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09/09/2010 12:59 PM
Obama weighs in as plan to burn Qurans sparks debate
Pastor Terry Jones prepared to burn Qurans despite protests from the White House, fellow Christian evangelicals, veterans' groups and others ...



09/09/2010 01:42 AM
Obama, Republicans jostle over tax-break policies
President Obama challenged the GOP on Wednesday to join him in expanding business tax breaks, repairing infrastructure, and cutting taxes.



09/09/2010 12:46 AM
China tries out changes to one-child rule
A pilot program in five Chinese provinces will let some couples have an additional child.



09/08/2010 07:28 PM
More young couples try long-distance relationships
What's a few thousand miles between two people in love? Easy travel, bad economy have made these increasingly common romances fodder for studies. ...



09/09/2010 12:51 PM
CDC: U.S. adults eat less fruit, not enough veggies
Most Americans still don't eat enough vegetables, and fruit consumption is actually dropping a little, according to a new government report released ...



09/08/2010 08:08 PM
ER visits for abdominal pain up, chest pain down
A 10-year survey of emergency room departments notes the change, which experts say could be for reasons from less smoking to better diagnost ...



09/08/2010 07:08 PM
'46 Mommas' shave their heads for cancer research
Women who shaved their heads in the St. Baldrick's Foundation L.A. event did so to raise money and awareness for childhood cancer.



09/09/2010 01:00 PM
NYC mosque backers appear divided
The group of Muslims planning to build a 13-story Islamic center and mosque near ground zero appears plagued by divisions that raise questions ...



09/08/2010 06:50 PM
Pope thanks U.K. for 'vast' efforts for $18.5M trip
Pope Benedict XVI thanked the British on Wednesday for the "vast amount of work" they have put into his upcoming visit and said he hoped their ...



09/08/2010 07:08 PM
Colleges buy land without knowing how they'll use it
Universities are buying up chunks of land at bargain prices, sometimes without a clear idea how they'll be used.



09/08/2010 07:12 PM
Arizona education chief: Feds looking at claims of English bias
Arizona's education chief says the federal government has launched an investigation into whether the state discriminates against teachers who ...



09/07/2010 07:48 PM
Editing, enhancing Wikipedia becomes project at colleges
Some professors believe Wikipedia has no place in the footnotes of a college paper. But could it have a place on the syllabus?



09/06/2010 08:41 PM
Hawking book explains creation of universe minus God
Describing the creator as "not necessary" in his latest book is just another day at the office for that whimsical scamp Stephen Hawking, better ...



09/07/2010 01:26 PM
Iraq displays hundreds of recovered artifacts
Iraqi officials displayed hundreds of recovered artifacts Tuesday that were among the country's looted heritage and span the ages from a 4,400-year-old ...



09/09/2010 12:42 PM
Report: Money can buy you happiness, to a point
They say money can't buy happiness. They're wrong. People's emotional well-being happiness increases along with their income up to about $75,000, ...