Sports: Brand: Minority hiring efforts 'unacceptable'

NCAA President Myles Brand considers "unacceptable" the process by which minority coaches are considered for job openings. But Brand says there's little the NCAA can do aside from making the situation public. "It's the schools, the universities and colleges that hire and fire, coaches, athletic directors," Brand said....

Science: Prince Charles warns that nanotechnology could become next thalidomide disaster

The threat from nanotech could be so severe that it qualifies as the modern-day thalidomide, says Prince Charles. We must proceed with caution and with a strong foundation of ethics......

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Sports: Celtics spoil Jackson's return from suspension

Paul Pierce scored 23 points and Raef LaFrentz had 12 points with 11 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 110-86 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, spoiling Stephen Jackson's return from a 30-game brawl suspension. Jackson scored 17 points in 38 minutes of play....

Sports: Truex, Kahne lead Daytona testing

Martin Truex Jr. and Kasey Kahne led the way, turning in the top speeds in two weeks of testing at Daytona International Speedway for the season-opening Daytona 500. Kahne, last year's top NASCAR Nextel Cup rookie, clocked a lap of 188.088 mph in a Dodge....