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Advocates Want Bush Abortion Policies Reversed

Abortion-rights backers want quick action from the president-elect, although they may not press for sweeping changes. Obama has said he is looking to find common ground on reproductive health issues.

11.12.2009 21:25:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Mom Re-Enlists To Get Treatment For Disabled Son

A budget crisis in Nevada means long waiting lists for disabled children who need state-funded, early-intervention therapy. So one mother is taking drastic action: Emily Spahr is re-enlisting in the Army to try to get the help her 4-month-old son needs.

05.06.2009 18:43:00 - NPR Topics: News

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German Left Courts the Working Class

A new political party in Germany has made saving the working class and the country's welfare system rallying points for attracting votes. Die Linke, or the Left Party, is drawing support from mainstream parties with a radical message.

23.04.2009 06:01:00 - NPR Topics: News

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Tale of the secret Army tape

After a soldier taped a psychologist saying he'd been pressured not to diagnose PTSD, the Army launched an investigation. Read the details of how the Army declared itself innocent.

09.04.2009 12:45:00 - Salon

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The leader of the Pakistani Taliban vows to strike America

Rival Islamic militant groups are joining forces to make Pakistan into a stronghold -- and are receiving support from Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency.

09.04.2009 12:44:00 - Salon

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My husband wants kids but I like things the way they are

We've got a great life going. Let's not spoil it.

09.04.2009 12:38:00 - Salon

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Ward Churchill's win is scholarship's loss

The ethnic studies professor should not have been fired for speaking out about 9/11. The problem remains his slanted work on Native American history.

09.04.2009 12:38:00 - Salon

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Tom the Dancing Bug

Games Louis plays: Cataloging catastrophes.

09.04.2009 12:33:00 - Salon

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Obama: Stop protecting Wall Street bankers from Main Street

The president needs to stop shielding financial executives from the pitchfork-wielding public.

09.04.2009 12:28:00 - Salon

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Indie roundup: Movies not to miss

The demigods of Canadian metal face twilight in "Anvil!"; a hoax memoir, not quite deconstructed; and a graceful fable from Iran.

09.04.2009 12:25:00 - Salon

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The Moment: Scent Notes | Oceans by Nautica

Coty, which owns Nautica's perfume license, presents the brand's recently launched masculine scent Oceans as a major environmental revolution. As with all public relations, the press release offers the usual gnomic pronouncements - something about "celebrating man's unity with the water." (Whatever.) It's easy to imagine 20 people at the brand's P.R. agency producing copy, apparently straight-faced, like "The launch of Nautica Oceans marks a true wave of change" and "[it] raises the tide for ... fragrance." They then attribute this "quote" to poor Bernd Beetz, Coty's German C.E.O., who was doubtless unaware of the state of his English. Even the cardboard packaging sports the message "Carton made with wind power in a carbon neutral facility." In part, it is authentic. Nautica Oceans is a truly interesting advance toward environmentally friendly fragrance. Virtually all 20th-century perfumes are dissolved in alcohol. (In earlier centuries, vinegar was used.) Making alcohol costs the earth more in materials and energy. Around three years ago, the scent-making company Mane brought Dr. Leslie Smith, who heads Coty's fragrance technology development R&D, a patented technology for dissolving scent in water. It claimed the technology was eco-friendly. Smith was fascinated by the ecological aspect. But he wanted to prove it was the real deal. So the Mane perfumers Karine Dubreuil and Bertrand Dor, under the creative direction of Coty's Steve Mormoris and Ruth Sutcliffe, created the perfume formula (its mix of raw materials) and dissolved it in water, and then Smith went at it. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development uses a standard biodegradability measurement, and Smith sent Oceans to an independent lab to have the test applied. Biodegradability is

09.04.2009 12:08:11 - NYT > NYTimes.com Home

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As New Generation Rises at Masters, Woods Represents Old Guard

Regardless of whether Tiger Woods wins his fifth green jacket, the Masters and Augusta National are on the verge of going new wave.

09.04.2009 11:53:54 - NYT > NYTimes.com Home

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Navy Destroyer Tracking Somali Pirates and their U.S. Hostage

The crew of the U.S.-flagged cargo ship reclaimed the vessel within hours, but not before the pirates took the captain hostage and held him for ransom.

09.04.2009 11:32:33 - NYT > NYTimes.com Home

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