Senior Catholic bishops are threatening to oppose the health care bill under consideration in Congress if lawmakers don’t make significant reforms regarding federally funded abortions and other issues. “No one should be required to pay for or participate in abortion,” the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a letter Thursday to members of Congress
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Controversial former Japanese finance minister found dead
Former Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa, who resigned from his post after appearing intoxicated at a news conference earlier this year, was found dead in his home Sunday, police told CNN. Tokyo police found Nakagawa, 56, lying face down on a bed on the second-floor of his home, Kyodo reported.
Google Wave to be released to 100,000 testers Wednesday
Google Wave, a product that promises to revolutionize online communication, will go out to about 100,000 beta testers Wednesday.
Lawyer: Jaycee Dugard would testify against captors
Jaycee Dugard will testify against the couple that allegedly held her captive in an elaborate compound hidden in their backyard for 18 years if there is a trial, a lawyer for her family said at a news conference Thursday.
New skin cancer therapy shrinks tumors
A new drug for melanoma has been shown to rapidly shrink malignant tumors in an early trial at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital in New York. Among 27 patients whom the experimental new drug was tested on, “19 showed a 30 percent or greater reduction in tumor size,” Dr
Pittsburgh in spotlight as G-20 summit approaches
Pittsburgh conjures up visions of steel mills and gritty sports teams for many. The host city of this week’s Group of 20 summit hopes to update that image.
New York Post not laughing at climate change spoof
A day before the United Nations held a climate change summit, New York City was blanketed with 100,000 fake copies of the New York Post tabloid, filled with content related to climate change. But the Post, owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., wasn’t impressed, calling the effort by perennial pranksters the Yes Men a “Witless Spoof in Flawless Format” in a statement released Tuesday, a day after the faux Post hit the streets.
Rape accusation ‘traumatizing,’ former suspect says
Four young men falsely accused of raping an 18-year-old student at Hofstra University were trying to return their lives to normal Friday after an ordeal that two of them described as traumatic. “I was really scared
U.S. envoy struggles to renew Mideast talks
The hopes for renewed Israeli-Palestinian talks dimmed Friday despite the fast-paced shuttle diplomacy efforts of top U.S.
Chief: Yale slaying an instance of ‘workplace violence’
New Haven Police Chief James Lewis on Thursday described the killing of Yale graduate student Annie Le as an instance of “workplace violence,” but he did not elaborate. Raymond J.