Annual reports of the Internal Affairs Bureau reveal how the police have been policing themselves.

N.Y.P.D. Confidential

Bracing for an American offensive in the Afghan province, the Taliban are showing their power in an intensifying campaign of bombings and assassinations.    

Kandahar, a Battlefield Even Before U.S. Offensive

A scheme lets ghosts of proms past dance again.

From Deep in the Closet to a Needy Girl’s Prom

About 80 percent of prescriptions for nitroglycerin are filled with unapproved, unvetted tablets, the agency said.

F.D.A. Says Millions Got Unapproved Heart Pills

The fifth-seeded Bulldogs, holders of a 23-game winning streak — the longest in Division I — are no longer the darlings of the N.C.A.A. tournament.

Its Underdog Days Over, Butler Is Thinking Big

With the $46 billion worldwide market in upheaval, agents are increasingly useful for finding people to complete complex titles, structuring deals or obtaining financing.

Talent Agents a New Force in the Video Game Industry

Among the ceremonial duties of the consul general of Barbados in New York is a attending the birthday party of a Barbadian who turns 100. But Mae Bishop is not playing along.

Honoring a Long Life? But She’s Just 30 Plus 71

The young victims of the Rev. Lawrence C. Murphy began alerting the authorities in the mid-1950s.

For Years, Deaf Boys Tried to Tell of Priest’s Abuse

The judge found “significant violations” of the law governing mayoral control of city schools. 

Judge Blocks Closing of 19 New York City Schools

In states where large numbers of additional residents will be insured, officials were concerned about how to finance expansions in Medicaid.

Some States Find Burdens in Health Law

The sixth-seeded Volunteers defeated the second-seeded Buckeyes in the Edward Jones Dome to advance to the Midwest Region final.

Tennessee Fells Another Favorite

With a second straight victory, the Nets improved to 9-63, tying the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers for the fewest  victories in a season. They have 10 games left to separate themselves from record futility.

Another Win Puts Nets Step Further From History

The Obama Passover Seder, one of the most intimate of White House traditions, began in the basement of a hotel.

Next Year in the White House: A Seder Tradition

Six months after the revelation of a secret nuclear enrichment site, inspectors and intelligence agencies suspect that Tehran is preparing to build more sites in defiance of United Nations demands.

Agencies Suspect Iran Is Planning Atomic Sites

The fact that many Tea Party supporters joined after losing their jobs raises questions of whether the movement can survive an improvement in the economy.

With No Jobs, Plenty of Time for Tea Party

Woody Johnson, the owner of the Jets, has gone from a reclusive billionaire to a public face of the franchise who is taking decisive steps to change the team’s identity.

Jets’ Woody Johnson Leaps Into the Limelight

Congress has taken aim at financial institutions that hide information about offshore accounts.

Death of a Loophole, and Swiss Banks Will Mourn

Day traders are still out there, betting that they can beat the odds and make money. And since the recession, many figure they can’t do any worse than Wall Street.

Day Traders 2.0: Wired, Angry and Loving It

Critics say John C. Dugan, the comptroller of the currency, often takes positions that align with the banking industry he regulates.

Does This Bank Watchdog Have a Bite?

The massacre and abductions were a setback to the effort to stamp out the remnants of the Lord’s Resistance Army.

Fleeing Rebels Kill Hundreds of Congolese

Yes, anger is contagious. I glare and grimace, so you glare and grimace. Violence doesn’t spread so easily.

When Does Political Anger Turn to Violence?

The Roman Catholic Church has long tried to shield itself from interference and persecution by enemies of the faith.

At the Vatican, Up Against the World

In the scramble to generate revenue, states are considering taxes on anything: dating services, bowling night, haircuts, even clowns.

States Seeking Cash Hope to Expand Taxes to Services

Fifth-seeded Butler knocked off second-seeded Kansas State, 63-56, to win the West Regional and advance to its first Final Four.

Butler Goes Home to Indianapolis for Final Four

IMoveGreen, a new moving company in the Bronx, uses biodegradable and reusable materials, as well as hybrid vehicles. Meanwhile, a Manhattan tea emporium is closing.

Chronicle of a Changing City

Richard Joseph Giordano was an American comics artist and editor whose career included introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes and serving as executive editor of DC Comics.

March 27, 2010

Headlines from March 27, 2010

N.Y.P.D. Confidential

Kandahar, a Battlefield Even Before U.S. Offensive

From Deep in the Closet to a Needy Girl’s Prom

F.D.A. Says Millions Got Unapproved Heart Pills

Its Underdog Days Over, Butler Is Thinking Big

Billboard 200

Battle Of The Sexes

Plastic Beach

Need You Now

Valleys Of Neptune

Get Off On The Pain

Notable Deaths

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