Space.com By Denise Chow More than 50 new alien planets — including one so-called super-Earth that could potentially support life — have been discovered by an exoplanet-hunting telescope from the European Southern Observatory (ESO). The newfound hau… more »

MSNBC.com By Bill Dedman Investigative reporter Here's a situation for all you aspiring managers: If you were the boss at a U.S. government agency and one of your employees complained that she was afraid of a co-worker's religious practices, what would… more »

The test firing at an undisclosed location in Iran of a surf UK Telegraph By Heidi Blake Rogue states are also increasing their efforts to secure chemical and biological weapons, and the means to deploy them, leaving billions in the world's most… more »

Washington Post by Sandhya Somashekhar ANAHEIM, CALIF. — When Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina, the Dream Team of the California GOP, joined hands at a rally celebrating their primary victories this month, there was one broad-shouldered Republican conspi… more »

Washington Post Federal Eye, Ed O'Keefe The former manager of a U.S. Postal Service plant that employed two workers who died during the 2001 anthrax attacks is under consideration to serve as vice president of operations for the District, Maryland an… more »