“Larry King Live,” far behind Rachel Maddow and Sean Hannity, is the last trace of a previous age of cable TV.

In New Era of TV, Rival Hosts Drown Out King

As regulators focused on one virulent strain of E. Coli, six others are emerging as a serious threat to food safety.    

In E. Coli Fight, Some Strains Are Largely Ignored

The Douro winemaking region offers breathtaking views, cities that invite exploring and the delight of discovering it all for yourself.

Portugal Old, New and Undiscovered

Congress will try to learn why bits  of metal and other impurities were found in drugs made by two companies.

Questions for Makers on Defects in Drugs

To imagine what a 2014 winter Super Bowl might look like, think Dec. 23, 1995, when a game became a giant snowball fight. 

Meadowlands in February? Watch for Snowballs

 Days before the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil  rig, BP officials chose a type of casing that it knew was the riskier of two options, a BP document showed.    

BP Used Riskier Method to Seal Well Before Blast

Investors focused on buying opportunities and reassuring comments from China on European debt.

U.S. Markets Rebound; S.&P. Rises 3.3%

BP resumed pumping drilling fluid into a stricken oil well after stopping late Wednesday when engineers saw that too much of the fluid was escaping along with the leaking crude oil.

BP Resumes Work to Plug Oil Leak After Facing Setback

The S.E.C. suit centered on allegations that a sizable bet by Pequot on Microsoft stock was based on inside information.

Pequot Capital and Its Chief Agree to Settle S.E.C. Suit for $28 Million

Lee DeWyze, the “American Idol” winner on Wednesday night, traveled the space from shy underdog to world killer, forcefully ascendant enough to overcome the runner-up.

He Reached, and He Won

 President Obama balanced a defense of his handling of the spill with an unusual presidential self-critique.    

Responding to Spill, Obama Mixes Regret With Resolve

Kenneth I. Starr was accused of diverting money from his A-list clients to purchase a lavish Manhattan apartment.

Adviser to Stars Named in Fraud

In “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” Jake Gyllenhaal leads a Bruckheimer-style invasion in ancient Iran.

Before the Sword Fights, Cue the Harem Girls

A Johnson & Johnson unit that recalled millions of children’s Tylenol bottles may face criminal penalties.

F.D.A. Weighs Penalties in Drug Recall

The new HBO movie having its premiere on Saturday night looks at the political friendship of Bill Clinton and Tony Blair.

Through Thick and Thin?

The 234-to-194 vote and an earlier vote in a Senate panel amount to major steps toward dismantling the 1993 law.

House Votes to Allow ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal

Biotechnology labs are filled with imponderable hazards yet are subjected to fewer regulations than most factories.

Safety Rules Can’t Keep Up With Biotech Industry

Corrections

Facebook’s network is a weakness as well as a strength because it greatly amplifies the company’s problems.

Facebook’s Power, and Its Weakness

In a second report, first-time jobless filings fell last week but not as much as expected.

First-Quarter U.S.  Growth Revised Slightly Lower

To the Editor: Regarding “Getting Close to the Last Liftoff” (May 16): I appreciate the Travel section’s pointing out that the last opportunities, perhaps for a generation, to see astronauts fly into space are coming soon, and well worth the effort. As a person who for more than four decades has watched from the beaches and causeways as explorers flew into space, I can testify this is an experience well worth the effort.

Letters: 3, 2, 1...

An N.Y.U. housing report finds that residents of newer buildings must walk farther to get to a park.

New Construction Is Farther From Green Space

A 19th-century house that has been modernized and opened up goes on the market for $3.1 million.

‘Open Water’ Creators List Their Brownstone

The actress and director is selling her Manhattan  penthouse to spend more time with her grandchildren in California. 

Connie Stevens, Celebrity Baby Sitter

A broad campaign, featuring the classic blue-box macaroni and cheese, tries to remove the stigma for grown-ups craving a meal associated with children.

Kraft Hopes to Encourage Adults to Revert to a Childhood Favorite

Payut Ngaokrachang was a Thai cartoonist and animator. He created Thai cinema's first cel-animated feature film, The Adventure of Sudsakorn.

May 27, 2010

Headlines from May 27, 2010

In New Era of TV, Rival Hosts Drown Out King

In E. Coli Fight, Some Strains Are Largely Ignored

Portugal Old, New and Undiscovered

Questions for Makers on Defects in Drugs

Meadowlands in February? Watch for Snowballs

Billboard 200

My World 2.0

Need You Now

High Violet

Iron Man 2 (Soundtrack)

Sea Of Cowards

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for May 27, 2010