BERLIN (AFP) - Matthias Platzeck of eastern Germany announced he had won enough support to lead the Social Democratic (SPD) party, ending a crisis that began when party chief Franz Muentefering said he no longer wanted the leadership.

Napolitano spokeswoman Jeanine L'Ecuyer said nothing in particular prompted the governor's Oct. 20 executive order on the hiring of state contractors, who appear to have a good record of following employment eligibility rules. "This serves as a reminder to state

One of the most frequently asked questions following the Windows Live launch on Tuesday has been: "What happens to MSN?" Microsoft executives were quick to reassure that the online brand will survive. But with Messenger, Search, Mail and more becoming

As part of its Windows Live unveiling Tuesday, Microsoft rolled out a new version of MicrosoftGadgets.com, which serves host to mini-applications that can reside either in Windows Vista's Sidebar or on the new Live.com Web site. The company is offering

Microsoft on Tuesday took the lid off its highly anticipated line of online services, called Windows Live and Office Live. The company has been quick to say that the new products are not meant to replace traditional desktop software, but

The Chicago Bears and Brad Maynard have come to terms on a five-year contract extension that will keep the punter with the team through the 2010 season.

The Chicago Bears and Brad Maynard have come to terms on a five-year contract extension that will keep the punter with the team through the 2010 season.

The Chicago Bears and Brad Maynard have come to terms on a five-year contract extension that will keep the punter with the team through the 2010 season.

The Chicago Bears and Brad Maynard have come to terms on a five-year contract extension that will keep the punter with the team through the 2010 season.

The Chicago Bears and Brad Maynard have come to terms on a five-year contract extension that will keep the punter with the team through the 2010 season.

The Chicago Bears and Brad Maynard have come to terms on a five-year contract extension that will keep the punter with the team through the 2010 season.

The Chicago Bears and Brad Maynard have come to terms on a five-year contract extension that will keep the punter with the team through the 2010 season.

For many years, regulatory agencies have used chemical standards to assess water quality. Now, researchers are discovering how biological criteria can complement chemical standards to assess the status of water bodies, including streams, rivers, lakes, and estuaries.

Getting a juicy cut of meat isn't always the easiest of tasks. Juiciness is governed by how much fat--called marbling fat--is woven within the muscles. But the likelihood of getting a juicy steak or chop may increase in the future,

NWN Server Administration is a Web interface for managing NeverWinter Night servers. This interface provides many features for monitoring and controlling multiple servers on the same computer. The interface provides support for nwnx, and has an interface for running database

The CentralNic Unicode Library provides some PHP classes for manipulating Unicode data. These classes are general purpose, but are intended for use when working with Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs).

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with neurological or neuromuscular diseases are at increased risk for developing respiratory failure if they're hospitalized with influenza, new research shows.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the United States, roughly 10 percent of all cancers -- more than 100,000 cases a year -- could be avoided if overweight and obesity did not exist, according to updated statistics on the proportion

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A variety of secondary prevention programs, even ones lacking an exercise component, can improve the health outcomes of people with coronary artery disease, new research shows.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Unlike other rheumatic diseases, systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (SJRA) -- an inflammatory disease affecting numerous joints -- is not associated with thinking impairments or increased social and emotional problems in young patients, suggests a study