October 19, 2011

In the most contentious of the debates so far, Mitt Romney came under attack from the other Republican presidential candidates, signaling the start of a tough new phase of the campaign.

The battle for Surt underscores the problem Libya’s weak transitional government faces as it tries to stitch together a country divided by the war.

The United States has a confidence problem, and a growing number of economists argue that the collapse of housing prices plays a major role.

Rupert Murdoch reached his boiling point last winter, a former official said, and delivered a blunt ultimatum to his son James: “You’re coming back to New York, or you’re out.”

A trade case accuses Chinese makers of using government subsidies to help gain sales in the American market.

Batman: Arkham City, from Warner Brothers, an expansive urban sequel to Arkham Asylum from 2009, joins the pantheon of great single-player open-world games.

The company agreed to settle a complaint by the S.E.C. that it had defrauded buyers in a $1 billion portfolio of mortgage-related investments.

The release, and then death or capture, of exotic animals set off tense watches, frantic searches and a news media tumult.

The outbreak, the deadliest incident of foodborne illness in the last 25 years, grew out of unsanitary conditions at a Colorado farm, investigators found.

Many non-European artists and musicians are turned away from Britain because of new and often contradictory visa regulations.

The sight of a mother in Prada fur and boots dropping off her child is far more common these days.

With same-sex marriage legal in an increasing number of states, the fashion industry is considering what a wedding with two grooms should look like.