New Parents in Need of Sleep
A few simple measures can help limit the disrupted sleep caused by having a new baby in the house.
Lawmakers Split Over 330,000-Acre Idaho Wilderness Proposal
Scoop Lake, front, and Hummock Lake, empty into the Boulder Chain Lakes in Idaho’s White Clouds. The lakes are among mo…
Bond and Rivalry Fuels Two Brothers at Ryder Cup
Edoardo and Francesco Molinari are expected to share the spotlight quite happily together when the Ryder Cup begins on Friday.
Ryder Cup Has a Tenuous Welsh Influence
The Ryder Cup will be held in Wales for the first time, but the tournament lacks the host country flair of the 1997 and 2006 tournaments.
Positive Test for Contador May Cost Him Tour Title
Alberto Contador, the three-time Tour de France winner, said the substances were the result of food contamination.
Parcells Mulls Life After the Dolphins
Bill Parcells spoke about what will follow his tenure with the Dolphins.
How Do You Measure Physician Quality?
The measures typically used to measure physician performance often tell you more about the patient than the doctor, writes Dr. Pauline Chen.
Reining Puts Some Giddyap Into Equestrian Games
Reining developed in the United States as a way for ranchers to show off the athleticism and obedience of their quarter horses.
Doctor and Patient: Paying Doctors for Patient Performance
The kinds of patients physicians care for can have as much influence on pay-for-performance rankings as what those doctors do.
Novartis Pays $422.5 Million in Settlement
The company joins a list of drug companies that have been accused of promoting drugs for off-label purposes.
Fuel Economy for Heavy Trucks
Anticipation of the federal government’s first-ever rules on fuel economy for heavy trucks is stimulating some new thinking about technology and about saving money.
Cocktails and Fist-Pumping: California’s Ballot Battle
An unusual alliance of environmental activists and financiers try to enlist minority voters to defeat the repeal of California’s global warming law.
Web Tastes Freedom Inside Syria, and It’s Bitter
A draft law regulating online media would clamp down on bloggers and other journalists.
Extinct Penguin Wore Earth Tones, Fossil Shows
Researchers say imprints left by the large bird, which lived in Peru more than 36 million years ago, contain evidence that its feathers were mostly reddish brown and shades of gray.
Medicaid Rolls Jumped in 2009
An additional 3.7 million people applied for government insurance last year, the largest one-year increase since the plan’s early days.