Saying the research offers huge potential, the U.S. government announced three small grants on Monday for researchers to examine human embryonic stem cells.

The FBI began a full-scale criminal investigation Tuesday into whether White House officials illegally leaked the identity of an undercover CIA officer.

The music industry's ability to use subpoenas to learn the names of people who allegedly pirate songs over the Internet is coming under increasing fire from civil liberties groups and members of Congress concerned at how the power is being employed to launch a broad legal attack on file sharing.

China is soon expected to launch its first manned space mission, possibly in the next few days, a feat accomplished by only two other nations: The United States and Russia. Chinese leaders hope the long-anticipated event will yield both political and military advantages.