Reducing pollution leads to longer life: US researchers - Taipei Times

Reducing pollution produces measurable health gains, said a study released on Wednesday that found cleaner air had lengthened life expectancy by five months in 51 US cities. Researchers at Brigham Young University and Harvard School of Public Health read more

The British are coming, the British are coming! — in the form of photographs, that is. Twelve photography students traveled to London in summer 2008 to participate in the British Studies Program offered by Midwestern State University. They were read more

HARTFORD -- Former lawmaker David Cappiello may have lost his Connecticut Senate seat and his campaign for Congress, but he's landed on his feet. Officials confirmed Thursday that Cappiello has been hired as the senior policy adviser for the state's read more

Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc. , owner of the most popular Internet search engine, beat fourth-quarter profit estimates yesterday after the company famous for boundless growth took a harder line on managing expenses. Google slashed capital read more

WASHINGTON— Democratic Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand emerged as a leading contender Thursday night as New York Gov. David Paterson closed in on a decision to fill the state's vacant Senate seat, according to party officials monitoring events in the wake read more

GRANBURY, Texas, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- A former sheriff who lost his re-election bid in Hood County, Texas, should not have said he was fired on an unemployment claim, an official says. Texas Association of Counties spokeswoman Elna Christopher said read more

LONDON (Reuters) - A scientist, a music critic and a journalist are up against three novelists on the shortlist for the Warwick Prize for Writing, a 50,000 pound award to be given out once every two years. The international award can go to any read more