Republican Evan Jenkins Wins West Virginia 3rd District House Race, Defeats Democratic Incumbent Nick Rahall
Jenkins ousted incumbent Nick Rahall in the 3rd District, once a Democratic stronghold.
Midterm Elections 2014: Why Everything You've Heard About Inaccurate Poll Data Is Wrong
Polling companies are employing a host of new methods to account for the growing number of cell-phone-only citizens.
WHO Condemns Lack Of Ebola Research For Poorer Populations
Why are there no treatments for Ebola? The economics of medical research are partly to blame.
Water, Life Appeared On Earth Earlier Than Previously Thought, Study Shows
The researchers used meteorite samples from NASA to confirm their theory.
Former Marine Andrew Tahmooressi Back In U.S. After Eight Months In Mexican Prison
Andrew Tahmooressi is back with his family in Florida.
Brazil Builds Internet Cable To Portugal To Avoid NSA Surveillance
The cable will run from Brazil to Portugal. No U.S. help required.
Milk Doesn’t Prevent Bone Fractures, Study Shows
Swedish scientists say milk may not make strong bones, and could actually be harmful.
Royal Dutch Shell Chukchi Sea Drilling Project Moving Forward, Despite Environmentalist Critics
A report shows there was more oil than they thought, but environmentalists aren’t impressed.
Connecticut Junk Hunters Find Human Skulls In Deceased Man’s Home
"Being Halloween makes this real creepy and scary."
ScaryStoriesIn5Words: The Best Tweets This Halloween
Comcast calls, parents on Twitter and ice cream shortages. It's all on #ScaryStoriesIn5Words.
Ebola Epidemic: Virus Fears Used In Delaware Political Attack Ad Against Democrat Chris Coons
Republican candidate Kevin Wade played on fears of the Ebola epidemic in an ad targeting Democrat Chris Coons in Delaware.
FAMU Band Member Found Guilty Of Manslaughter, Hazing In 2011 Robert Champion Death
Dante Martin faces up to 15 years in prison after a fatal hazing incident at Florida A&M University.
Afghanistan Opium Production At Record High Amid Instability, Slowing Economy And High Demand
The $3 billion industry is only growing, despite American and Afghan efforts to put a stop to it.
Hurricane Sandy Anniversary 2014: Two Years After Sandy, Low-Income Jersey Shore Residents Still Suffer
Two years on, many low- and middle-income Sandy victims in New Jersey are still waiting to return home as their neighborhoods change.
New York City Ebola Patient Craig Spencer Complied With Regulations, Experts Say
NYC's first Ebola patient, 33-year-old Dr. Craig Spencer, followed all recommended procedures after arriving from Ebola-inflicted Guinea.
Why Chocolate Makers Are Uniting To Fight Ebola
The vast majority of the world’s cocoa is produced in West Africa and the outbreak is starting to affect the chocolate industry's bottom line.
Ebola Virus Vaccines: Profectus Receives $17.1M For Experimental Drug Research
The U.S. Army and National Institutes of Health are spending millions to push Ebola research.
Critics Say Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Favors Big Pharma, Forgets Patients
A new trade agreement could have big implications for Big Pharma.
GlaxoSmithKline Shares Jump On Upbeat Earnings News, Cost-Cutting Plans
The U.K.’s biggest drugmaker announced big plans for cost-cutting and its HIV research arm on Wednesday.
Abbott Laboratories Q3 Earnings: Global Sales Up 5.6%
The Illinois company has been making some big changes this year.
AbbVie Stuck Between New Tax Rules And Multibillion-Dollar Breakup Fee
AbbVie appeared set to move to Ireland until Washington changed the rules. Now the pharma company may be facing a $1.6 billion bill.
Ebola Outbreak 2014: An Impending Food Crisis Worries Officials
In some places, people are paying three times as much for ordinary foods.
Canada Leads The Way On Ebola Experimental Drugs: ZMapp, TKM-Ebola And VSV-EBOV
With the Ebola death toll topping 4,400 in West Africa, all eyes are on TKM-Ebola and ZMapp — two front-runner drugs developed in Canada.
Silk Road Closure: Darknet Economy Thriving A Year Later
When U.S. officials shut down the underground online marketplace known as Silk Road last fall, another one immediately took its place.
Women More Likely To Make Socially Responsible Investments, Survey Shows
Environmental and social responsibility are more important for women investors than men.
Ebola Economic Impact Felt Beyond Affected Countries
New analysis from the World Bank shows how countries with no Ebola could still suffer severe economic consequences.
Ebola Stocks: Tekmira, GlaxoSmithKline, Inovio, Biocryst Up As Chimerix Falls
Investors are still making bets on biotech firms researching Ebola.
Obama Administration Supports Amazon In Supreme Court Warehouse Worker Case
Legal experts can't figure out why the Obama administration is supporting Amazon.
Experimental Ebola Drug-Maker Chimerix Stock Falls After Dallas Ebola Patient Dies
America's first Ebola patient, Thomas Eric Duncan, died while being treated with a drug from a relatively unknown biotech company.
Earnings Dates Can Predict Stock Performance But Investors Haven’t Caught On, MIT Expert Says
An MIT researcher has found a startlingly simple way to predict company stock performance that Wall Street hasn’t noticed.
