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Glitch found in faster-than-light neutrino setup

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Months after researchers reported that they measured neutrinos traveling faster than light, they're finding that the incredible result may have been due to a bad connector rather than a violation of relativity theory.

See a solar eclipse from outer space

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: A sun-watching NASA satellite sights a partial solar eclipse from space, which serves as a warmup for earthly solar alignments to come.

'ID thieves have bounced back': Big jump, survey says

Identity thieves have regained the upper hand, suggests a new survey released Wednesday by fraud research firm Javelin Strategy & Research.  The firm's annual survey of 5,000 consumers suggests a rise in the rate of ID theft during 2011, reversing a drop in identity-related that was found in last year's survey.  The main cause of the new increase: A return to old-fashioned credit card fraud.

Global meeting on Syria faces pressure

Syrians pleading for help in stopping a government-led slaughter might have fresh hope, as the United States called for more international action and hinted that arming the opposition isn't out of the question.

U.S., French journalists killed

The deaths of two Western journalists in Syria Wednesday, less than a week after New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid died in the violence-wracked country, highlights the danger reporters face in covering conflict zones.

Opinion: World owes slain journalists

Frida Ghitis says they gave their lives for one simple reason: to find out the truth about what is happening in Syria, so the rest of the world can learn.