February 16, 2014

As the 50th anniversary of Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidential milestones approaches, his allies are highlighting domestic successes they say were overshadowed by the Vietnam War.

A week with Afghan troops safeguarding Highway 1 offers glimpses of a road war in which powerful leaders on all sides battle for control of Afghanistan’s crucial artery.

Researchers are studying the qualities that make some video games hard to put down, in order to build games that improve memory or other functions or even treat disorders.

The recall and destruction in India of Wendy Doniger’s book “The Hindus: An Alternative History” settled a legal case and didn’t surprise the author.

Soft snow threatened Alpine events at the Sochi Games, but a hastily arranged purchase from Switzerland of 24 tons of a large-grain variety of salt unavailable in Russia saved the day.

The Pig Iron Theater Company outfits its interpretation of “Twelfth Night” in outrageousness, with colorful costumes, loud characters and a Balkan band.

“American Cocktail” is the newly published memoir of an early-20th-century black woman who breezily recounts her racial passing in elite social and artistic circles.

The possible return of its music director is one of several outstanding questions for the Minnesota Orchestra now that it has a new contract.

At the Royal Ballet, Wayne McGregor’s “Tetractys” is set to Bach’s “Art of Fugue.”

The N.B.A. players union gathered for a meeting during which candidates to become its executive director gave presentations and answered questions from about 30 players.

Military contractors from Austria, Australia, Israel, the United States and other countries showcased unmanned aerial vehicles throughout the week at the Singapore Airshow.

During a concert in Manhattan, the jazz singer Gregory Porter performed songs including selections from his Grammy-winning album, “Liquid Spirit.”