Backstory

The Times's Gardiner Harris on a new study showing the benefits of CT scans in the early detection of lung cancer.

The Times's Dan Bilefsky and Doreen Carvajal on the secret life of former Yugoslav Army general Radtko Mladic. Mladic is wanted for war crimes stemming from the siege of Sarajevo and the massacre at Sbrenecia.

The Times's Sarah Lyall on the newly announced British austerity plan -- the most ambitious in the country's history.

The Times's Sheryl Gay Stolberg on the first official midterm campaign appearance by First Lady Michelle Obama.

The Times's Andrew Martin on the effect of foreclosure freezes on home buyers and homeowners in Florida.

The Times's Michael Shear on the departure of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

The Times's Mark Landler on the UN General Assembly meeting, which features negotiations on Mideast peace, Iran, Turkey and China.

The Time's Sam Dolnick on Muslim families who lost loved ones on 9/11 and their feelings about a proposed Muslim community center near Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan.

The Time's Matt Wald on the explosion on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

Matthew Saltmarsh of the Times-owned International Herald Tribune talks about a pernicious seaweed that's damaging the coast of Brittany in France.

The Times’s Monica Davey on the conviction on a single count of former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich.

The Times’s Gina Kolata on unprecedented efforts to detect alzheimer's disease in its early stages.

The Times’s Motoko Rich on July unemployment numbers and what they say about the state of the economy.

The Times’s Randal Archibold on the decision by a federal judge to halt implementation of Arizona's new immigration law.

The Times’s Sheryl Stolberg on the firing of USDA official Shirley Sherrod, who was wrongly accused of making racist statements.