July 25, 2010

The court’s center of gravity under Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has edged to the right, based on an analysis of four sets of political science data.

Oliver Perez gave up a game-winning home run in the 13th inning after the Mets’ offense checked out of the game.

Robert Dudley, an American, will take over leadership of the company after repeated stumbles by Tony Hayward in responding to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Alberto Contador of Spain and Andy Schleck of Luxembourg repeated their one-two finish of last year, and Denis Menchov of Russia was third.

Some 92,000 reports from 2004 through 2009, disclosed by Wikileaks.org, illustrate why, after nine years of war, the Taliban are stronger than at any time since 2001.

Military documents reflect deep suspicions among U.S. officials that Pakistan’s spy service has for years guided the Afghan insurgency with a hidden hand.

Angelina Jolie is something of a mystery, but Andrew Morton has attempted a biography anyway.

A new book about Samuel Steward, “Secret Historian” by Justin Spring, reveals a little-documented strand of gay life in the middle decades of the 20th century.

The dancer-choreographer Paul-André Fortier is performing his 30-minute “30 x 30” at noon every day at 1 New York Plaza for 30 days.

The Mets closed out a 2-9 road trip that included four shutouts and scoreless stretches of 24, 17 and 16 innings and no one’s job can be considered safe.

The Santa Fe Opera gave Lewis Spratlan’s 1978 work, “Life Is a Dream,” its world premiere.

Members of Nightowls gather in the wee hours with laptops and caffeinated beverages to work on pet projects and side ventures.