Two drugs can prolong the lives of people with advanced melanoma, marking what researchers say is notable progress against the skin cancer after decades of futility.
Activists are promoting circumcision bans for minors in San Francisco and Santa Monica, and Jewish groups see a real threat, likening the measures to bans in Soviet-era Russia and Eastern Europe.
Programs already plagued by delays and poor participation were not designed to fully address unemployment, now the primary cause of foreclosures.
Michael K. Loucks, arguably the nation’s most influential prosecutor of health care fraud, has emerged in recent months as zealous a corporate defender as he was a prosecutor.
A drug now used to prevent recurrences of breast cancer can also prevent it from occurring in the first place.
Within the movement known generally as death with dignity, the evaluation of Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s contribution might seem surprisingly qualified, and the praise decidedly muted.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Saturday, where he said the mission should not be put at risk by budget concerns.
Ten years ago, bathers in the James River, which wends through Richmond, Va., wore ear and nose plugs to stave off infections from sewage runoff. Now, the river is stalked by blue herons and shad.
The Faith and Freedom Coalition’s two-day conference showed that the religious right still plays a major role in the nominating process.
Pakistan is hinting at courting another partner. Maybe that’s just what America needs it to do.
Behold Sarah Palin’s Wild Goose Chase Tour, in which grumbles fuel the press and politician alike and conventional campaigning becomes roadkill.
There’s a growing demand for the possessions of convicted killers.
One of the last old-school literary dust-ups passed into history last week. Can Twitter feuds fill the void of swinging fists?
Articles in this series explore the growing number of mixed-race Americans.
The Drilling Down series examines the risks of natural-gas drilling and efforts to regulate this rapidly growing industry.
This series follows the deployment of one battalion in the northern Afghanistan surge, chronicling the impact of war on individual soldiers and their families back home.
Articles in this series examine issues arising from the increasing use of medical radiation and the new technologies that deliver it.
Video and diagram showing the final moments of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.
Browse data from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, based on samples from 2005 to 2009.
As we mark the seventh anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, we remember the fallen service members who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.
President Obama is hoping his campaign machinery can overcome high unemployment and a fractured coalition.
Rachel Mellon, the 100-year-old widow of philanthropist Paul Mellon and one of the richest women in America, is ensnared in the protracted scandal surrounding John Edwards.
If few people think Herman Cain can win the nomination, he is satisfying voters’ desire to fall in love with a candidate.
For some soldiers, returning after their yearlong deployment to Afghanistan was the beginning of new difficulties.
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender teenagers talk about their lives in this weeklong series.
Expanded coverage of the San Francisco Bay Area is produced by The Bay Citizen, a nonprofit news organization.
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“On Education” looks beyond the discourse to the teachers, principals and students at the heart of learning.
Interactive Feature: A Year at War
