science
Obama Proposes Strict Vehicle Emissions Limits
The president's proposal would require vehicles to get 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016 By Amanda Ruggeri Posted May 1…
Showing posts from July 29, 2009
science
The Biofuel Future
Scientists seek ways to make green energy pay off Posted July 28, 2009 By Rachel Ehrenberg, Science News Biofuels are l…
Top stories
Indian PM Defends Engagement with Pakistan
By Steve Herman New Delhi 29 July 2009 India's Prime Minister says Pakistan's pledge to fight terrorism should …
health
Whistleblower tells of America's hidden nightmare for its sick poor
When an insurance firm boss saw a field hospital for the poor in Virginia, he knew he had to speak out. Here, he tells …
Sport
BMW plans to pull out of F1: report
:20PM Wednesday Jul 29, 2009 German media is reporting that BMW will withdraw from Formula One. Photo / AP …
Entertainment
Coetzee, Byatt nominated for Man Booker Prize
J. M. Coetzee, seen at the University of Chicago in October 2003, has been nominated for a third Ma…
Entertainment
Bachelorette Jillian Harris Answers Your Questions
Send in Your Questions by Filling Out the Form Below July …
Entertainment
Reflecting on a life in comedy, Apatow tests his success with the ambitious ?Funny People?
By Jake Coyle (CP) – 26 minutes ago NEW YORK — Judd Apatow's "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" spawned one of the…
Travel
Lazio: Italy's Trove of Unknown Treasures
The Italian Region of Lazio is Sponsoring a Restaurant to Promote Regional Food and Wine …
Tech
Astronauts finish final spacewalk
Astronauts finish final spacewalk Last Updated: Monday, July 27, 2009 | 1:49 PM ET Comments 5 Recommend…
Tech
Study: Texts While Driving More Dangerous Than Previously Thought
Motorists Take Their Eyes off the Road Longer While Texting Than While Talking on the Phone …
Tech
Spotify launches Apple iPhone jukebox app
Spotify, the music streaming website, expects to launch an Apple iPhone version of its popular online jukebox…
Business
Daimler in red again, sees lower sales
FRANKFURT — German auto and truck maker Daimler posted a sharp net loss in the second quarter and said it expected a cl…
Business
AOL valued at $5.66bn in Google deal
The value of one-time internet giant AOL has fallen by 97pc since its mega-merger with Time Warner at the height of…
Tech
Microsoft and Yahoo close to search deal
Microsoft appears to have finally locked up rival Yahoo in a long-awaited Internet search partnership aimed at narr…
Top stories
US men charged with planning overseas terror attacks
Father and two sons among seven from North Carolina charged with plotting to carry out 'violent jihad' …
Top stories
Eta blamed for massive car bomb in Burgos
(Reuters/Ricardo Ordonez ) Civil guard barracks deamaged by car bomb in Spain Sarah Morris in …
Top stories
Sotomayor Approved by Senate Committee
By AP / JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS Tuesday, Jul. 28, 2009 …