Brad Mielke

In 2008, then president of the New York Federal Reserve Timothy Geithner noticed something might be wrong with Libor. So he took the strongest possible action he could think of: He sent a memo.

When Sally Ride took off for the stars in 1983, everyone thought we were entering the Age of the Female Scientist, but 25 years after her first mission women comprised only 20 percent...

The Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act seems like a win for the uninsured, but according to the Congressional Budget Office, over three million people could wind up uninsured because of the ruling.

Remember the huge groundswell for Ron Paul in Iowa? Well, those voters are still out there, and they’re up for grabs. A recent poll has Obama leading, but by less than he was a few months ago.

It’s been two days since a bomb ripped through a high-level meeting that killed Bashar Al-Assad’s defense minister and brother-in-law. And the capital of Damascus is seeing its worst ...

The story of total Congressional gridlock over tax policy is nothing new. But as the urgency of the "fiscal cliff" is looming, the Democrats may change their current approach to passing tax legislation.

Budget policy is at stake during Congress' current tax-cut showdown, but the situation is a role reversal from last summer, with Democrats are taking a hard-line stance on taxes. Repr...

A bomb blast kills government officials, including the brother-in-law of the President. Was it a terrorist attack, or a wartime victory? The answer probably depends on where you live ...

Cable subscribers are paying for the shows they watch — and many they don't watch, too. 'À la carte' pricing could change all that.

On his third day in office, President Obama signed an executive order to close Guantanamo Bay’s detention camp, but "Gitmo" remains open. So what happened?

It's a slam-dunk in the House, but it's destined to die in the Senate. Would Republicans be wise to back off the healthcare debate?

In 2008 tuberculosis broke out in Florida. What's strangest isn't what happened before the outbreak. It's what happened after. Which is to say, nothing.

In late 2004, Yasser Arafat had a flu, according to his spokesman. Seventeen days later, he was dead. Conspiracy theories have abounded since then. While doctors insist a severe hemor...

Filmmaker Jeremiah McDonald of Portland, Maine, is the creator of the latest viral sensation where he sits down for a conversation with his 12-year-old self. What would you say to your 12-year-old self?

Everyone who’s tax cuts are being extended next year, take a step forward. Not so fast, upper class! President Obama has big plans for the tax code. But is this a political gambit that will pay off?

While athletes from around the world gear up for the summer Olympics, competitors of another sort have been polishing their moves for the national Skee-Ball championship. This w...

China is having a difficult time keeping critical and controversial comments about the Chinese Communist party from circulating on the Internet. This time the source of the problem is...

Whether or not it was fair for Hilary Rosen to blast Ann Romney’s career, it’s clear that the Romney campaign isn’t taking the issue lightly. Ann Romney went on Fox News yesterday to ...

Yesterday the U.S. Department of Justice sued Apple and five major publishers on antitrust grounds, alleging they fixed prices of e-books throughout 2010. According to the Department,...

The Grand Parade at City Hall, the venue at which Nelson Mandela gave his first public address the day he was released in 1990, played host to a different kind of party Thursday night, as thousands of fans joined in FIFA's kick-off celebration in Cape Town.