After two years of delays, Boeing Co. says the long-anticipated first flight of its new 787 jetliner could come as early as Tuesday.
Boeing Co. said Wednesday that it has completed the first tests on engines for its 747-8 freighter, moving the delay-plagued jet one step closer to a flight test.
Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care — and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.
The Army says there will be an outside review of how body armor for its soldiers is tested.
All but one of the 19 largest banks have raised the extra capital cushion regulators said they'd need to withstand a deeper recession — a sign, the Treasury secretary said, of how much the financial system has improved since the crisis began.
President Barack Obama is making the need for parent involvement personal, citing his own daughter's classroom challenges.
The Army made critical mistakes in tests of a new body armor design, according to congressional investigators who recommend an independent review of the trials before the gear is issued to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Coughed on by somebody with the flu? Duke University researchers are developing a test to determine — with a mere drop of blood — who will get sick before the sniffling and fever set in. And they're turning to hundreds of dorm-dwelling freshmen this fall to see if it works.
The U.S. government will begin subjecting 2011 cars to a new battery of tougher crash tests that will likely produce lower test scores. But that does not mean cars will be any less safe.
The Georgia Professional Standards Commission has temporarily suspended the teaching licenses of two DeKalb County educators accused in a cheating scandal.
Bone tests will be performed on soccer players at the Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria to catch teams with over-age players.
A new generation of blood tests can quickly and reliably show if a person is having a heart attack soon after chest pains start — a time when current tests are not definitive, two studies found.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning diabetes patients that certain blood sugar tests can give inaccurate results in patients taking other medications.
Small in stature, a group of 2009 two-door cars are providing good safety value to car shoppers, according to crash tests released Tuesday.
News agencies say Russia has successfully tested its second submarine-launched ballistic missile in as many days.
Cycling's governing body says all 180 riders expected to start the Tour de France — plus one — have undergone planned pre-race blood tests.
No news isn't necessarily good news for patients waiting for the results of medical tests. The first study of its kind finds doctors failed to inform patients of abnormal cancer screenings and other test results 1 out of 14 times.
The Federal Reserve says plans submitted by 10 banks to bolster their capital cushions are enough to help them survive a deeper recession.
The World Anti-Doping Agency will explain its methods of retrospective testing to European Union officials as part of an ongoing debate over privacy issues.
The government's long-awaited "stress-test" results show the financial system, like the overall economy, is healing but not yet healed.
Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley said Thursday they'll try to raise billions in fresh capital, becoming the first major banks to scramble for money after the government said 10 large financial institutions need $75 billion in new funds.
Five of the nation's largest regional banks are vulnerable to a worsening recession and need to raise a total $8.2 billion in new capital based on results of government "stress tests" released Thursday.
Here are the results of the government's stress tests of financial companies with at least $100 billion in assets. Of the 19 companies tested to see how they could handle a worsening economy, 10 were found to need more capital. Here's how much capital they need and where they would see the most losses under the government's worst-case scenario:
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has said he hopes the bank "stress tests" will help the "healing process" for Wall Street and the economy. Hope springs eternal.
Leaked results of the government's stress tests of 19 large banks are boosting investor confidence in the financial sector. American Express Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. will not be asked to raise more capital when federal officials announce the test results Thursday afternoon, but Regions Financial Corp. will need to bolster its reserves, according to people briefed on the results. The people requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the results.
I am serious. Why not?
What's your parenting method and how is it turning out? Are you one of those "good guy parents" that is very loose on rules, or are you one of those "helicopter parents" that is involved in everything the kid says or does?
Those mysterious lights over Norway?
Someone broke into public health offices in Logan and made away with 17 urine samples. The break-in happened early Monday morning at the Bear River Health Department.
While accountability in education may be an important goal, it's critical to realize how difficult that might be to pin down.
Residents of Buchans (in Newfoundland) have "been told they should get a blood test to find out if they've been poisoned by lead."
Christine Gerzon is the epitome of a kindergarten teacher: warm and wise, quick to get down on her knees to wipe a tear or bandage a boo-boo. ... I teach because it's my calling," she says. "It's my life purpose."
The United Arab Emirates has seized a cargo of North Korean weapons being shipped to Iran, which would have violated a U.N. embargo on arms exports from the communist state, Western diplomats said on Friday.
Is this bizarre creature really an alien baby or just part of an elaborate hoax? Mexican TV revealed the almost unbelievable story - in 2007, a baby 'alien' was found alive by a farmer in Mexico.
Multiple Intelligences Psychologist Howard Gardner is a critic of intelligence tests like the WAIS-III. He believes that the definition of intelligence currently accepted by the mainstream is too limited and leaves out abilities that aren't verbally or mathematically related.
PATIENTS are being lured into being tested for Chlamydia with prizes such as iPods and Wii consoles.
Students in Austria are being given an extra chance to boost their exam results. They are now allowed to call experts for help during the tests.
Pope Benedict XVI says scientific tests on the suspected remains of the Apostle Paul have confirmed that they are probably genuine.
The Wongs; Su Wong marries Lee Wong. The next year, the Wongs have a new baby. The nurse brings out a lovely, healthy, bouncy, but definitely a Caucasian, WHITE baby boy.
Teachers should be judged on student performance, not solely on test scores, says Education Secretary Arne Duncan
Female students are ahead of men in almost every measure of UK university achievement, according to a report from higher education researchers.
Much of Britain was exposed to bacteria sprayed in secret trials. . . . Many of these tests involved releasing potentially dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms over vast swaths of the population without the public being told.
I am a serious Night Owl, I stay up extremely late. I feel like I do my best work at night, have the best ideas and the least distractions. I really found this study interesting, and thought I might ask my Newsvine community what they think.
The real question a new study raises is not whether California should drop or alter its high school exit exam. Reigniting that old fight would just obscure the more crucial point: How can so many students go through 12 years of schooling without mastering basic skills?
Professor Stephen Hawking, one of the world's most famous scientists, is "very ill" in hospital, Cambridge University said today. Professor Hawking, who works at the university, was undergoing tests at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
Georgia would require that new drivers take a written license test in English under a bill being considered by state lawmakers, and the proposal has some employers and immigrant advocates worried it would keep people unfamiliar with the language from being able to work.
Are tests in kindergarten counterproductive?
- State health officials said they were unaware of a hospital mix-up in which a newborn was taken to the wrong room and breastfed by the wrong mother until they saw the report on TV
In a "Dear Governor" letter to the 50 states, Mr. Duncan said $44 billion in stimulus money was being made available to states immediately.