The Wu Scandal: What Democrats Should Do

In the wake of allegations that Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.) engaged in unwanted sexual activity with the teenage daughter of a donor, Democratic leaders in the House quickly called for an ethics investigation. Others called for Wu’s immediate resignation from office. On Monday there were reports that Wu would not seek re-election, but would not [...]

Gov Urges Raising of Debt Ceiling

Governor Fallin is urging the nation’s leaders to come together to raise the debt ceiling.

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to Study Quail Decline

Quail numbers continue to decline in Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is planning research to find out why.

To Close Comic-Con, One Spacecraft To Rule Them All

Football fans have the Super Bowl. Soccer fans have The World Cup. Sci-fi geeks have Starship Smackdown. Everything you need to know about the event is in the name, says panelist Mark A. Altman, creator of the Cinemax show Femme Fatales: “‘Starship Smackdown’ says it all.” In case you need a little more: For the [...]

Shark Bites No Match For Dolphins’ Powers Of Healing

Dr. Michael Zasloff, a surgeon and researcher at Georgetown University, is famous for discovering compounds in the skin of frogs and sharks that can fight disease in humans. Now, he’s tapping another animal to mine the secrets of its immune system. It turns out dolphins have a remarkable ability to heal quickly—and seemingly painlessly—from severe [...]

China’s Professional Queuers Paid To Stand Around

In China, waiting in line sometimes feels like a competitive sport. The overnight queue at the launch of Apple’s iPad 2 pales in comparison to the epic waits for certain over-subscribed state-run services. Earlier this month, people waited four days and three nights to register for low-income housing in the central city of Xian, while [...]

Pakistan Bids To Change The Minds Of Swat Radicals

Pakistan’s army is deploying alternative methods to deal with the menace of militants. The same Pakistani army that crushed the Taliban extremists two years ago in the Swat Valley is trying to deradicalize some 200 young militants from that conflict. Doctors, teachers and psychologists are taking up the challenge. Speaking in Swat, Army Chief Gen. [...]

Deaths Could Challenge Norway’s Views On Justice

If the shooting and bombing rampage that killed dozens of people in Norway last week had happened in the United States, the man who confessed to the assault could be facing the death penalty. Instead, the maximum sentence Anders Behring Breivik faces — at least initially — is 21 years. The alleged crimes of Breivik, [...]

Race, Rage And Reality In America

Many white Americans now believe that they are victims of racial bias more often than African-Americans are. That’s the upshot of a recent study from the Harvard Business School and Tufts University. Black people surveyed did not share that point of view. So what do African-Americans — especially the most privileged — think about the [...]