Rise of stealthy traffic cameras fuels disgust

Voters around the country are putting traffic cameras on the ballot and beating the cyborgs to the pavement. Three cities - two in Ohio, one in Texas - voted Tuesday to rip the devices down.

U.K. wild seed bank hits 10 percent target - Science- msnbc.com

This should be done, all over the world.

U.K. wild seed bank hits 10 percent target

Britain's seed bank, the only one in the world aiming to collect all of the planet's wild plant species, has reached its goal of banking 10 percent by 2010.

Flying Like an Eagle?

Reminder: Roman Polanski raped a child

Roman Polanski raped a child.

Study: Earth is outside of 'safe operating space'

Discovery: A new study indicates that we may have already crossed several tipping points that are pushing nature into a state of instability.

A year after cataclysm, little change on Wall St.

Wall Street lives on. One year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the surprise is not how much has changed in the financial industry, but how little.

GOP decides 'It's the Economy' for 2010

Republican leaders in Congress plan to zero in on the nation's economy, weighed down by an unemployment rate approaching 10 percent, as key to building momentum for the 2010 elections. Democrats have a simple response: Bring it on.

NY hospital warns of possible hepatitis risk

A hospital in New York state is notifying about 2,800 patients of possible exposure to hepatitis C after learning that a former employee is suspected of exposing nearly 6,000 patients in Colorado to the disease.

Palin admits political career hurt by resignation

Sarah Palin says she's not a quitter, she's a fighter, but adds that, politically speaking, "if I die, I die. So be it."

Private Insurance Companies Bilked Billions from policyholders

Private Insurance companies screwed their policy holiders out of billions, says the Washington Post.

FRONTLINE: heat: | PBS

Melting glaciers, rising sea levels, fires, floods and droughts. On the eve of a historic election, award-winning producer and correspondent Martin Smith investigates how the world's largest corporations and governments are responding to Earth's looming environmental disaster.

McCain fundraiser accused of "war profiteering"

A company that ships oil into Iraq for use by American forces there "appears to have engaged in a reprehensible form of war profiteering," according to a letter by Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Cal., Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Kate Moss gold statue unveiled at British Museum - Telegraph

Made entirely of 18 carat gold and will be displayed in the museum's Nereid Gallery among statues of Greek goddesses including Aphrodite. It is the largest gold statue made by man since ancient Egyptian times, weighing 50kg, around the same as its subject. Artist Marc Quinn, wh …

Tiny Smart car evolves into all-electric version

Get ready for a new sound - not look - to the tiny Smart cars produced by Daimler. On Thursday, the company introduced its Smart ED - an all-electric vehicle that makes barely a peep.

Who Rules America: Power at the National Level

Who has predominant power in the United States? The short answer, from 1776 to the present, is: Those who have the money have the power.

Palin and the Alaska-Russia foreign policy remark

Palin has two trade specialists working for the governor's office. The top countries receiving Alaskan goods are Japan, Korea, China, Canada and Germany, according to 2006 export data, the most recent figures published, with seafood accounting for 50 percent of exports.

Pay-as-you-go auto - power - Cosmic Log - msnbc.com

A rethinking of how electric vehicles can be managed across the U.S.

This Will End, As One Executive Put It, "With Riots In The Streets"

One trading-floor denizen described how it happens: Your phone rings, and you're told to report to human resources. You stand up and announce to the people in your row that it's all over. If they like you, they hug you and maybe even applaud.