Economy

Just 2 U.S. colleges make grade in new ranking

The U.S. may have the most prestigious universities in the world, but the best of a new generation of schools are found elsewhere, a major new survey shows.

Of the top 10 institutions founded in the past 50 years, only two are in the U.S., according to London-based Times Higher ...

Security tighter than ever at Bilderberg conference

Chantilly's Westfields Marriott hotel is the site of an "unprecedented" security crackdown as the world's richest and most powerful arrive for the annual Bilderberg conference.

Hundreds of demonstrators are expected to protest the highly secretive gathering, which kicks off Thursday and lasts through the weekend. The off-the-record meeting, well known ...

Debate heated on sex-selection abortion ban

The House of Representatives Wednesday debated but did not immediately vote on a bill to outlaw abortions based solely on the basis of sex.

The discussion pointed up the philosophical views of the members, with some arguing that killing unborn girls just because they are girls is the ultimate war ...

25 gay couples sue to overturn Illinois marriage law

Twenty-five gay and lesbian couples have sued to overturn an Illinois state marriage law, saying it is unconstitutional to deny them the right to marry.

Traditional-values groups said they were developing their response to the lawsuits, with one spokesman predicting a "battle royale," though there are fears that Illinois officials ...

American Scene: Truck-driving student injures 9 at intersection

HEMET — A high school student in a pickup truck ran into a group of teenagers who were crossing a street outside a California high school Wednesday, leaving nine people injured, including the driver, officials said.

The accident occurred shortly after school ended for the day at Hemet High School, ...

Fire largest in New Mexico history

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A massive wildfire that has burned more than 265 square miles in the Gila National Forest has become the largest fire in New Mexico history, fire officials confirmed Wednesday.

The erratic blaze grew overnight to more than 170,000 acres, surpassing a blaze last year that burned 156,593 ...

Stuffed on foie gras before the ban

This is not a good time to be a duck with a fatty liver in California, though better times are just ahead.

Chefs are loading their high-end menus with duck liver: Terrine de foie gras, seared foie gras with mango chutney, foie gras salad and sweet foie gras for dessert.

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Shootings leave 6 dead in already jittery Seattle

SEATTLE (AP) — A city already anxious about a recent spate of shootings was rattled further when a man walked into an arts cafe near a Seattle university and opened fire, fatally wounding four people. Police say he later killed a woman during a carjacking before shooting himself.

As officers ...

Judge won't delay Jerry Sandusky's sex-abuse trial

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky's child sexual abuse trail remained on track to begin next week following a ruling by the presiding judge on Wednesday.

Judge John Cleland rejected the argument for a delay by the defense for the former Penn State assistant football coach, who was charged in November ...

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