sábado, 23 de março de 2013


The Air Force Thunderbirds on Friday in Titusville, Fla. The team’s performance at the air show there will probably be its last for a while.
Sarah Beth Glicksteen for The New York Times
The Air Force Thunderbirds on Friday in Titusville, Fla. The team’s performance at the air show there will probably be its last for a while.
Attractions like the Navy and Marine Corps’ Blue Angels and the Air Force’s Thunderbirds draw crowds to air shows around the nation, but they will soon be grounded by budget cuts.
“There is no job that would make me leave my job before the end of my term,” said Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who leaves “on June 30 at 11:59 and 59 seconds.”

Los Angeles Mayor Is Leaving Without Car, Job or Regrets

Antonio R. Villaraigosa faces life as a private citizen in Los Angeles after eight years in office, but he is not ruling out more public service.
The airport now has the capacity to land as many as 114 airplanes an hour.

Tower at O’Hare May Be a Victim of Federal Cuts

The Federal Aviation Administration said it would close 149 control towers at smaller airports, but even an O’Hare International Airport tower in Chicago could be affected.
A captive coyote at the National Wildlife Research Center in Millville, Utah. The state's bounty program pays hunters there $50 for every coyote killed.

The Sly Coyote Becomes a Bounty Hunters’ Target in Utah

An incentive program in Utah to curb the coyote population has provoked enthusiasm from hunters and concern from environmentalists.
Evan S. Ebel, who was suspected in the death of Colorado’s prison chief, died after being wounded in a shootout.

Suspect’s Ties to Other Killings Explored

Investigators are examining whether Evan S. Ebel, who was tied to the killing of Tom Clements, the state’s prison chief, had connections to two other deaths.
Daniel Vaughn, right, set to become the barbecue editor at Texas Monthly, placed an order at Lockhart Smokehouse in Dallas on Thursday.

A Tireless Connoisseur of Texas Barbecue Gets Ready for the Main Course

Daniel Vaughn, a tireless barbecue aficionado, has been hired by Texas Monthly as its first barbecue editor, a position that exists at no other magazine in America.

North Dakota to Put End to Abortions on the Ballot

A measure allowing the public to decide whether the State Constitution should assert that life begins at conception will appear on next year’s ballot.

State Defends Immigrant License Limits

A lawsuit over allowing immigrants to obtain a driver’s license in Arizona is part of a broader clash with an Obama administration program offering reprieves from deportation.

3 Marines Dead at Base in Shooting and Suicide

The three were all enlisted personnel who worked at the officer training school in Quantico, Va., officials said.
As president of the National Organization for Marriage, Brian S. Brown is a leading opponent of same-sex marriage.

Ready to Fight Gay Marriage at Court Door

Brian S. Brown has become the nation’s leading opponent of gay marriage. Now, his views are set for the ultimate American test: a Supreme Court hearing.
Senator Elizabeth Warren, left, at the Capitol in Washington on Friday before the final vote on the budget resolution.

Senate Passes $3.7 Trillion Budget, Setting Up Contentious Negotiations

The 50-to-49 vote early Saturday sets up contentious — and potentially fruitless — negotiations with the Republican-dominated House to reconcile two vastly different visions for dealing with America’s economic and budgetary problems.
NEWS ANALYSIS
President Obama in Petra, Jordan, on Saturday. He persuaded Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to apologize to Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey for a 2010 raid.

Obama Shows Talent for Arm-Twisting, and Raises Hopes on Peace Effort

After helping heal a rift between Israel and Turkey, analysts wonder whether President Obama will bring the same doggedness and personal involvement to pursuing peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
Editors' Picks
MULTIMEDIA FEATURE

The Hard Road Back

A series of articles and videos chronicling the experiences of military veterans who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan but continue to confront the medical and psychological scars of battle.

When Cold Cases Stay Cold

A few years ago, the F.B.I. began reopening dozens of cold cases involving blacks killed in the South decades ago, but resolution has been elusive.
MULTIMEDIA FEATURE

This Land: Donna’s Diner

This series examines the expectations, disappointments and challenges that shape the lives of Donna Dove, her customers and the city they know intimately, Elyria, Ohio.
Multimedia
Coyote Hunting in Utah
A $50 bounty to control the coyote population in Utah has hunters excited, environmentalists crying foul and state wildlife administrators stuck somewhere in the middle.
Experimental Marketing
In 2005, the rural town Clark, Tex., agreed to change its name to Dish as part of a deal with the Dish Network satellite TV service.
Where Home Is an Elusive Fantasy
LENS BLOG
Where Home Is an Elusive Fantasy
Nadia Shira Cohen and Paulo Siqueira moved into a Florida motel to document the lives of families uprooted by poverty, illness and misfortune.
Securing the Border
United States Border Patrol agents in Arizona’s Tucson sector say the border is safer and more secure than ever, but can it withstand a potential new wave of illegal immigration?

THE LEDE

Ask About the Supreme Court Hearings on Same-Sex Marriage

Times reporters and editors will answer readers’ questions about two cases the court will hear next week.

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