The Flies Summary

Selected editorial excerpts from the Japanese press: THE REALITY OF WAR (IHT/Asahi as translated from the Japanese-language Asahi Shimbun's editorial published Aug. 15) This editorial is... Read more

Not yet a 2008 candidate, Fred Thompson energized young Republicans with a speech Saturday that was heavy on rhetoric and short on policy pronouncements. He branded Democrats as "the party of despa... Read more

For a work that was composed with the goal of bringing classical restraint to opera, Gluck's "Orfeo ed Euridice" packs a surprising emotional punch.And in the production by director-choreographer M... Read more

EASTPLAINFIELD, Conn. (AP) _ Hundreds of thousands of buzzing flies are making life miserable for people in the Moosup section of town, officials said. The flies have found their way into locked ca... Read more

Seymour Benzer, a groundbreaking biologist whose work linking behavior and genes laid the foundation for modern neuroscience, has died. He was 86.Benzer died of a stroke Friday morning at Huntingto... Read more