June 2, 2013

The war is setting off a contagious sectarian conflict in Iraq and Lebanon, rekindling long-simmering tensions.

Film companies are poised to release an extraordinary cluster of prominent movies by and about black Americans, across an array of genres and including several awards contenders.

Some in the West Wing privately wish Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. would step down, but resistance may stiffen for fear of emboldening opponents.

Phil Hughes followed a great performance in his previous start — and a command performance from C.C. Sabathia on Friday — with another confounding one in a loss to the Red Sox.

The Heat, accustomed to taking victories when they want, were dealt a stunning defeat by the young, proud and too stubborn to succumb Pacers.

The Justice Department’s lawsuit that accuses Apple of colluding with publishers to raise e-book prices will begin in United States District Court.

Interest in storm chasing has surged, with amateurs now jockeying with seasoned professionals. The risks of the hobby were apparent Sunday when relatives confirmed the death of a veteran chaser.

The tics with which Jean Stapleton invested Edith Bunker had the comic timing and commitment of a theatrical performance. She died on Friday at 90.

In a highly unusual move, the agency has decided to reopen the case on Avandia and will ask a committee whether it should reconsider the restrictions on the drug.

Collectors, museum directors, curators and others take the temperature of contemporary art at an unusually thought-provoking Venice Biennale.

In “The Center Holds,” Jonathan Alter charts President Obama’s road to re-election.

All three parts of the Shostakovich trilogy, choreographed by Alexei Ratmanksy, are being presented by American Ballet Theater at the Metropolitan Opera House.