The New York Times Stories
U.S. Postal Service Nearing Default; Agency Pleading to Congress for Help
If Congress doesn't deal with problems facing the United States Postal Service when legislators return Sept. 6 from recess America's mail institution will likely default on a $5.5 billion payment due at the end of this month and likely have to shut down this winter, the postmaster general said.
Silicone Breast Implants Will Continue to Remain in Market: FDA
The Food and Drug Administration ruled on Thursday that silicone Breast Implants will stay in the market, after two days of discussions and hearings on the implant's safety and aftereffects.
Kindle Direct Publishing: Secrets to Success (John Locke Story)
Self-published author John Locke, who built a large audience selling digital books and became the second independent writer to sell one million books through Kindle, has a few lessons to teach you, if you want to try and follow in his bestselling footsteps by tackling Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing.
John Locke Author: Secrets to Self-Publishing Success
Self-pubilshed author John Locke, who built a large audience selling digital books and become the second independent writer to sell one million books through Kindle has a few lessons to teach you, if you want to try and follow in his footsteps.
Documents Show Links Between CIA, Libya Spy Unit
Documents found in Tripoli detail close ties between the CIA and Libya's intelligence service and suggest the United States sent terrorism suspects for questioning in Libya despite that country's reputation for torture, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
Center of Tropical Storm Lee to Reach Southern Louisiana This Weekend [MAPS]
Six years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans may need to brace for Tropical Storm Lee, which is inching northward up the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico and is expected to creep upon the coast of southern Louisiana this weekend.
Wikileaks Cable Prompts New Investigation of Alleged Iraq War Massacre
A diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks has spurred the Iraqi government to reopen an investigation into allegations that American troops handcuffed and and executed 11 Iraqi civilians -- charges that the U.S. military has categorically denied.
Five More Eye Patients Go Blind After Avastin Injections
Five patients being treated for eye disease went blind after being injected with injection drug Avastin at the Veterans Affairs medical center in Los Angeles, according to The New York Times.
Inside Revolution Studios' library: where Roth went wrong
Joe Roth has risen again to be one of Hollywood's most prolific producers, so it's easy to forget that he undertook one of the most: disastrous studio ventures in recent times with Revolution Studios.
Wikileaks Iraq: U.S. Troops May Have Executed Civilians
One of the diplomatic cables recently released by Wikileaks offers new evidence that American troops massacred 10 handcuffed Iraqi civilians and destroyed the evidence with an airstrike -- charges that the U.S. military has categorically denied.
Regulator to sue major banks over mortgages
A U.S. regulator will soon file lawsuits against major banks accusing them of bundling subprime home loans into bonds that never should have been sold to investors and causing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to lose billions, according to a source familiar with the matter.
WTC Firefighters Battle Higher Cancer Risk a Decade After 9/11
New York City firefighters exposed to toxic dust and fumes in the 9/11 World Trade Center (WTC) disaster may be more likely to develop cancer than those unexposed, according to a recent study published Thursday.
Obama vs. 2012 Republican Candidates: Who Has the Better Plan for the U.S. Economy?
Where do President Barack Obama and the Republican presidential candidates stand on the U.S. economy? Here's a summary of their differing proposals.
Wall Street set for sharply lower open after jobs data
Wall Street was set to fall more than 1 percent at the open on Friday after data showed U.S. employment growth ground to a halt in August, adding to worries about the health of the economy.
Bono: Steve Jobs is ‘Generous’ and ‘Poetic’
Bono defends Steve Jobs for supporting charities
Turkey Expels Israel Ambassador Over UN Report on Gaza Flotilla Killings
The report (which were leaked to the New York Times newspaper) stated that Israeli military officers used excessive force.
Minor Earthquake Felt in Los Angeles
A minor, 4.3 magnitude earthquake shook the Greater Los Angeles area, on Thursday afternoon.
Five Patients Blinded by Avastin in Los Angeles
Five patients treated for eye disease were blinded after being injected with Roche Holding AG's Avastin at the Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center, The New York Times reports.
Five VA patients blinded by Avastin injections: report
Five patients being treated for eye disease were blinded after being injected with Roche Holding AG's Avastin at the Los Angeles Veterans Affairs medical center, according to the New York Times.
Ancient Humans Made Stone Axes 1.76 Million Years Ago, Reveals Study
A new research suggests that our human ancestor’s made sophisticated stone tools about 1.76 million years ago but didn’t take the tools along with them to Africa.
U.S. Will Sue Major Banks over Mortgage Fraud: Report
Ned Kelly: Remains Identified But Skull Still at Large
Kelly's skull was last thought to have sat on the desk of a Victorian state police detective in 1929. The successful identification of Kelly's remains happened 131 years after he was hanged for murder. Scientists used DNA from Kelly's great great nephew, a Melbourne teacher, Leigh Olver, to identify his bones from others in a mass prison grave.
Ned Kelly: How Mick Jagger Almost Ruined the Australian Icon
Not only was Jagger not Australian, he was not even of Irish descent; and he was much shorter and slighter than the big, burly, muscular Kelly.
Bloomberg Deputy Mayor Quit Over Domestic Violence Arrest, Not the Snowstorm
Mayor Bloomberg allowed New Yorkers to believe that Stephen Goldman resigned due to job performance issues, when in fact he had been in jail days before announcing his resignation.
WikiLeaks denies charges it put lives in danger
WikiLeaks is defending itself against accusations that it may have put lives at risk by dumping uncensored U.S. diplomatic cables on the Internet.
How Prostitutes Pay Taxes: In German City, Sex Workers Feed the Meter
Sex workers in the German city of Bonn are free to walk the streets, as long as they've purchased a ticket.
In First for Iraq War, No U.S. Deaths in August
For the first time since the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003, an entire month went by without a single U.S. soldier dying there.
Sudden Reversals on TouchPad: A Ploy by HP?
Back-to-back shocking announcements from HP has left its competitors and analysts speculating that it is a planned strategy to increase its market demand.
Ancient Humans Used Fine-Crafted Tools Earlier Than Thought: Researchers
A team from the United States and France has found newly discovered hand axes from about 1.76 million year ago. The team made the discovery after traveling to an archaeological site located along the northwest shoreline of Kenya's Lake Turkana.
Hurricane Irene Damage: Insurance Companies Could Cover Less Than Half of Cost
As people living in Hurricane Irene's path begin a multi-billion dollar rebuilding effort, many will have to contend with the fact that homeowners insurance does not cover the flood damage that was a chief source of destruction.


