News about USA Patriot Act, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

A US general says an American ally shot down a small quadcopter drone with a Patriot missile.

To mark the 45th anniversary of Betsy Aardsma's infamous, unsolved murder, we are re-printing this article from David DeKok, originally published in 2008.

Most patrons coming into the Marshfield Hills General Store asked the same question. “Is he here?” The “he” in question was Emmy-nominated actor Steve Carell, who bought the store in 2008 ...

AP PhotoTired of hearing The Violent Femmes song "Blister in the Sun" in a Wendy's commercial? So is Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie, right. He's suing singer Gordon Gano, at top, over it ...