Economy Apr 29 Economy Shrank by 6.1% in First Quarter The Commerce Department released numbers Wednesday estimating the economy contracted during the first three months of the year at nearly the same rate as the final quarter of 2008, marking the third straight quarter of decline since the late 1950s.
Science Apr 28 Researchers Prepare for Possible Swine Flu Vaccine U.S. researchers are preparing for possible development of a vaccine for the H1N1 strain of swine flu now racing around the globe, but say a vaccine would still take months to produce, test and distribute.
Health Apr 28 New Cases of Swine Flu Identified Cases of swine flu infections have increased to more than 60 in the United States, with seven people hospitalized Tuesday, as health officials continued to investigate ways to control the spread of the disease.
Politics Apr 28 Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter Switches Parties Five-term Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania said Tuesday that he plans to change parties, explaining that he finds his "political philosophy more in line with Democrats than Republicans."…
Health Apr 27 Resources for Tracking, Avoiding Swine Flu As concern about H1N1 flu virus grows around the world, the Web has proven to be a valuable resource for tracking and learning about the disease, but also a means for misinformation to spread. Here are some sites worth checking…
Health Apr 27 WHO Increases Swine Flu Alert Level The World Health Organization Monday raised its global alert level for the swine flu virus outbreak from a phase three to a phase four, verifying that the virus is spreading from human to human in community-level outbreaks.
Health Apr 27 Q&A: Understanding Swine Flu Key facts on swine flu and what is being done to better understand and combat the virus.
Politics Apr 27 South Africa's Zuma Faces Recession, Corruption Challenges The African National Congress swept to victory in South Africa's parliamentary elections last week, and the nation's presumed next president, Jacob Zuma, promised to improve public services and fight corruption.
Economy Apr 27 GM to Slash Factory Jobs, Eliminate Pontiac Brand General Motors Corp. revealed restructuring plans Monday that include cutting 21,000 U.S. factory jobs by next year and phasing out its Pontiac brand.
Health Apr 26 U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency over Swine Flu Outbreak American officials moved Sunday to implement a broad series of measures aimed at combating an outbreak of swine flu that has sickened 20 in the U.S. and killed more than 80 in Mexico.