Scientists at a California company reported Thursday that they had created the first mature cloned human embryos from single skin cells taken from adults, a significant advance toward the goal of growing personalized stem cells for patients suffering from various diseases. ...more

January 18, 2008

Sometimes the most uneasy place to be for a basketball team is on the verge of greatness, the cusp of respect. ...more

January 7, 2008

More than 150 Iowans were rustling in their chairs at a community college the other night, waiting for John Edwards. His bus was parked and running outside the door, but it was nearly 45 minutes before he finally made his characteristically late entrance. ...more

December 19, 2007

After 10 games, the University of South Florida's 7-3 record is identical to last season. ...more

December 16, 2007

With his status as GOP presidential front-runner in question, Rudy Giuliani made a speech here Saturday intended to mark a turning point in his campaign, but which relied heavily on past themes - his role after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, cleaning up New York City, and an aggressive stance on terrorism and homeland security. ...more

December 15, 2007

Wall Street plunged Tuesday after the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by a quarter point, disappointing investors who were expecting the central bank to move more aggressively to help the economy overcome the credit and mortgage crisis. ...more

December 11, 2007

SEBRING — Maybe it was because he was in great shape. Maybe it was Darrel Smith's helmet that made the difference and saved his life after a car struck his bike in August. Perhaps, Smith thought, it was the thousands of prayers given for him from other park rangers, his fellow bicyclists and the entire community. In a little more than three months, Smith came out of a month-long medically induced coma, regained 20 pounds of lost muscle and just last Thursday took a two-mile ride on his tricycle for the first time since the accident. "Yes, it hurt like hell... I got nine pieces of stainless steel (in me) right now. Two of them are cables," he said, showing his right hip. His smile and his beaming optimism goes against the grain of the aches he described. Smith's trainer, Keith A. Bowyer Jr., thinks it was Smith's drive that got him where he is now. Smith's hoping by Friday that he will get back on his job at Highlands Hammock State Park. By Christmas, Smith's hoping he can try out a bicycle. ...more

December 11, 2007

Get ready, Florida State fans. The annual offseason coaching carousel is starting to spin, and like a year ago, Jimbo Fisher's name is expected to pop up in nearly every rumor. ...more

November 20, 2007

"He was really the great chronicler of his time, the champion of personal reportage. His vaunted life as a public figure may have actually impeded serious critical attention to much of his work. Presumably, it will be possible now." Author E.L. Doctorow "When you talk of Norman Mailer, right away I see van Gogh's work boots. Norman was a working man. Lord, did he work. From one end of his life to the other, he sat in solemn thought and left so much to read, so many pages with ideas that come at you like sparks spitting from a fire." Jimmy Breslin, author and Mailer's running mate in 1969 New York City mayor's race "He'd go anywhere and try anything. He was a courageous person, a great person, fully confident, with a great sense of optimism." Author Gay Talese "It is a giant of American literature who has disappeared." French President Nicolas Sarkozy ...more

November 11, 2007

The way the players tell it, they don't seek the information out; it comes to them. ...more

November 10, 2007