U.S. Suburbs Bear Brunt of Poverty in Downturn
New Analyses Show that Since 2000, the Number of Poor People in Suburbs Jumped by 37.4 Percent - Double the City Rate feeds.cbsnews.com |
Intel Sees Strong Corporate Demand
Intel posted higher quarterly profit and said it was seeing healthy global corporate demand for computers, allaying concerns that businesses were pulling back on technology spending. online.wsj.com |
Battery Costs Curb Electric Cars
The push to get electric cars on the road is backed by governments and auto makers, but they face a big hurdle: the cost of the giant battery packs, which can account for half the cost of an electric car. online.wsj.com |
3 Whitney Hikers Found; 2 Others Missing
Men Found in Hut Where They Took Shelter from Snowstorm; Two Others Fail to Return from Hike feeds.cbsnews.com |
Paleontologists, living the dream
If you were a lucky little kid, your parents took you on a trip to a museum of natural history. There, when you saw the terrifyingly awesome Tyrannosaurus rex, you almost certainly dropped your plans to be a veterinarian or an astronaut, and - if only briefly - dedicated your future to paleontology. feeds.washingtonpost.com |