U.S. Lawmakers Agree on $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill

Kristina Peterson, Michael R. Crittenden and Siobhan Hughes, The Wall Street Journal, December 9, 2014 House and Senate lawmakers reached an agreement Tuesday evening on a nearly $1.1 trillion bill to fund most of the government through September and avert a...

Mars Rover Finds Stronger Potential for Life

Marc Kaufman, The New York Times, December 8, 2014 John P. Grotzinger of Caltech, the project scientist for the mission to find environments where life might have started on Mars, reported at a news conference on Monday that the Curiosity rover’s yearlong...

An Ebola Doctor’s Return From the Edge of Death

Denise Grady, The New York Times, December 7, 2014 In this article, Dr. Ian Crozier shares his story about his experience with contracting, fighting, and recovering from Ebola. He had a long, agonizing illness, with 40 days in the hospital and dark stretches...