- Belated Recognition for Battling Holocaust on Sat Aug 6, 2011 7:08 PM PDT
HORASHIM, Israel — When 20 people gathered for a modest ceremony in the tranquil cemetery of this kibbutz in central Israel last month, the intimacy and quiet dignity of the event belied the tumultuous historical forces coursing beneath it.
The occasion was the reinterring …
- Schooling Matt Damon on Sat Aug 6, 2011 6:35 AM PDT
Actor Matt Damon is a walking, talking public service reminder to immunize your children early and often against La-La-Land disease.
In Damon's world, all public school teachers are selfless angels.
- A History of College Grade Inflation on Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:04 PM PDT
The researchers collected historical data on letter grades awarded by more than 200 four-year colleges and universities. Their analysis (published in the Teachers College Record) confirm that the share of A grades awarded has skyrocketed over the years.
- China, Largest Holder of U.S. Debt, Remains Tied to Treasuries Making U.S. Woes Its Own on Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:26 AM PDT
SHANGHAI — However grim Washington’s debt and deficit negotiations may seem to Americans, the impasse is nearly as disturbing for China.
It is the ultimate “too big to fail” global relationship, said Andy Rothman, an analyst in Shanghai for the investment …
- Software Designer Reports Error in Casey Anthony Trial on Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:04 AM PDT
MIAMI — Assertions by the prosecution that Casey Anthony conducted extensive computer searches on the word “chloroform” were based on inaccurate data, a software designer who testified at the trial said Monday.
The designer, John Bradley, said Ms.
- How Bright Promise in Cancer Testing Fell Apart on Fri Jul 8, 2011 3:17 AM PDT
When Juliet Jacobs found out she had lung cancer, she was terrified, but realized that her hope lay in getting the best treatment medicine could offer. So she got a second opinion, then a third.
- French See Strauss-Kahn Case as American Folly on Mon Jul 4, 2011 6:36 AM PDT
PARIS — The stunning reversals in the criminal case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a putative French presidential candidate, have reawakened a dormant anti-Americanism here, fueled by a sense that the raw, media-driven culture of the United States has undermined justice a …
