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• Musharraf Says Emergency Rule Will End on Dec. 16
  Questions remained about the effects of the announcement, which Pervez Musharraf made after being sworn into a second term as president of Pakistan today.
• Six Killers: Lung Disease: From Smoking Boom, a Major Killer of Women
  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is usually caused by smoking, has become a major killer in women.
• Strike Settled, Broadway Races to Reopen Shows
  The theater district buzzed today as Broadway prepared to revive a season interrupted by a 19-day strike by stagehands.
• Concussions Put College Players in Murky World
  While the N.F.L. has adopted guidelines for concussions, no rules govern how they are treated in college football.
• Former Rep. Henry Hyde Is Dead at 83
  The Illinois Republican was an opponent of abortion and a leader of the impeachment effort against Bill Clinton.
• U.S. Says China Agrees to End Some Subsidies
  Bowing to U.S. pressure on the eve of economic talks, China agreed today to end a dozen trade subsidies.
• Rebel Officers Surrender in Manila
  Philippine SWAT teams stormed a five-star hotel commandeered by dissident army officers today.
• Sudan Trial on Naming Toy Begins
  Riot police surrounded a Sudanese court as proceedings began against a British teacher charged with inciting religious hatred by letting her pupils name a teddy bear Muhammad.
• As Lenders Tighten Flow of Credit, Growth at Risk
  Credit flowing to American companies is drying up at a pace not seen in decades, intensifying fears of recession.
• The Lede Blog: The Iraqi Spy Who Did Nothing
  A judge sentences Sami Khoshaba Latchin, an Iraqi sleeper agent who "wasn't very effective.".
• City Room: City Room: A Milestone for Raymond Kelly
  At year's end, Raymond W. Kelly will become the longest-serving police commissioner in more than half a century. The post has had a profound influence on the reputations and legacies of New York's mayors.
• Dot Earth Blog: Christmas Trees Go Green
  New York City’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, illuminated last night, shines this year not with old-style incandescent bulbs but with 30,000 electricity-sipping light-emitting diodes, powered in part with solar panels. And there are signs of spreading green tree envy.