Science Mar 09 Obama Lifts Restrictions on Stem Cell Funding President Obama on Monday ended his predecessor's policy of restricting the use of federal funds for embryonic stem cell research.
Nation Mar 06 Reporter's Notebook: 'Sodbusters' Lend Afghan Farmers a Hand Margaret Warner is reporting in Afghanistan on political developments, counter-insurgency campaigns and nation-building efforts. In this reporter's notebook, she accompanies the Nebraska National Guard on an agricultural mission.
Economy Mar 06 Unemployment Rate Soars to 8.1% in February U.S. employers cut 651,000 jobs in February, the Labor Department reported Friday, pushing the nation's unemployment rate to 8.1 percent, the highest it has been since 1983.
Science Mar 06 NASA Telescope to Search for Earth-like Planets A NASA telescope is set to launch Friday night from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, on a three-and-a-half year mission to scan the Milky Way galaxy for Earth-like planets.
Economy Mar 06 Unemployment Woes Hit Cities, Suburbs Harder than Most of U.S. As the country absorbs the newest round of national unemployment data Friday, the real-world effect in local communities is proving a mixed picture.
Health Mar 05 Obama Holds Health Summit at White House Looking to kick start his campaign to reform health care, President Barack Obama called health care leaders, practitioners and business owners to the White House Thursday to debate ideas for overhauling the nation's system.
Politics Mar 05 Calif. Court Hears Challenge to Gay Marriage Ban California's Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in a highly anticipated legal challenge to Proposition 8, the state's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.
Economy Mar 05 Report: GM's Survival in Doubt Without More Aid General Motors acknowledged Thursday that its survival is in "substantial doubt" outside of bankruptcy unless it halts losses and stops burning cash, according to auditors.
Science Mar 04 In Paper Folding, Art and Science Align Eight years ago, physicist Robert Lang's career path took an unusual turn. The laser physicist and lifelong origami artist quit his Silicon Valley job to concentrate full-time on origami.
Economy Mar 04 New Details Emerge on Mortgage Relief Plan The Obama administration on Wednesday announced new details on its $75 billion mortgage relief plan to help those in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure.