Joe Miller, who upset Senator Lisa Murkowski in the Republican primary, has devoted much of his life to institutions and isolation.
4 September 2010, 3:47 am
Democrats have yet to find a unifying message to address the lackluster economy and are scrambling to come up with job-creating remedies before v...
4 September 2010, 3:40 am
A platform fire this week brings new scrutiny to the more than 3,000 shallow-water platforms operating in the gulf.
4 September 2010, 3:27 am
The security firm created shell companies to obtain U.S. contracts after it was criticized for its conduct in Iraq, investigators said.
4 September 2010, 3:27 am
Cha Sa-soon, 69, has become a national symbol for perseverance in South Korea — and she can legally hit the road.
4 September 2010, 1:29 am
The bands’ new mission matches current military doctrine: the creation of small, self-contained forces.
4 September 2010, 1:15 am
The country, which had sought to allow religious figures a greater role in public life, has reversed course.
4 September 2010, 1:10 am
Despite the advantage a 2000 law gives to religious institutions, disputes over mosque construction spread.
4 September 2010, 12:20 am
Rafael Nadal, the United States Open’s No. 1 seed, beat Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan, 6-2, 7-6 (5), 7-5, in a tough second-round match.
3 September 2010, 11:36 pm
Some of the things politicians and reporters hear and see when they're out and about deserve a second or third listen. Check out what NPR's Don G...
3 September 2010, 2:18 pm
Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of Th...
3 September 2010, 12:00 pm
The Stark County Fair in northeastern Ohio features poultry and pie, a headless lady and a midway. Fairgoers this year were also treated to a goo...
3 September 2010, 12:00 pm
During her opening statement in a televised debate Wednesday, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer stumbled and stammered, and even paused for more than 10 se...
3 September 2010, 12:00 pm
Unions representing state and local government employees have long been able to protect benefits that are the envy of private-sector workers. Wit...
3 September 2010, 11:45 am
The president pushed again for action on legislation aimed at giving small businesses more incentives to hire.
3 September 2010, 7:24 am
This was supposed to be the season the economy heated up, thanks to a wave of public works projects funded by the government's stimulus program. ...
3 September 2010, 6:01 am
The program didn't bring any new buyers into the market, a study found. But it encouraged people who would have bought a car anyway to make a pur...
3 September 2010, 1:00 am
The war is over, says Obama. The fight is over, says Murkowski. And, says Ron Elving and Ken Rudin, it's time for the latest episode of the p...
2 September 2010, 5:17 pm
The report on the newspaper's website says Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has asked the Justice Department to ...
4 September 2010, 5:10 am
When the blowout preventer reaches the surface after its mile-long journey, government investigators will take possession of it and eventually ...
4 September 2010, 5:08 am
Earl swooped into New England waters overnight as a tropical storm with winds of 70 mph after sideswiping North Carolina's Outer Banks, where it ...
4 September 2010, 5:03 am
The storm swooped into New England waters as a tropical storm with winds of 70 mph after sideswiping North Carolina's Outer Banks, where it cause...
4 September 2010, 4:14 am
When the growing season ends in the North, migrant farm workers along the East Coast will head south, often on Interstate 95, in search of work. ...
3 September 2010, 11:51 pm
More than 300,000 are being relocated for what's being called the largest engineering project in China's history. Water from the massive Danjiang...
3 September 2010, 9:21 pm
Keeping an active mind helps stave off the development of dementia. But being mentally active might speed up Alzheimer's once it hits, according ...
3 September 2010, 9:01 pm
The U.S. unemployment rate surged far higher and has remained higher than in other major industrial countries. It's now at 9.6 percent. The big s...
3 September 2010, 9:01 pm
The antitrust inquiry disclosed by Google late Friday is just the latest sign of the intensifying scrutiny facing the company as it enters its ad...
3 September 2010, 7:50 pm
EMERGENCY services on alert as storms wreak havoc, with floods, winds expected to continue.
4 September 2010, 3:31 am
CURFEW imposed overnight after an earthquake smashes New Zealand's second biggest city.
4 September 2010, 2:40 am
AN 18-year-old Australian one of nine killed in a plane crash at a popular tourist destination today.
3 September 2010, 10:08 pm
AN audit of politicians' internet use has ranked news.com.au as the most visited "adult site".
3 September 2010, 6:07 pm
ROBERT and Bindi Irwin make a fitting tribute to their father on the fourth anniversary of his loss.
3 September 2010, 7:00 am
MURDERER Des Campbell sentenced to 24 years' jail for pushing his third wife off a cliff.
3 September 2010, 5:07 am
ACTOR expected to make a beeline for airport after a deal with tax office allowing him to leave.
2 September 2010, 11:31 pm
MAN bashed by gang of teens at railway station, after glaring at them for smoking on train.
2 September 2010, 10:23 pm
NEW movie out in the US this month could do for Facebook "what Jaws did for swimming".
2 September 2010, 9:07 pm
Democrats have yet to find a unifying message to address the lackluster economy and are scrambling to come up with job-creating remedies before v...
4 September 2010, 3:40 am
A platform fire this week brings new scrutiny to the more than 3,000 shallow-water platforms operating in the gulf.
4 September 2010, 3:27 am
While environmentalists wanted four dams in Oregon removed, they are not happy with the influx of people dredging the newly opened riverbed for g...
4 September 2010, 1:28 am
American businesses added more jobs in the last three months than originally estimated, calming fears of a double-dip recession.
4 September 2010, 12:00 am
After being flooded with complaints, the agency said it would continue to allow the sale of the drug midodrine.
3 September 2010, 10:40 pm
Safety experts have advice on ways to germ-proof your food, and still save money.
3 September 2010, 10:00 pm
A better report on job creation was the latest piece of good news on the economy, and pushed shares higher.
3 September 2010, 10:00 pm
Through no fault of his own, Frederick Peters arrived in a financial crisis threatening his business. He survived by avoiding distractions and fo...
3 September 2010, 10:00 pm
A family business with roots in Italy steps away from some long-held traditions to survive and grow in a modern world.
3 September 2010, 9:54 pm
The literature of Hans Keilson, a doctor who escaped to the Netherlands from Nazi Germany, is getting new attention in America.
4 September 2010, 3:55 am
Mystery novels by Sara Paretsky, Charles Todd, Jeff Lindsay and Susan Hill.
3 September 2010, 10:01 pm
Charles Yu wraps his lonely story of a time machine repairman in glittering layers of gorgeous meta-science-fiction.
3 September 2010, 10:01 pm
This novel’s protagonist is a World War II meteorologist.
3 September 2010, 10:01 pm
Recently reviewed books of particular interest.
3 September 2010, 10:01 pm
A New Yorker travels to Israel to make amends with her settler sister in this novel about American Jews in the Holy Land.
3 September 2010, 10:01 pm
A history of the Battle of Cannae in 216 B.C., where Hannibal obliterated the Roman army.
3 September 2010, 10:01 pm
The historian Sean Wilentz situates Bob Dylan in a long continuum of American music, literature, religion and politics.
3 September 2010, 10:01 pm
No one medium can contain Ander Monson. Luckily, we live in an age when no one medium needs to.
3 September 2010, 10:00 pm
Safety experts have advice on ways to germ-proof your food, and still save money.
3 September 2010, 10:00 pm
Through no fault of his own, Frederick Peters arrived in a financial crisis threatening his business. He survived by avoiding distractions and fo...
3 September 2010, 10:00 pm
Because one person’s debt becomes a shared responsibility in marriage, when do you reveal a substantial liability?
3 September 2010, 9:40 pm
More and more couples are bringing a lot of debt to a marriage. When in the courtship should you disclose a large debt? Does a high loan balance ...
3 September 2010, 6:41 pm
An excerpt from Paul Sullivan's new book, "Clutch: Why Some People Excel Under Pressure and Others Don't," looks at how the head of a real estate...
3 September 2010, 6:40 pm
A look at how the workday is expanding, how to prevent further weakening in the housing market and other consumer-focused items from Friday's Tim...
3 September 2010, 8:53 am
A new Web site estimates how much the average household in your neighborhood spends each month on transportation.
2 September 2010, 3:54 pm
As tax authorities look for cheats, they are finding that many people who are eligible for the benefit fail to apply for it.
2 September 2010, 9:11 am
Two apps, Cardstar and Key Ring, serve as repositories for your loyalty shopping card numbers. You just hand your phone to the cashier at checkou...
1 September 2010, 10:01 pm
ALBANY -- A red-faced state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli -- who has been warning against rising pension costs -- yesterday removed from his Web site ...
4 September 2010, 4:44 am
A Staten Island prosecutor was nabbed for drunken driving in Hell's Kitchen early yesterday, according to a published report.
Craig Trainor, a...
4 September 2010, 4:41 am
Bill Clinton strongly endorsed "independent" Staten Island Democrat Rep. Mike McMahon's re-election bid yesterday -- even saying it was OK for th...
4 September 2010, 4:41 am
What a love match!
Chelsea Clinton and her new hubby Marc Mezvinsky were caught smooching last night at the US Open.
The pair took their ro...
4 September 2010, 4:34 am
They'll be working their way back you, judge.
Nearly three hours of closed-door talks yesterday failed to settle a suit filed by Frankie Valli...
4 September 2010, 4:31 am
An alleged fraudster's efforts to hang on to nine show horses should be put out to pasture, the feds say.
Prosecutors yesterday asked a judge ...
4 September 2010, 4:31 am
What's he smoking?
A Brooklyn man claims he cut his mouth on a nail lodged inside a cigar.
Stogie smoker Anthony Raimondi says that two yea...
4 September 2010, 4:28 am
"American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi is leaving the show, in a strong indication that pop diva Jennifer Lopez has made a deal to replace her, a s...
4 September 2010, 4:16 am
Continental Airlines yesterday said it would recall 132 furloughed pilots over the next 18 months, and the airline industry hailed the move as a ...
4 September 2010, 4:16 am
There are 50 per cent fewer cars than usual on the road in Auckland tonight, with a key part of the motorway system closed.The southbound lanes o...
4 September 2010, 1:39 am
Canterbury people are being urged not to drive unless absolutely necessary as officials try to gauge the damage caused to roads in this morning's...
3 September 2010, 11:30 pm
Eighty Auckland police officers are being flown into Christchurch tonight to help enforce a 12-hour curfew in the city.Anyone found breaching the...
3 September 2010, 10:43 pm
The Salvation Army has launched an appeal to help feed and support those affected by today's 7.1 magnitude quake centred near Christchurch."Peopl...
3 September 2010, 10:18 pm
A fiery plane crash that killed nine people in Fox Glacier today happened just metres from the town's chief fire officer's house.Police have conf...
3 September 2010, 10:00 pm
Fresh snow and high winds created a "recipe for avalanches" at Mt Hutt ski-field during today's quake. Safety manager John Hooker said at least 1...
3 September 2010, 9:33 pm
21.10pm Some scientists are investigating whether the 7.1 magnitude earthquake which struck Christchurch and its surrounding communities today wa...
3 September 2010, 9:27 pm
Christchurch's AMI Stadium has suffered only minor damage in this morning's quake, Rugby NZ 2011 chief executive Martin Snedden says."The very pr...
3 September 2010, 8:37 pm
Christchurch people have been commended by Prime Minister John Key for their reaction to the damaging quake that hit the region early today."It i...
3 September 2010, 8:35 pm
The New Zealand Warriors carry winning momentum into the NRL play-offs after claiming a match of finals-like intensity to ruin the farewell of Pa...
4 September 2010, 2:44 am
Waikato had too much panache for North Harbour in a 36-27 national ITM Cup bonus point win at Albany tonight.The lead changed hands four times in...
4 September 2010, 1:30 am
NEW YORK - Kim Clijsters beat Petra Kvitova and Hurricane Earl with a quick victory before rain briefly suspended play at the US Open.The forecas...
3 September 2010, 4:50 pm
Taupo is the mecca of multisport in New Zealand and today it hosts one of the most popular off-road runs in the country.New Zealand's largest lak...
3 September 2010, 12:25 pm
Canberra secured a ticket to the NRL finals while Brisbane's amazing September record finally ended in front of a huge home crowd last night.The ...
3 September 2010, 11:55 am
The Warriors head into tonight's match against the Eels knowing they won't be playing next week's opening finals match at home.The Titans' narrow...
3 September 2010, 10:30 am
Freewheeling rugby from Northland somehow trumped the forward grind of Southland 33-22 in a classic ITM Cup match in Whangarei tonight.Playing fo...
3 September 2010, 10:30 am
The plan was to give Sonny Bill Williams a cameo taste of the provincial rugby in New Zealand.That would have done Canterbury, the rugby convert ...
3 September 2010, 10:30 am
Manawatu turned the formbook on its head with a shock 36-24 ITM Cup win over a witless Wellington in Palmerston North today.Wellington were close...
3 September 2010, 10:30 am
The Texas attorney general has opened an antitrust investigation into how Google ranks search results, striking at the heart of its main search b...
3 September 2010, 9:50 pm
The angst over net neutrality reaches from boardrooms to living rooms, but take heart: companies will breach its principles at their own peril. C...
3 September 2010, 9:40 pm
Sony's new PlayStation Move gives the Nintendo Wii some competition.
3 September 2010, 7:00 pm
Apple's new music social network is especially vulnerable to spam, a security firm says.
3 September 2010, 6:56 pm
A widely circulated message on Facebook is spreading some misinformation about the site's Places service.
3 September 2010, 6:56 pm
Google said that the Texas attorney general is conducting an antitrust review on the fairness of Google's search results.
3 September 2010, 6:45 pm
Google will update its privacy policies next month to offer simpler, more transparent language, but a privacy expert worry that the changes are a...
3 September 2010, 6:43 pm
YouTube is expected to turn a profit this year, on revenue of about $450 million, with help from its onetime critics.
3 September 2010, 1:28 pm
A consumer watchdog group began an advertising campaign aimed at Google and its chief executive. It hopes to create a "Do Not Track Me" list for ...
3 September 2010, 1:26 pm
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ALBANY -- A red-faced state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli -- who has been warning against rising pension costs -- yesterday removed from his Web site ...
4 September 2010, 4:44 am
A Staten Island prosecutor was nabbed for drunken driving in Hell's Kitchen early yesterday, according to a published report.
Craig Trainor, a...
4 September 2010, 4:41 am
Bill Clinton strongly endorsed "independent" Staten Island Democrat Rep. Mike McMahon's re-election bid yesterday -- even saying it was OK for th...
4 September 2010, 4:41 am
What a love match!
Chelsea Clinton and her new hubby Marc Mezvinsky were caught smooching last night at the US Open.
The pair took their ro...
4 September 2010, 4:34 am
They'll be working their way back you, judge.
Nearly three hours of closed-door talks yesterday failed to settle a suit filed by Frankie Valli...
4 September 2010, 4:31 am
An alleged fraudster's efforts to hang on to nine show horses should be put out to pasture, the feds say.
Prosecutors yesterday asked a judge ...
4 September 2010, 4:31 am
What's he smoking?
A Brooklyn man claims he cut his mouth on a nail lodged inside a cigar.
Stogie smoker Anthony Raimondi says that two yea...
4 September 2010, 4:28 am
"American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi is leaving the show, in a strong indication that pop diva Jennifer Lopez has made a deal to replace her, a s...
4 September 2010, 4:16 am
Continental Airlines yesterday said it would recall 132 furloughed pilots over the next 18 months, and the airline industry hailed the move as a ...
4 September 2010, 4:16 am
Kevin Huizenga's alter-ego Glenn Ganges returns in his latest collection of spiky, intellectually adventurous stories -- drawn in friendly, styli...
4 September 2010, 4:42 am
When Rhoda Janzen was 9, her mother busted her for reading the thriller 666 during an incredibly dull sermon at their Mennonite church. To this d...
3 September 2010, 2:00 am
In his new book, The Grand Design, the British physicist says unraveling a complex series of theories will explain the universe. The book, writte...
2 September 2010, 3:57 pm
Mark Schatzker, a lifelong steak lover, was disappointed in the steaks he was eating. So Schatzker set off on a quest to find the very best piece...
2 September 2010, 10:50 am
Now in its 219th year, the newest Old Farmer's Almanac makes its debut with weather predictions, gardening advice and mouthwatering recipes for D...
1 September 2010, 10:00 pm
The former prime minister of the United Kingdom's memoir, My Life: A Political Journey, is on sale in the U.S. Blair spoke to Steve Inskeep about...
1 September 2010, 9:00 pm
For more than seven years, Americans learned about the war from news reports. But between headlines, many also turned to books to understand the ...
1 September 2010, 10:00 am
Plenty of folks are wary when it comes to self-help, but if you're not going to help yourself, then who will? Writer Lisa Unger says: Silence you...
1 September 2010, 5:50 am
John McCain's daughter says in a new book that Sarah Palin brought drama, stress and uncertainty to her father's failed bid for the presidency in...
31 August 2010, 4:16 pm
At this point, her shot at long-term success is hard to define.
3 September 2010, 9:06 pm
When everything went really wrong, a woman going through divorce reached for the sugary treats that made coping a bit easier.
3 September 2010, 5:44 pm
People born on Sept. 11 struggle between mourning the tragedy of the day and celebrating their lives.
3 September 2010, 4:01 pm
A day inside one of New York City’s most decadent salons.
3 September 2010, 3:30 pm
Your brother’s girlfriend sounds like an airhead? Think before you say something.
3 September 2010, 2:19 pm
Is there a better way to handle it than just a cold, calculated click?
3 September 2010, 1:47 pm
Fantasia Barrino surprised clubgoers on karaoke night at the Dusk lounge in New York.
3 September 2010, 1:26 pm
Talk of an “Obama bump” for authors comes at a moment when the flavor of public conversation around books has gone from genteel Earl Grey to ...
3 September 2010, 1:00 pm
Many women these days want to showcase their small chests, not pad them out. Retailers are listening.
3 September 2010, 11:47 am
Informateur Opstelten wilde na het weekeinde verder praten, maar PVV-leider
Wilders wilde dat niet.
4 September 2010, 3:26 am
In de stad Christchurch is een uitgaansverbod van kracht in de eerste nacht na
een aardbeving.
4 September 2010, 2:28 am
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar heeft het Nederlands elftal gisteravond aan een
overwinning bij San Marino geholpen.
4 September 2010, 1:09 am
Houston, 4 sept. Het kapotte onderdeel van het boorplatform dat 20 april zonk
in de Golf van Mexico, is succesvol verwijderd uit de oliebron d...
4 September 2010, 12:45 am
Het belang in Van Lanschot staat ter discussie door veranderingen in de
internationale kapitaaleisen.
4 September 2010, 12:42 am
De Duitse regering houdt zich voorlopig afzijdig in het conflict dat is
ontstaan tussen de Iraakse overheid en het Duitse energieconcern RWE.
4 September 2010, 12:36 am
Eneco gaat de toekenning van de bouw van twee windparken aan de Duitse Bard
Gruppe aanvechten.
4 September 2010, 12:28 am
Joodse organisaties eisen excuses van Eurocommissaris De Gucht voor diens
uitspraken over „de gemiddelde Jood buiten Israël”.
4 September 2010, 12:23 am
Het wordt op meerdere plaatsen mogelijk eicellen te laten invriezen voor een
latere zwangerschap.
4 September 2010, 12:21 am
In lots throughout New York City, drums are being pounded in preparation for the Steel Band Panorama Competition.
3 September 2010, 10:56 pm
The “Is My Husband Gay?” column brought new popularity to Christwire. Yes, it’s all one big joke.
3 September 2010, 10:41 pm
Safety experts have advice on ways to germ-proof your food, and still save money.
3 September 2010, 9:53 pm
Because one person’s debt becomes a shared responsibility in marriage, when do you reveal a substantial liability?
3 September 2010, 9:31 pm
Isabel Wilkerson’s masterly account of the Great Migration tells the story of the six million African-Americans who moved away from the South b...
3 September 2010, 8:26 pm
Here’s hoping that President Obama goes big next week with new proposals for boosting the economy.
3 September 2010, 2:09 pm
To fix the U.S. economy, we must finally deal with wage inequality.
3 September 2010, 1:38 pm
Powerful drugs are given to young children despite a lack of study on how they affect development.
3 September 2010, 1:28 pm
Though many students are liberals on social issues, the weak job market has taken a toll on their loyalties.
3 September 2010, 1:15 pm
Kirk Penney scored 25 points to help New Zealand surge into the knockout round of the basketball world championships with an 82-70 win over Franc...
2 September 2010, 3:00 pm
Tibor Pleiss scored 23 points to give Germany a 91-73 win over Jordan on Thursday in a match between two eliminated teams at the basketball world...
2 September 2010, 2:28 pm
Marcelo Machado scored 18 points, Anderson Varejao grabbed 12 rebounds in his longest stint at the world championship, and Brazil clinched third ...
2 September 2010, 1:50 pm
Aleksandar Rasic made four free throws in the last 11 seconds Thursday to help Serbia upset top-ranked Argentina 84-82 and win Group A at the bas...
2 September 2010, 1:14 pm
Oguz Savas scored 20 points as Turkey beat China 87-40 on Thursday in its final group game at the world championship.
2 September 2010, 1:07 pm
Lithuania defeated Lebanon 84-66 to end its group stage campaign with a 5-0 record.
2 September 2010, 12:13 pm
Goran Dragic of the Phoenix Suns scored 18 points, and Slovenia surged into the elimation stage of the world championship with a 65-60 victory ov...
2 September 2010, 11:10 am
Timofey Mozgov scored 18 points Thursday as Russia defeated Greece 73-69 to advance to the knockout round of the world championship.
2 September 2010, 10:50 am
Charles Abouo scored 19 points to lead Ivory Coast to an 88-79 win over Puerto Rico on Thursday at the basketball world championship.
2 September 2010, 10:49 am
The report on the newspaper's website says Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has asked the Justice Department to ...
4 September 2010, 5:10 am
More than 300,000 are being relocated for what's being called the largest engineering project in China's history. Water from the massive Danjiang...
3 September 2010, 9:21 pm
Mohammed Saqar from Gaza and Dana Levy from Israel met when they were teenagers at a peace camp in the U.S. They once both believed in peace in t...
3 September 2010, 12:22 pm
The United Nations has delayed the release of a report detailing a decade of gruesome attacks against civilians in the Congo after Rwanda protest...
3 September 2010, 12:00 pm
London Mayor Boris Johnson, is a great believer in the idea of cycling to work, and since taking office, he's done a lot to encourage Londoners t...
3 September 2010, 12:00 pm
In his first public speech in four years, a military-clad Fidel Castro stood on the steps of the University of Havana and addressed thousands of ...
3 September 2010, 12:00 pm
Melissa Block speaks with Miel Hendrickson, regional coordinator for International Medical Corps in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Hendrickson...
3 September 2010, 12:00 pm
For the first time in decades, North Korea is set to hold a Workers' Party Conference -- as early as this weekend. Observers say North Korea's ai...
3 September 2010, 11:27 am
The magnitude 7.4 temblor hit 19 miles west of the southern city of Christchurch on South Island and shook a wide area in the middle of the night...
3 September 2010, 11:17 am
Two recent books resurrect the debate over universities and the supposedly pampered people who teach there.
3 September 2010, 10:00 pm
Though many students are liberals on social issues, the weak job market has taken a toll on their loyalties.
3 September 2010, 1:15 pm
We've summarized and linked everything teachers, parents and students can do on our site. Please, pass this post along!
3 September 2010, 10:22 am
A new curriculum at N.Y.U. is intended to foster more personal relationships between medical students and patients.
3 September 2010, 8:44 am
The Los Angeles Times and an education economist set out to create a consumer guide to education.
3 September 2010, 8:38 am
Student Opinion | What does the new look of the president's office "say" to you?
3 September 2010, 4:46 am
6 Q's About the News | What have the people in this photo agreed to do?
3 September 2010, 1:51 am
Could the bubble be on the way out? In the near future, students may take their tests on computers.
2 September 2010, 11:30 pm
A recent Chicago forum on for-profit colleges made pertinent points about the state of American eduction but ignored some important issues.
2 September 2010, 11:20 pm
Donors have not yet committed enough money for studies needed to confirm a promising South African trial of a microbicide and to get the product ...
4 September 2010, 12:10 am
After being flooded with complaints, the agency said it would continue to allow the sale of the drug midodrine.
3 September 2010, 10:40 pm
Safety experts have advice on ways to germ-proof your food, and still save money.
3 September 2010, 10:00 pm
The assessment makes it more likely that the fish will become the first genetically modified animal to enter the American food supply.
3 September 2010, 9:30 pm
Food scares, such as the latest contaminated egg problem, often trigger a rethinking in cooking and shopping habits. In today's Patient Money col...
3 September 2010, 1:40 pm
Powerful drugs are given to young children despite a lack of study on how they affect development.
3 September 2010, 1:28 pm
If the traditional day of rest and worship has become your day to shop, it may be taking a toll on your happiness.
3 September 2010, 11:35 am
The criminal division of the Internal Revenue Service is looking into the finances of Planned Parenthood Golden Gate in Oakland, CA, which has al...
3 September 2010, 10:18 am
If your Labor Day plans include a picnic or barbecue, be sure to check out Martha Rose Shulman's latest installment of Recipes for Health, which ...
3 September 2010, 10:14 am
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Donors have not yet committed enough money for studies needed to confirm a promising South African trial of a microbicide and to get the product ...
4 September 2010, 12:10 am
Some scientists suggest carbon-based molecules may have been destroyed before the Viking landers could find them.
3 September 2010, 10:50 pm
As lawmakers call for new inquiries into Thursday's accident, oil industry executives say it will now be more difficult to lift the government's ...
3 September 2010, 6:52 pm
A group of fisheries scientists argue that the Marine Stewardship Council, an influential body that ranks fish sources as sustainable, grants its...
3 September 2010, 11:20 am
The crackdown by Vietnamese forestry officials is part of a broader effort to halt the illegal international trade in the meat of threatened spec...
3 September 2010, 10:58 am
A move of some of 186 chimpanzees to a research center in Texas has spurred outrage among animal rights advocates, primate experts and politician...
3 September 2010, 8:47 am
Jeffrey Marlow answers questions about deep-sea vents at Hydrate Ridge.
3 September 2010, 8:38 am
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change would do well to cultivate contacts between its authors and reporters in poor countries.
3 September 2010, 7:35 am
Dr. Donald A. Redelmeier’s work has debunked preconceived notions and revealed some deep truths about the predictors of longevity, the organiza...
2 September 2010, 3:54 pm
Informateur Ivo Opstelten heeft op paleis Huis ten Bosch koningin Beatrix verslag uitgebracht over zijn mislukte formatiepoging.
4 September 2010, 4:56 am
Een aardbeving van 7,1 op de schaal van Richter heeft in Nieuw-Zeeland veel schade aangericht aan gebouwen, bruggen en wegen.
4 September 2010, 3:07 am
Rutte wil nu in zijn eentje een concept-akkoord opstellen, waarna andere partijen kunnen zeggen of ze daarover willen onderhandelen.
4 September 2010, 2:15 am
Het beste ziekenhuis is volgens het AD het Flevoziekenhuis in Almere.
4 September 2010, 12:29 am
De kompels die in een mijn vastzitten, krijgen steun van oud-rugbyspelers uit Uruguay, die in 1972 een vliegtuigongeluk in de Andes overleefden.
3 September 2010, 11:34 pm
De Taliban hebben de bloedige aanslag van gisteren in de Pakistaanse stad Quetta opgeëist.
3 September 2010, 8:24 pm
PvdA-leider Cohen is blij dat de formatie is mislukt. SP-voorman Roemer noemt het een zegen.
3 September 2010, 10:30 am
In de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten is een vrachtvliegtuig neergestort en daarna in brand gevlogen. Het toestel is terechtgekomen op een drukke sn...
3 September 2010, 9:28 am
De werkgelegenheid in de VS is in augustus veel minder gedaald dan was verwacht. Ook in juli gingen veel minder banen verloren dan voorspeld.
3 September 2010, 6:45 am
A chemical that rid mice of malaria-causing parasites after a single oral dose
may eventually become a new malaria drug if further tests in anima...
2 September 2010, 11:01 am
On average, a lower blood pressure goal was no better than the standard blood pressure goal at slowing progression of kidney disease among Africa...
2 September 2010, 8:46 am
A molecular test designed to easily diagnose tuberculosis (TB) and detect a drug-resistant form of the bacterium that causes TB can provide much ...
2 September 2010, 6:41 am
The National Institutes of Health announced today that it has awarded the first new grants under the Biomedical Research on the International Spa...
1 September 2010, 1:41 pm
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions have found that exposure to lead in childhood may delay the onset of pube...
1 September 2010, 1:36 pm
An international consortium today published a third-generation map of human genetic variation, called the HapMap, which includes data from an add...
1 September 2010, 11:31 am
NewsScan #68 includes recently published NIDA-supported research on a variety of issues, including PTSD and marijuana use, how synapses are forme...
1 September 2010, 8:01 am
A new payment site within Pay.gov will make it easier for companies that license
inventions owned by the National Institutes of Health and t...
31 August 2010, 12:36 pm
Studies of the safety, effectiveness, and biological action of botanical products are major focuses for the five dietary supplement research cent...
31 August 2010, 9:01 am
A reader responds to a recent article.
3 September 2010, 10:00 pm
Our choices for some of the major primary races in the state.
3 September 2010, 10:00 pm
Readers respond to a recent article.
3 September 2010, 10:00 pm
This week in Arizona, there was continued talk from the governor about nonexistent beheadings. And there were 16 seconds of silence.
3 September 2010, 9:40 pm
According to a new Gallup poll, richer countries in general are less religious. But that doesn’t seem to be true of the United States.
3 September 2010, 9:40 pm
Janitors in a Los Angeles office that is part of the JPMorgan Chase empire lose their jobs but find their voices of protest.
3 September 2010, 9:31 pm
World War II ends, and a building project with Japanese soldiers begins.
3 September 2010, 9:31 pm
Two days of meetings in Washington between the Israeli prime minister and the Palestinian president struck the right tone. Now Mr. Netanyahu shou...
3 September 2010, 9:31 pm
A reader responds to a recent article.
3 September 2010, 8:43 pm
The report on the newspaper's website says Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has asked the Justice Department to ...
4 September 2010, 5:10 am
When the blowout preventer reaches the surface after its mile-long journey, government investigators will take possession of it and eventually ...
4 September 2010, 5:08 am
Earl swooped into New England waters overnight as a tropical storm with winds of 70 mph after sideswiping North Carolina's Outer Banks, where it ...
4 September 2010, 5:03 am
The storm swooped into New England waters as a tropical storm with winds of 70 mph after sideswiping North Carolina's Outer Banks, where it cause...
4 September 2010, 4:14 am
When the growing season ends in the North, migrant farm workers along the East Coast will head south, often on Interstate 95, in search of work. ...
3 September 2010, 11:51 pm
More than 300,000 are being relocated for what's being called the largest engineering project in China's history. Water from the massive Danjiang...
3 September 2010, 9:21 pm
Keeping an active mind helps stave off the development of dementia. But being mentally active might speed up Alzheimer's once it hits, according ...
3 September 2010, 9:01 pm
The U.S. unemployment rate surged far higher and has remained higher than in other major industrial countries. It's now at 9.6 percent. The big s...
3 September 2010, 9:01 pm
The antitrust inquiry disclosed by Google late Friday is just the latest sign of the intensifying scrutiny facing the company as it enters its ad...
3 September 2010, 7:50 pm
