Saturday, April 23, 2011

U.S.

Col. Michael T. Good, left, and Garrett E. Reisman during a shuttle mission last May. Dr. Reisman recently left the astronaut corps.
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Col. Michael T. Good, left, and Garrett E. Reisman during a shuttle mission last May. Dr. Reisman recently left the astronaut corps.

As the space shuttle program comes to an end, it is a time of great uncertainty for those whose job involves spaceflight.

Majestic Views, Ancient Culture and a Profit Fight

An unfinished Grand Canyon project that draws thousands of visitors is at the root of a fight between Hualapai Indians and the businessman David Jin over how to split the profits.

Tornadoes Tear Through St. Louis, Shutting Down the Airport

Tornadoes carved a path of destruction here late Friday, downing trees, destroying homes and tearing parts of the roof off the airport, forcing it to close.

Pastor Is Accused of Helping to Kidnap Girl at Center of Lesbian Custody Fight

Federal authorities last week charged a Tennessee pastor with aiding in the kidnapping of a girl who has been missing since 2009 and is at the center of a custody battle.

Vermont Exercising Option to Balance the Budget

The only state without a budget-balancing requirement has turned out to be a fiscal goody two-shoes.

Recent Series

Race Remixed

Articles in this series explore the growing number of mixed-race Americans.

Drilling Down

The Drilling Down series examines the risks of natural-gas drilling and efforts to regulate this rapidly growing industry.

A Year at War

This series follows the deployment of one battalion in the northern Afghanistan surge, chronicling the impact of war on individual soldiers and their families back home.

The Radiation Boom

Articles in this series examine issues arising from the increasing use of medical radiation and the new technologies that deliver it.

Multimedia

Interactive Feature: The Victims of the Shooting

Retirees, a federal judge and a 9-year-old girl born on 9/11 were among those killed when a gunman opened fire outside a supermarket in Tucson on Saturday, Jan. 8.

Interactive Feature: How the Rig Crew Responded to the Blowout

Video and diagram showing the final moments of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.

Interactive Map: Every City, Every Block

Browse data from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, based on samples from 2005 to 2009.

Interactive Feature: Faces of the Dead

As we mark the seventh anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, we remember the fallen service members who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.

From the Sunday Magazine

Obama’s Young Mother Abroad

In 1967, Stanley Ann Dunham took her 6-year-old son, Barry, on an adventure, transplanting him to Indonesia. She did not know just how much it would change her life, and his.

Multimedia
A Passion for Playing Jesus

Pastor Mike Graham of Florida has been performing the role of Jesus for more than two decades. His passion play involves more than two hundred participants and one hundred animals.

A Year at War

The Endgame in Afghanistan

A reporter reflects on the experience of one American battalion and how success and failure go hand in hand.

National Columnists

Dan Barry

“This Land” explores obscure and well-known corners of the U.S.

Adam Liptak

“Sidebar” covers and considers developments in the world of law.

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