Science | This week's announcement that U.S. scientists have created stem
cells from cloned human embryos is an achievement we shouldn't be
proud of, pro-life medical experts say. The scientists, led by
Shoukhrat Mitalipov of…
International |
Pakistanis returned to high office Nawaz Sharif, after
parliamentary elections this weekend gave his party a
commanding new hold on power. Sharif’s…
Health |
A decade of surveillance data from the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention shows a troubling rise in suicide among American
middle-aged men and women.
Newsworthy |
Appointments. President Barack Obama made two more Cabinet
appointments Thursday morning, tapping Penny Pritzker as commerce
secretary and Michael Froman as…
Politics |
In the budget he delivered yesterday to Capitol Hill, President
Barack Obama axed funds for sexual risk avoidance (SRA) education,
even though research shows…
Health |
“Sunup to sundown.” That’s how Jennifer Holmes describes her
typical work day on a Montana dairy farm. Holmes has been a dairy
farmer for 15 years.
Obituary |
Nobel Prize winner Robert Edwards, a University of Cambridge
professor known as the “father of in vitro fertilization,” died
Wednesday at the age of 87…
Newsworthy |
One round in the chamber. The Senate will take up debate on a
package of gun control measures tomorrow. Between Republican
threats to filibuster and wavering…
Health |
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) is pushing
to reform state laws so nurses with master’s degrees can work
independently. According to
Newsworthy |
Not for sale. A New York state senator and a city councilman were
among six arrested and charged early Tuesday in a bribery scheme
designed to get one of the…
