Politics Jun 27 N. Korea Destroys Plutonium-producing Reactor North Korea demolished the cooling tower at its plutonium-producing reactor Friday, blasting apart the cylindrical structure in Yongbyon as a sign of its commitment to stop making plutonium for atomic bombs.
Science Jun 26 Scientists to Begin Mapping the Cocoa Genome Chocolate maker Mars Inc. will fund a five year, $10 million project to map the cocoa bean genome -- work that could lead to hardier, higher-yielding crops and better quality chocolate, the company announced Thursday.
Politics Jun 26 Justices Strike Down 'Millionaire's Amendment' The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Thursday the Federal Election Commission's "millionaire's amendment" violates the First Amendment by allowing House and Senate candidates to accept larger contributions if their opponent spends personal funds.
Politics Jun 26 Court Affirms Individual Right to Own Firearms In the first major pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history, a divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting.
Politics Jun 26 North Korea Delivers Nuclear Report; U.S. to Lift Sanctions North Korea handed over a long-awaited accounting of its nuclear work to Chinese officials Thursday, fulfilling a key step in the denuclearization process.
Science Jun 25 Transparent Fish Give Cancer Research a Boost Richard White is an oncologist at Children's Hospital Boston and instructor at Harvard Medical School -- but lately, he's also gained fame as an animal breeder.
Arts Jun 25 Efforts to Resettle Displaced Kenyans Get Mixed Results Despite government efforts to resettle hundreds of thousands of Kenyans displaced from election violence earlier this year, a state-funded human rights group has said too little is being done to address grievances back home.
Politics Jun 25 Court Rejects Executions for Child Rape, Reduces Damages Against Exxon The Supreme Court on Wednesday outlawed executions of people convicted of raping a child and reduced the $2.5 billion punitive damages award in the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster to $500 million.
Politics Jun 25 Prime Minister Olmert Avoids Early Elections Prime Minister Ehud Olmert averted a split in Israel's coalition and staved off a key coalition partner's threat to bring down the government, giving him at least a few more months to pursue peace agreements with the Palestinians and Syria.
Politics Jun 24 Ruling South African Party Shuns 'Outside' Diplomacy for Zimbabwe's Troubles Amid international decrees that Zimbabwe's presidential runoff will not be legitimate, South Africa's ruling party rejected outside diplomacy, warning that "any attempts by outside players to impose regime change will merely deepen the crisis."…