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Will Men And Their Doctors Change Course On PSA Tests?

The dust is nowhere near settled over advice that men of all ages should forgo a routine blood test to detect prostate cancer. The harms, such as false alarms and unnecessary surgeries that leave some men impotent and incontinent, outweigh the benefits of the PSA test, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. So [...]

Remember The Debt Ceiling Debate? It’s Back

A storm is brewing in Washington that could darken political debate for months to come. It’s about the debt, the deficit, taxes and spending — all hot topics lawmakers have been fighting about for years now. This time, though, there’s a deadline, and the consequences of inaction would be immediate. That has many in Washington [...]

Cannes Diary: A Tacky Triumph, And A Gloriously Painful ‘Amour’

Cannes is generally a pretty classy place, often to an intimidating extent — at some point, the bow ties and Gucci and diamond cufflinks make you want to hang up your dress shirt as a white flag and wear pajamas to all your screenings. (Props, though, to the Italian press bro rocking the T-shirt-and-bow-tie look.) [...]

Many Americans Say Doing Taxes Is Easier Than Eating Right

Filing your taxes may be a dreaded task. But eating healthy can be an even bigger struggle for many Americans. According to the results of a new survey of more than 1,000 Americans, almost half of us think its harder to eat right than do our taxes. And genderwise, 55 percent of men say it’s [...]

HP Will Cut 8 Percent Of Workforce Or 27,000 Jobs

As part of what it calls “a multi-year restructuring,” Hewlett-Packard announced it was cutting 27,000 jobs or 8 percent of its workforce. HP said the cuts would happen over an extended period and should be done by the end of 2014. “The restructuring is expected to generate annualized savings in the range of $3.0 to [...]

Poachers Can Be Shot, Officials In India Declare

Poachers caught hunting tigers in India’s Maharashtra state are on notice that they could be shot on sight. The Times of India says the “stern stand against poachers” means “if the forest officials fire upon the poachers injuring or killing them, the action will not be considered a crime.” Prior to this week’s announcement by [...]

Former Romney Adviser Grenell: Gay Marriage Shouldn’t Determine Vote

Richard Grenell, the former campaign staffer for Mitt Romney who resigned after some conservatives criticized the hiring of an openly gay adviser who favors same-sex marriage, said Wednesday that the issue should not determine how most Americans vote. “We don’t always agree with the candidate that we support or work for on every single issue, [...]

Romney Pivots To Education Platform In Seeking Latino Votes

Declaring that a “national emergency” exists in public education, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney shifted from his usual economic message to outline his education platform during a speech to a Latino business group Wednesday. Romney pledged to provide federal funding for “every” child from low-income families, or those with special needs, to attend the [...]

Compensating Organ Donors Becomes ‘Talk Of The Nation’

When we first kicked around the idea of asking people to share their opinions about compensating organ donors, it was pretty clear that we were on to something. Everybody in the newsroom seemed to have a strong feeling about it. Our NPR-Thomson Reuters Health Poll found that about 60 percent of Americans would support modest [...]