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Sparta Prague Disciplined for Crowd Trouble

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sparta Prague has to play two Czech league matches behind closed doors as punishment for crowd trouble.
7 minutes ago

Johnson Takes First-Round Lead at Colonial

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Zach Johnson shot a bogey-free six-under-par 64 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Colonial in Fort Worth.
14 minutes ago

Rodríguez Holds Edge in Giro d’Italia

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Andrea Guardini edged out the favored Mark Cavendish in a bunch sprint to win the 18th stage of the Giro d’Italia.
19 minutes ago

Kuwaitis to Compete Under Olympic Flag

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kuwaiti athletes can compete under the Olympic flag at the London Games, the International Olympic Committee said.
21 minutes ago

Word of the Day | suborn

By THE LEARNING NETWORK

This word has appeared in one New York Times article in the past year.

26 minutes ago

James, Bryant and Durant Make All-N.B.A.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LeBron James was the leading vote-getter for the All-N.B.A. team, while Kobe Bryant earned his 10th first-team selection, tied for second on the career list.
27 minutes ago

Things Fall Apart Economically, Everywhere

By MARCUS MABRY

The sky is falling. No, it's just the euro. Oh, wait, it could be China too, the engine that pulled the world out of the last global recession.

28 minutes ago

Painter Dies in Fall From Upper East Side Window

The 55-year-old victim was among several workers renovating a third-floor apartment in Manhattan.
30 minutes ago
Wesley Brown, Pioneer as Black Naval Graduate, Dies at 85

Wesley Brown, Pioneer as Black Naval Graduate, Dies at 85

By PAUL VITELLO

White cadets refused to sit next to Mr. Brown, racial epithets were whispered behind his back, and fellow plebes barred him from joining the choir.
37 minutes ago

Sudan and South Sudan Agree to Talks

By REUTERS

Sudan and South Sudan agreed to restart talks next Tuesday with the aim of ending hostilities, both sides said Thursday.
37 minutes ago

Battle Brewing Over Labeling of Genetically Modified Food

By AMY HARMON and ANDREW POLLACK
Using her own stickers, Cynthia LaPier surreptitiously labels foods that she knows contain genetically modified organisms.
Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times

Concern over the possible health and environmental effects of such food has prompted a move for labeling it, but scientists, farmers and technology companies call the measures alarmist.
38 minutes ago

In Clemens Trial, Segui Echoes McNamee’s Story

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

David Segui testified for the prosecution in the Roger Clemens perjury trial and recalled a telephone conversation with Brian McNamee 11 years ago about saving evidence.
40 minutes ago

Burkina Faso: Deaths Reported in Clash

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The governor of the northern region of Burkina Faso says at least 30 people from the Peul ethnic group have been killed and about 1,000 displaced in ethnic clashes on the border with Mali.
41 minutes ago
The Netherlands: Mladic Trial Reset

The Netherlands: Mladic Trial Reset

By MARLISE SIMONS

The trial of a former Bosnian Serb general, Ratko Mladic, that opened in The Hague on May 16 will now resume on June 25 instead of next Tuesday as originally planned.
45 minutes ago

Moldova: 3 Sentenced in Nuclear Case

By REUTERS

A Moldovan court sentenced three people on Thursday for their part in illegal trafficking of uranium-235, which can be used in making nuclear weapons.
48 minutes ago

Nearly 20 Years Later, Brodeur’s Shot at Redemption

By JEFF Z. KLEIN

On May 25, 1994, the Devils, with Martin Brodeur as goalie, blew a two-goal lead with 22 minutes left in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, and the visiting Rangers came back to win, 4-2.
48 minutes ago

Canada: Hundreds Arrested in Quebec at a Protest Over Tuition Increases

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nearly 700 people were arrested Wednesday night after a protest over sharply higher university tuition in Quebec erupted into another night of violence.
50 minutes ago

Transgender Advocates Hail Law Easing Rules in Argentina

By EMILY SCHMALL
Silvana Sosa, left, with family members, was born male and began using female hormones at 13 with her parents’ permission.
Diego Levy for The New York Times

A new law allows an easier path to sex reassignment surgery, putting in place some of the world’s most liberal rules on changing gender.
55 minutes ago

An Elegant Effort by Wade Helps the Heat Finish Off a Rough Series

By DAVE CALDWELL
Dwyane Wade made 17 of 25 shots against the Pacers, including this dunk in front of Indiana’s Roy Hibbert (55).
Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

Dwyane Wade scored 41 points as Miami beat Indiana and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.
Yesterday

The Magic of Messier, Embodied by a Third-Period Hat Trick

By SAM BORDEN

Mark Messier famously guaranteed a win in Game 6 of the 1994 Eastern Conference finals, then scored three quick goals against the Devils to keep his word.
Yesterday

Senate Stalls on Legislation for Student Loan Relief

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Senate rejected dueling Democratic and Republican plans on Thursday for averting a July 1 doubling of interest rates on federal college loans for 7.4 million students, pushing back efforts to resolve the problem until next month.
Yesterday

Utility Says It Underestimated Radiation Released in Japan

By REUTERS

The amount of radioactive materials released in the first days of the Fukushima nuclear disaster was almost two and a half times the initial estimate.
Yesterday

Prosecutors Face Penalty in ’08 Trial of a Senator

By CHARLIE SAVAGE

While the prosecutors were “reckless” in their handling of Senator Ted Stevens’s 2008 corruption trial, they will not be fired because their mistakes were deemed unintentional.
Yesterday

As Euro Meeting Fizzles Out, 2 Leaders Head Home to Tend Political Gardens

By NICOLA CLARK

President François Hollande sought to extend his Socialist Party’s gains in France as Chancellor Angela Merkel planned to meet with party leaders from across Germany’s political spectrum.
Yesterday

An Often Procrastinating Congress Is Raring at the Gate on Tax Cuts

By JENNIFER STEINHAUER

Both parties foresee an election lift in quick action on Bush-era tax legislation.
Yesterday

For Heinz, Income Fell in 4th Quarter

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The ketchup maker’s fourth-quarter net income fell 22 percent, but its adjusted results beat analysts’ expectations.
Yesterday

Counsel for NYRA Wants to Release 2011 Corruption Report

By JOE DRAPE

With the New York Racing Association again under fire, an integrity counsel charged with ensuring horse racing was clean wants to release a corruption report it prepared last year.
Yesterday

Small Investors Seek Answers to the Confusion of Facebook Trading

By Nathaniel Popper
An unusually large proportion of the trading on Friday was done by ordinary investors through brokers like Scottrade.
Scott Eisen/Bloomberg News

Nasdaq said 30 million Facebook shares were executed improperly Friday because of technical flaws, and retail investors have spent the week looking for someone to address their losses.
Yesterday
Wedding Q. and A.

Wedding Q. and A.

By PEGGY POST

Answers to readers’ questions about the etiquette of inviting guests to rehearsal dinners, and other wedding-related matters.
Yesterday
Sanchez and Tebow Get the Attention

Sanchez and Tebow Get the Attention

By BEN SHPIGEL

On the third day of the Jets’ organized team activities, Mark Sanchez looked accurate, while Tim Tebow threw two interceptions and worked out with the punt team.
Yesterday

On Day 5, Edwards Jury Plows Through the Exhibits

By KIM SEVERSON

Except for a few requests for exhibits, and clarification on when they might quit for the day, the only indication of the jurors’ mood comes from their appearances in the courtroom.
Yesterday

Battle Over Dish’s Ad-Skipping Begins as Networks Go to Court

By BRIAN STELTER

The major television networks are fighting to preserve the traditional model of paying for their programming.
Yesterday

Obama and Romney Agree: Cut Americans' Already Low Taxes

By CHRYSTIA FREELAND

Despite having some of the lowest tax rates in the developed world, Americans have reached a political consensus that they should pay even less.

Yesterday

A Mining Rush in the Upper Peninsula

By EMILY LAMBERT
A miner operating a drilling machine about 180 feet below ground at the Kennecott Eagle mine near Marquette, Mich. Kennecott is a Rio Tinto subsidiary.
Andy Manis for The New York Times

With copper trading at high prices, a remote area of Michigan is rediscovering its mining roots, raising hopes that the region will recover from a long slump.
Yesterday

Predictions Are Offered, but Not Guarantees

By JEFF Z. KLEIN
Henrik Lundqvist stopped only 12 of 16 shots against the Devils in Game 5.
Julio Cortez/Associated Press

Rangers Coach John Tortorella is expecting two of his best players, Henrik Lundqvist and Brad Richards, to rebound from poor outings in Game 5.
Yesterday

Both Campaigns Seize on Romney’s Years at Bain

By ASHLEY PARKER
Mitt Romney and Bill Bain, right, founded Bain Capital. Mr. Romney left the firm in 1999.
Justine Schiavo/The Boston Globe

For Mitt Romney’s campaign, the scrutiny of his time at Bain Capital poses a delicate challenge: not only must he defend himself against attacks from President Obama, but he also must try to cast the lessons he learned there as a testament to his management skills.
Yesterday

Primary Election Challenge to Rangel Turns Into a War of Dueling Endorsements

By KATE TAYLOR
 Representative Charles Rangel was endorsed by Adam Clayton Powell IV.
Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

Statements of support for Mr. Rangel and his most prominent primary opponent, State Senator Adriano Espaillat, have been numerous.
Yesterday

Chinese Power Player Places Risky Bet on Moviegoing

By DAVID BARBOZA
Wang Jianlin, chairman of the Wanda Group, in Beijing. He is seen as one of China’s most successful real estate tycoons.
Adam Dean for The New York Times

Wang Jianlin, a rags-to-riches mogul, is taking over AMC Entertainment and promising to integrate it into a global brand called the Wanda Group.
Yesterday

Pregame Talk Is Cheap, but This Vow Resonates

By LYNN ZINSER
Patrick Ewing in 2000, when he was at the end of the line with the Knicks. By then, his guarantees of victory had worn thin.
Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press

Mark Messier set the standard for guaranteeing victories with his Game 6 prediction against the Devils in 1994. Since then, promises by athletes have meant little.
Yesterday

Obama Takes Early Leap Into Campaign Fray

By PETER BAKER
President Obama, who was in Des Moines on Thursday, has not had the usual presidential reserve when mentioning his opponent.
Stephen Crowley/The New York Times

Unlike past presidents at this stage in the campaign, President Obama has not hesitated to engage his rival.
Yesterday

Christie Accepts Monitoring of Muslims

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The New Jersey attorney general, Jeffrey S. Chiesa, said interstate surveillance by the New York police was not illegal.
Yesterday

Neighbors Describe a Polite Family Man

By ANNE BARNARD and NATE SCHWEBER
Becky Hernandez, front right, and her mother, Rosemary, being escorted out of their home in Maple Shade, N.J., on Thursday. Pedro Hernandez is said to have confessed to killing Etan Patz.
Jessica Kourkounis for The New York Times

Pedro Hernandez, who investigators say confessed to killing Etan Patz in 1979, lived with his wife and daughter in Maple Shade, N.J.
Yesterday

What Romney Should Do About Immigration

By C. STEWART VERDERY, JR.

Five fresh ideas for the candidate to use as the foundation for a new Republican policy on legal and illegal immigrants.

Yesterday

Arizona's Government by Crackpots

By THE EDITORS

Still feeling uncomfortable about the president's birth certificate? Sounds like a job for... Arizona.

Yesterday

In Spain, Bank Transfers Reflect Broader Fears

By LANDON THOMAS Jr. and RAPHAEL MINDER
The police and protesters at the Caixa bank Tuesday in Barcelona. Officials hope economic worries will not result in a bank run, which could be difficult to stem.
Josep Lago/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

As Spaniards move their money out of troubled institutions, officials worry about the ripple effect of a full bank run.
Yesterday

Rhode Island: Ex-pitcher’s Staff Is Laid Off

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The video game company of the former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, 38 Studios, notified workers of the “nonvoluntary and nondisciplinary” layoffs on Thursday.
Yesterday

English Literati, Cracking Wise

By BEN BRANTLEY
The Common Pursuit From left, Jacob Fishel, Josh Cooke, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, Kieran Campion, Kristen Bush and Tim McGeever in a revival of this play by Simon Gray.
Sara Krulwich/The New York Times

The Roundabout Theater Company’s revival of “The Common Pursuit” — rather like the intellectual undergraduates portrayed onstage — never fulfills even its modest promise.
Yesterday

Savannah Auger and James Citron

By MONICA CORCORAN HAREL
Savannah Auger and James Citron after the wedding.
Stephanie Diani for The New York Times

When a couple began dating, she thought he was an airline pilot and he was unaware she had a flourishing career as a singer.
Yesterday

Caught in the Prison That Is Their Country

By BEN BRANTLEY
My Children! My Africa! From left, Stephen Tyrone Williams, James A. Williams and Allie Gallerani at Signature Theater.
Sara Krulwich/The New York Times

Athol Fugard’s “My Children! My Africa!” is a tale of friendship, idealism and unintended consequences in the twilight of South African apartheid.
Yesterday

Modern Chemistry Experiment

By DEB AMLEN

T.G.I.F. ... It's a Quigley!

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United States Naval Academy
- 31 minutes ago

Wesley Brown, Pioneer as Black Naval Graduate, Dies at 85

By PAUL VITELLO

White cadets refused to sit next to Mr. Brown, racial epithets were whispered behind his back, and fellow plebes barred him from joining the choir.

 
Toussaint Kluiters/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
- 42 minutes ago

The Netherlands: Mladic Trial Reset

By MARLISE SIMONS

The trial of a former Bosnian Serb general, Ratko Mladic, that opened in The Hague on May 16 will now resume on June 25 instead of next Tuesday as originally planned.

 
Diego Levy for The New York Times
- 51 minutes ago

Transgender Advocates Hail Law Easing Rules in Argentina

By EMILY SCHMALL

A new law allows an easier path to sex reassignment surgery, putting in place some of the world’s most liberal rules on changing gender.

 
Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
- 56 minutes ago

An Elegant Effort by Wade Helps the Heat Finish Off a Rough Series

By DAVE CALDWELL

Dwyane Wade scored 41 points as Miami beat Indiana and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.

 
- Yesterday

Wedding Q. and A.

By PEGGY POST

Answers to readers’ questions about the etiquette of inviting guests to rehearsal dinners, and other wedding-related matters.

 
Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images
- Yesterday

Sanchez and Tebow Get the Attention

By BEN SHPIGEL

On the third day of the Jets’ organized team activities, Mark Sanchez looked accurate, while Tim Tebow threw two interceptions and worked out with the punt team.

 
Julio Cortez/Associated Press
- Yesterday

Predictions Are Offered, but Not Guarantees

By JEFF Z. KLEIN

Rangers Coach John Tortorella is expecting two of his best players, Henrik Lundqvist and Brad Richards, to rebound from poor outings in Game 5.

 
Justine Schiavo/The Boston Globe
- Yesterday

Both Campaigns Seize on Romney’s Years at Bain

By ASHLEY PARKER

For Mitt Romney’s campaign, the scrutiny of his time at Bain Capital poses a delicate challenge: not only must he defend himself against attacks from President Obama, but he also must try to cast the lessons he learned there as a testament to his management skills.

 
Chang W. Lee/The New York Times
- Yesterday

Primary Election Challenge to Rangel Turns Into a War of Dueling Endorsements

By KATE TAYLOR

Statements of support for Mr. Rangel and his most prominent primary opponent, State Senator Adriano Espaillat, have been numerous.

 
Adam Dean for The New York Times
- Yesterday

Chinese Power Player Places Risky Bet on Moviegoing

By DAVID BARBOZA

Wang Jianlin, a rags-to-riches mogul, is taking over AMC Entertainment and promising to integrate it into a global brand called the Wanda Group.

 
Robert Laberge/Allsport
- Yesterday

Pregame Talk Is Cheap, but This Vow Resonates

By LYNN ZINSER

Mark Messier set the standard for guaranteeing victories with his Game 6 prediction against the Devils in 1994. Since then, promises by athletes have meant little.

 
Josep Lago/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
- Yesterday

In Spain, Bank Transfers Reflect Broader Fears

By LANDON THOMAS Jr. and RAPHAEL MINDER

As Spaniards move their money out of troubled institutions, officials worry about the ripple effect of a full bank run.

 
Sara Krulwich/The New York Times
- Yesterday

English Literati, Cracking Wise

By BEN BRANTLEY

The Roundabout Theater Company’s revival of “The Common Pursuit” — rather like the intellectual undergraduates portrayed onstage — never fulfills even its modest promise.

 
Stephanie Diani for The New York Times
- Yesterday

Savannah Auger and James Citron

By MONICA CORCORAN HAREL

When a couple began dating, she thought he was an airline pilot and he was unaware she had a flourishing career as a singer.

 
Sara Krulwich/The New York Times
- Yesterday

Caught in the Prison That Is Their Country

By BEN BRANTLEY

Athol Fugard’s “My Children! My Africa!” is a tale of friendship, idealism and unintended consequences in the twilight of South African apartheid.

 
D. Gorton/The New York Times
- Yesterday

Since '79, Vigil for the First Face on Milk Cartons and the Ages He Would Miss

By JAMES BARRON

SinceEtan Patz disappeared, the SoHo neighborhood in which he disappeared has gone from gritty to glamorous, but the case has left a lasting, if anguished, legacy.

 
Dacia Idom for The New York Times
- Yesterday

New Orleans Newspaper Scales Back in Sign of Print Upheaval

By DAVID CARR and CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY

Circulation and staff reductions at The Times-Picayune of New Orleans and three Alabama newspapers are the latest instances of reorganization in a rapidly changing industry.

 
- Yesterday

After Arrest at Spa Owned by His Wife, Albany Journalist Alleges Police Retaliation

By DANNY HAKIM and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE

J. Robert Port, investigations editor of The Times Union of Albany, said the prostitution arrest of a massage therapist at the spa was retaliation.

 
Ivan Sekretarev/Associated Press
- Yesterday

Leaders of Moscow Protest Are Released, but Criminal Charges Remain Possible

By ELLEN BARRY

Aleksei Navalny and Sergei Udaltsov were questioned as a witness in a criminal investigation opened on charges of inciting mass disorder and using force against the police.

 
- Yesterday

The Meaning of Same-Sex Marriage

By RALPH WEDGWOOD

When opponents of same-sex marriage emphasize the social meaning of the institution, they undermine their own position.

 
MPI/Getty Images
- Yesterday

What-If and What-Is: The Role of Speculation in Science

By JAMES GORMAN

Two recent papers about the domestication of dogs take different approaches: one is data-rich, solid science, the other more speculative and inconclusive, seeking to prompt thought.