Terry Jones, the pastor from Gainesville, Fla., said he would cancel the event, adding that he intended to meet with the imam planning to build an Islamic center near ground zero.

The administration has pledged tax credits and subsidies but has said the lead must come from the private sector.

American Marines boarded a hijacked ship and arrested nine pirates — without firing a shot, the military said.

A roundup of new shows in the coming television season.

With Democrats in danger of losing control of Congress, some lobbying shops, trade groups and contractors are moving to hire more Republicans.

Hadidjatou Karamoko Traoré is a 9/11 widow who has had to balance an overnight job, three children and her Muslim faith.

A federal court permitted federal funding of research until the court rules on the Obama administration’s case.

Junior players audition for agents and sponsorship dollars at the Open.

Many are questioning the practice of driving on the beaches near Daytona Beach after two children were killed this year.

Thilo Sarrazin, who made disparaging remarks about Muslims and Jews in a disputed book, has agreed to quit his position on the board, the Bundesbank said Thursday.

Fashion Week opened on Thursday with a show by one of New York’s rising stars.

Iran announced that one of the three Americans jailed for more than a year will be released Saturday to mark the end of Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

The United Steelworkers union plans to file a legal case that accuses China of violating World Trade Organization rules.

Why the most popular cultural depictions of America’s current wars are video games.

The 14 percent decline in the trade deficit in July should give a lift to overall economic growth.

The editors of T reveal what events they’ve underlined in their agenda books.

Chicago has felt conflicting emotions since Mayor Richard M. Daley said he’d leave the office he has had since 1989.

Sean Wilentz’s “Bob Dylan in America” touchingly conveys its author’s nearly lifelong reverence for his subject.

At least 15 people died in the attack in the restive North Caucasus region on Thursday.

Chen Guangcheng, a blind lawyer, had been imprisoned after challenging government policies that exploited farmers, discriminated against the disabled and brutally enforced China’s one-child policy.