Wesley Stace’s new novel, “Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer,” is at first glance a straightforward period thriller. On a summer night in 1923, three people are found dead in a London flat. Charles Jessold,…
In weeks before rescuers made contact, miners struggled with despair
Group says endorsement of no-fly zone was intended to prevent civilian casualties Q. DEAR TIM: Wood fencing is my next project. My wife loves wood fences, and I feel they are attractive. What do I…
Ohio State 67, Indiana 58: Ohio State Topples Indiana
Inertia was the last thing I expected during a recent Montana cross-country ski trip. This article first appeared in the Autumn 2012 issue of Energy Futures, the magazine of the MIT Energy Initiative. Subscribe today.After…
Mexico shaken by apparent abduction of powerful politician Fernandez
The famed experimental theater troupe is losing its current home, but hopes to keep producing work elsewhere. In this year of politically themed best-picture contenders like “Munich” and “Good Night, and Good Luck,” the foreign…
Colorful, Sculptural Branching
“A youthful mind in a youthful body.” It’s a slight spin on an old saw — and it’s what keeps Alexandria dancer and choreographer Jayne Letsche on her toes at 85, just as it brings…
Fairfax County crime report
Americans need to make big changes in their eating habits to fight the obesity epidemic and a host of ailments caused by poor diets, including consuming less sugar, fat and salt and more fish, fruits…
Housing paperwork can pile up at tax time – here’s what to keep, and for how long
Although the main purpose of the District’s new teacher evaluation system is to rate teachers’ effectiveness, officials are beginning to use the fresh troves of data it generates for other purposes, such as assessing administrators…
Bolshoi dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko, two others held in acid attack on artistic director
WASHINGTON — The fighting in Libya has disrupted a sensitive U.S. government program to keep about 700 former nuclear and chemical weapons experts busy on civilian projects in the medical and petroleum industries there and…
Hollywood’s Crowd Control Problem
Here are some events that builders and developers have scheduled for would-be home buyers in the coming weeks. All are free and open to the public. Both members of a U.S. fighter jet crew were…
Is the HIV ‘functional cure’ the breakthrough it seems?
BP has finished pumping cement into the blown-out Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico as part of its efforts to permanently plug the source of the nation’s worst oil spill, the company said Thursday.…