Global demand for natural gas — which would be shipped from the United States in a condensed form — could taper off by the time new and costly export terminals are ready.

Exports of American Natural Gas May Fall Short of High Hopes

A hospital in Ohio agreed to pay $3.9 million over allegations that doctors billed Medicare for unneeded heart procedures.

U.S. Settles Accusations That Doctors Overtreated

The conductor Manfred Honeck made his debut with the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall on Thursday with a program that mainly stuck to the staples.

Majesty, Energy: The Usual Stuff

Tim Griffin, the new director of the Kitchen art gallery and theater in Chelsea, is trying to get his programs back on track after Hurricane Sandy swept in.

Drying Out After a Storm, and Moving On

The end of smartphone patent lawsuits is by no means near, but legal experts say an F.T.C. settlement signals progress in clarifying the rules in high-tech patent battles, and thus could ease them.

On Google, F.T.C. Set Rules of War Over Patents

As Houston struggled through the end of the regular season, losing a top seed for the playoffs, quarterback Matt Schaub has shouldered much of the blame.

Texans’ Schaub Looks to Reassert Himself

Pregnancy centers, largely run by conservative Christians, say they are taking a “compassionate approach” to efforts to restrict abortion.

Pregnancy Centers Gain Influence in Anti-Abortion Arena

Alabama’s defensive coordinator, Kirby Smart, attracts interest from other programs but says his job of coaching with Nick Saban is tough to beat.

In No Rush to Leave Saban’s Shadow

The deal struck by Congress raised taxes on a handful of the highest-earning Americans, with about 99.3 percent of households experiencing no change in their income taxes.

Tax Code May Be the Most Progressive Since 1979

New York City has bought millions of “super stacker” classroom chairs since the 1990s, but districts around the country are choosing models deemed ergonomically superior.

Ergonomic Seats? Most Pupils Squirm in a Classroom Classic

José Mujica, a former guerrilla who took office in 2010, shuns opulence, donates most of his salary and lives modestly, as he says a leader of a proper democracy should.

After Years in Solitary, an Austere Life as Uruguay’s President

Lance Armstrong, now barred from competing in all Olympic sports, reportedly has told associates that he may admit he used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career.

In Reversal, Armstrong Is Said to Weigh Admitting Drug Use

Climate change has forced arena managers in the northernmost reaches of Canada to forgo relying on natural ice for the entire skating season.

Rinks in Canada’s Arctic Turn to Cooling Systems

Steven Smith envisions an $80 million project at Oak Point, where Hurricane Sandy’s 13-foot surge washed away a shoreline haven he had helped create.

In the Bronx, Restoring a Fleeting Paradise

Ivan S. Fisher, a prominent criminal defense lawyer, has said that he believes in doing whatever it takes to win. But he is now fending off criticism that he let down two clients.

Defending the Notorious, and Now Himself

Though New York City announced a record low number of murders, residents in certain areas of the city say they do not feel any safer.

Violent Crime Fell? Tell It to East Harlem

John C. Kiriakou says he did not intend to harm national security and doesn’t think he did. But he is set to be sentenced to 30 months for disclosing classified information to a reporter.

Ex-Officer Is First From C.I.A. to Face Prison for a Leak

Is C-Span’s V.P. more entertaining than HBO’s Veep?

The Surreal World: Capitol Hill

For borrowers, a proposed settlement with big banks over foreclosure practices is likely to mean tiny slices of a shrunken pie.

Surprise, Surprise: The Banks Win

Social media networks were supposed to be the greatest marketing machines on earth. It hasn’t worked out that way — yet.

Can Social Media Sell Soap?

Alabama’s Jesse Williams, the man they call Tha Monstar, has taken an interesting journey from Australia to football stardom in the United States.

Over the Top, Leading the Tide

For new businesses, the regulatory path to crowdfunding — Internet-based financing that involves ordinary investors — is still far from clear.

The Crowdfunding Crowd Is Anxious

The National Center for Drug Free Sport says its programs are stringent enough to deter athletes from doping, but critics question its methods.

Drug-Testing Company Tied to N.C.A.A. Stirs Criticism

Even though regulators are required by the new health care law to review requests for a large rate increases, many states have not given the overseers any authority to deny or roll back rates that are deemed excessive.

Health Insurers Raise Some Rates by Double Digits

For the last week, hackers struck the Web sites of several American banks with so-called denial of service attacks. The attacks appear to be the second wave of a hacking campaign that began in September, when a hacker group calling itself Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters took credit for a series of attacks on banking sites in retaliation for an anti-Islam video that was posted online in the United States.

U.S. Banks Again Hit by Wave of Cyberattacks

Qazi Hussain Ahmad was an Islamic scholar, democracy activist, and former Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami, the socially conservative Islamist political party in Pakistan.

January 5, 2013

Headlines from January 5, 2013

Exports of American Natural Gas May Fall Short of High Hopes

U.S. Settles Accusations That Doctors Overtreated

Majesty, Energy: The Usual Stuff

Drying Out After a Storm, and Moving On

On Google, F.T.C. Set Rules of War Over Patents

Billboard 200

Red

Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head

Unorthodox Jukebox

Take Me Home

Christmas

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for January 5, 2013