As Economy Prospers, Ghana Holds Presidential Vote
President John Dramani Mahama faces a tight race in the West African nation that boasts a fast-growing economy and strong democratic tradition. The election was extended into a second day after some glitches with new electronic voter verification systems.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
What To Do When The Bus Doesn’t Come And You Want To Scream. An Experiment
Where’s the bus? It’s supposed to be here by now, but it isn’t. You crane your neck. Nothing. And then — miraculously — there’s a solution. The bus still isn’t here. But something else is.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Newly Released Color Photo Shows A Bloodied George Zimmerman
The photograph, taken by a police officer, is the first high-resolution, clear view we’ve gotten of Zimmerman’s injuries on the night he shot and killed Trayvon Martin.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
‘Bartholomew Biddle’: A Writer’s 15-Year Adventure
Gary Ross has penned and directed big Hollywood hits like Big, Pleasantville and The Hunger Games. For years, though, his obsession has been the story of one little boy.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Untangle An ‘Act Of God’
Every answer is a familiar three-word phrase in the form “____ of ____.” The letters in the first and last words of each phrase are rearranged. You give the phrases. For example, “Cat of Dog ” becomes “Act of God.”» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
SARS-Like Virus Found In Jordan, Hunt Is On For Other Cases
The latest cases represent the oldest known so far. They push the SARS-like virus’s timeline back three months from the first reported case involving a 60-year-old man who died in Jedda, Saudi Arabia, last June.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
WikiLeaks Suspect Bradley Manning: ‘I Thought I Was Going To Die In That Cage’
Manning, who has offered to plead guilty to lesser charges, is asking for case to be dismissed, because he says his pre-trial punishment was so severe.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
A Refugee’s Multilayered Experience In ‘Ru’
Kim Thuy based her award-winning novel Ru on her own experiences as a refugee from war-torn Vietnam. She says the word “ru” has a poetic double meaning: In archaic French, it means a rill or stream, but in Vietnamese, it means a lullaby to soothe a child.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Experiments That Keep Going And Going And Going
Some scientific research can’t be completed in days or months — projects can take years, or even decades or centuries. This poses a challenge for scientists who must make plans for experiments that often outlive the experimenter.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
‘Dallas’ Villain Larry Hagman Dies At 81
Hagman played J.R. Ewing on television’s long-running prime-time soap opera Dallas. His family said in a statement that he died Friday afternoon of complications from a battle with cancer.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
