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Robert Bauer (far left) and Benjamin Ginsberg (far right) are co-chairmen of the president's Commission on Election Administration, appointed to find solutions to election-related issues.

Election Panel: Long Lines Were Management Problem

The election administration commission appointed by President Obama found no evidence that partisan plots were behind long Election Day lines, as some have suggested. Rather, some election officials simply misjudged how much equipment and personnel they needed at certain precincts.

Actor and comedian Sid Caesar was well-known for <em>Your Show of Shows</em> and other comedic roles on television.

Sid Caesar, Who Got Laughs Without Politics Or Putdowns, Dies At 91

The comedian was one of early network TV's biggest stars, and he didn't do smut or smarmy remarks. Caesar did skits: grown-up, gentle comedy for the whole family. He died Wednesday morning at his home in Beverly Hills.

Mammograms are a key screening tool for breast cancer. But critics say they're not good enough.

Latest Evidence Against Mammograms Adds To Women's Uncertainty

A Canadian study finds no reduction in deaths over the long haul for women who got mammograms to detect breast cancer beginning in the 1980s. It's the latest study to raise questions about the value of regular mammograms. But radiologists faulted the study as flawed and rejected its conclusions.

Insurance guides work the phone bank at MnSure, Minnesota's health exchange, in St. Paul, Minn., in December.

After January Surge, 3.3 Million Have Enrolled In Obamacare

Slightly more women than men are signing up for coverage. The most popular plans are the silver ones, the third-most generous type among the four main kinds offered on insurance exchanges around the country.

Elizabeth Kolbert says the "taxicab yellow" Panamanian golden frog was nearly wiped out by a fungal disease. It's just one of the species affected by what scientists call the Sixth Extinction.

In The World's 'Sixth Extinction,' Are Humans The Asteroid?

Scientists think an asteroid killed the dinosaurs. In today's extinction, humans are the culprit.

Kent State Wrestler Suspended For Homophobic Tweets

Kent State University has indefinitely suspended a wrestler for making a derogatory comment on his Twitter account about former Missouri football player…

Gubernatorial Candidates Stake Out Positions On Education

Education is likely to be a key issue in the gubernatorial race. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler explains.The two major party candidates for governor…

Former Columbus Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Surplus Equipment Theft

A former Columbus police officer has pleaded guilty to misappropriating and selling surplus property the police department received through a U.S.…

Reports: Comcast To Buy Time Warner

Media report Comcast will announce its acquisition Thursday morning. The merger would combine the country's two largest cable companies and likely draw scrutiny from regulators.

Until recently, finding characteristic stone and bone tools was the only way to trace the fate of the Clovis people, whose culture appeared in North America about 13,000 years ago.

Ancient DNA Ties Native Americans From Two Continents To Clovis

The mysterious Clovis culture, which appeared in North America about 13,000 years ago, appears to be the forerunner of Native Americans throughout the Americas, a study of DNA evidence suggests. Remains from an infant buried more than 12,000 years ago at a Clovis site in modern Montana held the genetic key.

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