U.S. Winds Down Longer Benefits for the Unemployed
By SHAILA DEWAN
In February,
Congress phased in a reduction of the number of weeks of extended aid
and made it more difficult for states to qualify for the maximum aid,
adding a financial burden to the long-term unemployed.
A Measure of Change
Secret 'Kill List' Proves a Test of Obama's Principles and Will
By JO BECKER and SCOTT SHANE
President Obama
has placed himself at the helm of a top secret process to designate
terrorists for kill or capture, reserving the final say and approving
lethal action without hand-wringing, aides say.
GraphicLearning to Heal, One Memorial Day at a Time
By JAMES DAO
Every year for
the last four years, the men of the Second Battalion, Fourth Marine
Regiment, which fought in Iraq, have visited the grave of a fallen
comrade.
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"He's a president who is quite comfortable with the use of force on behalf of the United States."
THOMAS E. DONILON, President Obama's national security adviser.
WORLDArts
Slide Show:
Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee
This week Britain is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Queen's coronation.
Opinion
Room for Debate
When Do Kids Become Adults?
Do the age
requirements for certain rights - voting, drinking, legal consent - need
to be lowered or raised? Shouldn't they at least be consistent?
Candidate's Offices Burn Amid Egypt Demonstrations
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and LIAM STACK
A fire broke out
at the presidential campaign headquarters of Ahmed Shafik, Hosni
Mubarak's last prime minister, after he had been confirmed as one of two
candidates for the runoff election.
Japan's Former Leader Condemns Nuclear Power
By MARTIN FACKLER
Naoto Kan, the
prime minister during last year's nuclear crisis, testified before a
parliamentary inquiry that the country should discard nuclear power.
Tending to Bodies Near the Breaking Point
By GRAHAM BOWLEY
Capt. Rachel
Odom covers thousands of miles of eastern Afghanistan as the lone
physical therapist serving soldiers in a long-deployed infantry
division.
U.S.
In Far Northwest, a New Border Focus on Latinos
By WILLIAM YARDLEY
Many people say
the Olympic Peninsula has become an unlikely new frontier in the effort
to fight illegal immigration from Latin America.
New Breed of Products Is Said to Offer Sun Protection, but Doubts Linger
By DOUGLAS QUENQUA
When shoppers go
to buy sunscreen, they find shoes, bikinis and laundry detergent that
are also meant to block harmful rays. Many have doubts about such items.
Shots Fired, Pinpointed and Argued Over
By ERICA GOODE
While more
police departments are using a system that triangulates the location of
gunshots, questions are also being raised about privacy and police
surveillance.
BUSINESS
You Can Change the Channel, but Local News Is the Same
By BRIAN STELTER
Agreements in
which local TV stations share news operations are seen by the stations
as a survival strategy, and by critics as a barrier to competition.
DealBook
Dewey & LeBoeuf Files for Bankruptcy
By PETER LATTMAN
The bankruptcy
filing marks the final chapter in a turbulent period for the New
York-based law firm, which unraveled after disappointing profits and
prodigious debt forced it to slash partners' salaries.
$8.5 Billion Deal for Calling Service Presents a Puzzle
By NICK WINGFIELD
Skype must be
able to give Windows and other Microsoft products an edge for Microsoft
to justify the $8.5 billion it paid, analysts said.
SPORTS
Game 1: Heat 93, Celtics 79
Heat's James and Wade Continue Domination
By HOWARD BECK
LeBron James had
32 points and 13 rebounds, and Dwyane Wade had 22 points and 7 assists
as Miami took Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals from visiting
Boston.
Spurs Find Ways to Keep Streak and Mission Going
By TOM SPOUSTA
Manu Ginobili
put on a flawless display of shooting in the fourth quarter Sunday,
epitomizing the various routes San Antonio has taken in its
record-challenging run of perfection.
The Best and the Brashest
By GREG BISHOP
Still a
teenager, Connor Fields is the first rider in BMX supercross history to
win three straight World Cup final races, and he has become a medal
favorite for the London Olympics.
ARTS
Analyzing Royalty's Mystique
By JENNIFER SCHUESSLER
A conference at Kensington Palace in London considers the survival of the British monarchy in the modern age.
Books of The Times
'The Spoiler'
By MICHIKO KAKUTANI
Two generations of reporters and two types of journalism are on a collision course in Annalena McAfee's debut novel.
Music Review
Young Players Raise Horns to the Hunt
By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
The New York
Youth Symphony offered Mahler and a premiere of a work by a young
composer in the final concert with its outgoing music director, Ryan
McAdams.
SCIENCE TIMES
The Enigma 1,800 Miles Below Us
By NATALIE ANGIER
New research suggests the existing models of Earth's core may not explain its complexities.
In Wild Animals, Charting the Pathways of Disease
By JIM ROBBINS
Eco-immunology
seeks both to understand the immune systems of wild animals and to use
that knowledge to gain a better understanding of human immune systems.
Look Now for Venus to Cross the Sun, or Wait Another Century
By KENNETH CHANG
While no longer
of great scientific import, a Venus transit is still a rare and striking
event, occurring in pairs, eight years apart, about once a century.
EDITORIALS
Editorial
End of the Charade
The Chamber of Commerce, and its donors, can't deny their partisan interests.
Editorial
Unsafe Behind Bars
Long-delayed mandatory rape prevention policies from the Justice Department should help curb the epidemic of sexual assaults.
Editorial
Political Money Talks
A look at the
motives behind a $500,000 donation to Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin,
who faces a recall vote next month, should give voters no doubt about
the real business in the state capitol.
OP-ED
Op-Ed Contributor
Spelling Out the End
By TANIA JAMES
My one, brief, not-so-shining moment at the National Spelling Bee.
Op-Ed Columnist
The Role of Uncle Sam
By DAVID BROOKS
The debate over
Hamilton's governing philosophy should focus less on whether government
is good or evil and more on what government actually does.
Op-Ed Columnist
The Simplicity Solution
By JOE NOCERA
One expert has some clever ideas about how to fix the banks.
