Last week, while the financial world was obsessing over stress tests for fragile banks, the environmental and agricultural worlds were watching the results of the Obama Administration’s stress tests for renewable fuels.
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Surviving Iraqi family says it wishes soldiers had killed them
Surviving members of an Iraqi family said they are haunted by a murder rampage committed by a gang of U.S.
Katie Price and Peter Andre announce separation
British model and television personality Katie Price, also known as Jordan, and her singer husband, Peter Andre, are to separate, according to a statement released Monday. The couple have been married for four-and-a-half years and found romance on the reality show “I’m A Celebrity…
Year later: New beginning for survivors
The apartment was a flurry of activity. Brother and sister Ren Qiang and Ren Yan were bursting with energy
Man who wouldn’t walk again finishes marathon
British soldier Phil Packer was told a year ago that he would never walk again, but on Saturday he finished the London Marathon.
Pastry chef receives double hand transplant
Jeff Kepner just wanted to hold his 13-year-old daughter’s hand again.
The Fire This Time: Is This Health Care’s Moment?
Economic crises come and go, but entitlements are forever. The Great Depression eventually dissipated, but Franklin Roosevelt’s crown jewel — the Social Security system — is still with us. And so it will be with the Obama Administration
Disabled veteran closes in on London Marathon finish
Last summer, Phil Packer was told he would probably never walk again.
Only thing burning at Cher’s house is desire
When emergency crews scramble to a celebrity’s home and it turns out to be a false alarm, journalists don’t usually write about it. When the celebrity is Cher and her publicist issues an entertaining response to a reporter’s call, some entertainment writers can’t resist
Street kids in Afghanistan: A CNN reporter revisits child beggars
As a journalist, as a human being, the stories of the people around you stick with you. Whether it is in passing memory or in daily wonderment, they are in your mind and many in your heart, engrained forever