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International nuclear inspectors are investigating whether a Russian scientist helped Iran conduct experiments on how to detonate a nuclear weapon.

The slow dismantling of the walls is the most visible sign of a fundamental change in the Iraqi capital, as the American surge strategy draws to a close.

Alaska’s former public safety commissioner was contacted three dozen times by Gov. Sarah Palin, her husband and seven administration officials about the status of one of his troopers, interviews and documents show.

Two sixth-inning homers off Derek Lowe in Game 1 lifted Philadelphia to its first victory in the N.L.C.S. since 1993.

A late-day decline again pushed the markets down sharply, with the Dow falling more than 600 points a year to the day after hitting its record high.

Historic crime highs have usually followed an economic crisis — a cause for concern for New Yorkers these days.

The U.S. and Britain appear to be converging toward a common solution for the financial chaos sweeping the world, one day before a crucial meeting of financial leaders begins in Washington.

Asia stocks dropped sharply, with Japan’s Nikkei index plunging 10 percent, while the yen and gold rose.

The government needs to decide which banks it is sure are worth saving, and pump capital into them directly.

Toyota is considering setting up a separate brand for Prius, and may broaden the Prius lineup with new models, the head of Toyota’s American sales arm said.

The new federal tax credit for plug-in hybrids will reward cars with big battery packs, which are not necessarily the tops in green performance.

The Wall Street Journal is organizing, with the Partnership for New York City, a breakfast meeting of business leaders to discuss the city's financial future. Rupert Murdoch is one of the hosts.

A surge of voter registrations is under way leading to the Friday deadline to register to vote in New York State. Have any readers encountered problems with the process?.

The Treasury Department is considering taking ownership stakes in many United States banks, the White House said Thursday.

As baseball’s league championship series begin on Thursday, Scott Boras will be represented everywhere, with 10 active players on the four teams.

Derivatives have long had a great supporter in the former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.

Senator Barack Obama is a very different kind of candidate from Bill Clinton, judging by his performance at the town-hall-style debate and on the campaign trail.

Adm. Mike Mullen said Afghanistan was likely to continue what a nearly completed intelligence assessment called “a downward spiral.”

Two young American journalists missing in Lebanon were in Syrian custody on Thursday, according to a report on the Web site of the state news agency, Sana.

The economic turmoil is threatening to topple Republican candidates, putting more seats within Democratic reach.