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There's no test for a malaria-like parasite that has sickened people after blood transfusions. A recent report of illnesses tied to donated blood demonstrates the need for an assay, an American Red Cross researcher says.

Despite a Democratic edge among registered voters in former Rep. Anthony Weiner's district, a poll on Friday showed a GOP candidate in the lead. Will a Republican victory in the Sept. 13 special election send a message to Democrats? Or will redistricting make the outcome irrelevant?

International wanderlust has informed the band's music since its 2006 debut, the Balkan-brass-inflected Gulag Orkestar. But leader Zach Condon says all that travel has come with a price.

For Round 7 of the writing contest, submissions must have a character come to town and someone leave town. Each piece of writing has to be read in less than three minutes, so no longer than 600 words. This round will be judged by author Danielle Evans.

While far from the Sept. 11 crash sites, Murfreesboro is embroiled in a debate over the building of a mosque. According to the local imam, the attacks have become a political wedge between the Muslim community and some residents.

For all of their mutual suspicions, the Americans and Pakistanis seem to agree on one thing: Both need a durable peace in Afghanistan. Analysts say Pakistan wants to ensure it has a group like the Taliban with influence in Kabul and is greatly concerned about India's role.

The city was on high alert this week, even before Thursday night's announcement that there was a "credible but unconfirmed" terrorist threat to New York and Washington, D.C. People reported more bag searches and checkpoints, in addition to a police show of force in subways and train stations.

Sept. 11 has been hailed as the moment that changed everything for Americans. But writer George Packer says America had been on a decline before the attacks and that the country failed to respond to its wake-up call.

There’s an Air Quality Alert in effect for today and another one for tomorrow. So far, 18 alerts have been called this year; that’s the same number…

The government is preparing to sue more than a dozen banks, alleging they misrepresented the quality of mortgage securities, The New York Times reports.