April 3, 2011

Cardiologists paid as consultants may have smoothed the way for a little-known company to corner a market.

Shelvin Mack and the Butler Bulldogs are back in the N.C.A.A. final after coming a bounce away from winning it all last year.

As Congress struggled to reach an immediate deal on federal spending to avert a government shutdown, House Republicans were completing a far-reaching budget proposal.

The Huskies will play Butler on Monday, giving Jim Calhoun a chance to become the fifth Division I men’s coach to win three national championships.

The two largest studies of Alzheimer’s disease led to the discovery of five genes that provide intriguing new clues to why it strikes and how it progresses.

BP is seeking permission to keep drilling at 10 existing deepwater wells in the gulf in exchange for adhering to stricter safety rules.

In Detroit for the first stop of his multicity tour, “My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat Is Not an Option,” Charlie Sheen did not feel the love.

Bill Steigerwald retraces the trip John Steinbeck described a half-century ago in “Travels With Charley” and ends up skeptical about many of the episodes in the book.

“His Way,” on HBO, is a valentine to the Hollywood producer Jerry Weintraub and to a way of life and business: the ring-a-ding-ding, Rat Pack, Vegas-Springs Beach-L.A. rolling party.

“Bossypants,” by Tina Fey, isn’t a memoir; it’s a spiky blend of humor, introspection, critical thinking and Nora Ephronisms for a new generation.

LCD Soundsystem and the Strokes, two bands representing different styles from the first decade of the 2000s, perform on back-to-back nights.

As stalemate threatens their fight with Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, rebels are suffering from infighting.