April 22, 2012

The American Legislative Exchange Council, whose members include lawmakers and corporations, drafts legislation on which 1,000 bills introduced annually in state legislatures are based.

Mixing policy and politics, President Obama is picking up the pace of his travel with that ultimate incumbent’s perk — unlimited use of Air Force One.

Facing attacks, Kurds are fleeing for Kurdish-majority areas amid a deteriorating relationship between Kurdish leaders and the Arab-dominated government in Baghdad.

François Hollande, the Socialist challenger, came out on top in the first round of French presidential elections, but his lead over the incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, was slim.

The draft of an agreement finalized on Sunday pledges American support for Afghanistan for 10 years after the withdrawal of troops at the end of 2014.

The director Robert Lepage talks about changes he has made to the “Ring” cycle at the Metropolitan Opera and defends his controversial production, saying he can now more easily envision the whole.

The Knicks, effectively conceding the standings race, rested Tyson Chandler, put a smallish lineup on the court and hoped for the best against the Hawks.

Despite efforts at increasing transparency, the Federal Reserve’s pronouncements remain a catalyst for debate and confusion among investors and experts.

Stories with novel — well, downright twisted — premises and metaphors predominate at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.

Omgpop’s game Draw Something is an electronic variation on the family favorite Pictionary.

Three courses can represent a lifetime’s worth of tension in “The Big Meal,” a play from Dan LeFranc.

Newspapers run corrections all the time, but a mistake on television news, like NBC’s misleading editing of an audio clip by George Zimmerman, is often followed by silence.