Forced to pay for once-free sandwich toppings and twice as much for some steak cuts, shoppers are wondering whether higher grocery bills and restaurant tabs truly reflect the trickle down of a global rise in food prices.
Vice President Dick Cheney, who declared $2.5 million in taxable income last year and $8.8 million in 2006, says America's economy is strong as ever.
A man with a guitar and a megaphone climbed atop a convenience store roof and serenaded commuters with his musical protest about high gasoline prices Monday -- until police halted the impromptu concert.
Home Brew for your car - Article discusses a home brew still to make ethanol, coming from E-Fuel Corporation in Silicon Valley. Naysayers from UC Berkeley say quality control could be an issue, but it's a sweet thought with gas at $4 to brew your own ethanol at $1.
It's spring. The lilacs are blooming and perfuming the air. The birds are singing. Here in Rodgers Forge, we hear them intermittently — whenever there's a pause in the roar of lawn mowers, weed whackers and grass blowers.
INDIANAPOLIS -- A woman was arrested Wednesday night in a road rage beating of an elderly driver earlier in the day, police said.
OAKLAND, California -- Jurors found Linux programmer Hans Reiser guilty of first degree murder on Monday, concluding he killed his estranged wife in 2006. The verdict followed a nearly six-month trial and nearly three days of deliberation
Indianapolis - This race is one of firsts. Sen. Barack Obama could be the first African-American to be nominated by either party for president. His opponent Sen. Hillary Clinton could be the first woman ever to be nominated by the parties for president.
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If you're worried about the state of the economy, you may well be tightening your belt at the moment. Perhaps you've decided not to buy that new car, or to postpone this year's foreign holiday.
With food prices climbing higher and higher, it's expected that more people will be gardening this summer. In our Parent 2 Parent report, helping your family save money and eat healthier the old fashioned way.
JANESVILLE — It's not cheap to eat. And it's not going to get any cheaper. In February, the American Farm Bureau Federation reported the demand for corn and soybeans would remain strong and supplies would be tight.
At some point last winter, green peppers cost more than $1 apiece And if you wanted a tomato, you had to take out a second mortgage.
NEW YORK -- The ability of relatively fewer farmers and acres of farmland to feed ever-greater multitudes has been one of the wonders of the modern era, a development that has held out the promise of not only alleviating but actually banishing hunger.
Preliminary studies with an experimental artificial kidney that incorporates living cells indicate that it can reduce deaths from acute kidney failure by 50%, Michigan researchers reported Thursday.
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- Like most competitive swimmers, Robby Rariden shaves his body to reduce water resistance. Like his teammates, he logged a grueling 40,000 yards in the pool each week during swim season.
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What began as an informal presentation by a clinical linguist to a group of philosophers, has led to some surprising discoveries about the communicative language abilities of people with autism.
WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Baxter International (BAX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will testify before U.S. lawmakers next week, in their probe of a contaminated drug that has led to at least 81 deaths, a lawmaker said on Friday.
FORT WAYNE, INDIANA - Throughout her life, Linda Eggert, a 51-year-old stay-at-home mother, has been a staunch Republican. But on May 6, when the marathon Democratic primary comes to Indiana, Eggert will cast her ballot for Hillary Clinton. more stories like this
Autism has become somewhat of an epidemic in America in recent years, and there is a lot of new research going on in the field. But a lot is still unknown about this disorder, which affects children as early as infancy.
I am happy to announce the launch of the Science Gateway and the Technology Gateway. Echoing the success, purpose and function the Entertainment Gateway - these two groups exist to channel the best original Newsvine content to the appropriate editors at msnbc.com.
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New research shows one out of every 150 children are born with autism in the United States. In 1984, the number was one in every 2,000 children. It's a number that's been growing over time and continues to rise.
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday won the endorsement of Lee Hamilton, a former Indiana congressman who is a leading U.S. authority on foreign relations and national security.
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