A 44-year-old Maryland woman faces charges of child abuse after police say she gave birth in a portable toilet and dropped the newborn into the waste tank.
Erroll Tyler doesn't give up easily. For six years the Melrose, Mass. entrepreneur has been battling the cities of Cambridge and Boston to get his amphibious-vehicle sightseeing company, Nautical Tours, off the ground and into the water. His case is pending in federal court; here's a look at how it got there.
Scientist and author Stephen Hawking is "very ill" and has been hospitalized, according to Cambridge University, where he is a professor.
Distinguished scientist Stephen Hawking was said to be in a "comfortable" condition Tuesday after spending the night in hospital, Cambridge University said in a statement.
Analysts in China are dismissing claims that nearly 1,300 computers in more than 100 countries have been attacked, and have become part of a cyber-espionage network apparently based in China.
Nearly 1,300 computers in more than 100 countries have been attacked and have become part of a computer espionage network apparently based in China, security experts alleged in two reports Sunday.
The student protester who hurled a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao as he was giving a speech at Cambridge University could face up to 6 months in prison or a £5,000 fine, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service told CNN Tuesday.
You might expect Oxford and Cambridge universities to ask prospective students to compare the works of Chaucer to Boccaccio or to explain the theory of relativity.
Students here in Cambridge watched in horror in September 2005 as they saw lines of desperate people snaked round the convention center and the Superdome in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
Cosmologist Stephen Hawking will retire from his prestigious post at Cambridge University next year, but intends to continue his exploration of time and space
A 44-year-old Maryland woman faces charges of child abuse after police say she gave birth in a portable toilet and dropped the newborn into the waste tank.
Erroll Tyler doesn't give up easily. For six years the Melrose, Mass. entrepreneur has been battling the cities of Cambridge and Boston to get his amphibious-vehicle sightseeing company, Nautical Tours, off the ground and into the water. His case is pending in federal court; here's a look at how it got there.
Scientist and author Stephen Hawking is "very ill" and has been hospitalized, according to Cambridge University, where he is a professor.
Distinguished scientist Stephen Hawking was said to be in a "comfortable" condition Tuesday after spending the night in hospital, Cambridge University said in a statement.
Analysts in China are dismissing claims that nearly 1,300 computers in more than 100 countries have been attacked, and have become part of a cyber-espionage network apparently based in China.
Nearly 1,300 computers in more than 100 countries have been attacked and have become part of a computer espionage network apparently based in China, security experts alleged in two reports Sunday.
The student protester who hurled a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao as he was giving a speech at Cambridge University could face up to 6 months in prison or a £5,000 fine, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service told CNN Tuesday.
You might expect Oxford and Cambridge universities to ask prospective students to compare the works of Chaucer to Boccaccio or to explain the theory of relativity.
Students here in Cambridge watched in horror in September 2005 as they saw lines of desperate people snaked round the convention center and the Superdome in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
Cosmologist Stephen Hawking will retire from his prestigious post at Cambridge University next year, but intends to continue his exploration of time and space
Believe it or not, someday you'll feel like buying stocks again. It will no longer seem that the end of the financial world is at hand, and that even hiding money (if you have any left) under your mattress may not be safe enough.
If your November travel plans include a flight out of Los Angeles, don't be surprised to find yourself standing behind a bald, tattooed human billboard.
To paraphrase Jon Landau, the Rolling Stone critic who wrote one of the first ever raves for Bruce Springsteen, I have seen NASCAR's future, and it's name is Joey Logano. Granted, the 18-year-old Logano didn't quite tear up New Hampshire Motor Speedway last Sunday the way the 25-year-old Springsteen did at the Harvard Square Theatre in Cambridge on May 9, 1974, but he made an auspicious debut nonetheless. Driving the No. 96 Toyota for Hall of Fame Racing, Logano excelled just by making it from the green flag to the checkered -- a result that eluded such Cup studs as Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson in their debuts.
If gas were more expensive in China and India, would it be cheaper in the United States?
Want to help the country save a quick million barrels of oil a day? Drive 5% less. Slow down. Inflate your tires.
Global warming is not a problem for the future. We're already feeling the catastrophic effects today. Question is, is it too late to do anything about it?
According to new research, the higher a trader's testosterone level, the more money he'll net before the close of business
Universities are always looking for cash from their alumni (or anyone else with a big enough checkbook). But sometimes colleges are offered donations of another variety. Here are stories of six rather unusual gifts given to universities across the world.
Home prices dropped last year in most cities around the nation, and now rents are flattening out in many of the markets worst hit by the housing downturn.
What's the hottest human accessory these days? Forget a toyboy or an English au pair, the latest must-have is a Manny: a male nanny.
There's only one other device out there right now as cool as the iPhone, and until recently it was impossible to get your hands on one. But now you can buy the greenest computer there is, which also happens to be a great way to use the Internet, a superb eBook reader, a tremendous tool for creativity and education, and the ultimate device for getting kids excited about computing. And it's beautiful to boot.
A school caretaker who sent letter bombs to protest against what he called Britain's "authoritarian" Government has apologized to his victims, according to agency reports.
Harvard University, already America's richest university, said Tuesday its endowment grew to a new high of $34.9 billion, boosted by bets on emerging markets, real estate and private equity.
Ambling along, admiring the majestic old houses on tree-shaded High Street in Cambridge, Maryland, one can't help but wonder: What took this pretty waterfront village so long to catch on?
Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen and his longtime girlfriend,Australian actress Isla Fisher, are expecting a baby this winter, a source close to the couple confirms.
Growing concern about the effects hedge-fund blowups can have on global financial markets has renewed a push for tighter controls on the $1.6 trillion industry.
Wake up, laddie!"
The realm of high-end tabletop radios once seemed to be the sole domain of Bose.
You've finally managed to hit up enough angels, family, and friends to amass your first round of seed funding. Now it's time to take your idea on the road to woo customers, pitch VCs, and rub elbow...
The mysteries of the human mind have tantalized and frustrated philosophers, poets and -- more recently - psychologists for centuries, yet new breakthroughs in neuroscience could mean the brain is finally starting to give up its secrets.
British authorities early Monday arrested a suspect in connection with a series of parcel bombings across Britain that injured several people in recent weeks, police told CNN.
As we have expressed to Boston and state public officials and law enforcement, we acknowledge our responsibility for the unconventional marketing tactic that we authorized, and apologize to the citizens of the greater Boston area, especially the citizens of Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville and the customers of the MBTA, for any hardship they encountered last week. We understand now that in today's post-September 11 environment, it was reasonable and appropriate for citizens and law enforcement officials to take any perceived threat posed by our light boards very seriously and to respond as they did.
Pick up a newspaper or turn on the TV, and you can probably find a college professor opining on something - global warming, food security, poverty, you name it. But it isn't so easy to find anyone willing to opine on a college or university's practices in those same areas.
The discovery of three distant supermassive black holes in proximity to one another is giving astronomers a glimpse into the chaotic early years of the universe.
Morning meetings
Bostonians are an odd lot. We take our traditions seriously, we're deeply loyal, and, on the whole, we're thrifty. All of which bodes well for the diner searching for a bargain.
Human memory is notoriously unreliable -- as the memoirs of countless politicians have proved.
Six ales were selected as finalists in this year's Great British Beer festival. Here Roger Protz, editor of the Good Beer Guide and one of the chief judges, gives his appraisal of the winners.
Pink Floyd founding member Syd Barrett has died at the age of 60, according to a spokeswoman for the band.
Everyone thinks they know what's involved in creating a new drug: $800 million in R&D, followed by a 10-year machete march through the thickets of FDA regulations. That daunting prospect is hardly the thing to get an entrepreneur's heart pumping.
It's been quite a week for Sirna Therapeutics -- and it's still only Monday.
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A British man who smashed three 300-year-old Chinese vases after tripping in a museum has been indefinitely banned from returning.
Office walls that sense how you're feeling, technology that translates small movements into big actions, and chairs that know when you need to chill out: Enter the office of tomorrow, where intelli...
People who eat too much red and processed meat increase their risk of bowel cancer by up to a third, according to a new study.
It is 2020. Life expectancy is still in the 80s and the world record life span is still 122.
She began her career with no academic credentials, but decades later, Jane Goodall has evolved into a world-renowned primatologist who teaches young people about environmental protection.
What You Can Learn From Toyota
In recent years, India has made its name globally on the back of a vibrant information technology services sector and the lucrative, if controversial, art of business process outsourcing.
Sheep have shown researchers why stressed-out people are comforted by the sight of a friendly face.
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Jack Kemp and Madeleine Albright disagree about almost everything. Kemp, who was Bob Dole's running mate in the 1996 presidential race against Bill Clinton, leans right, while Albright, who was Cli...
You probably thought a programming class in Java and a Stanford MBA would open the door to any executive suite in corporate America. Try again. You might want to ditch the Teva sandals for scarves ...
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When Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery opened in 1838, it was only the third large, landscaped cemetery in America. As such, it was not an immediate hit with the people of New York City, who were used...
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Anybody who tackled financial economics in college surely recalls lots of deadly serious professors filling blackboards with algebraic gibberish that purported to explain precisely how financial ma...
And now for something completely different. Fans of the 1970s British comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus will of course recognize that as a John Cleese catch phrase--although Cleese is know...
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There are few dishes so distinctly American as a bowl of chili, and fewer still that inspire such regional crankiness. Texans generally despise tomatoes in theirs, while Midwesterners often serve t...
Want an elegant alternative to desserts? Cheese courses aren't just for French restaurants anymore. The spots below slice up much-improved American offerings like local chevre and blue cheese as we...
In the Zagat Survey, some restaurants are known for their "Rainbow Factor," named for New York City's Rainbow Room--spots where the rating for decor far outclasses that of the food. Few places have...
The headline refers to a major challenge in one's life during the past several weeks: attempting to buy a hat for longtime pal John McDonald, who has just turned 90 and needs a birthday present. Jo...
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The son of a U.S. Marine colonel, Michael Goldston spent three years of his youth near Cambridge, England. Fond memories of the place and a desire to evoke its Old World cachet led Goldston to chri...
''The most emotionally draining part was laying off almost a third of my 25 workers,'' says Raouf Ismail. ''You get much closer to your people than in a larger company. In a sense, you feel that yo...
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In the industries that have changed the world, from fertilizers to machinery to computers, the firms that make the big capital investment early are the ones that survive. The cost advantages are tr...
IT'S A BLEAK winter evening in a drab Warsaw suburb. Some four dozen Polish workers in leather jackets have crowded into the parish house of a Catholic church. They used to meet there secretly afte...
GEORGE BUSH has declared public school choice a ''national imperative.'' Education Secretary Lauro Cavazos calls it ''the cornerstone to restructuring elementary and secondary education'' in Americ...
1972 THE FIRST money-market fund, the Reserve Fund, is founded by financiers Bruce Bent and Henry Brown. Merrill Lynch and other brokerages pooh-pooh the idea.
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