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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has been briefed about the embarrassing incident by the director of the Secret Service.

The financial overhaul "is not what anyone would want," he said today. But "something had to be done."

A report issued Tuesday by the environmental advocacy group found fault with Microsoft, Amazon and Apple. Greenpeace ranked the companies according to the efficiency of their cloud facilities, as well as where they get their electricity.

"Every time we turned over a stone we found 50 more with all kinds of things crawling out," General Services Administration Inspector General Brian Miller told Congress this morning.

Wed. 4/18 8a: Big business is in a bidding battle over a little legume that’s used in everything from food to fracking. The interest in guar gum has…

Wed. 4/18 11a: Calling all Native nerds! Today we are hosting an on-line nerd intervention. Often interventions are considered to be deliberate processes…

Long after the final bell has rung, the echoes of high school hold a fascination for us, even into adulthood. Author Meg Wolitzer recommends a guilty pleasure read that reminds her of the pain of being a teenager. Do you have a favorite book you read as a teen? Let us know in the comments.

While her mother worked long hours, musicals on VHS would entertain the singer when she was young.

Falling into the "doughnut hole" of Medicare drug coverage led people to stop taking medicines for heart conditions more often than to search for cheaper alternatives, an analysis finds. The discontinuations didn't appear to affect health, but the researchers cautioned their study was relatively short.

Most surrogates are paid thousands of dollars to bear a child for someone else, but many say that's not the main motivation. Women who are eager to get pregnant on behalf of others are inspired, among other things, by family history and a love of pregnancy.