BBC News / By Richard Black Wind farms can affect weather in their immediate locality, raising night-time temperatures on the ground, researchers working in Texas have shown. They used satellite data to show that land around newly constructed wind… more »

Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Irene reached hurricane strength early Monday after it began moving across Puerto Rico, pounding the U.S. Caribbean territory with torrential rains and winds and threatening to move toward the U.S. later in th… more »

BBC News The UN's Manuel Bessler in Pakistan says many areas are cut off The worst monsoon floods in living memory have killed at least 800 people and affected one million in north-west Pakistan, a local official has said. Rescuers are struggling… more »

Huffington Post Elyse Siegel With the 2010 election season underway, Republicans are reportedly concerned about how the impending release of former President George W. Bush's memoir, Decision Points, may affect the party's success at the polls come No… more »

Investopedia Katie Adams The Patient Protection and Affordable Healthcare Act, more commonly referred to as the "healthcare bill", has taken over a year to craft and has been a lightning rod for political debate because it effectively reshapes major… more »