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Tired of sitcoms and game shows, she reinvented herself in a one-woman show about Gertrude Stein -- and, later, in a gender-bending Shakespeare role. Pat Carroll, who after many years [...]

His in-depth conversations with celebrities on the program focused on craft, not gossip, and made the show a hit on Bravo. James Lipton, who plumbed the dramatic arts through perceptive, [...]

The article discusses the factors that contribute to the survivability of plane crashes, focusing on the recent Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash in South Korea where two flight attendants miraculously survived. Investigators consider factors such as the integrity of the aircraft, safety restraints, G-forces, the environment inside the aircraft, and post-crash conditions like fire or smoke. The survivability of crashes varies, with occupants seated in the rear sometimes having a higher chance of survival, depending on how the aircraft lands. The article also highlights other plane crashes with one or two survivors, emphasizing the role of luck and various circumstances in determining survival. [Extracted from the article]

New wearable devices are being developed to target the brain and improve sleep quality, speed up the onset of sleep, and help travelers adjust to different time zones. These devices use brain stimulation techniques based on research in neurology and sleep science. While companies like Elemind and StimScience have conducted small studies showing promising results, the long-term impact and potential side effects of these wearables are still unknown. Other strategies for improving sleep, such as maintaining good sleep hygiene and reducing stress, are also recommended. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses how researchers are using artificial intelligence to analyze food intake bite-by-bite to improve nutritional tracking and calorie counting. Topics include the development of algorithms to measure portion sizes, the challenges of identifying specific foods, and the potential applications for dietary monitoring, particularly among aging populations.

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that one in four patients with severe brain injuries who appear unresponsive can perform cognitive tasks on command. Brain scans showed that these patients were conscious but lacked motor control. The findings have implications for decisions about life support and how caregivers interact with patients who may be aware of their surroundings. The study was funded by a $10 million grant and involved 353 adults with brain injuries. However, the study had limitations, and the rate of "covert cognition" may differ in the general population. [Extracted from the article]

CORRECTION APPENDEDThe rented offices of HealthyCT, a new insurer in Connecticut, bustle with the energy of a start-up. The sales force takes pride in noting that HealthyCT is a truly [...]

Ginger Chapman and her husband, Doug, are sitting on the health care cliff. The cheapest insurance plan they can find through the new federal marketplace in New Hampshire will cost [...]

As technical failures bedevil the rollout of President Obama's health care law, evidence is emerging that one of the program's loftiest goals -- to encourage competition among insurers in an [...]

As the much-anticipated health care exchanges opened amid bitter partisan debate and technical problems, the federal government released data late Tuesday showing that about 100 insurers were participating in the [...]

BAYONNE, N.J. -- The most expensive hospital in America is not set amid the swaying palm trees of Beverly Hills or the luxury townhouses of New York's Upper East Side. [...]

CORRECTION APPENDEDA hospital in Livingston, N.J., charged $70,712 on average to implant a pacemaker, while a hospital in nearby Rahway, N.J., charged $101,945. In Saint Augustine, Fla., one hospital typically [...]

A neuroscientist named Liz Chrastil turned her own pregnancy into a research project by having her brain scanned before, during, and after pregnancy. This study aimed to understand how the flood of hormones during gestation might change the brain's structure. The findings revealed that while the gray matter shrank and the cortex thinned, the strength of the brain's white matter increased. These changes in the brain during pregnancy are similar to the remodeling that occurs during adolescence. The study suggests that the adult brain undergoes extensive remodeling throughout life. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the vulnerability of certain bridges in the United States to collapse in the event of a direct impact from large ships. The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, caused by a containership striking one of its concrete vertical supports, highlights this vulnerability. The article identifies eight other bridges in California, Maryland, Oregon, New York, and Washington that have similar characteristics and could be at risk. The article also mentions federal guidelines for protecting bridges from vessel strikes and the expensive nature of retrofitting bridges for safety. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has stated that the findings of the investigation into the Key Bridge collapse will inform future considerations regarding bridge regulation, inspection, design, and funding. [Extracted from the article]

Some wealthy donors appear to be acting as a kind of SWAT team for Democratic and Republican candidates by pouring last-minute contributions into competitive House races. These 11th-hour gifts are [...]

President Obama and Mitt Romney are both on pace to raise more than $1 billion with their parties by Election Day, according to financial disclosures filed by the campaigns on [...]

Mitt Romney and the Republicans began October with a $34 million advantage over President Obama and the Democrats, according to disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission on Friday and [...]

Three leading Democratic 'super PACs' raised more money in September than in any other month this election cycle, officials said, underscoring the growing willingness of wealthy Democrats to bankroll groups [...]

In the shadow of the supersize ''super PACs'' that have reshaped the battle for the White House and Senate, a new and potentially potent kind of super PAC is proliferating [...]

Mitt Romney entered the final months of the presidential campaign with a cash balance of just $35 million, racing to find new large donors and rally low-dollar contributors in August [...]

CORRECTION APPENDEDThe San Remo apartment building, a pair of ivory towers at the edge of Central Park, is one of the most sought-after addresses on the Upper West Side of [...]

President Obama has spent more campaign cash more quickly than any incumbent in recent history, betting that heavy early investments in personnel, field offices and a high-tech campaign infrastructure will [...]

CORRECTION APPENDED It is a small apartment in a scrubby section of Jamaica, Queens, where the average household income is $33,800 and many residents receive government assistance. But from this [...]

MORE than a decade ago, I was confronted with a crisis: planning a week's worth of menus and writing out the accompanying shopping list were gobbling up a humongous slice [...]

President Obama's once-commanding fund-raising advantage is declining as major Republican donors rally for Mitt Romney, conservative ''super PACs'' far outpace their liberal counterparts and tax-exempt issue-advocacy groups swarm the political [...]

CORRECTION APPENDED Florida, which is expected to be a vital swing state once again in this year's presidential election, is enrolling fewer new voters than it did four years ago [...]

SAN FRANCISCO -- The maddening quest for street parking is not just a tribulation for drivers, but a trial for cities. As much as a third of the traffic in [...]

When Elisa Izquierdo, a 6-year-old, was killed by her mother in 1995, she became a symbol of a dysfunctional bureaucracy, one that allowed a drug addict to retain custody of [...]

The child who came to be known as Case No. 95-2011-00009 was the fourth born into a home where abuse and neglect were practically a family tradition. The mother, who [...]

After Scott Ely and his father talked with salesmen from an energy company about signing the lease allowing gas drilling on their land in northeastern Pennsylvania, he said he felt [...]

On Nov. 19, 2001, Susan Ainbinder Hutchins received a call saying that her son, Kevin Colbert, who worked at an investment bank on the 89th floor of 2 World Trade [...]

The number of discrimination cases filed by city employees in New York has risen even as Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has adopted a far less adversarial tone than his predecessor [...]

Long after questions were first raised about the overuse of powerful CT scans, hundreds of hospitals across the country needlessly exposed patients to radiation by scanning their chests twice on [...]

WASHINGTON -- During the frenetic months of the financial crisis, the Federal Reserve stretched the limits of its legal authority by lending money to more than 100 banks that subsequently [...]

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve's huge lending programs, which saved Wall Street in the fall of 2008, also benefited a wide range of other financial companies, including community banks, credit [...]

MEN and women. Democrats and Republicans. Doctors, lawyers, merchants and moguls. A remarkable, if relatively small, cross-section of New Yorkers legally own handguns, according to public records obtained by The [...]

Councilman Charles Barron of Brooklyn represents one of New York's most troubled neighborhoods, where violence runs rampant and the median income hovers near $34,000. But when it came time to [...]

Newly disclosed records show that during the 2008 financial crisis, the Federal Reserve essentially lent $16.1 billion to General Electric by buying short-term corporate i.o.u.'s from the company at a [...]

CORRECTION APPENDED WASHINGTON -- As financial markets shuddered and then nearly imploded in 2008, the Federal Reserve opened its vault to the world on a scope much wider and deeper [...]

Because children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to radiation, doctors three years ago mounted a national campaign to protect them by reducing diagnostic radiation to only those levels seen as [...]

As the N.F.L. prepares to kick off its 2010 season, nearly all of the league's 31 football stadiums are financed with public money. On average, more than half the reported [...]

Since winning a third term in November, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has announced a parade of major appointments: bringing aboard three new deputy mayors and six commissioners and trumpeting most [...]

CORRECTION APPENDED New research into front air bags in automobiles is raising troubling questions about their effectiveness for drivers wearing seat belts. The research suggests that when compared with the [...]

CORRECTION APPENDED Even as recently as last year, the process by which books ended up in New York classrooms bore more resemblance to Avon than Amazon. Scores of salespeople traversed [...]

An analysis of consumer claims submitted to auto manufacturers in recent years shows that speed-control issues -- like those that have led to the recall of millions of Toyota vehicles [...]

CASE file: His night began in the bars of Staten Island, and by 2 a.m., he was buying crack cocaine. Inside his car, he flicked a lighter and inhaled. He [...]

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration receives more than 30,000 complaints each year. About 70 percent are filed through the agency's Web site online, while the rest are submitted by [...]

This article was reported byBill Vlasic, Hiroko Tabuchiand Jo Craven McGintyand written by Mr. Vlasic. Toyota has recalled six million cars in the United States over concerns about sudden acceleration. [...]