Nov 19th, 2008 · The pioneering operation used a section of windpipe engineered in a laboratory with adult human stem cells. Engineering new tissues and organs from stem cells has long been sought as a solution to overcome a chronic shortage of donor organs.
Nov 17th, 2008 · Leaders from 21 nations and four international organizations will meet again in April. Over the weekend, they pledged to cooperate more closely, watch out for red-flag problems and give bigger roles to fast-rising nations.
Nov 13th, 2008 · Layoffs and cutbacks have hit many media outlets hard. But given the historic election of Sen. Barack Obama, should the same news organizations being buffeted by the economy also ensure that their political reporting staff is diverse?
Nov 12th, 2008 · Sacramento last week elected its first black mayor, former NBA star Kevin Johnson. The 42-year-old businessman beat a two-term incumbent by running on a platform of change. At the same time, the non-profit organization Johnson founded, which works to revitalize poor neighborhoods with charter schools and redevelopment projects, is being investigated for misuse of public funds. Ben Adler of member station KXJZ reports.
Nov 7th, 2008 · A plane crash killed the second highest ranking officiak in Mexico's government, Interior Minister Juan Camilo Mourino. The crash was ruled an accident, but an investigation is underway as some believe organized crime is to blame. Mourino was leading Mexico's war on drugs.
Nov 5th, 2008 · Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has organized his entire political career around bringing himself to the moment of being the nation's commander in chief. And he has had to wake up knowing for sure he needed another plan.
Nov 5th, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama has followed an extraordinary path that lifted him from the category of "flash in the pan" first-term senator to the Oval Office in less than four years. His well-organized campaign always seemed to know how to respond to crisis.
Nov 5th, 2008 · It has been a long campaign to the White House. In the two years that preceded Tuesday's voting, young people provided a boost of enthusiasm and excitement to Barack Obama's campaign. Organizations like Rock the Vote and student groups were important on campus for Democrats and Republicans.