November 2, 2010

As rates for major crimes continue to fall in the city, statistics on lesser crimes remain largely unreported.

The expected prospect of a Republican takeover of the House, and possibly the Senate, would be welcomed by the banks, who want a break from the regulatory push.

The Justice Department’s new stance that genes should not be eligible for patents is causing consternation in the biotechnology industry.

Many stations that had severe advertising losses in 2009 are benefiting financially from the mudslinging ads in the midterm elections.

Lisa Kron’s “In the Wake” at the Public Theater is a more conventionally naturalistic play than Ms. Kron’s memoir pieces, “Well” and “2.5 Minute Ride.”

The government’s stake will reportedly be trimmed to less than 50 percent in a $10.6 billion initial public offering.

An honorary Oscar for the filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard has awakened charges of anti-Semitism.

Republicans rode a tide of voter discontent to take control of the House of Representatives and expand their voice in the Senate in elections Tuesday.

Spurred by fears of the eventual demise of gasoline engines, car manufacturers and parts makers are joining forces to prepare for the future.

A memoir by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and critic.

“Circus,” a six-part PBS documentary about the Big Apple Circus, might not make you want to run away and join the troupe, but it will give you a newfound respect for this art form.

Five compromises worth considering as Congress debates the Bush tax cuts, which expire on Dec. 31.