Officials are analyzing local statistics to determine how to take engines and ladder trucks out of service.

The father of Najibullah Zazi, the Denver shuttle bus driver arrested in September on terrorism charges after a visit to New York, was charged with obstruction of justice in an indictment unsealed Monday.

Officials are analyzing statistics, block by block, to determine how to most safely take engines and ladder trucks out of service.

Officials are analyzing statistics, block by block, to determine how to most safely take engines and ladder trucks out of service.

Taking Questions: Bryn Chrisman, a vinyasa flow yoga teacher and kirtan leader, responds to readers.

A variety of 21st century forces have made overturning “don’t ask, don’t tell” a White House priority in 2010.

A variety of 21st century forces have made overturning “don’t ask, don’t tell” a White House priority in 2010.

The booming Chinese electric-bike industry is spurring impressive sales in India, Europe and the United States.

From impending court cases to Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand’s anticipated primary battle, a variety of 21st century forces have made overturning “don’t ask, don’t tell” a White House priority.

“I try to run a trial on a schedule, and have a plan,” said Justice Alan D. Marrus. “The jurors seem to like that, too.”Justice Alan D. Marrus, who is presiding over a high-profile police brutality trial in Brooklyn, is a stickler for efficiency, and is known to warm jurors with a joke.