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These days, it seems like patents are being handed out like candy on Halloween — more than 260,000 patents were granted in the United States during fiscal year 2007 alone. From the development of the television to the rise of the Internet, some of the most influential devices of the …

ISLAMABAD – The Pakistani chief justice whose ouster spurred waves of protests that led to a president’s downfall returned to work Sunday, while the ruling party and opposition resolved to cooperate despite their own clash over his reinstatement. Any reconciliation among the major political factions could spell relief for U.S. …

Obese women have alterations in the environment around the ovary before they ovulate that appear to play a role in the well-documented association between obesity and reduced fertility, according to a report in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. “Characteristics of eggs are influenced by the environment in which …

Researchers said on Sunday they had found a safer way to transform ordinary skin cells into powerful stem cells in a move that could eventually remove the need to use human embryos. It is the first time that scientists have turned skin cells into induced pluripotent stem cells or iPS …

TOKYO – Never before have North Korea’s neighbors been so ready for the unpredictable communist nation to test its rocket technology. Two Japanese navy destroyers armed with interceptor missiles are soon to be in the Sea of Japan, along with South Korean and U.S. warships. Batteries of Patriot air defense …

This is a rush transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” March 10, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! BILL O’REILLY, HOST: Now for the top story tonight, let’s bring in our …

WOODBRIDGE, Va. – Police say a Virginia community college student’s rifle jammed after firing two shots at a professor in a classroom full of students. Police say 20-year-old Jason Hamilton was angry about his grades when he went to the school and fired the shots Tuesday afternoon. The professor ducked …

CONCORD, N.H. – A New Hampshire woman diagnosed with a rare gastrointestinal anthrax case may have swallowed spores propelled into the air by vigorous drumming, a state health expert said. Officials haven’t confirmed how the woman contracted the disease but are focusing on a drum circle gathering she attended Dec. …

An embryonic stem cell line is a family of constantly dividing cells, deriving from individual parent stem cells extracted from a human embryo. Scientists have been eager to receive these cells, because many believe they could hold the secret to curing a wide array of diseases and disorders, ranging from …

AMSTERDAM – A Dutch court ruled Wednesday that 14-year-old sailor Laura Dekker can remain in her father’s custody after she ran away from home and traveled alone to the Caribbean. The ruling by the Utrecht District Court clears the way once again for Dekker to pursue her goal of becoming …