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Somalia Food Aid Bypasses Needy, U.N. Study Finds

As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted to a web of corrupt contractors, Islamist militants and local U.N. staff, according to a report.

• Times Topics: Somalia
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A Consumer Bill Gives Exemption on Payday Loans

Senator Bob Corker wants a proposed bank agency to be more lenient toward nonbank companies, but some advocates say that would hurt consumers.

• Times Topics: Payday Loans | Financial Regulatory Reform

Paterson’s No. 2 Sets Broad Plan on New York Fiscal Crisis

Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch will unveil a plan that includes borrowing billions and imposing curbs on future spending.

Attacks on Detainee Lawyers Split Conservatives

Right-leaning legal scholars have bristled at a video, produced by a group that Liz Cheney runs, that questions the loyalty of lawyers who worked for terror detainees.

• Room for Debate: Attacking Lawyers, Left and Right

An Italian Antihero’s Time to Shine

By one new metric, Michelangelo has been bumped from his perch atop the Italian art charts by Caravaggio, a hyperrealist whose art is instantly accessible.

• Times Topics: Caravaggio

Pressed by Charters, Public Schools Try Marketing

Principals in Harlem are using firms to help lure students with Web sites, brochures and open houses.

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