The nominee, Kaspar Villiger, was first official to apologize for Switzerland’s World War II refugee policy of turning away thousands of Jews....

Was Mr. Spitzer’s conduct an aberrant episode, as short-lived as it was out of character? Or had he been living a secret second life for years?...

Gov. Eliot Spitzer seemed to don the uniform for the modern public apology when announcing his resignation following allegations that he patronized a prostitute....

Many lawmakers are predicting a return to comity between the Legislature and governor....

At first glance, the case against four people accused of running an online escort business seemed routine. Then elements piqued interest for some reporters....

Eliot Spitzer, James E. McGreevey and John G. Rowland have a common tie. All three alpha governors blew out in less than four years....

In corner alcoves and cafeteria lines, through phone calls and frantic e-mail messages, a single question hung in the air in Albany: Who would be governor on Tuesday?...