Nation & World
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2013
NM teen spent time at church after slayings
Several people spotted 15-year-old Nehemiah Griego at the church throughout the day, thinking nothing of it until his arrest.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2013
Missouri man, 93, charged with killing wife, 95
A daughter of the couple found the woman bleeding on a bed and the man lying in a recliner with knife in his hand.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2013
Domestication theory: Grain may explain how dogs became tame
WASHINGTON – You know that dog biscuit shaped like a bone but made mostly of wheat? The fact that your dog is satisfied with it instead of going for a piece of your thigh may be one of the big reasons why its ancestors evolved from wolves to house pets. A team of Swedish researchers […]
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2013
Upstart party deals a blow to Netanyahu
JERUSALEM – The unexpectedly strong showing by a new centrist party in Israel’s parliamentary election has raised hopes of a revival of peace talks with Palestinians that have languished for four years under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Political newcomer Yair Lapid, the surprise kingmaker, is already being courted by a weakened Netanyahu, who needs his […]
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2013
Women smoking – and dying – like men
The lung cancer risk for men leveled off in the 1980s, but for women it still is increasing.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2013
FDA to consider bid to tighten narcotic rules
Law enforcement officials want stricter prescription measures as addiction and overdose deaths soar.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2013
Anti-domestic violence program renewal pushed
WASHINGTON – Congressional Democrats have renewed their push to revive the key federal program that protects women against domestic violence. They sought to diminish Republican objections that blocked passage of the legislation last year by removing a provision that would increase visas for immigrant victims of domestic abuse. The Violence Against Women Act became law […]
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2013
Forget the cloud, DNA can store stuff too
NEW YORK – It can store the information from a million CDs in a space no bigger than your little finger, and could keep it safe for centuries. Is this some new electronic gadget? Nope. It’s DNA. The genetic material has long held all the information needed to make plants and animals, and now some […]
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2013
India urged to strengthen policies to protect women
An Indian government panel pushes for policy changes after a fatal gang rape in New Delhi last month.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2013
Kids’ hospital won’t go to judges
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — The intention to turn a St. Petersburg clinic treating pediatric cancer patients into one that would exclusively serve judges and staff of Russia’s highest courts spread widespread public dismay. More than 100,000 people signed a petition to President Vladimir Putin, a city native, urging him to scrap the plan to change […]
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