Why ask why? National Science Foundation and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development study why children ask so many “why” question

Harvest time: The Washington Apple Commission receives federal funds to educate retailers in China, Russia and other countries how to handle apples and other perishable products

NASA wants you to know that the world won’t end in 2012; U.S. space agency launches Web resource to counter fictional new movie

Tens of billions of dollars provided by TARP to bail out corporations unlikely to ever be repaid to taxpayers

Obama administration expects this year’s deficit to reach $1.5 trillion