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Paul Ryan's controversial plan to reshape Medicare has provoked conversation, some of it confusing, about entitlement reform. Traditionally a campaign rallying cry for Democrats, Republicans seem to be putting President Obama on the defensive about Medicare and the new health law.

Some beer brewers are officially petitioning the White House to release its homebrew honey ale recipe. They are appealing to President Obama's sense of his place in history along with the beer-brewing Founding Fathers.

Opposition lawmakers demanded that Sonia Gandhi's Congress party step aside. An official audit has accused the current government of handing out rights to coal mines without going through competitive bidding or auctions — possibly causing $33 billion in losses.

An elderly Fresno County woman is dead today after contracting West Nile virus. Her death is the second in California associated with the virus this year.…

Commentator Andrei Codrescu has finally found a dog that, in his mind, replaces the dog his mean stepfather sold when Codrescu was 5 years old.

Nyama choma — grilled meat — is Kenya's answer to barbecue. It's usually goat and always signals a celebration. Grooms-to-be have to slice it properly in front of wedding guests to prove their manhood.

In Boston, scientists are predicting that climate change will lead to dramatic sea level rise, and more frequent flooding, around the city. Officials are studying the potential impact on roads and sewers and are asking waterfront developers to plan for increased flooding.

Long range models have the storm near Florida just in time for the Republican National Convention.

Some day, your car might be able to "talk" to other cars and traffic signals. In this brave new world, wireless devices will alert drivers to traffic jams, dangers ahead and even take control of the vehicle from the driver to avert a collision. In Ann Arbor today, the largest real-world test of connected vehicles was launched.

The nation's top housing official visited Fresno today to generate support for the Obama administration's efforts to stem the foreclosure crisis. Shaun…