A presidential commission lays out a reasonable path forward in exploring the potential of synthetic biology, a possible boon to energy, environmental cleanup, and medicine. But its report should also spark an ongoing debate.
The US is pushing the militaries of South Korea and Japan to cooperate in the face of aggression by North Korea and China's military buildup. The two are allies of the US. Why not each other?
The secrecy around Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s selection of Cathleen P. Black to run the city’s schools highlighted his faith in business leaders and dislike of public debate.
Starting Thursday, Wal-Mart plans to offer free shipping on its Web site, a move that may create an expectation among consumers and a threat to smaller retailers.
AP - Two magic words — "on time" — started appearing on some airport departure boards Tuesday as stranded passengers' patience and cash waned after a blizzard that brought transportation to a halt in the Northeast during one of the busiest travel times of the year.
AP - A chair lift derailed in high winds at Maine's tallest ski mountain Tuesday, sending skiers plummeting as far as 30 feet to the slope below and injuring several people.
A British mother of twins gives birth to a third child, identical to the first two. In 1998 the Shepherds underwent fertility treatments; two embryos were implanted, the rest frozen. Eleven years later a frozen egg produced another girl.
At least 200 people were trapped and several others injured after a ski lift broke down at Sugarloaf Ski Resort in Maine, dumping some skiers on the ground.
Thousands of travelers stranded by the Christmas blizzard may be stuck until New Year's Eve. One traveler tried to rent a car and was quoted $2,000 for the trip.
Eight people died in a fire in an abandoned building in New Orleans overnight. The victims are believed to have been homeless trying to keep warm in freezing weather.
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