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Photographs: Emergency in Kyrgyzstan Amid Mass Protests
Large antigovernment protests broke out in the capital, Bishkek, and riot police fired on crowds, killing at least 17 people.
Summer Is Declared, Bringing Unseasonable Scenes
By N. R. KLEINFIELD
Todd Heisler/The New York Times
For sisters Kayla, 14, and Selena Almanzar, 15, Coney Island was the place to be Wednesday.
Whether skipping work, wearing linen or eating the season’s first ice cream, it was a hot day for statements.
Backwoods Design and the Art of a Doo Nanny
A look at Butch Anthony’s home, part of an 80-acre compound in the Alabama woods, and his “micro” folk-art festival.
Exploring the Cocoon
The Cocoon, part of the Darwin Center at the Museum of Natural History in London, puts the focus on scientific exploration itself as well as on its results.
On the Cheap
Interactive Feature: Before and After in Washington Heights
A couple reinvents their living room, adding a work space, with the help of the interior designer Kimberly Hall.
'Moving in Place'
The exhibition of work by Susan Rothenberg at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, N.M., makes comparisons between the two artists hard to avoid.
Interactive Feature: Shopping With Susanna Salk
The author of “Room for Children: Stylish Spaces for Sleep and Play,” looked for children's bedding.
Interactive Feature: What Are You Eating Right Now?
Readers submitted photos of whatever happened to be on their plate.
A Ride Home
Former Mayor Sharpe James of Newark was released from federal prison and boarded a Greyhound bus for home.
Photographs: Mine Accident Devastates a West Virginia Town
The death toll from a blast at a coal mine in Montcoal, W.Va., has risen to 25, making it the worst mining accident in the United States in 25 years.
A Fishing Village Turned Hot Spot in Brazil
Despite star power and wealth, Trancoso remains surprisingly mellow.
Faustina
Small, shareable plates of very good Italian food, in a setting that is hotel-ish in the extreme.
Deadly Blasts in Baghdad
Bombings shook Baghdad for the second time in three days, killing 35 people and wounding more than 140.
Health
Audio Slide Show: A Face Without Emotion
Kathleen Bogart, a psychology researcher at Tufts University, has a rare congenital condition that causes facial paralysis.
Duke Wins N.C.A.A. Championship
Duke held off Butler, 61-59, to win the N.C.A.A. men's national basketball title.
Mets Replay: April 5
The Mets opened the season hearing boos for its training staff, then cheers for a 7-1 victory over the Marlins.
Photographs: Mexicali After the Quake
Despite some damage to buildings and belongings, a 7.2 earthquake near Mexicali in Mexico caused only a limited number of injuries.
Coordinated Bombings in Northwestern Pakistan
Militants mounted coordinated attacks on the United States Consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing at least six Pakistanis and wounding 20.
Photo Replay: April 4
The day started with a struggle for Liverpool in Birmingham, and ended with the typical fireworks of a Yankees-Red Sox game.
Photographs: Rancher's Death Brings Attention to Illegal Border Crossings
The death of Robert N. Krentz, a rancher in southeast Arizona, has led residents and politicians to call for tighter border enforcement.
Photographs: Turning Tides in Afghanistan
Compensation helped turn the tide of insurgency in Iraq. But in Marja, where the Taliban seem to know everything, they have already found ways to thwart the strategy.
Packing to Leave
An inside look at the Stinson Seafood Company, the last sardine cannery in the United States.
The Debut of the iPad
After months of anticipation, Apple’s iPad finally went on sale Saturday. Eager customers had been lining up outside Apple stores to be among the first to buy one.
The Pearl of the Indian Ocean
For decades, Mauritius has been one of the planet’s most elite island getaways.
N.C.A.A. Photo Replay: April 3
Butler and Duke won at the Final Four on Saturday and will play for college basketball’s national championship on Monday night. Butler beat Michigan State, 52-50. Duke topped West Virginia, 78-57.
A Many-Faceted Star
Ellen DeGeneres has established herself as one of America’s most popular entertainers.
Hard-Hit Hardware
A family-run hardware store in Pelham Bay, the Bronx, struggles to survive an economy in recession.
Interactive Feature: Alexander McQueen: A Designer's Story
The designer was known for some of the most controversial collections and fashion shows of the last two decades. Here is a timeline of his life and career.
A Brick and Terra Cotta Masterpiece and the Railroad Apartment
The history of the Pershing Square Building, located at Park Avenue at 42nd Street, and of the railroad apartment in New York.
Good Friday Around the World
Worshipers gathered to observe Good Friday, the day Christians mark the crucifixion.
Interactive: A Tour of the Census Form
A guide to the 2010 census form, which the Census Bureau claims you can fill out in less time than it takes to cook a hard-boiled egg.
Local Stop: Rockefeller Center
The 19-building Midtown complex has its own ZIP code, post office, subway station and of course, skating rink.
Spring Training in Arizona
Enjoying games in the Cactus League, as Major League Baseball spring training in Arizona is called.
Interactive Feature: A Flash Census in the Five Boroughs
The Times took a census that captures New Yorkers in their everyday glory.
The Week in Culture Pictures, April 2
A slide show of photographs of cultural events from this week.
Zora Neale Hurston's Florida
The author's hometowns in Central Florida have retained much of their old charm.
Notable Models at the 2010 New York Auto Show
As the auto industry regroups, manufacturers prepared to showcase their newest offerings to consumers at the show in New York.
A Painter's Six-Room Canvas
Catharine Warren, a painter, lives with her husband, Bradley Geist, a semi-retired patent lawyer, in a luxuriously furnished apartment on East 80th Street.
Being Norman Mailer’s Wife
Images from Norris Church Mailer’s childhood and her relationship with the famed novelist.
Interactive Feature: Patient Voices: Autism
From social awkwardness to a complete inability to communicate verbally - six men and women speak about life with autism.
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Drought Along the Mekong River
A severe drought has dried up farmers’ fields and left tens of millions of people short of water in southern China and Southeast Asia.
Haunted
Images from an exhibition of contemporary photography, video and performance at the Guggenheim.
Going Vintage in Tampa
Shoppers find a Florida city that is less stodgy and more eclectic than some of its neighbors.
'Breaking Upwards,' Breaking Even
A look inside the micro-budget production of the film "Breaking Upwards."
Photo Replay: April 1
A view of the day in sports, including soggy racetracks and sunny spring training.
Signs of Exuberance at the Auto Show
Automakers are showing new models at a show that seems to have recovered some of its former glitz.
Where All Are Counted
In Wolford, N.D., everyone who received a census questionnaire has filled it out and returned it. This is a distinction held by a smattering of tiny towns, mostly in the Midwest.
Lars Nilsson: A Look at His Designs
Here’s a look at pieces from the designer’s new line, and his work throughout his career, including designs for Gianfranco Ferré, Nina Ricci and Bill Blass.
Londoners Find a Home in Uruguay
After visiting, Martin and Annie Summers were inspired by the Pueblo Garzon area of Uruguay and built a home there.
Big Earners: Hedge-Fund Leaders for 2009
As a financial crisis shook the world economy, these hedge fund managers generated personal earnings in the hundreds of millions and billions of dollars.
Interactive Feature: Shopping With Clarissa Richardson
A designer of award-winning spas looked for luxurious bath fixtures with a modern, pared-down feel.
Photo Replay: March 31
A view of the day in sports, from Uruguay to Spain, athletes take their lumps and test their swings.
China’s Affluence Island
Even in a country where new wealth spawns new tales of luxury living every day, Hainan island is viewed with a mix of awe, envy and disgust.
Homeless in Paradise
An effort by the police in Key West, Fla., to enforce "quality-of-life" regulations is raising concern among homeless people, who see themselves as down and out, but not vagrants.
A Rescued Menagerie
In Colombia, the Villa Lorena sanctuary offers a strange window into the excesses and brutalities carried out in Colombia’s endless drug wars.
Moscow After the Attacks
Commuters held impromptu memorials while Russian leaders faced pressure to prevent further attacks.
Museum Restaurants: Robert and the Wright
Visitors to Manhattan museums have three new places to eat.
Jeff Koons: The Love That Dare Not Squawk its Name
The artist photographed a series of images for a cover story by The New York Times Magazine.
The Collector
Not many ex-wards of the New York City public school system would cherish a splinter that pierced the rear of their principal in 1942, but Martin Raskin, it is safe to say, is in a class by himself.
The 7th Annual Great Performers in Film
This year's stars and on-screen couples, five actresses who broke through in 2009 and nine days on the road with Jeff Bridges.
Screen Test: The Best Performances of the Decade
Olympic Voices: Riding the Pipe
Five snowboarding halfpipe medal contenders talk about their sport, their first tricks and the music they listen to.
Interactive Graphic: How Shaun White Won 2nd Gold
Inside the Action
The Snowboard Halfpipe
The United States halfpipe coach, Mike Jankowski, explains the snap, grabs and “big air” of an Olympic halfpipe run.
Olympic Stars of Yesteryear
Photographs by DAN WINTERS
Nine legends remember the Games and describe life after competition.
A Growing Risk in Haiti
The problem of human waste disposal has become impossible to overlook in Port-au-Prince, with the stench of decomposing bodies replaced by that of excrement.
Scenes From a Ruined Boulevard
A view of the destruction along a quarter-mile stretch
of Boulevard Jean-Jacques Dessalines, one of the main commercial arteries in the heart of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Orphanages in Haiti
Since the earthquake, chronic problems in Haiti's orphanages -- like inadequate services and overwhelming poverty -- have only intensified.
Giving Birth in Haiti
Haitians must wait in line to give birth in a tent in the wake of the earthquake that hit the country more than two weeks ago.
Haiti Earthquake Multimedia
Videos, photographs and interactive features documenting the desperation in Haiti after a powerful earthquake devastated the country on Jan. 12.
Memories of Sugar Hill
Stories of people who grew up in a part of Harlem in the 1930s and ’40s and found success all around them.
Tell Us the Best Places to Go in 2010
Where do you want to travel? What are your favorite spots? Share your recommendations and comments on our global map.
A Peek Into Netflix Queues
Examine maps of Netflix rental patterns, neighborhood by neighborhood, in a dozen cities across the nation.
2009: The Year in Pictures
A collection of the most gripping, and poignant, photographs of 2009, as selected by the editors of The New York Times.
The 9th Annual Year in Ideas
From A to Z, the most clever, important, silly and just plain weird innovations from all corners of the thinking world.
A Conflicted Mission in Congo
United Nations peacekeepers have an especially difficult task in Congo because the two main tenets of their mission — protecting civilians and helping the Congolese Army wipe out rebel forces — often collide.
Timeline: The Selling of the Cellphone — and Warnings Unheeded
Since 1984, when car phones came into fashion, they were quickly marketed to drivers as a means to mobile freedom.
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7 Months, 10 Days in Captivity
A series about the Taliban kidnapping of The Times's David Rohde and his two Afghan colleagues.
Flipped: Inside the Private Equity Game
A look at how private equity dealmakers can win while their companies, like Simmons Bedding, lose.
The Family Tree of Michelle Obama, the First Lady
New revelations have emerged recently from the research of Megan Smolenyak, a genealogist, and from reporting by Jodi Kantor and Rachel L. Swarns of The New York Times.
How Different Groups Spend Their Day
The American Time Use Survey asks thousands of American residents to recall every minute of a day. Here is how people over age 15 spent their time in 2008.
Gauging Your Distraction
A game illustrates the potential consequences of distractions like texting on your driving ability.
Talk to the Newsroom
Talk to The Times: One in 8 Million
The staff members involved with One in 8 Million answered questions.
Talk to the Newsroom: Assistant Managing Editor Michele McNally
Michele McNally, who oversees photography, answered questions from readers.
Pictures of the Day
Wednesday, April 7
Violence in Kyrgyzstan killed at least 41 people and prompted the president to leave.
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