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How earnings for unionized public employees compare with private sector
In the fight for balanced budgets vs. benefits for public employees, what's fair and what's politics?
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Why neither side is blinking in Wisconsin's union-GOP budget showdown
Unionized civil service workers and Gov. Scott Walker remain miles apart over collective bargaining as Wisconsin budget showdown continues. What will it take to break the deadlock?
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10-year-old becomes youngest to discover supernova
A 10-year-old Canadian girl became the youngest person ever to discover an exploding star, or supernova.
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Rolaids recall on several products for second time
Rolaids recall: Johnson & Johnson on Thursday recalled several types of Rolaids products. The voluntary Rolaids recall comes less than a month after the company issued another recall.
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Bush tax cuts: why Democrats are planning two votes they know will fail
Senate Democrats are planning for two votes on the Bush tax cuts Saturday. But neither would extend all the Bush tax cuts, and Republicans have vowed to defeat any such proposals.
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Israel wildfire: How it stacks up with five other devastating blazes
Israeli officials are racing to contain wildfires that began in northern Israel on Thursday morning, prompting the evacuation of 17,000 and a rare request for international assistance. But while these fires are devastating for Israel – as of Friday they've killed at least 42 people and burned an estimated 8,600 acres in the tiny country – they are far smaller than other major forest fires around the globe.
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Who will get Bush tax cuts? Congress can't decide.
Unable to agree on who should be eligible to continue to receive the Bush tax cuts, which expire Jan. 1, President Obama and congressional leaders decided to convene a panel Tuesday.
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Health-care reform in GOP cross hairs
Republicans plan an all-out assault on the new health-care reform law, which they see as the biggest symbol of over-reach by Democrats. President Obama's veto pen is the first defense.
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R&D spending: Here are the Top 10 firms
Apple, Google, and 3M may top Bloomberg’s list of the world’s most innovative companies, but they’re not the biggest research and development spenders – not even part of the Top 20. Out of 1,000 publicly traded companies with the highest R&D spending in 2009, here are the Top 10, according to a survey by management-consulting firm Booz & Co.:
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Republican women gain in Congress, but women overall may lose ground
At least eight Republican women are newly elected to the House, and one to the Senate. Four GOP women won their governor's races. But the overall picture for women in Congress is less rosy.
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Health-care reform: After big GOP gains, will it be repealed?
Health-care reform is in the cross hairs of House Republicans, who are regaining control of the House. They vow to repeal or dismantle the legislation.
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Will 'tea party' backing for third-party candidates boost House Dems?
Third-party candidates with 'tea party' support stand to siphon votes from Republicans in as many as 20 House races.
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Salvador Dali exhibition exclusively at Atlanta museum
Salvador Dali exhibition explores artist Salvador Dali's late work, including several major pieces that haven't been seen in the US in half a century.
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Scott Brown: Outsize role for a freshman senator nears an end
Scott Brown is the swing vote for any major legislation that majority Democrats want to move. But come November, that is likely to change.
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Six lessons from the BP oil spill
What the tragedy of the BP oil spill has taught us about regulations, technology, and how our energy diet must change.
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Heat wave: a good time to be selling pool supplies and sunscreen
Like winter blizzards, a summer heat wave favors certain segments of the economy. When it feels like Death Valley in New Jersey, air conditioners, kiddie pools, and fitness drinks sell like crazy.
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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan: What questions can she expect?
The Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan begin Monday. Here is a primer on how a deeply partisan Senate might challenge her.
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Did Ardipithecus ramidus roam the woods or the grasslands?
Ardi, the 4.4 million-year-old skeleton whose discovery last year upended models of human evolution, has prompted a debate about where she lived, and whether she is indeed an ancestor of modern humans.
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Johnson & Johnson vows to fix plant problems as scrutiny grows following Tylenol recall
The company laid out plans to restructure its manufacturing operations in the wake of the Tylenol recall.
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Tylenol recall: FDA found bacteria in ingredients
Tylenol recall: Ingredients used by Johnson & Johnson in some of the 40 varieties of children's cold medicines recalled last week were contaminated with bacteria, the Food and Drug Administration said.
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After Obama signs health care reform bill, why mess with reconciliation?
House Democrats don't like the health care reform bill they passed Sunday. They only did it because the Senate promised it would 'fix' the bill. And that's where reconciliation comes in.
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'Deem and pass': Democrats' new tactic for healthcare reform bill
House Democrats may use a procedure that allows them to 'deem' the Senate's healthcare reform bill passed without actually having to take a direct vote on it.
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Prisons turn to the wind for energy
Prisons are turning to wind power to supply energy for their around-the-clock operations.
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In Pictures: Curling
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Obama: Christmas Day attack was a 'systemic failure'
President Obama dramatically changed the tone of his administration's response to the Chirstmas Day attack on Northwest Flight 253, saying Tuesday that information about the alleged bomber 'was not effectively distributed.'
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