Another View: Helping the animals we can’t

This month, HBO is premiering an original biopic starring Claire Danes about an extraordinary person, Dr. Temple Grandin. As a young woman, Grandin struggled with the isolating challenges of autism at a time when this disorder was almost a total mystery. Today she is one of the best-known advocates for autism education.

How many warnings do California hospitals need?

First came the massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit China's Sichuan province in the spring of 2008. That one flattened buildings in cities as much as 250 miles from its epicenter, including damage in major cities like Chengdu and Chongching (the former Chunking).

Editorial Roundup

New York Times on the not-so-safe euro zone: The euro is facing the most serious crisis in its 11-year history. Greece, one of 16 European Union members that uses the currency, must raise $76 billion this year -- more than $50 billion of it before June 30 -- or default.

So She Thought: It’s all in the bag — or not

Paper or plastic? That's a question most of us have to answer at least once a week, but for me, the answer recently has been "neither."