Friday, April 29, 2011

Times Wire

32 minutes ago

Cast of Thousands Throngs London for Royal Wedding

Crowds of hundreds of thousands are expected, along with 8,500 journalists and support personnel, all under the watchful eyes of 5,000 police officers.

58 minutes ago

An Exultant Trump Visits Las Vegas Republicans

Energized by President Obama’s release of his full birth certificate, Donald Trump broadened his critique of the White House.

00:29

After Storms Kill Hundreds, South Tries to Regroup

An apartment complex was in ruins Thursday in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The University of Alabama campus was mostly spared.
Marvin Gentry/Reuters

Gov. Robert Bentley of Alabama said that at least 204 people had died in his state, bringing the number of people killed to at least 291 across six states.

00:16

Canucks Win Game 1

Roberto Luongo stopped 20 shots and made Chris Higgins’s second-period goal stand up in the host Vancouver Canucks’ 1-0 win over the Nashville Predators in the opener of the Western Conference semifinals.

00:01

Word of the Day | coagulate

This word has appeared in three New York Times articles in the past year.

00:01

Quarterbacks Go Fast in Draft

The N.F.L.'s draft night included Commissioner Roger Goodell with a stage full of potential draftees at Radio City Music Hall. The draft will run three days.
Jason Szenes for The New York Times

Cam Newton, the Auburn quarterback with uncertainties of his own, was drafted first over all by the Carolina Panthers amid the league’s labor strife.

Yesterday

Ochoa Is Pregnant

Lorena Ochoa, the retired former No. 1 player, is expecting her first child. She announced the news on Twitter in English and Spanish.

Yesterday

New Rules for Basketball and Football

The N.C.A.A.’s directors adopted a new withdrawal date from the N.B.A. draft and will toughen academic standards for football players beginning this fall.

Yesterday

Hackers Claim to Have PlayStation Users' Card Data

Security researchers have seen claims that the hackers responsible for the attack on the Sony PlayStation Network were trying to sell credit card records.

Yesterday

Rutgers Students End Sit-In Over Tuition Increases

Nine students who had occupied an administration building since Wednesday left it voluntarily a day later.

Yesterday

N.C.A.A. Task Force To Focus on Bowl Games

The N.C.A.A.’s Division I board of directors on Thursday approved a new task force to look at the criteria and process for licensing bowls, and will not approve any new games until updated standards are put in place.

Yesterday

2 Share Lead in Louisiana

Matt Jones holed out from 57 feet on his final hole for a six-under-par 66 and a share of the first-round lead with Bubba Watson at the Zurich Classic in Avondale, La.

Yesterday

Red Bulls to PlayIn London This Summer

The Red Bulls will take advantage of a two-week lull in their M.L.S. schedule in late July and early August to travel to London to play in the Emirates Cup against Arsenal.

Yesterday

Arrest of a Bronx Prosecutor Is Said to Uncover Possible Favored Treatment in Past

Jennifer Troiano, an assistant district attorney, faces drunken driving and related charges from her involvement in a crash last August.

Yesterday

St. John’s Signs Player Named God’s Gift

The St. John’s men’s basketball team has signed God’s Gift Achiuwa, a 6-foot-9, 240-pound junior college all-American who becomes the ninth member of the Red Storm’s 2011-12 recruiting class.

Yesterday

I.O.C. Clears Hardy

Jessica Hardy, a breaststroke world-record holder, was cleared this week to compete in the 2012 London Olympics if she makes the United States team next year.

Yesterday

Michigan: Baggage Handlers Charged in Drug Bust

Baggage handlers working for Delta Air Lines conspired to smuggle drugs to Detroit from airports in Houston and Jamaica over several years, the authorities said.

Yesterday

Mississippi: River Surge To Test Levees

A surge of water not seen since the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 is forecast in coming days to test the enormous levees lining the Mississippi River on its course through the Deep South.

Yesterday

Corrections

Corrections appearing in print, April 29, 2011.

Yesterday

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Our quirky, discerning picks for the most interesting things to do around the state this week.

Yesterday

After Fire, Wind and Drought, Something Good Will Follow

Wildfires overran parts of Fort Davis, Tex., in early April, destroying more than 60 homes in West Texas and killing livestock and horses.
Alberto Tomas Halpern/Associated Press

Unfortunately, the greatest chronicler of such dire conditions is no longer with us to make sense of it all. It’s fair to ask, rhetorically: What would Elmer Kelton say?

Yesterday

For Accused, Long Waits to Appeal Child Abuse Allegations

The Gateses' children Raquel, Cassie, Cynthia and Andy eating Monday in their home in Richmond as Marcus and Lexi play chess.
Todd Spoth for The Texas Tribune

Once a person’s name goes on a statewide database of people who are accused of mistreating children, it is difficult — and time consuming — to have it removed, even if the initial charges were never proved.

Yesterday

Proposal Seeks to Expand List of Organ Donors

A bill in the Texas Legislature would transfer control of the state’s organ-donor registry to a new nonprofit organization in the hope of increasing the number of prospective donors.

Yesterday

London Readies for Royal Wedding

As last-minute preparations drew to a close, London braced for a royal wedding that promises to be one of its largest and most watched events in recent memory.

Yesterday

Vincent O’Leary, Who Revived Albany University, Dies at 86

As president at the State University of New York at Albany, Mr. O’Leary developed 27 specialized graduate programs, invigorating the school after a period of decline.

Yesterday

A Big Question for Berkshire

At the company’s annual meeting, the issue of whether Warren E. Buffett’s conglomerate should remain one company will undoubtedly be raised.

Yesterday

Cheaper Drug to Treat Eye Disease Is Effective

The trial said that Avastin is just as effective at treating a form of macular degeneration as the more expensive Lucentis.

Yesterday
Giants’ Pick Is Surprise; Jets Get What They Were Looking For

Giants’ Pick Is Surprise; Jets Get What They Were Looking For

The Giants took Nebraska cornerback Prince Amukamara with the 19th pick, while the Jets selected Temple defensive tackle Muhammad Wilkerson at No. 30.

Yesterday

The Causes of the Civil War, 2.0

How digital tools can help historians - and the public - better understand the causes of the Civil War.

Yesterday
Hernandez Puts Aside Concerns About Investigation and Halts Mets’ Streak

Hernandez Puts Aside Concerns About Investigation and Halts Mets’ Streak

Nationals pitcher Livan Hernandez faced the Mets a day after evidence was introduced that connects him, at least indirectly, to a convicted drug trafficker in Puerto Rico.

Yesterday

What Bubbie Did During the War

The People in the Picture Donna Murphy, center, stars as the Yiddish performer Raisel who becomes the grandmother Bubbie in the Roundabout Theater musical at Studio 54.
Sara Krulwich/The New York Times

Donna Murphy plays an elderly Yiddish actress with a secret from the Holocaust in the Roundabout Theater Company’s “People in the Picture.

Yesterday

Lottery Numbers

Lottery numbers for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Yesterday

Bid to Limit Benefits Plan in New Jersey Is Dropped

“I said from the beginning that I wasn’t married to it,” the State Senate president, Stephen M. Sweeney, said about his proposal to prohibit a program from accepting new members.

Yesterday

Friday: It May Be Assumed

A terrific example of what a Friday puzzle should be by David Quarfoot.

Yesterday

Syria: U.N. Atomic Watchdog Director Says Bombed Syrian Site Was Reactor

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday that a target destroyed by Israeli warplanes in 2007 was a covertly built nuclear reactor, countering assertions by Syria.

Yesterday

China: Sentence Reduced for Hong Kong Academic

The sentence of a political scientist who was jailed on espionage charges in 2001 after he was accused of giving secret documents to a South Korean scholar has been reduced by five months, an American human rights organization said.

Yesterday

Russia: Chechen Says Hands Are Clean

The Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov testified by videolink in the Moscow trial of a prominent human rights activist he sued for defamation.

Yesterday

Business Leaders, in Letter, Will Urge Albany to Legalize Gay Marriage

The executives argue that same-sex marriage would help companies attract and retain employees.

Yesterday

On to Round 2 After a Round 1 That Had Everything

Four of eight series went to a Game 7. Clockwise from top left: Boston beat Montreal in overtime; Tampa Bay beat Pittsburgh; Philadelphia beat Buffalo; and Vancouver beat Chicago in overtime.
Elise Amendola/Associated Press, Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press, Rich Lam/Getty Images, Tom Mihalek/Associated Press

The first round of this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs are a tough act to follow, but the show went on Thursday night, with Nashville visiting Vancouver to start the second round.

Yesterday

A Cosmic Comeuppance for the Dodgers

The Dodgers, one of baseball’s bedrock franchises, are caught up in the divorce charges by the Battling McCourts from Boston.

Yesterday

In Shift, Egypt Warms to Iran and Hamas, Israel’s Foes

Israel has relied on Egypt's help to police the border with Gaza, above in 2006, but Egypt says it is planning to end its blockade.
Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press

Egypt is planning to open the blockaded border with Gaza and normalizing relations with two of Israel and the West’s Islamist foes, Hamas and Iran.

Yesterday

Predicting Tornadoes: It’s Still Guessing Game

Tornado records have been shattered and scientists can only guess when and where tornadoes will actually strike.

Yesterday

When Past and Present Collide

Maggie Brown, left, and Amber Hurt in a scene from
Geisha Years

“We Go Way Back,” an early film by the director Lynn Shelton, maps the territory between young dreams and young-adult reality.

Yesterday
Sooner or Later, the Celtics Were Expecting to Face the Heat

Sooner or Later, the Celtics Were Expecting to Face the Heat

Boston, the defending Eastern Conference champion, takes on LeBron James and Miami on Sunday in Game 1 of their series.

Yesterday

Can Kristen Wiig Turn on the Charm?

“Bridesmaids” Wiig plays the stressed-out best friend to Maya Rudolph's bride to be.
Suzanne Hanover/Universal Pictures

After making her name by playing annoying oddballs, a comedic sidekick gets her big shot.

Yesterday

Berkshire Gets Tough With Sokol as Meeting Nears

After weeks of being quiet, the board of Warren E. Buffett's company is aggressively trying to distance itself from David L. Sokol ahead of Saturday's shareholder meeting.

Yesterday

In the Wake of Wednesday’s Tornadoes

We hope clear weather will give Southerners a chance to mourn the lives that were lost and start the rebuilding.

Yesterday

Zobrist Sets Rays’ R.B.I. Record and Routs Twins All by Himself

The Rays' Ben Zobrist had eight R.B.I., including a three-run homer, against the Twins.
Hannah Foslien/Getty Images

Ben Zobrist set a Tampa Bay record with eight runs batted in, hitting a homer and two two-run doubles to open a doubleheader.

Yesterday

A Stronger and Clearer Clean Water Act

President Obama’s new guidelines are an important step in restoring legal safeguards to threatened wetlands and streams.

Yesterday

Homers Are Just a Part of the Yanks’ Big Night

Alex Rodriguez hit a run-scoring double in the Yankees' big fifth inning against the White Sox. Game coverage is at nytimes.com.
Barton Silverman/The New York Times

After scoring twice without a hit in the third inning, the Yankees pounded out six runs in the fifth. C. C. Sabathia did not allow an earned run in seven innings.

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Marvin Gentry/Reuters
- 00:29

After Storms Kill Hundreds, South Tries to Regroup

Gov. Robert Bentley of Alabama said that at least 204 people had died in his state, bringing the number of people killed to at least 291 across six states.

 
Jason Szenes for The New York Times
- 00:01

Quarterbacks Go Fast in Draft

Cam Newton, the Auburn quarterback with uncertainties of his own, was drafted first over all by the Carolina Panthers amid the league’s labor strife.

 
Alberto Tomas Halpern/Associated Press
- Yesterday

After Fire, Wind and Drought, Something Good Will Follow

Unfortunately, the greatest chronicler of such dire conditions is no longer with us to make sense of it all. It’s fair to ask, rhetorically: What would Elmer Kelton say?

 
Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters
- Yesterday

Giants’ Pick Is Surprise; Jets Get What They Were Looking For

The Giants took Nebraska cornerback Prince Amukamara with the 19th pick, while the Jets selected Temple defensive tackle Muhammad Wilkerson at No. 30.

 
Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press
- Yesterday

Hernandez Puts Aside Concerns About Investigation and Halts Mets’ Streak

Nationals pitcher Livan Hernandez faced the Mets a day after evidence was introduced that connects him, at least indirectly, to a convicted drug trafficker in Puerto Rico.

 
Sara Krulwich/The New York Times
- Yesterday

What Bubbie Did During the War

Donna Murphy plays an elderly Yiddish actress with a secret from the Holocaust in the Roundabout Theater Company’s “People in the Picture.

 
Elise Amendola/Associated Press, Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press, Rich Lam/Getty Images, Tom Mihalek/Associated Press
- Yesterday

On to Round 2 After a Round 1 That Had Everything

The first round of this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs are a tough act to follow, but the show went on Thursday night, with Nashville visiting Vancouver to start the second round.

 
- Yesterday

A Cosmic Comeuppance for the Dodgers

The Dodgers, one of baseball’s bedrock franchises, are caught up in the divorce charges by the Battling McCourts from Boston.

 
Geisha Years
- Yesterday

When Past and Present Collide

“We Go Way Back,” an early film by the director Lynn Shelton, maps the territory between young dreams and young-adult reality.

 
Winslow Townson/Associated Press
- Yesterday

Sooner or Later, the Celtics Were Expecting to Face the Heat

Boston, the defending Eastern Conference champion, takes on LeBron James and Miami on Sunday in Game 1 of their series.

 
Eric Ogden for The New York Times
- Yesterday

Can Kristen Wiig Turn on the Charm?

After making her name by playing annoying oddballs, a comedic sidekick gets her big shot.

 
Hannah Foslien/Getty Images
- Yesterday

Zobrist Sets Rays’ R.B.I. Record and Routs Twins All by Himself

Ben Zobrist set a Tampa Bay record with eight runs batted in, hitting a homer and two two-run doubles to open a doubleheader.

 
Barton Silverman/The New York Times
- Yesterday

Homers Are Just a Part of the Yanks’ Big Night

After scoring twice without a hit in the third inning, the Yankees pounded out six runs in the fifth. C. C. Sabathia did not allow an earned run in seven innings.

 
Richard Foreman Jr./Walt Disney Pictures
- Yesterday

A Disney Take on the Big Night — Review

In “Prom,” Aimee Teegarden plays a high school student organizing her class’s big night.

 
Chester Higgins Jr./The New York Times
- Yesterday

The Subway’s Elevator Operators, a Reassuring Amenity of Another Era

Only a few full-time subway elevator operators are still at work in the New York City transit system.

 
Jason Szenes for The New York Times
- Yesterday

Working Up a Sweat, and That’s Well Before the Draft

The N.F.L. draft has become a lot like a football practice, for prospects and fans alike: a grueling, seemingly never-ending series of events and obstacles, conducted in pouring rain and stifling humidity.

 
Kanbar Entertainment/Weinstein Company
- Yesterday

Red Riding Hood, the Spy Caper

“Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil” drops Red Riding Hood and other fairy-tale characters into a spy movie.

 
- Yesterday

The Mortgage Was Like a Shell Game; So Is Responsibility in 3 Deaths

Illegally constructed walls blocked three residents from a fire escape; lenders on the foreclosed property were legally responsible for maintaining it.

 
Nicholas Weissman/Samuel Goldwyn Films
- Yesterday

A TV Series Lost in Translation

In “Exporting Raymond,” Phil Rosenthal, the creator of “Everybody Loves Raymond,” tells what happened when he tried to remake it for Russian TV.

 
John Adkisson for The New York Times
- Yesterday

Conservative Congressman’s Star Power Extends Beyond Florida District

An African-American Tea Party-activist Republican is becoming a leading spokesman for the right.

 
Josh Haner/The New York Times
- Yesterday

What Government Does

A trip to the Department of Housing and Urban Development provides a look at the state from the inside-out.

 
John Marshall Mantel for The New York Times
- Yesterday

Consultant to the Schools Stole Millions, Officials Say

Federal authorities say Willard Lanham was aided by lax oversight and by corporations that benefited from his scheme.