By MARK LANDLER, MICHAEL R. GORDON and ANNE BARNARD
Declaring Syria’s opposition as its legitimate representative, marks a new phase of engagement for President Obama in a nearly two-year bloody struggle.
By MONICA DAVEY
Sweeping legislation signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday will vastly reduce the power of organized labor in a state that was a symbol of union clout for decades.
By CHOE SANG-HUN and DAVID E. SANGER 12:39 AM ET
Washington and its allies have said they think North Korea’s rocket program has less to do with putting a satellite into orbit than with developing a vehicle for a nuclear warhead.
Time and Punishment
By JOHN TIERNEY
Many scholars say mandatory sentencing policies lock up nonviolent, low-level offenders for too long and are no longer a cost-effective way to reduce crime in the United States.
By J. DAVID GOODMAN, SERGE F. KOVALESKI and WENDY RUDERMAN
Detectives on two coasts scoured for evidence and a motive after Brandon Lincoln Woodard, a law student from Los Angeles, was stalked and killed in Midtown Manhattan.
By MATTHEW BRUNWASSER
The competing business dealings of former high ranking United States officials in Kosovo may present a special ethical quandary.