More than 2,000 candidate stars have been detected in the North America Nebula thanks to the infrared eyes of the Spitzer Space Telescope.
Previously only 200 young stars were known to exist in the nebula – which takes its name from the shape of the continent of North America, complete with the Gulf of Mexico – because newborn stars are swathed...
The few times that Huan Kiat Koh came home with poor grades when he was growing up in Singapore, he vividly remembers his mother's response.
"She would scold me, and then tell me to sit down and work," said Mr. Koh, a sophomore majoring in materials science at Carnegie Mellon University. "In general in Singapore, parents feel grades are very...
Six banks repaid nearly half a billion dollars in funds they received from the government bailout of Wall Street, the Treasury Department said, bringing the total bank repayment under the Troubled Asset Relief Program to 99%.
The Treasury on Wednesday said the banks repurchased TARP investments with proceeds to taxpayers totaling about $475...
(Reuters) - Starbucks Coffee Co (SBUX.O) Chief Executive Howard Schultz on Friday once again laid the blame for surging coffee prices at the feet of speculators, saying his chain had no problem getting beans.
Arabica coffee futures have rallied over the past nine months to a 34-year high this month at $2.9665 per lb, basis second position. The...
(L-R) Edmund Grzeszkiewicz, 27, Richard Data, 20.
Two southwest suburban men were indicted on Friday after being charged last month with allegedly trashing seven vehicles at the Chicago Auto Show because they were angry at U.S. jobs going overseas.
Richard Data, 20, of the 15500 block of Helen Lane; and Edmund Grzeszkiewicz, 27, of the 15400 block...
