As Need Grows, County Bus Service Lags

Taking the bus in Westchester is no simple matter. Land use patterns, topography and suburban mind-sets keep many behind the wheel.

'Rudd-speak' confuses Germans, Aussies

TRANSLATORS scramble for German equivalent of "detailed programmatic specificity".

Seeing the Show Without Breaking the Bank

There are plenty of ways to go to the theater -- and even get great seats to Tony Award-winning Broadway shows -- for under $50.

Harsh Review of Restoration in Everglades

MIAMI - The eight-year-old, multibillion-dollar effort to rescue the Everglades has failed to halt the wetlands' decline because of bureaucratic delays, a lack of financing from Congress and overdevelopment, according to a new report.

36 Hours in Milwaukee

Beyond the beer and bratwurst, this city has 95 miles of bike lanes, lush parks lacing the shores of Lake Michigan and a revitalized riverfront.

To Fans, Older Stadiums Feel Like Home

The best way to illustrate the scope of revolution in ballpark design is to look at the playoff series between the Cubs and the Dodgers, whose stadiums are the two oldest in the National League.

Confronting Taliban, Pakistan Finds Itself at War

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - War has come to Pakistan, not just as terrorist bombings, but as full-scale battles, leaving Pakistanis angry and dismayed as the dead, wounded and displaced turn up right on their doorstep.

Harsh Review of Restoration in Everglades

MIAMI - The eight-year-old, multibillion-dollar effort to rescue the Everglades has failed to halt the wetlands' decline because of bureaucratic delays, a lack of financing from Congress and overdevelopment, according to a new report.

Explosion Kills 7 Russians in South Ossetia

MOSCOW - A car bomb in the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali killed seven Russian peacekeepers and two others on Friday, raising tensions in the separatist enclave days before a scheduled pullback of Russian troops from Georgian territory.

Seeing the Show Without Breaking the Bank

There are plenty of ways to go to the theater -- and even get great seats to Tony Award-winning Broadway shows -- for under $50.

Swapping Land for a Road to Somewhere Divides Alaskans

ANCHORAGE - Among the many bills Congress is considering before it recesses for the November elections is a proposed land swap between the State of Alaska and the federal government that would allow a gravel road to be built through a remote national wildlife refuge.

China's Dairy Farmers Say They Are Victims

In China's widening milk scandal, dairy farmers say that the real culprits are dairy companies and the milking stations that they operate.

Confronting Taliban, Pakistan Finds Itself at War

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - War has come to Pakistan, not just as terrorist bombings, but as full-scale battles, leaving Pakistanis angry and dismayed as the dead, wounded and displaced turn up right on their doorstep.

Bailout Plan Wins Approval; Democrats Vow Tighter Rules

Even as President Bush signed the $700 billion economic bailout into law, lawmakers said it was only a first step and pledged to make a sweeping overhaul of financial regulation.

Seeing the Show Without Breaking the Bank

There are plenty of ways to go to the theater -- and even get great seats to Tony Award-winning Broadway shows -- for under $50.