A fourth-grader hurt in a horrific bus accident is being hailed as a hero after he helped rescuers communicate with injured passengers who could not speak English.
WASHINGTON – Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the blueprint for human life in a family.
And a separate study of an individual genome located the cause of another inherited disease.
The blueprint for life, called DNA, contains about 22,00
A US school in has called off the annual senior dance after a lesbian student demanded she be allowed to bring her girlfriend.
The American Civil Liberties Union had demanded that the Itawamba County school in Mississippi allow 18-year-old Constance McMillen to attend the prom with her date.
A school board statement on Wednesday announced the district wouldn't host the April 2 prom at Itawa
India and Sri Lanka on Wednesday signed a Line of Credit agreement for $67.4 million to fund the second phase of upgradation of the Southern Railway Line from Colombo to Matara.
A statement by the Indian mission here said that the agreement was signed by P. B. Jayasundera, Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning, and Prabhakar Dalal, Executive Director, Export-Import Bank of India, in the
SEOUL - March 11, 2010: Kia Motors Corporation announced today its global sales figures for passenger cars (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants), recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles for February 2010, recording a total of 143,267 units sold. This figure represents a year-on-year increase of 39.5%.
In February, Kia posted double digit year-on-year sales i
ST. LOUIS, March 9, 2010; The all-new 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty delivers best-in-class torque, horsepower, towing and payload capability - and does it all more efficiently, resulting in less fuel usage and extended maintenance intervals that can translate directly into bottom-line savings for customers.
"The 2011 Super Duty is not only the most powerful, most capable and fuel-efficient hea
SANTIAGO, Chile – President Michelle Bachelet leaves office Thursday with a chunk of her country in ruins — and her popularity in the clouds.
Despite complaints that aid was slow to reach the hungry and homeless, experts say Chile's response to one of history's most powerful earthquakes has been a model for disaster recovery.
Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software.
Instead, the company is in danger of going the way of its 1990s Palm Pilot, making it the latest innovator to learn that great technology and an accomplished leader don't
There's a gaping disconnect between what Americans care about and what President Barack Obama and Congress, Democrats and Republicans are actually doing. A new Associated Press-GfK poll tells the story: contempt for lawmakers, a bare majority approving what Obama's doing.
Or just listen to Robert Watson.
He backed Obama in 2008. He lost his job at a direct mail company in the Great Recessio
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Saudi leaders Wednesday that the U.S. effort for diplomatic engagement with Iran had come to naught and he asked for the influential kingdom's help to win wide backing for biting economic penalties against Tehran.
The offer of talks with Iran to resolve doubts about the intent of its nuclear program remains on the table, U.S. offi
