January 7, 2012

A film has stirred up a dispute in Washington about the information that the filmmakers received from the Central Intelligence Agency and about the timing of the movie’s release.

Mark V. Hurd was fired by the board at Hewlett-Packard, but the veracity of a racy lawsuit raises some questions about his ouster at a time when the company was thriving.

In a high-seas operation mixing diplomacy, drama and Middle Eastern politics, American sailors boarded the mother ship of Somali pirates and freed 13 Iranian hostages who had been captive since November.

Denis O’Brien and his cellphone company, Digicel, are leading a business-centered approach to the redevelopment of a disaster-prone nation.

The elevation of Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan to cardinal is the culmination of the 61-year-old’s rapid rise through the ranks, cementing his role as a leading voice of the Roman Catholic Church.

As the Pentagon confronts the prospect of cutting its budget about 10 percent over the next decade, some are warning that the potential impact on scientific innovation is being overlooked.

Carmelo Anthony had 37 points, including the 3-pointer that gave the Knicks, who blew an 8-point lead down the stretch, the lead for good against Washington with 15.5 seconds left.

The hiring of CRG Partners suggests that the Mets have reached a new moment of need — for money, or advice, or some kind of re-engineering of the operation.

As touchdown celebrations have continued to evolve, many football players now engage in a not-so-new midair celebration move that so far has no name.

Touchdown dances need to be spontaneous, and if they’re repeated, like Victor Cruz’s salsa or dozens of other examples throughout football history, they need to be brief.

Councilman Eric Ulrich’s selection as Mitt Romney’s campaign chairman in the city seems intended to convince New Yorkers that not all the Republican presidential candidates are fringe-position lunatics.

Nicki Minaj has been the most talked-about young rapper to settle into the front row at New York Fashion Week since Marc Jacobs embraced Lil’ Kim as his muse in 2005.