September 27, 2012

With the election just weeks away, Democratic “super PACs” are finally getting the kind of wealthy donors who have made Republican outside groups a pivotal force in the campaign.

For the rebels, managing to deny the use of an important airfield has undermined the government’s ability to exert its full authority in some parts of the country.

The purchase of the New Jersey Nets in 2004 gave Bruce C. Ratner the leverage he needed to pull off his Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, a real estate megadeal.

The bitter citizens of a small English town are the focus in “The Casual Vacancy,” J. K. Rowling’s new novel for adults.

Wade Guyton, who creates art on computers, is the subject of a midcareer survey at the Whitney Museum.

The second season of “Homeland,” which begins on Showtime on Sunday, has to pry even deeper into its entwined and deeply damaged protagonists without burning out their mystery.

Charles R. Kesler’s book so exaggerates the historical significance of Barack Obama that he becomes both Alien and Predator.

Big-name performers are adding tour dates at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where costs can be lower and profit margins higher than at Madison Square Garden.

A stream of voters arrived at election offices across Iowa to cast their ballots, and waves of absentee ballots have started landing in mailboxes in 30 other states.

Greece, heavily in debt and desperate to track down money, is asking British authorities about investments by Greeks in expensive real estate.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel told the United Nations that Iran’s bomb-making ability will be irreversible by next year, but he also praised President Obama following a dispute over Iran policy.

The 50th New York Film Festival is as eclectic as ever, with Hollywood products like “Life of Pi,” foreign award winners like “Amour” and independent offerings like “Frances Ha.”