Viral Images, The Military’s Recurring Nightmare
The U.S. military says it’s investigating a video that appears to show Marines desecrating the corpses of Taliban fighters killed …
Biggest Bucks In Health Care Are Spent On A Very Few
So you know how on Monday the federal government reported that the $2.6 trillion the nation spent on health care …
‘Intergalactic Nemesis’: From Radio To Page To Stage
What began in the 1990s as a traditional radio play at a coffee shop in Austin, Texas, has morphed from …
Scientists Turn Focus To Ozone, Soot, To Fix Climate
Politically, climate change is off this year’s campaign agenda. It’s jobs, the economy and social issues that are front and …
Ordinary Life Resurrected, Slowly, In Haiti
In Port-au-Prince, a radio blares from speakers in front of a guy selling pirated CDs on Delmas, a main street …
Court Ruling Reignites Debate Over Sharing Evidence
It’s not every day that eight justices on the U.S. Supreme Court throw their weight behind a defendant convicted of …
Why X-Rayed Food Isn’t Radioactive, And Other Puzzles
Earlier this week, we were surprised to learn that food manufacturers increasingly X-ray foods to screen for foreign objects that …
Bill Janklow’s Death Gives South Dakota Tribal Leader Chance To Vent
When someone dies, the eulogies roll in, the higher the stature of the departed, the more stately the praise. And …
Lawmakers Seek Insurance Coverage for Infants
Senate Democrats are speaking out against a new rule from the Governor and Insurance Commissioner allowing insurance companies to not cover infants.
Researchers Say 3 Embryos Is Too Many For IVF
Only last week we reported on the explosion in the number of twins in this country, largely a result of …
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