Dozens Hurt In Explosion At Chemical Plant Near Baton Rouge
An explosion reportedly touched off a fire at a Louisiana petrochemical plant, injuring at least 30 people, officials say. The …
Could Brain Scans Reveal The Right Treatment For Depression?
Finding the right treatment for depression can be a struggle. People find relief with the first treatment only 40 percent …
U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin To Step Down
After four years on the job, the nation’s top doctor is leaving. U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin announced late Wednesay …
Now He Tells Us: ‘Tang Sucks,’ Says Apollo 11′s Buzz Aldrin
Hey, we were told in the ’60s that we’d grow up to be astronauts if we drank Tang and that …
New York Hospitals Shelve Rivalries For Proton Beam Project
During the recent debate in Washington, D.C., over whether to let to local competing hospital systems build rival proton beam …
Natural DNA Cannot Be Patented, Supreme Court Rules
In a decision that could have broad-reaching effects on the future of science and medicine, the Supreme Court on Thursday …
Colorado Fires: New Evacuations, More Homes Burned
The news continues to be bad in parts of Colorado, where three major wildfires are burning. One, the Black Forest …
So Far Not So Bad As Storms Head East, But Threat Remains
The good news is that “a massive storm system originally forecast to affect one in five Americans from Iowa to …
How To Invest In Real Estate Without Being A Landlord
NPR’s Uri Berliner is taking $5,000 of his own savings and putting it to work. Though he’s no financial whiz …
Southern Baptists Condemn Policy Shift On Gay Boy Scouts
The Southern Baptist Convention approved a resolution at its annual meeting Wednesday to condemn the Boy Scouts of America’s decision …
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