The ailing Wall Street bank plans to lay off as many as 1,500 employees, or nearly 6 percent of its work force, before it announces third-quarter results on Sept.
Gross domestic product increased at a 3.
Oil prices rose above $119 a barrel Thursday on fears that Tropical Storm Gustav could strengthen on its way toward crude and natural gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and refineries in the region.
Citing high fuel costs and a slowdown in the United States and Europe, the automaker said it now expects to sell 9.
The appeals court said the federal government interfered with KPMGs practice of providing legal assistance to its employees by pressuring KPMG to limit or end the practice.
A report from Chinas top auditor says that ten central government departments misused or embezzled more than $660 million last year.
The New York attorney general announced an agreement that would require Xcel Energy, a builder of coal-fired plants, to disclose to investors the financial risks of global warming.
Before they ship PCs to retailers like Best Buy, computer makers get paid hundreds of millions of dollars to load them up with lots of free software.
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The company is halting some pricing practices that critics say were contributing to overuse of its flagship anemia drug Aranesp at a time of mounting concerns about the products safety.
MBIA agreed to take control of nearly $200 billion of municipal bonds currently backed by a rival bond insurer, in a move that could help its competitor avoid bankruptcy.
In Brazil, the government is encouraging farmers to produce more for export while prices are high.
Fannie Mae said three of its top executives were leaving as the company tries to cope with mounting losses from the troubles in the housing market.
As European proprietors are preparing to reopen after extended holidays, American restaurant owners are just trying to catch a second wind following a taxing summer.
Wall Street posted a big advance after a larger-than-expected increase in orders for durable goods, indicating that the economy is stronger than many investors thought.
Durable goods orders rose a surprising 1.
The automaker said it was considering options for the sports car unit as it tries to raise cash to ride out a deepening industry downturn in the United States.
China and Iraq have signed a $3 billion deal revising a deal for Chinas biggest oil company to help develop an oil field, according to the Iraqi Embassy in Beijing.
The Japanese copier and printer maker said that it would acquire Ikon Office Solutions for about $1.
The British market research company Taylor Nelson Sofres rejected again a hostile bid from the WPP Group, but analysts said the company would have difficulty evading WPP.
The Apparel retailers Chicos FAS and American Eagle Outfitters posted better-than-expected profits despite taking deep markdowns to lure shoppers of all ages, sending their shares higher.
Baseballs playoff advertising push gets under way Thursday, when the first spots of the leagues largest ever campaign are broadcast.
Target has agreed to pay $6 million in damages to plaintiffs in California unable to use its online site as part of a class-action settlement with the National Federation of the Blind.
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Clean energys dirty secret is that while generating it is getting easier, moving it to market is not.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation warned that the nations ailing banking industry was likely to weaken further and raised the number of problem lenders.
Governments are overcoming their wariness of private funds as they struggle to finance public improvements.
The rate would be raised in an effort to slow inflation, but Fed policy makers have not agreed to a timetable for the move, documents show.
The Olympics star athletes are hoping to cash in on Chinass boom in sports marketing and sponsorship deals.
The odds of a mild recession in Germany rose significantly Tuesday, as data showed the outlook for business had plunged to its lowest level since a downturn in 1993.
The Nikon D90 camera, arriving in stores next month, has the features and performance of a single-lens reflex, and can record high-definition video.
The jewelry retailer said second-quarter profit jumped to $80.
The retailer reported a 29 percent drop in second-quarter profit and cut its third-quarter and full-year forecasts as the weak U.
The Dutch grocery chain owner reported a sharp fall in second quarter earnings after selling operations in the same period a year ago.
An appeals committee at Purdue University has upheld findings of misconduct by Rusi P.
The average scores for the three sections of the SAT were identical for the classes of 2007 and 2008: 502 in the critical-reading section, 515 in mathematics, and 494 in writing.
The Bloomberg administration is asking elementary school principals across New York City to give standardized tests in English and math to children as young as kindergarten.
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The price increases, generally about 25 cents a meal, come as school districts in New York and across the country try to eke more out of already tight budgets.
The debate at Hofstra caps a prolonged effort by the university to have a voice in the nations political discourse.
David Campbell is bringing Floridas mandate to teach evolution to many students raised to take the biblical creation story as fact.
Ten years after the goal was set, fewer than 38 percent of 4-year-olds attend state-financed classes.
Gains outweighed the losses in the effort by college presidents to lower the drinking age, as 15 more signed on, for a total of 123.
Taking a step that professors may view as a bit counterproductive, some universities are doling out Apple iPhones and Internet-capable iPods to students.
A program offering up to $1,000 for scoring well on Advanced Placement exams yielded relatively flat results, adding fuel to the debate over how to motivate students.
The new schools " the largest number to open in the city in a single year " will bring the number of charter schools in the city to 78, serving 24,000 students.
The Princeton Review, the test-preparatory firm, accidentally published the personal data and standardized test scores of tens of thousands of Florida students on its Web site, where they were available for seven weeks.
Students and faculty at Norwalk Community College plan to step up efforts to force a redesign of a health and science center that would abide by more stringent standards for energy efficiency.
South Koreans say their obsession to get their children into top-notch universities is nothing short of a war and are turning to intense, regimented campuses.
A last-ditch campaign to save a tradition of school sports in Mount Vernon, N.
For the first time, more than half of New York Citys high school students are graduating on time, according to 2007 figures.
A federal probation office located in the same building as a school has some parents concerned.
Northeastern is using Kaplan Inc.
With the recent boom in the citys under-5 set, the competition for kindergarten places can rival that of Ivy League admission.
A deal with a Caribbean school to provide clinical training for students at public hospitals has prompted an outcry.
Come next spring, double dutch, an urban street staple that dates back centuries, will become the newest of 35 varsity sports played in New York City schools.
In his 12 years teaching at the University of Chicago Law School, Barack Obama was both popular and enigmatic.
A New York parents satirical education news items have seemed believable enough to prompt inquiries to the Education Departments headquarters.
Hurricane Katrina wiped out the New Orleans public schools.
As a new school year begins, the time may have come to reconsider how large a role technology can play in changing education.
The virus that causes AIDS is spreading in New York City at three times the national rate " an incidence of 72 new infections for every 100,000 people, compared with 23 per 100,000 nationally.
Biologists at Harvard have converted cells from a mouses pancreas into the insulin-producing cells that are destroyed in diabetes.
The diabetes drug Byetta was linked to four more deaths in patients with pancreatitis, adding to two deaths announced by federal regulators last week.
The number of Americans without health insurance dropped by more than a million, to 45.
Patients and dentist work together to create that perfectly flawed smile.
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An ovarian cancer test prompts questions on regulation and risk, and experts worry it may mean unneeded surgery.
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Exclusive breast-feeding may be associated with vitamin D deficiency and rickets, recent research suggests.
The company is halting some pricing practices that critics say were contributing to overuse of its flagship anemia drug Aranesp at a time of mounting concerns about the products safety.
An appeals committee at Purdue University has upheld findings of misconduct by Rusi P.
Stanford University is concerned about the practice that has led drug makers to pay for the annual refresher courses of most of the countrys doctors.
The complications from concussions, a signature injury of the Iraq war, often are not recognized in singular ways.
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Chewing gum after abdominal surgery may help in recovery, British researchers found in a review of several small studies.
A diagnosis of prostate cancer comes with a flow of percentages and test figures, but precision is still elusive.
Compared with their peers in 1991, high school students today are less likely to be sexually active, and when they are, more likely to use condoms.
A new virus that infects the worlds most dangerous mosquito could one day be manipulated to kill it or prevent it from transmitting malaria.
Many parents say they believe vaccines cause autism, even though multiple studies have found no reputable evidence to support such a claim.
Consumption of monosodium glutamate, or MSG, the widely used food additive, may increase the likelihood of being overweight, a new study says.
A salad with many variations on a theme of yogurt, cucumbers, garlic and fresh herbs.
Researchers find that the 40-something (and older) swimmer of today is faster than the 40-something of yesteryear.
Although the prevalence of childhood obesity has tripled since 1980, there are few comprehensive or affordable programs to treat them.
Gyms and fitness centers have begun stepping in to meet a small but growing demand for programs designed for cancer patients.
The federal money is awarded on a competitive basis, and states judged to have the most reliable systems for tracking the disease will continue to be financed.
The Food and Drug Administration approved Nplate for patients with a disorder that causes the body to attack its own platelets, tiny components of blood that help with clotting.
The change in policy for fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce marks the first time the F.
Medicare officials 2006 statements that they had reduced the number of fraudulent and improper claims were misleading, a draft report says.
The case of a 16-year-old patient with a rare form of muscular dystrophy touches on major ethical issues and is being closely watched by the pharmaceutical industry.
Getting older doesnt have to mean getting frailer.
Years ago neurologists noticed a strange pattern of people suffering strokes shortly after seeing chiropractors.
At the 17th International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, there were renewed calls for strong advocacy and financing to sustain gains already made.
Many doctors are resisting offering their patients a procedure that is now legal.
We all expect to go, but few people are certain about their fate.
By necessity maybe, some doctors have a strange way of grieving their patients.
I wanted to be someone, a recognizable personality, a full-blooded, memorable human being, and not just a cancer patient.
The emergence of multidrug-resistant organisms is an unintended consequence of our use (and overuse) of antibiotics.
More than 200 militants captured in Iraq and Afghanistan over two years have been passed to their countries intelligence services.
Russias representative to NATO, Dmitri O.
American military officials sought to refute claims that as many as 90 civilians, most of them children, were killed in airstrikes on a village in western Afghanistan last week.
Days of Christian-versus-Hindu retaliatory violence sparked by the killing of a Hindu leader has left at least 3,000 people, most of them Christians, homeless.
The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader was admitted to a hospital in India with abdominal discomfort but doctors said there was no cause for concern.
A report from Chinas top auditor says that ten central government departments misused or embezzled more than $660 million last year.
The extreme secrecy surrounding talks between the most senior American and Pakistani commanders on Tuesday underscores how gravely the two nations regard the militant threat.
A car bomb apparently planted by Taliban insurgents blew up a police bus in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least six policemen, security officials said.
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The accounts of Asif Ali Zardari, who is expected to become Pakistans president, had been frozen in 1997 at the request of Pakistani authorities investigating Mr.
In Brazil, the government is encouraging farmers to produce more for export while prices are high.
Israel is in the grip of a nightmarish tale of a French girl named Rose, who police say was killed by her grandfather.
Thousands of protesters defied a court order to leave Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravejs official compound.
China and Iraq have signed a $3 billion deal revising a deal for Chinas biggest oil company to help develop an oil field, according to the Iraqi Embassy in Beijing.
Israel reopened its border crossings with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, two days after they were shut in response to rocket attacks.
Russian commanders said they were growing alarmed at the number of NATO warships sailing into the Black Sea.
A ruling upholding the law would be a setback for the conservative federal government of President Felipe Calderón, which challenged the law approved last month in Mexico City.
Violence in Indian-controlled Kashmir flared anew as gunmen attacked an Army post, waging a daylong battle and holding a family hostage after they had barricaded themselves into a home.
Malaysias Anwar Ibrahim was appointed leader of the opposition, taking another step toward his goal of winning power and reforming the economy.
The religious leaders need for a break from his rigorous schedule may raise an alarm for both Chinese authorities and millions of Tibetan Buddhists worldwide.
Nigerias former rebel leader Sekou Conneh refused to accept blame for any wrongdoing during an appearance before a public commission.
The two hijackers who had commandeered a jetliner from the Darfur region of Sudan on Tuesday had asked for asylum in Libya, but it was not clear whether their request had been granted.
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Police investigating a suspected conspiracy to assassinate Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his predecessor, Tony Blair, arrested a 29-year-old man, the fifth arrest in two weeks.
The government announced it would expand a national park on the island of Sumatra, which hosts endangered elephants and tigers.
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has announced plans to go to Syria next Wednesday to pursue restoring diplomatic ties.
President Robert Mugabe said he planned to appoint cabinet ministers and form a government unilaterally, the state-owned newspaper reported.
The death toll from a series of explosions in southwest China rose to 20 on Wednesday, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper moved to strengthen Canadas disputed control of the Arctic by announcing stricter registration of ships sailing in the Northwest Passage.
Florence Hartmann, a former spokeswoman for the prosecution at the United Nations war crimes tribunal, is accused to have disclosed confidential information in a book after she left the court.
Excitement is building for the first concert by Paul McCartney in Israel, an epilogue to a tale that began in 1965 when authorities canceled a Beatles concert on spiritual and cultural grounds.
At least five veterans of the March on Washington in 1963 traveled to Denver as Democratic delegates.
A unanimous vote made Senator Barack Obama the first African-American to become a major party nominee for president.
Officials in Mississippi and Louisiana are on high alert as Tropical storm Gustav gathered strength and continued on a collision course with the Gulf of Mexico.
Senator Ted Stevenss victory came weeks after he was indicted for concealing gifts from an oil services company.
The coverage of sea ice in the Arctic could break the record low from last September, scientists said.
The Justice Department recommended a reduction in jail time for the disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who became a crucial witness against lawmakers and Congressional aides.
Biologists at Harvard have converted cells from a mouses pancreas into the insulin-producing cells that are destroyed in diabetes.
An appeals committee at Purdue University has upheld findings of misconduct by Rusi P.
Senator Obamas campaign is waging a forceful campaign against a new conservative group running ads linking him to the 1960s radical William Ayers Jr.
Even before he entered public life, Barack Obama began honing his political, mental and emotional skills.
Senator John McCain is expected to reveal his choice for vice president at a rally in Dayton, Ohio, at 11 a.
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Barack Obamas speech " and in a way his candidacy " might not have been possible had President Lyndon Johnsons address to Congress in 1965 not been given.
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The Democratic National Convention is relying heavily on new media to pass on information about Barack Obama to friends inside the hall and out.
This year at the Democratic National Convention, there is a new complaint being whispered by disgruntled guests: partying in Denver is a downer.
As they prepare for a nomination address in an outdoor football stadium, aides to Barack Obama are feeling pressure to bring his candidacy to ground level.
Some convention speakers are grumbling that Barack Obamas team that vets their speeches has been especially aggressive.
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The agreement settles a lawsuit that alleged discrimination in a school districts method of electing board members.
The rap mogul Marion Knight, who is known as Suge, was jailed after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife.
A second supervisor arrested after a big immigration raid at the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant in Postville has pleaded guilty to immigration charges.
In response to a federal court ruling, child welfare workers must now obtain court orders in most cases before removing children from their homes after accusations of abuse, officials said.
A longtime sex offender was sentenced to death for the 2005 kidnapping, torture and murder of a 9-year-old Idaho boy after federal jurors deliberated just three hours.
The proud peacocks of Micanopy Street, with their squawking and behavior, have driven many residents mad.
The results of a telephone survey conducted by The New York Times show that Mayor Michael R.
The testimony underscores that the more than two-year-old federal investigation of Joseph L.
A Craigslist solicitation for a live-in nanny reads like a desperate request for a certain kind of masochist.
A labor investigation says that 80 percent of the 110 backstretch workers at Saratoga Race Course who were interviewed were not paid minimum wage or time and a half for overtime.
The rescue of two window washers and the death of a third have spotlighted a perilous job that is a part of New York Citys fabric.
The virus that causes AIDS is spreading in New York City at three times the national rate " an incidence of 72 new infections for every 100,000 people, compared with 23 per 100,000 nationally.
The use of vegetation and rock to absorb rainwater on roofs is part of a growing effort to reduce greenhouse gases, rainwater runoff and electricity demand in New York.
Beating more than 150 other municipal water systems, New York City came in first in the New York State Water Taste Test at the State Fair in Syracuse this week.
A man arrested in the abduction of the boy he and his estranged partner adopted mistakenly argued that the Hague Convention allowed him to keep the boy, a prosecutor said.
Another architectural ambition may be in jeopardy as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey seeks savings in the construction of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub.
A review of the parking inventory provided by the city revealed what appeared to be a largely arbitrary distribution of parking spaces among city schools.
A number of documentaries open this week in Manhattan with no fanfare to meet an Oscar deadline.
The New York attorney general announced an agreement that would require Xcel Energy, a builder of coal-fired plants, to disclose to investors the financial risks of global warming.
The virus is also suspected in the death of a second Nassau resident, an 80-year-old woman who died a day earlier.
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Little league officials in Connecticut say that a young player is too good to pitch and that other children are afraid to bat against him.
With restaurants and clubs filled with the sounds of samba and pagode and bossa nova, the city channels Brazil primarily through its music.
In recent years, this old beach resort has experienced a kind of cultural revival.
Though just a short ferry hop from Vancouver, the 50-mile stretch of craggy forest and marine parks that make up this coast feels far away from the citys action.
Faced with sticker shock at the gas pump, more travelers are turning to hybrid rental cars in search of savings.
A tour company offers travelers interaction within traditional communities.
Though the hotel is well appointed, some glitches prevented it from offering a true four-star experience.
Travelers find that getting their names removed from government terrorism watch lists is a daunting process.
Guest blogger Grant Thatcher of the Luxe Guides discusses "faff" -- Britspeak for things made unnecessarily complicated .
The high central plateau of Soria was both home and a kind of mythical dreamtime realm for Antonio Machado, one of the great lyric poets of the 20th century.
This is not the tourist Africa of upscale game parks and locals decked out in quaint native dress, but a land of stark beauty and riveting contradictions.
The port town has become a clandestine getaway for jet-setters who hide behind the thick carved doors of their exotic holiday homes, lounging on electric-blue roof terraces.
Hoteliers and restaurateurs are creating magic by mixing a healthy dose of the islands hedonistic past with a new reality of luxury accommodations and fusion gastronomy.
A delicious trip winding through central New York State, following the culinary guideposts.
Get behind the wheel with one of the top drivers in the Ladies Division at Oxford Plains speedway in southern Maine.
From Alex Haley's "Roots" to Alan Shepard's space capsule, a tour of Maryland's capital runs deep into the nation's history.
In fashions endless recycle, Greek sandals have been this seasons must-have, particularly a variation on the calf-hugging gladiator style known as the No.
Events in Connecticut, Paris and Vienna are worth getting on a plane for.
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To the Editor: Visitors to Kosice, Slovakia ("Once Soviet Gray, Now a Colorful Mix," Aug.
Biologists at Harvard have converted cells from a mouses pancreas into the insulin-producing cells that are destroyed in diabetes.
An appeals committee at Purdue University has upheld findings of misconduct by Rusi P.
The coverage of sea ice in the Arctic could break the record low from last September, scientists said.
The New York attorney general announced an agreement that would require Xcel Energy, a builder of coal-fired plants, to disclose to investors the financial risks of global warming.
The use of vegetation and rock to absorb rainwater on roofs is part of a growing effort to reduce greenhouse gases, rainwater runoff and electricity demand in New York.
The government announced it would expand a national park on the island of Sumatra, which hosts endangered elephants and tigers.
Each piece of the Dead Sea Scrolls is being digitally photographed with the aim of putting the entire file online.
Clean energys dirty secret is that while generating it is getting easier, moving it to market is not.
In Santa Barbara County, where an oil spill devastated the coastline in 1969, the opposition against offshore drilling may be softening.
A growing cadre of consultants are specializing in helping developers and architects gain approval from the U.
The worlds most destructive citrus disease is threatening the largest domestic producer of these fruits.
Researchers have found that crows, renowned for their ability to flourish in human-dominated landscapes, can recognize individual human faces.
A new analysis estimates that a magnitude 5 earthquake in or around New York City occurs on average once a century.
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A trailblazer in the field of eco-advice columnists, Umbra Fisk serves as a sensible big sister to the growing tribe of the environmentally aware.
Exclusive breast-feeding may be associated with vitamin D deficiency and rickets, recent research suggests.
A New Jersey company will announce a plan to use wind turbines to produce compressed air that can be stored underground or in tanks and released later to power generators during peak hours.
Researchers have discovered that you may be able to sniff out danger.
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The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to develop a plan that could lead to Newtown Creeks being named a federal Superfund site.
The Department of Commerce proposed to limit oceangoing ship speeds along migration routes of the endangered right whale.
Twelve states are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for violating the federal Clean Air Act by refusing to control greenhouse gas emissions at oil refineries.
New research on salmonella illustrate how even simple organisms appear to cooperate for the greater good of their species.
Astronomers have a new explanation for why filaments emanating from galaxy NGC 1275 can persist for millions of years.
Chewing gum after abdominal surgery may help in recovery, British researchers found in a review of several small studies.
Compared with their peers in 1991, high school students today are less likely to be sexually active, and when they are, more likely to use condoms.
A new virus that infects the worlds most dangerous mosquito could one day be manipulated to kill it or prevent it from transmitting malaria.
Consumption of monosodium glutamate, or MSG, the widely used food additive, may increase the likelihood of being overweight, a new study says.
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Scientists are hard at work on the tiny submarine that will replace the legendary Alvin.
Vernor Vinge has been urging his fellow humans to get smarter by collaborating with computers.
An ovarian cancer test prompts questions on regulation and risk, and experts worry it may mean unneeded surgery.
Getting older doesnt have to mean getting frailer.
Years ago neurologists noticed a strange pattern of people suffering strokes shortly after seeing chiropractors.
A diagnosis of prostate cancer comes with a flow of percentages and test figures, but precision is still elusive.
Aleksander Bajin is practice partner to Serena Williams, whose job is a combination of athlete, assistant and friend.
Andy Roddicks devastating serve " he won 89 percent of his first-serve points " and wicked forehand put away a match that might have troubled him in recent years.
Carlos Delgado hit two home runs for the Mets and drove in three runs, sparking a four-run rally and a win over the Phillies.
After a resounding defeat by the Red Sox, the question for the Yankees is what starts next: a glorious renaissance or a painful fall from grace?<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.
To help prop up their sagging economy, officials in Sarasota, Fla.
Paul Johnson, the first-year Georgia Tech football coach, refuses to recalibrate his offense and jazz up his run-first scheme that averaged 444 yards a game for Navy in 2007.
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Fifth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko of Russia dispatched Dudi Sela of Israel, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3, while third-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Sorana Cirstea to advance in the womens bracket.
Janko Tipsarevic is the George Harrison of the Serbian Fab Four.
On courts all over the National Tennis Center, players shout, Vamos! Allez! and Come on! after painting lines with winners.
If Major League Baseballs new instant replay system had been in place this season, it would have been used about 18 times so far to determine if a home run had been hit.
Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi have hit fourth and fifth in the Yankees lineup in each of the last 11 games, yet they continue to struggle in the clutch.
If Jerry Manuel, the Mets interim manager, wants regular work days and more pitches from Mike Pelfrey, thats fine with Pelfrey.
Jody Gerut drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the eighth inning as the San Diego Padres denied the Arizona Diamondbacks a win with a 5-4 victory.
Jason Bay provided a Ramírez-like performance Wednesday night, when he doubled, tripled and drove in four runs to help Boston smother the Yankees, 11-3.
San Diego Chargers outside linebacker Shawne Merriman, decided Wednesday he would play this season despite two torn ligaments in his left knee.
Baseballs playoff advertising push gets under way Thursday, when the first spots of the leagues largest ever campaign are broadcast.
Little league officials in Connecticut say that a young player is too good to pitch and that other children are afraid to bat against him.
Shane Victorino is a big reason the Phillies are surging late for the second consecutive season and threatening to cut down the Mets all over again.
The Jets and Giants personal seat license plans for their new stadium are different.
Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel talks about preparing for the season opener against Illinois, browsing for computers at Best Buy and trying to corral tickets for friends and family.
Before they ship PCs to retailers like Best Buy, computer makers get paid hundreds of millions of dollars to load them up with lots of free software.
A federal judge threw out a copyright infringement suit against video-sharing site Veoh.
Target has agreed to pay $6 million in damages to plaintiffs in California unable to use its online site as part of a class-action settlement with the National Federation of the Blind.
The flaw allows unauthorized users to gain easy access to private contacts and e-mails even when the device is locked, but the company said a fix is on the way.
Baseballs playoff advertising push gets under way Thursday, when the first spots of the leagues largest ever campaign are broadcast.
The Democratic National Convention is relying heavily on new media to pass on information about Barack Obama to friends inside the hall and out.
Sharing documents with your co-workers via Google Docs sure is convenient.
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The Internet has evolved into an avuncular, all-knowing presence that offers soothing suggestions from everyone in the world on how to fix anything.
IE 8 is Microsofts answer to the renewed browser challenge.
Cisco announced Wednesday it will acquire PostPath, a venture-backed start-up that provides open-source email and calendaring software, for $215 million.
Clean energys dirty secret is that while generating it is getting easier, moving it to market is not.
More than 200 militants captured in Iraq and Afghanistan over two years have been passed to their countries intelligence services.
The extreme secrecy surrounding talks between the most senior American and Pakistani commanders on Tuesday underscores how gravely the two nations regard the militant threat.
Senator Ted Stevenss victory came weeks after he was indicted for concealing gifts from an oil services company.
The Justice Department recommended a reduction in jail time for the disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who became a crucial witness against lawmakers and Congressional aides.
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American military officials sought to refute claims that as many as 90 civilians, most of them children, were killed in airstrikes on a village in western Afghanistan last week.
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Here are summaries of the most important decisions from the courts 2007-2008 term.
Now seen in its full glory after a major restoration and addition, the once-maligned Yale School of Art and Architecture turns out to be a masterpiece of late Modernism.
The New Electric Ballroom affirms Enda Walshs growing reputation as a contender to take his place in the long, distinguished line of great Irish playwrights.
In the past the Toronto International Film Festival helped to set up Hollywoods awards season.
Young Jeezys new album, The Recession, may not be as consistently thrilling as his 2005 debut, but its more consistently interesting.
Peter Manso is writing a book about the high-profile murder of Christa Worthington on Cape Cod.
A number of documentaries open this week in Manhattan with no fanfare to meet an Oscar deadline.
The singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright has dropped plans to compose a work for the Metropolitan Opera in a dispute over the language of the libretto.
The Secret Life of the American Teenager, a summer hit for ABC Family, and Skins, on BBC America, offer opposing takes on teen life and morality.
Alison Hinds is a smiling, trumpeting voice of female empowerment in soca, the modernized calypso music of carnival in Trinidad, Barbados and, this weekend, New York.
Hannah Tintis debut novel is an American Dickensian tale with touches of Harry Potterish whimsy, along with a macabre streak of spooky New England history.
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Several well-known foreign bridge players have moved to the United States to compete in the worlds toughest tournament circuit and make a living doing it.
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Pope Benedict XVI has condemned a sculpture of a crucified frog on display at a museum in Bolzano, Italy.
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Months after the usual spring week during which networks reveal their new shows, ABC announced on Wednesday that it was ordering five series.
The Olympics continued to pay dividends for NBC on Tuesday as the network remained No.
The Jonas Brothers remain on top of the Billboard Top 10 for a second week in a row, despite a 72 percent drop in sales from last week.
The American soprano Renée Fleming and the British rock group Pink Floyd received the Polar Music Prize in Sweden on Tuesday.
The New-York Historical Society has announced the election of former Gov.
A group of wounded veterans got the chance to improve their driving skills in a program at a driver training center near BMWs South Carolina assembly plant.
The EX35, which Infiniti positions as a reward vehicle for women, is a smaller, softer-edged crossover utility vehicle.
Gorden Wagener, the new design head at Mercedes-Benz, says that in a market motivated by innovation, constancy is a challenge.
Electric vehicles designed and built by teams of students are being raced in an attempt to improve public awareness.
Despite the cooling economy, prices held steady at the vintage car sales around Monterey, Calif.
Teen passengers are far less likely to buckle their seat belts than teen drivers, a new study shows.
In todays fuel-conscious automotive market, Honda is reaping the rewards for its commitment to building fuel-efficient, environmentally friendly cars.
Chrysler is poised to offer in its 2009 models a new entertainment option for the children: Wi-Fi and Internet connectivity.
The Expedition EL is a prime example of the type of vehicle that Ford builds with a skill and enthusiasm not as evident in its smaller offerings.
With all-wheel drive and 280 horsepower, Saabs Turbo X is a competitive player in the luxury sports sedan market.
This is the GT-Rs mission: Annihilate nearly every other car on the market at the racetrack while providing seating for four and ample storage space.
The reduced driving has not yet shown up as fewer accidents, and meanwhile, other factors are driving up the overall cost of claims, insurance companies say.
Despite a relapse of gasoline conservation after the tax rebate checks came out, the drive-less trend seems to be stronger than ever.
Get behind the wheel with one of the top drivers in the Ladies Division at Oxford Plains speedway in southern Maine.
Garage doors are a crucial component of a homes curb appeal and a potentially large source of heat loss.
Top Chrysler executives are determined to fix the company, and executives at Cerberus Capital, Chryslers new private-equity owner, say they will get the chance.
Buyers may be surprised to learn that achieving greater fuel economy doesn't require driving a tiny or boring car.
To win the top prize at a prestigious car show, owners don't just take the muscle car they owned as a teenager and give it a shine.
Alden Sherman has filled his garage with classic Italian cars that he bought years ago at fire-sale prices.
For one couple, falling in love with a vintage motor home turned out to be as fraught as falling in love with a Victorian house.
Chrysler plans to spend $1.
The market for sport utility vehicles is starting to look a lot like the housing market, spreading pain to consumers, automakers and dealers.
A documentary film about truck drivers is being underwritten by a division of the Navistar International Corporation to help promote a new long-haul truck.
The Canadian entrepreneurs company became a bellwether in the use of hydrogen fuel cells to power cars and other vehicles.
The flight of advertising dollars to the Internet is one explanation for the pain felt by traditional media.
The car show on the Monterey Peninsula of California ventures beyond the usual collectibles to celebrate the futuristic concepts of the General Motors traveling showcase known as Motorama.
Each August, the low-key California communities of Monterey, Carmel and Pebble Beach become the temporary home to some of the finest vintage automobiles available.
A first-time judge at the Meadow Brook Concourse looks back on the experience.
From the Brooklyn Bridge to Park Avenue and the Upper East Side, thousands of people filled the streets, taking part in activities like street-side tai chi or salsa dancing.
Every race on the Sprint Cup schedule counts the same, so teams and drivers have made it their business to improve at Watkins Glen and Infineon Raceway.
In a program proposed by a Princeton economist, the government would buy back old cars at above market prices and scrap them.
The automaker said that its worldwide net income for the quarter fell 28 percent, hurt by slumping sales of its Tundra pickup truck and S.
Faced with sticker shock at the gas pump, more travelers are turning to hybrid rental cars in search of savings.
The author of Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (And What It Says About Us), provided answers to readers questions about turn signals, stop-and-go traffic and honking.
Peter Manso is writing a book about the high-profile murder of Christa Worthington on Cape Cod.
Hannah Tintis debut novel is an American Dickensian tale with touches of Harry Potterish whimsy, along with a macabre streak of spooky New England history.
In addition to fresh revelations about the W.
The Borders Group, the bookseller, posted a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss, helped by tighter inventory and lower costs.
Man in the Dark is the latest product of Paul Austers more than 20-year career as the most meta of American metafictional writers.
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Vernor Vinge has been urging his fellow humans to get smarter by collaborating with computers.
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been suffering from dementia for at least the past eight years, according to a memoir published by her daughter.
An anomalously funny thing happened to Christopher Buckley on his way to the Supreme Courtship: nothing funny occurred to him.
George Orwells copious diaries are now being published every day in blog form, exactly 70 years after they were made.
Kenneth M.
An American journalist reports on her adventures navigating that exotic island nation: Britain.
Brenda Wineapple explores the friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson.
Hanif Kureishis pallid new novel considers middle-age alienation and lust in immigrant London.
A year in the life of a mom -- the performance artist Sandra Tsing Loh.
Paul Theroux retraces the journey that established his career.
How to steer people toward healthier, more prosperous lives, with a little help from the powers that be.
A novel from 1969 comes as a box of unbound sheaves, giving the reader a sense of the fragile experiences it contains.
A foreign correspondent recounts the history of the Kurds.
Stephen Hawking said when something falls into a black hole, all its information is lost.
Norman Mailers account of the 1968 conventions is a portrait of America, and Mailer, at a bad moment.
New crime novels reviewed: The Black Tower, by Louis Bayard; The Grift, by Debra Ginsberg; Fresh Kills, by Bill Loehfelm; The Fifth Floor, by Michael Harvey; and Good People, by Marcus Sakey.
What its been like reporting a conflict that never seems to end.
August is supposed to be the time for breezy beach reads.
This week: Brenda Wineapple on Emily Dickinson; Paul Berman on Norman Mailer and the 1968 party conventions; Rachel Donadio with notes from the field; and Dwight Garner with best-seller news.
Is the Internet the enemy of reading, or has it created a new kind of reading, one that society should not discount?<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.
Underground restaurants that string together the farm-to-table movement and a bloggy kind of interactivity have gained a following among food lovers.
As European proprietors are preparing to reopen after extended holidays, American restaurant owners are just trying to catch a second wind following a taxing summer.
A small but growing number of brewers, beer experts and importers are turning toward well-made low-alcohol beers.
Running a restaurant has perhaps never been so tempting, thanks in part to the Food Network and celebrity chefs, but statistics show it is still very easy to fail.
For two young men who remember raiding the fridge for midnight snacks, making burritos becomes a right of passage.
Lavender is so strong that it can quickly become distasteful, but it really comes into its own when combined with vegetables.
The line between artisanal food and artisanal cocktails continues to blur at a new generation of cocktail bars.
A breed of cattle that may have helped win the Revolutionary War has been brought back from the verge of extinction.
Although most Americans think of fortune cookies as Chinese, they are all but unknown in China.
Genovese basil is quite different from the big, pointy, heavily ridged basil usually sold in huge bunches at Greenmarkets and farm stands.
Two washed-rind cheeses that were winner at the American Cheese Societys competition last month are available at Murrays Cheese Shops.
Melissa Chmelar, who owns Spoon NYC catering, has expanded her retail counter into a larger, adjacent space with a more generous counter and seating at tables.
Consumption of monosodium glutamate, or MSG, the widely used food additive, may increase the likelihood of being overweight, a new study says.
The décor at Forge is rustic, with rough-hewn wood, and the food reflects the calendar, but is inconsistent.
Sushi Yasuda has been among the best places for sushi in Manhattan since it opened more than eight years ago, and a recent visit suggested theres been no slippage.
Restaurant openings, closings and chefs on the move.
An end-of-summer dinner, a pig roast to benefit Slow Food, a tasting of local foods, and more.
After almost 30 years in the business, hes a hit on "Project Runway" and his luxe sportswear has never been more popular.
Have reality television and the Internet pushed people over the line?<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.
This year at the Democratic National Convention, there is a new complaint being whispered by disgruntled guests: partying in Denver is a downer.
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Patients and dentist work together to create that perfectly flawed smile.
Is it possible for a global corporation to become a local favorite?<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.
The Internet has evolved into an avuncular, all-knowing presence that offers soothing suggestions from everyone in the world on how to fix anything.
Steve Alan's clothes seem as if they arent trying so hard, or maybe in some twisted marketing manipulation, they are trying so hard not to try so hard.
In the small Bavarian town where his mother and brother live, many remember Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter well as a boy.
Barack Obama is both more left-wing and more right-wing than many people realize.
In his second life as tenniss premier commentator, he is: a) In control; b) Worked up; c) Mellower; d) Stressed; e) All of the above.
What its been like reporting a conflict that never seems to end.
Hollywood, Schmollywood.
Scented with lemon, cloves, cinnamon and ginger, this combination, which ran in The Times in 1948, has roots going back to the 18th century.
A casino job in Atlantic City that lasts until school starts or until whenever.
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I was pleased to see Elizabeth Roytes discussion of wastewater.
What, exactly, is wrong with a celebrity candidate?<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.
The Ohio congressman talks about why hes speaking at the convention, why he continues to work for the presidents impeachment and the role of U.
Corny salesmanship or entertainment " whats the difference?<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.
Why are online TV-like shows foundering?<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.
Unspecial delivery; unendowed chair.
And other mysteries of the yoga lexicon illuminated.
In the past the Toronto International Film Festival helped to set up Hollywoods awards season.
A number of documentaries open this week in Manhattan with no fanfare to meet an Oscar deadline.
Competitors from all over the world and a star-studded Coen brothers premiere make up this years Venice International Film Festival.
Errol Flynn, Hollywoods unruly swashbuckler, is also a forgotten hero of the western.
Disney has put together a marketing campaign using Pinocchio and Snow White to accelerate consumer adoption of next-generation DVD technology and boost sales.
Woody Allen on how to film a love quadrangle when everyone in the cast clearly idolizes the director.