3 People Pulled Out Of Turkish Quake Rubble Alive

Two teachers and a university student were rescued from ruined buildings in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, three days after a devastating earthquake, but searchers said hopes of finding anyone else alive were rapidly fading. NTV television said 25-year-old teacher Seniye Erdem was pulled out around the same time that rescue workers also freed another teacher. [...]

Unmanned Aircraft Production Expanding in Oklahoma

Oklahoma’s building a formidable foundation for design, engineering, and manufacturing of unmanned aerial systems.

Fresh Violence Strains Reforms For Turkish Kurds

Turkish soldiers, artillery and military aircraft are engaged in their biggest military operation in a decade after a raid last week by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, killed 24 soldiers and wounded more than 100. The operation comes as Turkish politicians begin to debate a new constitution that many hope will grant Turkey’s Kurdish [...]

South Africa Reconsiders Walmart’s Bid For Retailer

In May, the South African government approved Walmart’s bid to buy Massmart for more than $2 billion. Massmart is the largest retail chain in southern Africa, operating in 14 countries. But now the government is reconsidering that ruling. Workers’ unions have long opposed the plan because of concerns that the deal could lead to significant [...]

In Northwest Town, A Local Fight Against Global Coal

Plans are afoot to build giant new coal terminals on the West Coast to ship this lucrative commodity to China. But activists want to stop this, in part because coal produces huge amounts of carbon dioxide when it’s burned. Federal climate policy is silent on this potentially large source of emissions, so the debate is [...]

As It Turns 10, Patriot Act Remains Controversial

Ten years ago, on Oct. 26, 2001, President George W. Bush signed the U.S.A. Patriot Act. Congress overwhelmingly passed the law only weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks. It’s designed to give the FBI more power to collect information in cases that involve national security. But in the decade since then, civil liberties groups have [...]

Fish Stews: Comfort Without The Work

All food tastes good in fall, but of all my returning appetites the one I welcome most is the appetite for comfort foods. However, when I think about comfort foods — fried chicken, roast pork buns, beef stew — I realize that none of them can be made in less than two hours or with [...]

Flu Shots: Far from Perfect, Still Advised

Flu shots are safe, cheap and pretty much universally recommended. But how well do they really protect us from getting sick? The most comprehensive review to date, just published online by The Lancet, suggests that flu vaccines aren’t as effective as many of us have thought. An analysis of 31 published studies conducted since 1998 [...]

The GOP Campaign Ad Wars, As Seen On YouTube

This year, the Republican candidates have a different approach to the media. One thing that’s changed: Television advertising is starting later than usual. “It’s not as though they’re not making ads,” says Robert Thompson, a professor of television and popular culture at Syracuse University. “It’s just that so far we have not seen nearly as [...]

Poll: Election 2012 Shaping Up To Pit Doom Against Gloom

Recall for a moment the 2008 general election. It was a time of gnawing uncertainty, with the financial markets in deep distress, housing markets collapsing and joblessness rising. But at least there was the excitement of history being made with the campaign and election of President Obama, the nation’s first African American president. And there [...]