Nov 21st, 2008 · The incoming Obama administration will inherit ongoing nuclear weapons negotiations with North Korea. One expert says that, though it they are likely to take years, continuing talks will be the only chance at reigning in the reclusive nation.
Nov 21st, 2008 · In a new book, authors Roger Bennett and Josh Kun detail Jewish American history through vinyl albums. They are trying to answer questions such as, "Who are we?" and "What are we inheriting?" in what Bennett calls the "beginning of a journey."
Oct 20th, 2008 · Writer Marcos McPeek Villatoro has Tourette's Syndrome, a condition one of his daughters inherited. But he warns: don't ever say either of them suffer from the condition. For them, it's just something that makes life more interesting.
Sep 18th, 2008 · Oil giant Texaco, now owned by Chevron, is involved in an epic environmental lawsuit brought on behalf of the indigenous people of Ecuador's rain forest. Texaco is accused of failing to clean up billions of gallons of toxic waste produced during its involvement in oil production in Ecuador. Texaco ended its operations there in the early 1990's and its new owner Chevron inherited the lawsuit. Attorney Stephen Donziger who works with the plaintiffs legal team and Chevron spokesperson Kent Robertson discuss the case.
Sep 4th, 2008 · Scientists are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of what used to be called "junk" DNA. Yale researchers have found a region of DNA that appears to be crucial in making a human limb. Although it's not a gene in the traditional sense of the word, it is inherited.
Sep 2nd, 2008 · So you came into a large inheritance? What do you do with it? Our personal finance expert weighs the options — spending it, saving it, paying off credit card debt and reducing students loans.
Jul 15th, 2008 · Rude mortgage companies, students buying houses, babies on the way: What should the savvy consumer do at life's crossroads? Personal finance contributor Michelle Singletary discusses how to resolve the reverse mortgage of someone who has died, whether to buy a home while living off student loans and how to prioritize debt.
Jun 24th, 2008 · The next president will be the first in 40 years to inherit the Pentagon during wartime. While the two candidates' foreign policy advisers both advocate greater accountability at the Pentagon, they disagree on how to handle Iraq.