A Brilliant Career With a Meteoric Rise and an Abrupt Fall

By SCOTT SHANE, SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and PETER BAKER.

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David H. Petraeus, with his wife, Holly, in 2011 during his confirmation hearing in the Senate before becoming director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Before he resigned Friday as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, David H. Petraeus had seemed all but indestructible.

F.B.I. Said to Have Stumbled Into News of Petraeus Affair

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With Digital Trail, an End to the Hushed Affair

By MICHAEL WINES

David Petraeus’s affair is but the most recent in an embarrassment of political scandals that lately have spilled into public view.

Paula Broadwell, who wrote a biography of David H. Petraeus, moved into public view on Friday after an affair with Mr. Petraeus was uncovered.

Woman Linked to Petraeus Is a West Point Graduate and Lifelong High Achiever

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR

Paula Broadwell, who had an affair with the director of the C.I.A., holds a graduate degree from Harvard, and was a fitness champion at West Point, as well as a model for a machine gun manufacturer.

In a courtroom sketch, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, lower right, is shown during testimony on Friday.

At Soldier’s Hearing, Grisly Descriptions of Chaos and Horror

By KIRK JOHNSON

Witnesses testified by video at a hearing in Washington State in the case against Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who is accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians.

At War Blog: Days of Horror and Grief: Reporting the Panjwai Massacre

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Living in the American Atlantis (Population 14)

By ALAN SCHWARZ 8:51 PM ET

Kaskaskia, Ill., a former state capital settled in 1703, has shrunk after devastating floods to 14 full-time residents, who have to take a detour to Missouri to get there.

A news conference and vigil on Nov. 1 near La Joya, Tex., for two illegal immigrants who died in a pickup fired on by officers.

Texas Chase and Shooting by Officers Under Inquiry

By MANNY FERNANDEZ 8:00 PM ET

The policy in which Texas state law officers bring vehicle chases to an end by using their weapons has mostly been carried out safely but has sometimes resulted in fatal errors.

Light Earthquake Hits Kentucky

By DIANTHA PARKER 7:05 PM ET

A magnitude 4.3 temblor struck about eight miles west of Whitesburg, Ky., just after noon, the United States Geological Survey said.

U.S. Extends a Deadline for States on Coverage

By ROBERT PEAR

The Obama administration announced Friday that it would extend the deadline for states to submit their plans for health insurance exchanges.

California Democrats Likely to Win Supermajority

By NORIMITSU ONISHI

While votes were still being counted in two tight races, California Democratic officials talked about a new era that would effectively bring one-party rule to the nation’s largest state.

Vote Count Confirms Obama Win in Florida

By LIZETTE ALVAREZ

After early voting with lengthy waits and a slow count of absentee ballots, officials grappled with what went wrong as 70 percent of those registered tried to vote.

Fla. Vote Beyond Recount Range; West Won't Concede 3:26 PM ET

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Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic senator-elect from Massachusetts, appearing with Gov. Deval Patrick on Thursday in Boston.

A New Senator, Known Nationally and Sometimes Feared

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE

Elizabeth Warren, the newly elected Democratic senator from Massachusetts, created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and took on financial institutions two years ago.

Times Topic: Elizabeth Warren

Lily Canedo, center, and others took petitions bearing 20,000 signatures on Friday to the county recorder's office in Phoenix to protest uncounted votes.

Races in Arizona Still Hang in the Balance

By FERNANDA SANTOS

Voting- and immigrant-rights advocates have called on the Justice Department to investigate accusations of disenfranchisement after a record number of votes remained uncounted.

Slide Show: Uncounted Votes in Arizona Raise Controversy

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Interactive Feature: Faces of the Dead

Nearly nine years passed before American forces reached their first 1,000 dead in the war in Afghanistan. The second 1,000 came just 27 months later, after a troop surge in 2010.

Interactive Feature: Coming Out

Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender teenagers talk about their lives in this weeklong series.

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How Detroit Became the World Capital of Staring at Abandoned Old Buildings

By MARK BINELLI

Every modern ruin tells a story — and it’s not always the one you want to hear.

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Uncounted Votes in Arizona Raise Controversy

The outcome of several races remained a mystery in Arizona as officials struggled to count a record number of early and provisional ballots.

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This Land: Donna's Diner

Dan Barry, a National columnist, spent Election Day in Elyria, Ohio, where he’d spent much of this year reporting on the regular patrons of a local diner and where voting is simply “what you do.”