Human Interest

Terminal sedation, in which powerful painkillers render patients unconscious until they die, can ease a patient’s suffering. Critics say the practice can amount to euthanasia.

The Loughmans hope that raising public awareness will convince the government to relax regulations on the release of the pancreatic cancer drug TNFerade.

Spitzer and Paterson’s confessions prompted a rush of articles about unfaithfulness and modern life. Science has chewed over the issue for years.

Fouad Mourtada escaped a three-year prison sentence for impersonating the Moroccan king’s brother on Facebook. Morocco has harsh media restrictions.

Clarke lived to see several of his innovative concepts realized, among them the geostationary satellite. The space elevator is yet to come.

A New Jersey man took body parts from cadavers and sold them to tissue banks without the proper testing.  Body snatching is a centuries-old practice.

Two U.K. daily newspapers printed front-page apologies to the parents of missing child Madeline McCann after journalists suggested that the couple deceived the police.

Richer by $49 million and her divorce settled, Heather Mills sought to end an acrimonious relationship with the British press, which dubbed her "Mucca."

With his first-hand knowledge of law enforcement’s investigative techniques, why was Spitzer so reckless? Perhaps, he subconsciously wanted to get caught.

A recent study revealed that one-third of Americans aged 50 and older are unsure whether they will have enough money to retire.

Research shows that children eating even the freshest snow are eating bacteria. The list of innocent but prohibited pleasures grows ever longer.

After 30 years' reflection, Dmitri Nabokov decides that his dead father wouldn't object to the sale of his unfinished, final novel, “The Original Of Laura."

President Putin’s administration has approved Russian history textbooks that laud Stalin. But historical revisionism is nothing new.

Eleven-year-old Sanjani Shakiya, considered by many in Nepal to be the goddess Kumari, was retired from her position after traveling to America.

Golf's popularity is declining in America, as the sport succumbs to the pressure on today's office workers and a flood of new courses.

Research suggests that genes determine political opinions, one of a number of insights into the biological laws that govern political animals.

The news that Prince Harry has been on the Afghan front line for 10 weeks was leaked on Thursday afternoon, breaking a media embargo.

Raelyn Campbell seeks $54 million for a lost laptop. Critics call the case frivolous, but she talks of deceitful retailers and identity theft.

Masdar City is to be the world's first zero-waste, zero-carbon development. But environmentalists cast doubt on the motives behind its construction.

An Islamic scholar in Saudi Arabia says he found nothing in Islamic law to justify his country’s prohibition on women behind the wheel.

A woman has been convicted of witchcraft in a Saudi court and sentenced to death under Islamic law. Human Rights Watch has appealed the ruling.

A California woman who claims her pit bull saved her life is paying $150,000 to a South Korean company to clone the deceased dog, Booger.

Sudhir Venkatesh hung with a Chicago street gang for years to complete his graduate research. His tale is the latest in a history of similar undercover exploits.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivers the Australian government’s an official apology to the Aborigines, citing over half a century of oppressive laws and policies.

Harassment and discrimination on public transportation are nothing new for many women. Governments around the world have separated men and women passengers.

Joel’s "The Last Play at Shea" is on July 16. The stadium is to be razed, and the Mets will play their next season at Citi Field.

Some think Craigslist’s lax registration policies make its owners responsible for the growing number of crimes committed using the site. The courts disagree.

A Manila hospital refused to discharge six infants aged between two and eight months until the parents paid their bills. A judge intervened to have the babies released.

A Scotland Yard investigation into the cause of Benazir Bhutto’s death concurs with the Pakistani government's report. Her party disputes the findings.