The quirky comedy “Community” seemed to find new legs late this season, but for “Smash” and “The New Normal” the race is over.

True to form for the network, many of the shows are aimed at women, and two have ties to ABC’s parent, the Walt Disney Company.

Some of the biggest names in marketing have had to apologize after consumers objected to ads that hinged on race, rape and suicide.

Mr. Abelson was an editor and a columnist at Barron’s magazine who delivered sharp and influential commentary on the stock markets.

Elon Musk of Tesla and David Sacks of Yammer have left Mark Zuckerberg’s Fwd.us, which faces criticism from environmentalists over its lobbying tactics.

Bloomberg News confirmed that reporters for its news service used the the company’s terminals to monitor subscribers’ usage.

There also will be two new dramas; among the actors involved are Robin Williams, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Toni Collette.

The show was meant to be a showpiece for the anchor Brian Williams, but it moved across the schedule and had a hard time finding an audience.

The New York Times has protested an election-eve expulsion order for Declan Walsh, a veteran correspondent.

The 100th birthday of the cookie led to a well-received yearlong advertising effort. The challenge is what to do next.