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Rick Santorum won the Minnesota caucuses and a nonbinding primary in Missouri on Tuesday, raising fresh questions about Mitt Romney’s ability to corral conservative support.

Karen Handel’s resignation came just days after the cancer foundation reversed its decision to cut funds to Planned Parenthood.

Updates and analysis from Times reporters on the Republican contests.

Facing criticism from religious-affiliated institutions, the Obama administration promised on Tuesday to explore ways to make a new health insurance requirement more flexible.

The study found that arrests of Muslim Americans in plots or violent attacks have dropped sharply since 2009.

An ambitious plan is in the works to transform the plaza in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art into a more efficient and pleasing space.

The decision by a federal appeals court panel that Proposition 8 violated people’s rights all but ensured that the case would proceed to the United States Supreme Court.

The swift realization that the diplomatic buildup may have been ill advised is a remarkable pivot for the State Department.

Riding a five-game winning streak, fifth-ranked North Carolina will face its archrival, No. 10 Duke, on Wednesday night in a game that will be an important measure for both teams.

The biggest New York City hotel operators have agreed to a contract that will give workers, among other things, security devices that would summon help if hotel staff encounter danger in a guest’s room.

After an investigation into a woman’s claim that she was raped by Greg Kelly, a son of Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said the facts “do not fit the definition of sexual assault crimes.”

With the city of Homs reported to be under renewed bombardment, a senior Russian envoy held talks with President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday.

Mrs. Green, a teenage officers’ mess waitress, signed up in the last months of the war and recalled the officers’ courtly behavior.

The Obama administration has faced resistance over a new rule that requires insurance plans at some religious institutions to cover birth control.

As part of a plan to improve the nutritional quality of the food it sells, Walmart said that it would begin placing a label with the words Great for You on its Great Value and Marketside food items.

A concept based on Buddhist teachings encourages people to eat slowly, paying close attention to the sensation and purpose of each morsel.

Four long-serving directors will leave, and two new members have been named, following the resignation of the co-founder Jerry Yang.

Experts say Mitt Romney appears to have benefited from an investment technique that has long frustrated Congress.

Kutsher’s Tribeca updates Eastern European Jewish cuisine in a spacious modern setting.

The provision calls for the hotels to equip certain employees with "devices to be carried on their persons at work that they can quickly and easily activate to effectively summon prompt assistance.''