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Taking the artistic pulse of Generation Y

Cheekily titled 'Younger Than Jesus,' New Museum's exhibition looks at the freshness and verve of artists under age 33.

Today's agenda: North Korea's capacity, Palestinian summit, rights in China

Some sobering stats on texting while driving

Column: This dangerous practice needs to be made illegal, as well as 'uncool.'

Conservative activists turn to web for traction; denounce gay 'marraige'

The cost of gay marriage – in dollars and cents

As states like California grapple over gay marriage, New England has found that it can be a small fillip to the economy.

Colleges turn students' trash into cash for charity

From Albania, freed Guantánamo prisoner watches detainee debate unfold

As Congress worries about the dangerous prisoners, a Chinese Uighur asks: Why not release those deemed innocent?

Awaiting better times, white-collar workers look to blue-collar jobs

Some laid-off educated workers are turning to lower-skilled jobs to get by.

Facebook, er, book arrives in July

Ask the editor: what's new, what's fair, what works

McMaster declares victory; backs down in Craigslist case (Updated)

Staying connected

A Christian Science perspective.

High hopes for high speed

A $13 billion proposal could lay high-speed tracks in the midwest, California, and Florida.

Pill wars: debate heats up over 'brain booster' drugs.

Adults are taking stimulants like Ritalin and Adderall, normally used to treat serious medical conditions, to boost their concentration and job performance. Critics ask: Is it making Americans too dependent on their medicine cabinets?

Courts divided on police use of GPS tracking

Two recent, divergent court rulings on warrantless tracking suggest new technologies are straining old privacy standards.

Why green-power premiums may fade

Pricier options may become obsolete if government requires utilities to bring more renewables on line.

Pope's urging brings Gaza blockade to forefront

With no clear guidelines for what Israel will allow in, aid groups have run into trouble with everything from 90 tons of pasta to nutritional bars mistranslated as steel bars.

Tattoos remain a must-have accessory, even in recession

Tattoo parlors are seeing steady profits, as consumers shift spending toward purchases that are more meaningful.

Boston Globe avoids shutdown – at least for now

Could it produce a prototype that other struggling big-city newspapers could use to survive the current recession?

Experimental geography as art

Traditional geography meets politics – plus multimedia and performance art.

Supreme Court narrows identify-theft law in immigration case

To prove aggravated identify theft – which brings a mandatory two years in jail – prosecutors must show defendants knew their fake IDs belonged to a real person.

Souter retirement gives Obama early Supreme Court pick

But the court's balance of power may not change much, as Justice Souter, a conservative choice, consistently voted liberal.

Swine flu: Why such a huge response to so few cases?

Scientists are only now getting a handle on the details of the outbreak, so governments have taken a path of caution.

Older workers and the road to (un)retirement

Despite layoffs and lost savings, some in the senior workforce find their jobs prospects are not all that gloomy.

Science takes aim at the swine flu

The world's response to the outbreak shows progress and problems: Scientists have more tools, but early detection remains difficult in some places.