Support Appears to Drop for Abortion Rights
A poll suggests that the gap has narrowed between Americans who favor keeping abortion legal and those who do not.
Tapping Your Inner Clapton
IPhone music apps are mostly meant to be fun for people who are not musically inclined, but even working musicians are finding uses for them.
Abroad: In a Spanish Region, a Twilight of the Matadors
Dwindling interest and pressure from animal-rights advocates and Catalan nationalists has crippled bullfighting in Catalonia. Now it may be outlawed.
Gadgetwise: Q&A: Freehand Drawing for Free (or Cheap)
The lowdown on low-price computer illustration programs.
Swiss Health Care Thrives Without Public Option
Experts on the Swiss system suggest it would deliver much of what Washington is aiming to accomplish.
Practical Traveler: For Americans, Plastic Buys Less
U.S. credit cards lack a special chip, now commonly used in many foreign countries, causing them to be rejected by some merchants and kiosks.
Comcast Denies Report on a Deal to Buy NBC Universal
A claim from a Web side prompted the cable provider to issue a statement about the television and film business owned by G.E.
A Race in Cardiology
Two major companies are racing to develop the potentially next big thing in heart surgery: a replacement valve that can be implanted through thin tubes known as catheters.
Royals 4, Yankees 3: Chamberlain Fails Playoff Audition
Before the Yankees announce their roster for the American League division series, Joba Chamberlain allowed three runs, seven hits and four walks.
Pavel Popovich, 79, a Pioneer in Space for the Soviet Union, Dies
Mr. Popovich is best known for piloting one of the first two manned satellites to orbit the earth at the same time, a trip that made him the sixth person in orbit.
State Issues Rules on Upstate Natural Gas Drilling Near City’s Water
The new environmental rules are especially concerned with areas around New York City’s reservoirs and water pipelines.