Seattle will face the Falcons next week, but Washington’s rookie quarterback, Robert Griffin III, may face a tougher road after reinjuring his right knee.

In Redskins’ Defeat, a Little Agony

Distributors are reviewing low-rated channels, and those without a major media company to back them are in danger of being dropped.

Cable Companies Squeeze More Obscure Channels

For the time being, the sky over traditional media is blue and it’s raining green.

Old Media’s Stalwarts Persevered in 2012

Television makers are trying to attract attention by supersizing screens and quadrupling the level of detail in images, and they are adding apps and other interactive elements.

As Sales Slip, TV Makers Strain for the Next Sensation

After another crippling lockout, the league once again has alienated fans and business partners, and the owners’ hard-line demands have helped create an atmosphere of mistrust.

Shortened Season Is Only the Start of N.H.L. Hurdles

For more than two years, Philip Horn, a financial adviser at Wells Fargo, systematically executed and canceled trades in clients’ portfolios, pocketing the profits, according to court documents.

Madoff Aside, Financial Fraud Defies Policing

Editors and writers at The Journal News, in suburban New York, have received threats in retaliation for an online map showing the names and addresses of permit holders.

After Pinpointing Gun Owners, Paper Is a Target

New companies are partnering with universities to offer online courses, in an effort that could define the future of higher education — if anyone can figure out how to make money.

Students Rush to Web Classes, but Profits May Be Much Later

Some critics of the inquiry say the Federal Trade Commission should have considered harm to Google’s advertisers, not just searchers.

Critics of Google Antitrust Ruling Fault the Focus

The practice of exchanging one asset for another without incurring taxes has spread to major corporations from the family farmers the tax break was intended to help.

Major Companies Push the Limits of a Tax Break

Disney’s coming electronic bracelets will allow its theme park visitors to pay for things as well as guide them to attractions, but the company will gain access to valuable information on its customers.

At Disney Parks, a Bracelet Meant to Build Loyalty (and Sales)

John O. Brennan may have to decide whether the C.I.A. should remain at the center of secret American paramilitary operations or rebuild its traditional espionage capabilities.

Choice to Lead C.I.A. Faces a Changed Agency

The problems at Bank of America have cut down its mortgage ambitions; it accounts for 4 percent of the nation’s mortgage market, a slide from just over 20 percent in 2009, ceding market dominance to Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase.

In Deal, Bank of America Extends Retreat From Mortgages

A battle over media censorship intensified Monday with an outpouring of support for journalists at a newspaper who are protesting what they called overbearing censorship by Chinese officials.

Protest Grows Over Censoring of China Paper

Sony Music has released a very limited album of early Bob Dylan recordings to retain its copyright on them under the provisions of a new European law.

Sony Issues Dylan CDs to Extend Copyright

Amid recession and violence, the resilience of Chatham, on Chicago’s South Side, bolsters a theory that sees a community’s character as the key to its success.

Diagnosis: Battered but Vibrant

A new certification coming to restaurants, cafeterias and cruise lines has a message: our experts have vetted this dish, and it is good for you.

Hold the Butter

The microwave oven has acquired a reputation as a mere popcorn popper and leftover heater-upper. But it can do so much more.

Creating a Dish, Not Just Reheating One

Even though marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States, questions about its health effects remain, particularly for teenagers.

Legalizing of Marijuana Raises Health Concerns

Their expense has so far made them rare, but with prices coming down, these glowing, programmable spheres are set to become more common.

Digital Globes Offer a Dynamic Vision

An emergency fund-raising campaign has allowed the Penumbra Theater in St. Paul, a leading African-American company, to resume operations.

New Funds Help Revive a Theater in St. Paul

The “Fred Voodoo” referred to in the title of Amy Wilentz’s new book represents to her all the stereotypes outsiders have come to attach to Haitians.

The Wounds of a Nation Still Bleed

With Jimmy Kimmel’s move to 11:35, late-night television now has three entertainment talk shows on the traditional broadcast networks.

Late-Night Ratings Are Becoming a Three-Way Race

“The Abolitionists,” a new three-part “American Experience” series on PBS, recounts the impact of five Americans, including Frederick Douglass and John Brown.

Well Before Lincoln, Enemies of Slavery

Marshawn Lynch, who had a third-quarter fumble that probably cost the Seahawks a touchdown, put Seattle ahead with a 27-yard run midway through the fourth quarter.

January 7, 2013

Headlines from January 7, 2013

In Redskins’ Defeat, a Little Agony

Cable Companies Squeeze More Obscure Channels

Old Media’s Stalwarts Persevered in 2012

As Sales Slip, TV Makers Strain for the Next Sensation

Shortened Season Is Only the Start of N.H.L. Hurdles

Billboard 200

Red

Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head

Unorthodox Jukebox

Take Me Home

Christmas

Historical Context for January 7, 2013