August 30, 2011

Wilma B. Liebman, who asked not to be reappointed as chairwoman, said the agency was misunderstood.

A gentlemanly approach did not prevent a co-defendant from being sentenced to death for the murder of three members of the Petit family in Cheshire, Conn.

In Primm, Nev., on the California border, a chain of casinos has been aggressively courting Latino gamblers, a marketing move that has paid off.

Many schools attended by migrants have been destroyed recently, but some parents and administrators view the bulldozing as an exercise in population control.

After the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan, Germany closed the 8 oldest of its 17 reactors, but now worries about meeting the demand for electricity.