August 8, 2008 -
A three-legged mutt named Cassidy underwent experimental surgery at the N.C. State College of Veterinary Medicine last month -- a high-tech procedure that one day could help military veterans and other people who have lost limbs.
August 7, 2008 -
More news today about AREVA, the French state-owned nuclear company whose experimental mixed-oxide fuel assembly had to be removed from Duke Energy's Catawba plant in South Carolina aft
August 6, 2008 -
Duke Energy has been forced to abort a test of an experimental fuel assembly at its Catawba nuclear power plant in York County, S.C. after noticing unusual physical changes that can damage the fuel and create a safety hazard.
August 6, 2008 -
The 17th International AIDS Conference opened this week in Mexico City, with appeals for the international community not to slow down its fight against a disease that has claimed more than 25 million lives.
August 5, 2008 -
The closing of FEMA trailer parks, hastened by unhealthy levels of formaldehyde in the trailers, has highlighted continued problems faced by Katrina evacuees three years after the disaster: the lack of affordable housing, inadequate social safety nets, and the risk of falling into homelessness.
August 5, 2008 -
The Washington Times has an exclusive report today on a disturbing scandal at a veteran's hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas:
August 5, 2008 -
Texas plans to ignore the World Court today by executing a Mexican national. Last month, the World Court ordered the U.S.