Police Department detective Adam Flint in Naked City.

September 13, 2009

Headlines from September 13, 2009

U.S. to Expand Detainee Review in Afghan Prison

Clijsters Wins on Penalty Assessed on Williams

Trojans’ Quarterback Passes His First Road Test

Norman Borlaug, Plant Scientist Who Fought Famine, Dies at 95

A Lesson in Jamming for the Philharmonic

Billboard 200

Breakthrough

Awake

The Time Of Our Lives (EP)

Only By The Night

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Notable Deaths

Historical Context for September 13, 2009