The United States is pushing a power-sharing arrangement in Iraq that could retain Nuri Kamal al-Maliki as prime minister but curb his authority.

U.S. Urges Iraqis to Try New Plan to Share Power

Michael Cohl, the lead producer of the musical, is taking a risk on the most expensive show in Broadway history.

A Rock Impresario Gambles on ‘Spider-Man’

On the tape, a Brooklyn precinct’s commanders are heard demanding officers write a certain number of summonses.

Secret Tape Has Police Pressing Ticket Quotas

Terry Jones put himself at the center of a controversy by using the news lull of summer and a 24-hour news cycle to promote his anti-Islam cause.

Coverage of Koran Case Stirs Questions on Media Role

President Obama will promote Austan D. Goolsbee to chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers.

Top Adviser to Lead Panel on Economy

While the policy, known as “don’t ask, don’t tell,” will not change right away, the ruling reflects others taking aim at discrimination against homosexuals.

Judge Rules That Military Policy Violates Rights of Gays

For weeks before the explosion, residents of San Bruno, Calif., reported catching a whiff of natural gas in the bay breezes.

Inquiry Sifting Cause of Blast in the Bay Area

The adviser, Kenneth I. Starr, admitting that he cheated wealthy and elderly clients out of tens of millions of dollars.

Guilty Plea in Fraud by Adviser to Stars

The Ford Fiesta hatchback hews to the European ideal, which holds that small vehicles should act like real cars.

A Wee Taste of Europe: Will Americans Bite?

Kanye West and 50 Cent, Soulja Boy and Fabolous all give their freshest work to their Twitter accounts.

Hip-Hop’s New Medium for Choice Words

Glenn Sokolofsky may be the closest thing that New York City has to a curator of police car history.

Answering the Siren’s Call in a ’71 Plymouth

Many families have trimmed their back-to-school budgets, dealing an unexpected blow to retailers.

Back-to-School Shoppers Focus on Necessities

The Virginia Quarterly Review, and its editor, are being investigated after its managing editor’s death.

A Suicide Leaves a Literary Journal and Its Editor in Limbo

Four wills, written using four different computer programs, point up some strengths and some surprising weaknesses.

In Using Software to Write a Will, a Lawyer Is Still Helpful

Kim Clijsters beat Venus Williams in the women’s semifinals and will move on to play Vera Zvonareva in Saturday’s final.

Clijsters Will Face Zvonareva in Final

Despite the perception that New York apartment living is an isolating experience, there are buildings throughout the city where the neighbors invite you over.

The Social Building

A new 31-unit condominium in Greenpoint delivers the vintage industrial style popularized in neighborhoods like SoHo and TriBeCa.

A Brooklyn Condo Blends Vintage and Modern

These awards, the dance world’s equivalent of the Oscars, are being redefined to emphasize the breadth of the art form.

Bessies Are Back After a Hiatus, Primed for a Major Makeover

President Obama gave a call for better relations between Muslims and non-Muslims at home and abroad, defending the “inalienable rights” of those who worship Islam.

Obama Tries to Calm Religious Tensions

Madden NFL 11 has improved, even as others try to gain a foothold with football and game fans.

As N.F.L. Kicks Off the Season, Madden’s Still the Game to Beat

“What’s Wrong With Virginia” is among the smaller films with a singular vision that are screening at the Toronto International Film Festival.

In Vastness of Toronto, Small Films Take Root

Mary Regina Shane, who survived both attacks on the World Trade Center, is proud to work at the site mending workers’ cuts and soothing their burns. “I love this place,” she says.

Still on Duty at Ground Zero, the Indomitable Nurse Reggi

Corrections appearing in print on September 10, 2010.

Corrections

The planned rights issue of 8 billion to 9 billion euros will complete the acquisition of Postbank, but will also provide cover for increasing the bank’s capital before forthcoming tighter regulation.

A Dual Strategy at Deutsche Bank

Mr. Genzlinger suggests that today’s children tend to avoid black-and-white television or movies.

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