The mishap sent waves of anxiety along a coast that has just begun to recover from the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expressing confidence in the talks, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to hold regular meetings.

Getting ready to leave New York, but already missing the High Line, the Shakespeare Garden and more.

The Federal Reserve chairman also said it was impossible for the government to save Lehman Brothers in 2008.

A new curriculum at N.Y.U. is intended to foster more personal relationships between medical students and patients.

It’s an infuse-a-palooza out there, as infused spirits make serious headway in bars and restaurants of all kinds.

The girl, found dead in Brooklyn, had suffered severe health problems since birth, the authorities said.

Line umpires strive to maintain anonymity even as they factor mightily in the outcomes of matches.

Did the attack in northern Afghanistan hit a team of election campaign workers, including a parliamentary candidate, or a group connected with an Uzbek terrorist network?

An easy-to-produce paste may help cure malnourishment around the world. But who owns the recipe?

Retail sales rose 3.3 percent, more than forecast. But the results are measured against a weak month a year ago.

Europe tends to focus on the dollar exchange rate, but the yen’s recent rise is helping Germany significantly.

Dell on Thursday withdrew from the bidding for 3Par, which agreed to be acquired by Hewlett-Packard for $33 per share.

Two groups of 44 states will use the $330 million in federal money to design better annual reading and math tests.

Powerful drugs are given to young children despite a lack of study on how they affect development.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived on an unannounced visit for meetings with American military commanders and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan.

After his victory on Wednesday, John Isner answered the predictable round of questions about that really long match at Wimbledon.

The need of Americans for an American to root for; also, the growing difference between the pros and the fans.

For the second year in a row, a highly ranked American was ousted from the Open in a match marred by a foot-fault dispute.

Street markets remained closed early on Thursday and police mounted patrols after a suicide attack claimed 31 lives among a procession of Shiite Muslim worshippers.