Stories by Tina Susman

The top of Lady Liberty welcomes its first visitors since 9/11. A view awaited, and for one woman, a ring.

The Chelsea Hotel, a famed hub of artistic activity, phases out its long-term residents.

At a New York hospital, Buddhist chaplains offer prayers, meditation and aid to the sick. ‘We focus on listening,’ one says.

Trial spectators hear about parties, jewels and famous guests.

After prison guards assaulted an Iraqi woman, she turned to her brother for help. But he -- and society -- failed her.

A shop for big men has seen its business shrink since the invasion.

MUSAYYIB, IRAQ -- Flames flickered from a metal trash can as a U.S. soldier shoved maps and other papers into the fire.

Many who work with U.S. agencies and media are newly eligible to emigrate. But the sour economy here gives them pause.

Pervasive dust and constant spritzing aside, Iraqis have a thing for chandeliers. Electricity? That’s nice when you can get it.

BAGHDAD -- Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has won a resounding victory in provincial elections across Iraq, cashing in on his strongman image while dealing a sharp defeat to outright religious parties, according to preliminary results released Thursday.