Politics & Policy News

By Darragh Worland | Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:54 PM ET

In the market for a new HDTV or LCD TV on Black Friday? Why not make it green. California will soon have to. Read More

More like this in: Wal-Mart, California, Energy, Associated Press, The Associated Press, Thanksgiving, Electronics, Black Friday, Best Buy

By Darragh Worland | Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:51 PM ET

New mammogram recommendations suggest we've all been overdoing it in the name of prevention. But not everyone agrees. Read More

More like this in: American Cancer Society, The New York Times, United States, Breast Cancer, Women's Health, National Cancer Institute, National Breast Cancer Coalition

By Darragh Worland | Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:28 PM ET

While a single army mom awaits trial for refusing to deploy, her hometown congresswoman tries to help her. Read More

More like this in: Children, California, Family, Afghanistan, Georgia, Army, Military, The Huffington Post

By Marc Hertz | Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:56 PM ET

The president answers a question about Twitter use in China and reveals his own lack of experience microblogging. Read More

More like this in: Barack Obama, The New York Times, Twitter, China

By David Bois | Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:44 PM ET

The US announces a new wildlife and wilderness protection initiative in partnership with Canada and Mexico. Read More

More like this in: Climate change, United States, Canada, Mexico, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Worldwatch Institute

By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:32 PM ET

Rodney Bradford can thank Facebook for providing the alibi he needed to be exonerated of robbery charges. Read More

More like this in: New York, The New York Times, Facebook, Social Networking, Brooklyn, Police, New York Post, Harlem, Witnesses

By Darragh Worland | Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:43 PM ET

Thousands gather to pay tribute to slain Fort Hood soldiers. Read More

More like this in: Army, Military, John McCain, Fort Hood

By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:02 AM ET

Crime experts say the stay-at-home jobless are providing a neighborhood watch, preventing break-ins nationwide. Read More

More like this in: Economy, Recession, Associated Press, Chicago, Unemployment, Employment, The Associated Press

By David Bois | Sat Nov 7, 2009 2:29 PM ET

Don't let the cure for the bedbugs bite. Nontoxic approaches to eradication are proven effective as well as protective of your health. Read More

More like this in: New York City, Housing, Columbia University, Hygiene, 30 Rock, Scientific American

By Marc Hertz | Tue Nov 3, 2009 9:00 AM ET

Seventh Generation wants babies across the United States to get motivated. Read More

More like this in: Babies, Environmental Protection Agency, Seventh Generation, Martin Luther King Jr.