Bedbugs are showing up in commercial settings, creating a bonanza for companies that deal with the scourge.

Mohamed ElBaradei said that democracy in Egypt was a “sham” and pushed for a change in the election laws.

Two officials told the Security Council that the number of reported victims in attacks last month had risen.

The president’s decision not to extend tax cuts for the rich adds a populist twist to an economic package designed to entice support from big businesses and their Republican allies.

David Westin’s resignation as president represents, in the words of one long-time television news executive, “an inflection point” for the television news industry.

The difference between viewing housing as a luxury good or as a staple is the subject of a debate about the recovery.

Prime Minister David Cameron’s top media adviser may be told to respond to claims that he knew about hacking.

American plays and musicals have been in starring roles this season in London.

A new book of photographs, “Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page,” documents the career of Led Zeppelin’s guitarist. Ben Sisario talked to Mr. Page about the book and his career.

Amazon is trying to get manufacturers to make packages easier to open, hoping to reduce consumer “wrap rage.”

The best recruit in Kentucky’s top-ranked recruiting class, the Turkish center Enes Kanter, received more than $100,000 in cash and benefits over three years, according to the team’s general manager.

Eliot Spitzer, who had expressed reservations about how fit Andrew M. Cuomo was to be governor, now believes Mr. Cuomo is the right candidate.

Britain’s chancellor of the Exchequer endorsed new agencies to supervise financial actions.

Carl P. Paladino, a Republican who promises a slash-and-burn attack on Albany if elected governor, is a quintessential insider.

Mayor Richard M. Daley will not seek re-election, which could have implications for the White House.

Iraq announced the return of hundreds of antiquities that had ended up in the United States, although 632 pieces repatriated last year were now unaccounted for.