Enlarge image i China’s new president, Xi Jinping, right, talks with Chairman of the National People’s Congress Zhang Dejiang on Friday, March 15. Xi has vowed to deal with widespread corruption, an endemic problem in China. Feng Li/Getty Images China’s new president, Xi Jinping, right, talks with Chairman of the National People’s Congress Zhang Dejiang […]
Connecticut-based hedge fund CR Intrinsic Investors “has agreed to pay more than $600 million to settle SEC charges that it participated in an insider trading scheme involving a clinical trial for an Alzheimer’s drug,” the Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday. Also Friday, the SEC announced that another hedge fund firm — Sigma Capital —
Enlarge image i Match day at Georgetown University School of Medicine on March 15, 2013. Eric Stern/for NPR Match day at Georgetown University School of Medicine on March 15, 2013. Eric Stern/for NPR Match week is the nail-biting time of year that haunts and tantalizes fourth-year medical students with dreams of residency programs. It culminates
Enlarge image i Jesuit Mission in Santa Catalina in Cordoba in Argentina. Luis Davilla/Getty Images Jesuit Mission in Santa Catalina in Cordoba in Argentina. Luis Davilla/Getty Images Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio’s ascendency to Pope Francis has suddenly placed his Jesuit order in the spotlight. Francis’ papacy is the first for a member of the Society of
Enlarge image i Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has asked that his name not be among a long list of potential 2016 Republican presidential candidates in this week’s Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll. Eric Gay/AP Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has asked that his name not be among a long list of potential 2016
Enlarge image i A woman uses a cellphone while driving in Los Angeles in 2011. Damian Dovarganes/AP A woman uses a cellphone while driving in Los Angeles in 2011. Damian Dovarganes/AP U.S. drivers are much more likely than Europeans to drive while distracted, federal health officials report Thursday. Nearly 69 percent of American who drive
Enlarge image i Steubenville, Ohio. Jason Cohn /Reuters /Landov Steubenville, Ohio. Jason Cohn /Reuters /Landov The case has already been “tried” in the social media, as The New York Times writes. But Wednesday in Steubenville, Ohio, a real court will be the setting as two high school football players in a town that’s obsessed with
Retail sales rose an estimated 1.1 percent in February from January and were up 4.6 percent from February 2012, the Census Bureau says. Kathy Bostjancic director of macroeconomic analysis at the The Conference Board research group, says in an analysis sent to reporters that the report’s a sign that “consumer spending remains relatively robust.” And
Enlarge image i Zoom in, and you’re find where there’s no grocery store. USDA Zoom in, and you’re find where there’s no grocery store. USDA Want to know where you can’t buy fresh, healthful food? The USDA has the map for you. The feds’ new Food Access Research Atlas lets you find out just where
Enlarge image i An image of late President Hugo Chavez hangs behind acting President Nicolas Maduro, as he speaks to supporters after registering his candidacy outside the national electoral council in Caracas, Venezuela, on Monday. Ariana Cubillos/AP An image of late President Hugo Chavez hangs behind acting President Nicolas Maduro, as he speaks to supporters
Enlarge image i A Coca-Cola mural in Vicksburg, Miss., where the soda was first bottled in 1894. Mississippi’s governor is expected to sign a bill that would prevent the regulation of soda portion sizes by counties or towns. pratt/via Flickr A Coca-Cola mural in Vicksburg, Miss., where the soda was first bottled in 1894. Mississippi’s
Enlarge image i Noah Zandan shows off his Zeo sleep-tracking headband. His other self-tracking devices are on his wrists. Noah and his father, Peter, are both part of the growing “Quantified Self” movement. Elise Hu/NPR Noah Zandan shows off his Zeo sleep-tracking headband. His other self-tracking devices are on his wrists. Noah and his father,