Tennessee Awaits Tons Of German Nuclear Waste

The city of Oak Ridge, Tenn., is anticipating the arrival of nearly 1,000 tons of nuclear waste from Germany. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a plan in June for an American company to import and burn low-level nuclear waste from Germany. Radioactive residue left over from the process will be sent back to Germany for [...]

Obama’s Many Acts Command Debt-Ceiling Stage

When President Obama’s motorcade leaves the White House on Friday, it will be his first public event outside of Washington in three weeks. And even then, he’s only going to the D.C. suburb of College Park, Md. The town hall meeting is likely to focus on the same theme that has captured almost all of [...]

Poor Peer Review Cited In Retracted DNA Study

Scientists are admitting that a scientific finding that seemed too good to be true was too good to be true. The researchers are retracting a study that claimed you could use genetic tools to predict people’s likelihood of living to 100. Paola Sebastiani and Thomas Perls are both at Boston University. Perls studies centenarians — [...]

Ailing Chavez Faces Tough Re-Election Bid

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned to Cuba to undergo chemotherapy after having a tumor removed in June. He says he is in a “battle for life.” Chavez also faces political challenges — from rivalries in his inner circle to an energized opposition. The great unknown is whether the ailing president will have the stamina [...]

California Brings Gay History Into The Classroom

Gay history is now a requirement in California public schools because of a new state law that says the contributions of gays and lesbians must be included in social studies instruction. Now teachers are figuring out how to incorporate the new material into their classes. Teachers Take Lessons On New Lessons Even though the first [...]

Debt’s Impact Could Be Worse If Interest Rates Rise

For all the attention lately on the ballooning size of the national debt, short-term interest rates are so low that the government, at least at the moment, can borrow that money almost for free. “Right now, with money as cheap as it is, the deficit is not a drag at all,” said Albert “Pete” Kyle, [...]

2 New Suspects Arrested In Giants Fan Beating

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that LA police have made two new arrests in the Dodger Stadium beating case, a development that could lead to the original suspect being exonerated. Police arrested Giovanni Ramirez in May for the beating that left San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow near death. Stow suffered brain damage in [...]

NFL Owners Agree On Bid To End Player Lockout

NFL owners voted overwhelmingly in favor of a tentative agreement to end the football lockout, pending player approval. The vote was 31-0 with the Oakland Raiders abstaining from the ratification, which came after a full day of meetings at an Atlanta-area hotel. The most profitable of American sports leagues is seeking a way to split [...]

‘Sarah’s Key’ Unlocks Historical Coincidence

If the title Sarah’s Key evokes Sophie’s Choice, that’s surely by design. Adapted from a best-selling novel whose original French title translates as “She Was Called Sarah,” this Holocaust melodrama also turns on a ghastly decision made under the pressure of Nazi brutality. But Sarah is only 10 when she makes her choice and doesn’t [...]

‘Friends With Benefits’: A Sex-Without-Rom Com

When Jamie swears, she blinks. That’s one of the quirks given to Mila Kunis’ character in Friends with Benefits, intended to show that she’s uncomfortable with her own profanity, but feels the need to put it out there as a tough front. The same might be said of the movie, too, a sweet-hearted romantic comedy [...]