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DNA advances set to ID Argentinian ‘Dirty War’ bones

Published March 24, 2008

.BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - The 600 skeletons are packed into fruit cartons and stacked on shelves in the walk-in closet of a forensic lab, in the dim glow of a single bare light bulb. They are "Skeleton...

Company benefits as Katrina victims wait

Published March 14, 2008

ICF International has profited significantly in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Cardinal calls Olympics a chance for China to show human rights improvement

Published March 13, 2008

.ROME (AP) - The Beijing Olympics in August offer China the chance to improve its human rights record, Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen said Wednesday. The United States, other nations and advocacy groups...

Online degrees gaining esteem in increasingly digital age

Published March 13, 2008

Ian Maitland, a 63-year-old Carlson School of Management professor, said he's been teaching for 25 years. He teaches courses in business ethics and said the link between moral rights and wrongs and legal...

Lawmakers worry salvia becoming the new marijuana

Published March 12, 2008

Lawmakers are considering regulating the hallucinogenic plant.

K-12ers watch Arctic explorers ‘GoNorth’

Published March 12, 2008

An online program allows students to learn by following current expeditions.

British pledge gets mixed reactions

Published March 12, 2008

The British prime minister believes a pledge of allegiance would bolster unity.

Guatemala adoption fraud affects U.S. adoptions

Published March 11, 2008

>GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Luciany Ball's adoption file says she was born 14 months ago by Caesarean section to a single mother who gave her up so she could be raised by a loving family in a six-bedroom...