After supporting abortion rights early in his political career, Mitt Romney is working to reinforce his credentials among conservatives. - 11 hours ago, 12 Feb 12, 8:00am -
Sometimes lost in the discussion of medical marijuana is the extent to which it has become a small but growing source of new tax revenue to cities and states. - 12 hours ago, 12 Feb 12, 6:47am -
The decision to soften a requirement that religious-affiliated organizations pay for insurance plans offering free birth control was meant to appease Catholics on the left — not bishops. - 1 day ago, 11 Feb 12, 5:24pm -
Eleven states sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday over its delays in tightening air quality standards involving soot. - 1 day ago, 11 Feb 12, 7:30am -
Hundreds or even thousands of lives are at risk after a major manufacturer suspended production of methotrexate, a treatment for childhood leukemia. - 1 day ago, 11 Feb 12, 7:30am -
Addiction, Rabbi Shais Taub argues, is less a chemical dependency or a mental illness than the consequence of an individual’s absence from God. - 1 day ago, 11 Feb 12, 7:27am -
President Obama’s accommodation to church groups was not needed, but it preserves the basic principle of free access to birth control for any woman. - 2 days ago, 11 Feb 12, 6:17am -
Roman Catholic bishops began mobilizing months ago for a major campaign against a requirement that religious-affiliated institutions cover birth control in their insurance plans. - 2 days ago, 10 Feb 12, 7:24pm -
