Rants —

Film director, producer and actor Sydney Pollock died at age 73 Monday evening.

The American auto industry is facing what may be its worst year for sales in more than a decade, due to the weakening economy.

Raves —

China’s “one-child” policy will be lifted for the parents of victims of the May 12 earthquake.

Smith College, a women’s college in Northampton, Mass., and Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., will no longer require prospective students to submit SAT or ACT scores with applications.