Flavio Grassi

Bedbugs are showing up in commercial settings, creating a bonanza for companies that deal with the scourge.

Shock over Mayor Richard M. Daley’s news spread all the way to Washington, where the White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, has said he would like the job.

The old Giants Stadium carries about $110 million in debt, or nearly $13 for every New Jersey resident. There are similar stories for taxpayers across the nation.

The difference between viewing housing as a luxury good or as a staple is the subject of a debate about the recovery.

President Obama’s decision not to extend tax cuts for the rich adds a populist twist to an election-season economic package designed to entice support from big businesses and their Republican allies.

President Hamid Karzai, his brother and another prominent set of brothers struck agreements that have publicly backfired.

Religious leaders held an extraordinary “emergency summit” to denounce bigotry toward Muslim Americans.

Mohamed ElBaradei said that democracy in Egypt was a “sham” and pushed for a change in the election laws.

David Westin’s resignation as president represents, in the words of one long-time television news executive, “an inflection point” for the television news industry.

About 500 women were raped in eastern Congo in July and August, demonstrating that both rebel militias and government troops used sexual violence as a weapon.

A San Diego restaurant owner has been thrust into one of the nation’s most contentious debates, sending a current of fear through the restaurant industry.

Amazon is trying to get manufacturers to make packages easier to open, hoping to reduce consumer “wrap rage.”

A new book of photographs, “Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page,” documents the career of Led Zeppelin’s guitarist. Ben Sisario talked to Mr. Page about the book and his career.

Iraq announced the return of hundreds of antiquities that had ended up in the United States, although 632 pieces repatriated last year were now unaccounted for.

Many state legislatures will play a major role in the once-a-decade process of redrawing the boundaries of Congressional districts.

Mayor Richard M. Daley will not seek re-election, which could have implications for the White House.

Prime Minister David Cameron’s top media adviser may be told to respond to claims that he knew about hacking.

The best recruit in Kentucky’s top-ranked recruiting class, the Turkish center Enes Kanter, received more than $100,000 in cash and benefits over three years, according to the team’s general manager.

Michael Ayoub’s restaurant provides a comfortable destination in Brooklyn with an extensive Italian menu.

Gen. David H. Petraeus, the American commander in Afghanistan, said that plans by a Florida church to burn Korans on Sept. 11 could play into the hands of extremists.