Democrats Clinch Deal for Deciding Vote on Health Bill

Louisiana Has Much at Stake in Health Care Debate

By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON 4 minutes ago

Because of the unique way it delivers health care to the poor, the outcome of the debate could drastically alter the state’s system.

Justices Revisit Rule Requiring Lab Testimony

By ADAM LIPTAK 2 minutes ago

Prosecutors argue that mandatory court appearances keep crime analysts away from their laboratory work.

Winter Arrives, Blanketing East Coast in Snow

By LIZ ROBBINS 17 minutes ago

An enormous winter storm crippled the nation’s capital and the Mid-Atlantic as fierce winds churned northward.

• Slide Show: Major Snowstorm Hits Atlantic Coast

At 94, She’s the Hot New Thing in Painting

By DEBORAH SONTAG

After six decades of very private painting, Carmen Herrera is basking in the realization that her career is finally, undeniably, taking off.

• Slide Show: Carmen Herrera

For Many, Utility Bill Is One More Casualty of Recession

By ERIK ECKHOLM

The recession has accentuated what was already a growing challenge for low-income and many middle-class households across the nation.

Counting Bits of U.S. Life

By SAM ROBERTS

The 2010 Statistical Abstract of the United States is a gold mine of trivia about the country and its residents.

• Times Topics: Census

In Hawaii, Cuts Reach to Core Functions

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hawaii’s money troubles are creating a society more befitting a backwater than a state celebrating its 50th anniversary and preparing to welcome President Obama home for Christmas this week.

Impeachment Evidence Grows Against U.S. Judge

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Witnesses in the impeachment case of Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr. painted a jarring portrait of the judge who was appointed to the federal bench in 1994.

Pregnant G.I.’s Could Be Punished

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

An Army general in northern Iraq has added pregnancy to the list of reasons a soldier under his command could be court-martialed.

F. William McCalpin, Champion of Legal Aid to Poor, Dies at 88

By DENNIS HEVESI

A fierce advocate of the Legal Services Corporation, Mr. McCalplin was a proud Republican who nonetheless clashed with Ronald Regan over financing, and won.

Graphic: Roundup of the Key National Election Results

Across the country, voters chose new elected officials and cast ballots on referendum questions.

Video: When No One's Looking

As an increasing number of runaway children are trying to survive on the streets, a group of teenagers in Medford, Ore., use a number of legal and illegal strategies to get by.

Video: When No One's Looking, Part 2

How pimps target runaways, luring them into a world of under-age prostitution, and how law enforcement officers try to intervene.

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Video Feature: Obama's Health Care Address to Congress

Interactive video and transcript of President Obama’s speech before a joint session of Congress on the need to overhaul health care.