Brazilian president vetoes part of law that would open Amazon to deforestation
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Friday vetoed parts of a new forestry code that environmentalists say would lead to further deforestation in the Amazon.
International climate change treaty talks end in discord
The latest round of international climate change talks finished on Friday in discord and disappointment.
Federal judge declares DOMA, CA tax code unconstitutional for same sex couples
A U.S. District Court judge ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act and a provision of the current California tax code place unconstitutional limits on domestic partners and members of same sex couples.
Observers of ‘millennial generation’ expect them to come out for Obama
There are 95 million members of the “millennial generation” in the United States and two observers say they can be expected to support President Obama by a margin of two-to-one.
Study: A third of students offer incorrect advice on emergency contraception
A study found that about a third of college students, even with the help of the Internet, could not successfully offer advice on emergency contraception.
International Space Station docks SpaceX’s Dragon capsule
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station reached out and caught SpaceX’s Dragon capsule for docking at the orbiting lab on Friday in a historic first for commercial spaceflight.
