When pharmaceutical consulting firm Quintiles wants to hire a new employee, the first place it looks is the Food and Drug Administration. These former insiders bring critical expertise to the consultant and clients like Merck & Co. Inc. and Pfizer Inc., but there is also an unintended downside. As companies …

WESTPORT, Conn. – Cocoa the pony may have been quiet, but police in Connecticut say a high school student and her father were breaching the peace. Sarah Friedson walked her chocolate-colored pony to Westport’s Staples High School to celebrate the last day of classes Friday. Her father, Ronald, drove behind …

CHICAGO – An ousted American political science professor who believes some Jews have exploited the legacy of the Holocaust recently expressed his support for the terrorist organization Hezbollah. Norman Finkelstein, who resigned from DePaul University last fall amid criticism of his opinions on the Holocaust, told Lebanese television that his …

CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Crickets, caterpillars and grubs are high in protein and minerals and could be an important food source during droughts and other emergencies, according to scientists. •Photos: Mmm! Bugs for Dinner “I definitely think they can assist,” said German biologist V.B. Meyer-Rochow, who regularly eats insects and …

WASHINGTON – Air Force officials are warning that unless their budget is increased dramatically, and soon, the military’s high-flying branch won’t dominate the skies as it has for decades. After more than six years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Air Force’s aging jet fighters, bombers, cargo aircraft and …

BROWNSBURG, Ind. – Newlyweds could probably learn a few things from the five Estes sisters and their two brothers, who collectively have lived through 391 years of marriage. In an age when nearly half of new marriages are expected to end in divorce, the seven surviving children of C.M. and …

NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya’s political rivals have agreed on the need for an independent review of the disputed election, but the difficult question of sharing power has yet to be resolved, chief mediator and former U.N. chief Kofi Annan said Friday. “Let me assure you that there is real momentum,” …

A tearful and apparently remorseful William Flynn apologized Friday to the family of the man he murdered 18 years ago, saying he was then a vulnerable teen committing murder at the behest of the only person who made him feel loved and important: Pamela Smart. “I know that I can …

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s decision to acquire four German guard dogs has come under scrutiny from religious leaders, Adnkronos International reported Tuesday. Ayatollahs in Qom, Iran, are upset that the leader can have the dogs, brought to Tehran at a cost of approximately $161,040 each, when ordinary citizens are barred …

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