David Malouf enjoys a distinguished reputation, nationally and internationally, as a writer whose lyrical mappings of identity, place, and the body also bear upon questions of belonging and national identity. Crossing successfully from poetry to prose fi...

This was probably the biggest day of my life _ the last two days. Careerwise, golfwise, definitely on the first tee, that was it for me. It was just a great feeling to finally get it done, to finally be here.We walked off the first...

Research in Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry smart phone, will put its U.S. headquarters in a Texas suburb where it plans to employ more than 1,000 people within next several years.Company executives and local business and political leaders announced the choice of Irving on...

Federal regulators said they are preparing to toss out three key patents related to human embryonic stem cells, a move that could ease concerns over commercial control of the nascent work.The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, an arm of the University of Wisconsin that controls the...

Hollywood and Vine, crossroads of stars and moviemakers in a bygone era, will be the site of a $600 million hotel, residential and retail development intended to restore luster to the iconic intersection."This is a great day for Hollywood," talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel told civic...