Libya Rebels Renew Fight To Pry Tripoli From Regime

Fierce street fighting in Tripoli on Tuesday undercut hopes of a quick rebel victory in the Libyan capital as Moammar Gadhafi’s son turned up free despite reports of his capture and taunted the opposition. Seif al-Islam, the Libyan leader’s heir apparent, made a surprise appearance early Tuesday morning at the Rixos hotel a day after [...]

Behind King Memorial, One Fraternity’s Long Battle

The thousands of visitors at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington this week will reflect on the controversial likeness of the man, his legacy and the significance of the first nonpresident — and first African-American — immortalized on the National Mall. But most of them probably won’t know who built it. They will [...]

A Month Of ‘Fast’ Food: Recipes For Ramadan

It’s Ramadan, the month when Muslims fast all day long — from sunup to sundown. The fast is broken each day with a celebratory meal called an iftar. Muslims follow a lunar calendar, which means Ramadan falls at a different time each year. When Ramadan falls in August — as it does this year — [...]

Young Entrepreneur Has A Better Idea. Now What?

Meredith Perry turned 22 this month. She just graduated from college and started a new company built around a technology she recently invented. There’s plenty of bad economic news these days, but Perry and her company, called UBeam, are trying to defy it — she’s hiring and entertaining funding offers from investors. Perry’s invention: A [...]

‘The Great A&P’: Revolutionizing Modern Retail

Long before there was Walmart, there was The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., a giant retailer that used its scale to bring down prices while earning the scorn of independent retailers. The company, better known as A&P, got its start in the mid-1800s selling tea in Lower Manhattan. But in 1912, brothers John and [...]

Conditions At California Prison To Be Reviewed

Faced with massive overcrowding, budget cuts and a weeks-long hunger strike by inmates, California is considering making changes to how it handles its toughest prisoners. A state legislative panel will hear Tuesday about conditions at the state prison at Pelican Bay, where California’s most dangerous convicts are shipped. Located near the Oregon border, Pelican Bay [...]

Advocates Urge Easier Visa Policies To Boost Startups

As the economy continues to sputter, many policymakers are looking to entrepreneurs to create new jobs. And many foreign-born, highly skilled entrepreneurs want to come to the United States and stay here, but immigration laws and policies haven’t made that easy. In an effort to change that the White House recently announced more flexible policies [...]

Rahm Emanuel’s First 100 Days As Mayor: ‘I Love This’

Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel served two presidents, represented Illinois in Congress, and on Tuesday, will mark his 100th day as mayor of Chicago. He promised early to put his own mark on Chicago as he took on the city’s challenges. Some think he’s succeeding. In the anteroom at City Hall, Emanuel [...]

‘Shrimp On A Treadmill’: The Politics Of ‘Silly’ Studies

Biologist Lou Burnett was recently in his car when his cell phone rang. It was a CNN reporter, asking about the fact that his research had been featured in a new report about wasteful government spending. That was news to Burnett, who works at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. “I was pretty irritated,” [...]

Proportion Of OB-GYNs Offering Abortions May Be Lower Than Thought

For women seeking an abortion, finding a doctor willing to offer one is easier said than done. Ninety-seven percent of OB-GYNs have encountered patients wanting an abortion, but only 14 percent of the doctors perform them, according to a study published today in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology. That finding suggests a smaller percentage of [...]