The San Diego Padres activated catcher Henry Blanco and infielder David Eckstein off the disabled list before the second game of their series against the Reds. Blanco and Eckstein have been sidelined since early July with strained hamstrings. Both were in the starting lineup ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American innovation needed to reduce the greenhouse gases that cause climate change could be squelched if the government drags its heels in providing incentives and funding for developers, company executives told lawmakers on Tuesday. Officials of companies involved in solar and carbon capture technologies told the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming that their biggest ...

It was starting to get embarrassing: I'd been living in New York City for 20 years and had never been to the symphony. I considered myself a well educated person, read books and magazines, spent hours at art museums. But for some reason, live classical music ...