Disasters

Gulf oil spill worsens -- but what about the safety of gas fracking?

2012-12-06 14:58:00

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Lawyer Uses CSI Techniques to Prove His Point

2011-06-23 00:00:00

The 19-year-old girl and her mother were traveling together, taking a bus excursion from Las Vegas to the Hoover Dam. The daughter, Meng Qiu Sun, was a student at Shanghai�International Studies University, and planned to be a diplomat. Her mother and...

Goldberg: Seduced by the cult of experts

2011-08-30 00:00:00

When asked what posed the greatest challenge to statesmen, Harold Macmillan, the former British prime minister, responded, "Events, my dear boy, events." That's because events tend to throw everybody off their plan. For example, Hurricane Irene ended...

White House blasts GOP over FEMA funding

2011-08-30 13:25:00

Good dogs: The list

2011-07-18 00:00:00

They're more than man's best friends: They're friends with benefits. Here are a few ways dogs are helping to make our lives healthier, safer and longer. Search and rescue: When disaster strikes, search-and-rescue dogs are never far behind. After the...

Tim Rutten: Old-time religion, today's politics

2011-06-11 00:00:00

In the midst of a hotly contested presidential election a little more than half a century ago, John Kennedy went to Houston to give the most important speech of his campaign. No Catholic ever had been elected to the White House, and the young...

Do people fail to respond to tornado warnings?

2011-05-26 09:50:00

The violent tornado that ravaged Joplin, Mo., killing at least 117, had hospital employees rushing to transport patients to safety at the last few minutes and forced others into refrigerators for shelter. There was 20 minutes of advance warning provided...

Ex-White House economist: 'Jobs deficit' needs greater attention

2011-05-27 13:43:00

Amid the deficit-cutting fervor that has consumed Washington, Jared Bernstein hopes that the jobless rate isn't forgotten. -------------------- For the Record, 3:11 p.m. May 27: An earlier version of this article incorrectly reported that economist...

Boy, 13, pulled from rubble five days after Turkey quake

2011-10-28 16:37:33

Death toll from Turkey earthquake nears 600

2011-10-30 16:38:08

Is the National Cathedral a national treasure?

2011-10-28 16:35:20

Honda will slash production because of new parts shortage

2011-10-31 16:34:47

A fishing boat lies on its side in shallow water in the boat basin at Crescent City, Calif., after a tsunami surge withdrew Friday. The surge broke loose and damaged most of the 35 boats that remained in the harbor.

2012-07-11 12:05:00

People watch the beach at Santa Monica on Friday as tsunami warnings were issued along the West Coast following the 8.9 earthquake off the east coast of Japan.

2012-07-11 12:05:00

When: Sept. 21, 1938 Killed: An estimated 682 to 800 people in New England. It remains the most powerful, costliest and deadliest hurricane in New England history.

2012-05-23 08:58:00