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Since 2008, Pennsylvanians whose property sits atop the gas-rich Marcellus Shale formation have suffered through enough environmental problems to clutter an encyclopedia: A is for arsenic, found in soil …

Berlin - A civil society protest against a British agrochemical company that claims it has invented a particular sort of broccoli has again focused attention on the question who …

Eldoret, Kenya - Kenyans voted overwhelmingly for a new constitution that could signal a fresh start for the country’s historically damaged and divisive politics. Two-thirds of the country’s 12.4 …

It’s like the ultimate back-to-school gift card: $10 billion for cash-strapped school districts to recall laid-off teachers and keep thousands of K-12 jobs. Supporters of the extra funding say …

Losing just one vote from the Democrats, the Senate approved Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court, 63-37, Thursday afternoon. Despite Sen. Ben Nelson's (D-Nebraska) vote against her nomination, Kagan …

A rumored deal between cellphone service provider Verizon Wireless and Internet giant Google that would give preferential speeds to Google properties such as YouTube on mobile devices has net …

Washington - The 14th Amendment is a mighty sword, and U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker used it Wednesday to flay and shred all the specious arguments — and I …

Conservatives and “pro-family” groups like the American Family Association (AFA) are already criticizing the historic ruling made Wednesday against California's ban on gay marriage. Right wingers claim the ruling …

There are cracks in the earth and holes in our hearts. The gusher in the Gulf has dramatized in gut-wrenching fashion a set of values and outcomes that comprise …

While the devastating ecological impacts of BP's oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico are obvious, the less visible but also long-lasting psychological, community and personal impacts could be …