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09/04/2010 11:21 AM
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Weakened Earl spins into Canada, leaving minimal damage in wake
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Forecasters say Tropical Storm Earl has made landfall near Western Head, Nova Scotia, on Saturday after passing well east of Nantucket Island ...


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09/03/2010 12:25 AM
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Dems in power could be in peril, poll says
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Democratic congressional candidates face a political landscape even rockier than those in 1994 and 2006 that ended with election upheavals that ...


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09/04/2010 10:43 AM
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Many Pakistanis still waiting for flood aid
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Abdul Rehman and his family live under a tree next to a pile of rubble on a newly created island where his house used to be.


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09/04/2010 08:00 AM
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Prescription drug spending doubled in less than a decade
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Over the last 10 years, the percentage of Americans who took at least two prescription drugs in the past month increased from 25% to 31%, says ...


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09/04/2010 10:00 AM
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Study: Casual sex doesn't kill chance of long-term relationship
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People who "hook up" for casual sex can have as rewarding a long-term relationship as those who take it slowly and establish a meaningful connection ...


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09/03/2010 04:39 PM
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Report: Health law's small biz tax credit could expand coverage
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During the first phase of the health care reform law, some small businesses will be eligible for tax credits, affecting 16.6 million workers, ...


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09/03/2010 02:59 PM
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Egg farmers: Good managing can help control salmonella
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Are eggs from caged or cage-free hens more at risk for food-borne illnesses? Depends on if you ask industrial agriculture representatives or ...


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09/02/2010 12:43 PM
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Muslim groups support NYC mosque, decry hostility
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It is "unethical, insensitive and inhumane" to oppose the planned mosque near Ground Zero, more than 50 leading Muslim organizations said Wednesday ...


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09/03/2010 11:19 AM
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Paris mosque won't bite burger chain's Muslim outreach
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Note to big companies hoping to tap into France's lucrative but long-neglected Muslim consumer market: Pitfalls may await, and not only in the ...


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09/03/2010 09:29 AM
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For families of Muslim 9/11 victims, a new pain
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Some relatives of Muslim 9/11 victims worry the flap over a mosque near Ground Zero is feeding a revival of Islamophobia they felt in 2001.


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09/02/2010 02:14 PM
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Local students benefit from private colleges' financial aid
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Hoping to portray themselves as better neighbors, private colleges nationwide are sweetening financial aid packages for students in their own ...


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09/02/2010 12:42 PM
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Schools ban bracelets promoting cancer awareness
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Several schools have banned rubber bracelets that have a cancer-awareness message some say is in poor taste: "I love boobies."


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08/31/2010 02:00 PM
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Students face new textbook picks: Rent vs. buy, print vs. e-book
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As publishers and analysts again wonder if e-books are about to take off in the world of higher education, the growing popularity of rental options ...


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08/30/2010 08:22 AM
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Thousands flee as Indonesian volcano erupts again
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An Indonesian volcano dormant for four centuries erupted for the second straight day Monday, shooting clouds of hot ash more than a mile into ...


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09/03/2010 01:23 PM
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Ask USA TODAY Weather
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Does every point on Earth have an equal number of daylight/night minutes each year? What's the hottest heat index ever recorded? Were the Northern ...


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