Science & Technology
Pharmaceutical Firm Sees Promise in Marijuana
Potential to treat ailments including diabetes, colitis, and epilepsy
Germany's Merkel Grilled on US Surveillance
They don't have a controversial shooting case to deflect attention
While Protecting Drone Strikes from Suit, DOJ Argues Courts Can't Enforce Constitutional Rights
That's a scary argument,the judge notes
Judge Denies BP Effort to Halt Spill Payments
Investigations into kickbacks by folks handling the fund
Tumblr Renders Sexually-Oriented Blogs Unsearchable
Affects about 10 percent of content. Only 10 percent?
MIT Seeks Delay in Release of Aaron Swartz Documents
Claims fear for safety of college's networks
Prosecution Rebuts Defense in Manning Trial
Attempting to prove Manning was motivated by desire to expose corruption
Study Shows Calorie-Counting Backfiring as Obesity-Fighting Measure
McDonald's diners given calorie guidelines ate more, not less
Japanese Government Approves Stem Cell Trials
Scientist hoping to use the cells to treat a form of blindness
Scientists Say Atmosphere on Mars Was Changed by 'Catastrophic Event' Billions of Years Ago
Collision or volcanic eruptions
Greenwald to Publish Book About Snowden
Will reportedly contain new revelations about surveillance
Rover Reveals Mars Is Losing Its Atmosphere
Very, very slowly over the past 4 billion years
Google Cleared of Anti-Trust Charges in Korea
Did not break rules by requiring mobile vendors to include its search engine in Android phones
Tech, Liberty Groups Call for More Surveillance Transparency
Lawsuits probably more effective
Monsanto Pulling GM Crops Out of Europe
Withdrawing applications for approval of new crops due to regulatory frustrations
Former President Jimmy Carter Supports Edward Snowden
"America does not have a functioning democracy at this point in time."
New Surgical Knife Can Detect Cancer
Will help doctors know if they've removed all the bad tissue
Harry Reid Blames Climate Change for Nevada Fires, Pushing For More Federal Money
Solution's always the same, more money
Former Astronaut Edgar Mitchell Says UFO Cover Up Has to End
Suspects military-industrial complex may be behind the cover up
6000 Residents, Visitors Evacuated Amid Wildfire in California Mountains
3000 firefighters working on a blaze in the San Jacinto mountains
Why Superman and Wyatt Earp Left Kansas But Still Loved the Place
Q&A with Robert Rebein, author of Dragging Wyatt Earp: A Personal History of Dodge City.
Facebook Executives Leave as the Company Grows
In the last few days co-founder Josh Williams and the head of U.S. sales have announced that they are leaving
Kim Dotcom Wants To Fund Privacy-Oriented Startups
Recent headlines highlight the whole market
Asiana Airlines Changes Mind About Suing KTVU
Who were the ad wizards that came up with that one?
Colorado Town Mulls Licensing Bounty Hunters to Shoot Down Drones
Not quite fish in a barrel
New Abortion Restrictions Could Send Texas Women to Mexico For Cheap OTC Abortion Pill
Misoprostol's known as "the pill that brings a woman's period back" in Mexico
EU Wants More Concessions From Google Before Anti-Trust Settlement
What Google's offered so far is not enough the EU says
You, Too, May Be Suing the National Security Agency
Coalition of groups fights mass data collection as a threat to freedom of association