Disputes highlight human flaws in election process
In hearings over two disputed Mississippi legislative races, testimony showed the imperfections of elections.
Choosing government officials is a human endeavor, so stumbles are inevitable. The question is: How many stumbles are acceptable before an election should be overturned?
Say what? Social Security data says 6.5M in US reach age 112
Americans are getting older, but not this old: Social Security records show that 6.5 million people in the U.S. have reached the ripe old age of 112.
Scientists withdraw report on simpler stem cells, cite ‘extensive’ errors
U.S. and Japanese scientists who reported that they’d found a startlingly simple way to make stem cells withdrew that claim Wednesday, admitting to “extensive” errors in the research.
Study: 1 in 4 consumers had error in credit report
One in four consumers found an error in a credit report issued by a major agency, according to a government study released Monday.