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Vertical farms would grow crops hydroponically, in a water-and-nutrient solution, or perhaps aeroponically, using a mist of nutrient-laden water.

Will the Democrats have the time to read their own health care bill before voting on it? The federal courts and military tribunals that will prosecute suspected terrorists vary sharply in their independence, public stature and use of evidence.

Frances Schoonmaker lived in New York's Upper West Side working as a professor at Columbia University 's Teachers College.

President Obama recently granted an interview to Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez, which was posted at her website Generation Y . Sanchez, 34, was named one of TIME's 100 most influential people by blogging critically about the Cuban government; she emails entries to friends outside Cuba who post them for her.

New genetic detective work from the Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics at the American Museum of Natural History shows that bluefin tuna is routinely plated in sushi bars sampled in New York and Colorado.

This morning, starting at 9:30am, the Congressional Oversight Panel holds a hearing to assess the performance of the Troubled Asset Relief Program .

Kamal urges US to give Pakistan access to its market * Says Pakistan is No 1 ally of US in war on terror and needs open trade with US By Irfan Aligi KARACHI: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has urged the United States to provide Pakistan access to its market in order to empower trade.

The Earth's oceans, which have absorbed carbon dioxide from fuel emissions since the dawn of the industrial era, have recently grown less efficient at sopping it up, new research suggests.

The charges shook the foundation of the city's construction industry: Prosecutors said concrete strength tests had been faked for ground zero's centerpiece tower, the new Yankee Stadium and dozens of other projects.

'One more 26/11 attack could have huge consequences' November 18, 2009 16:31 IST Christophe Jaffrelot, the renowned expert on international relations and religious politics in the Indian sub-continent, explains why Pakistan has become the problem instead of being the solution.

Jeremiah Miller calls the time Barack Obama spent in New York "the lost years," because that period from 1981 to 1985 is not as well-known as his roots in Hawaii or his recent years in Chicago.

At least the governor's on board. In Europe, Gay Pride parades are held each year on the occasion known as " Christopher Street Day " - a nod to the New York street that gave birth to the worldwide gay rights movement with the Stonewall riots.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University has the second-largest number of international students among public schools in the United States, according to the Institute of International Education.

Castle Hills man has lived a full life after - the killing fields' By Michele Gwynn - Contributing Writer/North Central News Creating something from nothing is perhaps the most difficult thing an individual can do, especially when one has had to fight just to survive.

Protect Yourself: When used correctly, condoms are 98 percent effective in preventing pregnancy.

Much of the debate over U.S. immigration policy has focused on illegal immigration, but visas for skilled workers also are under attack, from Congress and from nativist and union lobbies.

Relax Rev Jeremiah Wright. The Fox News cable channel crew has discovered a new all-purpose black boogey-man to rile latent racial animosity in America: Mumia Abu-Jamal, the internationally acclaimed death row journalist.

At least somebody gets it. The University of Montana in Missoula announced on Monday that it is accepting applications for a new, two-year graduate program in environmental science and natural resource journalism.

The BigShot digital camera is a kit designed to teach kids how they work while they assemble and use it.

He may be the president of a world superpower, but Barack Obama's first night in New York was spent in a Harlem alleyway.