The unemployment rate has shot up to 6.7%, another sign that we are in a deep recession. I expect the rate will continue to climb, but I have no clue as to how high it will go or how long the downturn will last.

A new study shows that the job losses are, for now, primarily happening in male-dominated jobs.

The idea that Barack Obama is not a "natural born" U.S. citizen won't go away, and may actually be considered by the Supreme Court.

Perhaps the most valuable test subject in history, at least when it comes to research about the human brain, has died.

In Canada, the Prime Minister manages to suspend Parliament before they can hold a vote of no-confidence that would probably have sent his government packing. A neat trick, if you can pull it off.