House Leaders Bar Earmarks to For-Profit Companies
The ban, announced by House Democratic leaders, wipes out one of the most lucrative and controversial means of awarding no-bid contracts to private firms.
Decoded Genome Gives New Hope in Confronting Diseases
Geneticists said the new research shows it is now possible to sequence the genome of a patient at reasonable cost and with sufficient accuracy to be of practical use to researchers.
Detained Herdsmen Tell of Roles in Nigeria Killings
The police have arrested about 200 people in Jos, where this week dozens of herdsmen slaughtered hundreds of people in a brutal act of sectarian retribution.
Chile’s New President Enters a Changed Political Landscape
The aftermath of the earthquake may give the country’s new right-wing government a chance to entomb the ghosts of the Gen. Augusto Pinochet.
E-Mail Messages Are Disclosed in Ensign’s Ethics Case
Previously undisclosed e-mail messages provide new evidence about Senator John Ensign’s efforts to steer lobbying work to the husband of his former mistress.
Driven to Distraction: Distracted Driving in Ambulances and Police Cruisers
Despite efforts to get drivers to stop texting, police officers and paramedics use an array of dashboard gadgets.
With New Homes, Town Makes Amends for Discrimination Decades Ago
A Michigan city settled a discrimination suit by offering homes to descendants of residents forced off their land.
Militant Views Online Were Unknown to Neighbors
The ex-husband of the woman who called herself “JihadJane,” said she “was just like anyone else.”
David J. Loglisci Pleads Guilty in New York Pension Scandal
David J. Loglisci, the former chief investment officer for the New York’s pension fund, told a court of kickbacks.
A Futures Site Coming to Bet on Movie Ticket Sales
A virtual futures exchange is being assembled to allow people to bet money on a film’s box office success.
Gary Gensler’s Conversion to Financial Reformer
Gary Gensler, head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is the leading contender to oversee the instruments that played a key role in the financial crisis.
Panel Releases Proposal on Education Standards
The new standards, which experts said could well be adopted by a majority of states, would replace the nation’s checkerboard of locally written standards.
Archive and Historical Society Exhibition for Grateful Dead
An exhibit at the New-York Historical Society is the first large- scale showing of items from the Grateful Dead archive.