Nation & World Report shows persistence of violence on television A study of 392 prime-time-scripted programs on broadcast networks shown during the month after Vice President Joe Bidens January meeting… May 4, 2013
Nation & World Actor Alan Alda wants scientists to nix jargon, use simple words Actor Alan Alda enlists the help of Sujata Pawagi during a Communicating Science class on the campus of Stony Brook… May 4, 2013
Nation & World Federal report cites many causes for bees’ decline A new federal report blames a combination of problems for the decline of honeybees in the United States since 2006.… May 4, 2013
Nation & World 7 U.S. service members killed in Afghan attack The renewed violence came as Afghan President Hamid Karzai acknowledged at a news conference that regular payments his government has… May 4, 2013
Nation & World Sunnis flee Syrian city after reports of killings The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said around 4,000 people were fleeing from the predominantly Sunni southern parts of… May 4, 2013
Nation & World Israel enforces ‘red line’ with airstrike in Syria Bodyguards escort Syrian president Bashar Assad, right, through a crowd of young people Saturday during an inauguration ceremony in Damascus… May 4, 2013
Nation & World Calif. fire threatens 4,000 homes A wildfire burns Friday along a hillside in Point Mugu, Calif. By Friday afternoon, the Ventura County blaze had burned… May 3, 2013
Nation & World U.S. orders new visa reviews for arriving students The order, which is effective immediately, came from a senior official at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, David J. Murphy.… May 3, 2013
Nation & World Stocks surge as Dow tops 15,000 – briefly The market jumped from the opening bell, traders donned party hats and a wave of buying helped the Standard and… May 3, 2013
Nation & World Economy delivers job gains Not only that, but many more people were hired in February and March than previously thought, the Labor Department said… May 3, 2013
Nation & World Boston bomb suspect’s family makes funeral plans A funeral parlor in Worcester that is familiar with Muslim services said it will handle arrangements for Tsarnaev, whose body… May 3, 2013
Nation & World Bomb’s DNA sample yields no match to suspect’s widow The official, who is not authorized to comment publicly, said the source of the DNA is unknown, adding that it… May 3, 2013
Nation & World NRA official: ‘Culture war’ more than gun rights NRA First Vice President James Porter, who will take over the top job Monday, issued a full-throated challenge in the… May 3, 2013
Nation & World Experimental Air Force aircraft goes hypersonic The X-51A Waverider, carried under the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress bomber, prepares to launch over the Pacific Ocean.U.S. Air… May 3, 2013
Nation & World Syrian opposition blames regime for village deaths The killings in Bayda reflect the sectarian overtones of Syrias civil war. Tucked in the mountains outside the Mediterranean coastal… May 3, 2013
Nation & World U.S. employers add 165K jobs; rate falls to 7.5% The U.S. economy showed last month why it remains the envy of industrialized nations: In the face of tax increases… May 3, 2013
Nation & World Tally ho! Owners set dogs on NYC rats maintain breeds’ traits through real work May 2, 2013
Nation & World Is antibacterial soap damaging your health? conducts review; some say chemical disrupts hormones May 2, 2013
Nation & World U.S. calls for N. Korea amnesty for sentenced American Kenneth Bae, 44, a Washington state man described by friends as a devout Christian and a tour operator, is at… May 2, 2013
Nation & World Fire forces evacuation of campus, homes in Calif. Smoke and fire billows over a hill near Thousand Oaks, Calif., on Thursday. Authorities have ordered evacuations of a neighborhood… May 2, 2013
Nation & World N.J. governor signs overdose law, Bon Jovi applauds it Bon Jovi called the law a lifesaver and encouraged other states to do the same. I hope that Governor Christies… May 1, 2013
Nation & World Man killed after firing shot at Houston airport Its unclear if the man fatally shot himself or was killed by a Homeland Security agent who had confronted him,… May 1, 2013