A punishing heat wave sweeping across India since March has claimed at least 15 lives in the country’s east, officials said Friday.
Heat wave kills at least 15 in India
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Forgotten Franklin letters offer glimpse into U.S. history
An American professor doing research in London stumbled across a series of previously unknown letters written by, to, and about Benjamin Franklin, a stunning find that sheds new light on early U.S. history.
Jay Leno hospitalized; ‘Tonight Show’ rerun planned, rep says
TV talk show host Jay Leno fell ill and checked himself into a Los Angeles, California, hospital Thursday, his representative said. Tracy St.
Schneider: Will Americans start blaming Obama?
Have Americans been prepared for Friday’s bad news about the economy? It looks like they have. They were warned even before President Obama took office
N. Ireland cops given more time to probe soldier, police killings
Police investigating the killing of a police officer and two soldiers in Northern Ireland have been given more time to question suspects, the Police Service of Northern Ireland announced Sunday.
Despite Snow and Irony a Climate Protest Persists
Correction Appended: March 3, 2009 The call rang out through Washington early on the morning of March 2: the biggest act of civil disobedience against global warming in American history would not, in fact, be snowed out. Environmental groups, led by Greenpeace and the Rainforest Action Network, had enlisted eco-celebrities such as Robert Kennedy Jr
As Car Sales Collapse, GM and Chrysler Grow Desperate
Under pressure to demonstrate their viability in order to qualify for more government loans, General Motors and Chrysler couldn’t produce any additional evidence on Tuesday. If they were taking physical exams, they both would have flunked. As February sales were reported, GM owned up to selling 53% fewer cars and trucks than a year ago, while Chrysler admitted that its total fell 44%