WASHINGTON

The American Red Cross last week fired its president, Mark Everson, after learning that he had been involved in a "personal relationship" with a subordinate....

VARIOUS DATELINES

Despite widespread speculation that a new technique to cultivate stem cells from skin effectively could end the ethical quandaries hampering research in the field, several reports from the world press say embryonic research may still be on the (...)

WASHINGTON

The uneasy mix of social science and military strategy has emerged as the focus of an ethics debate about using anthropologists to help commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan understand tribal customs and more effectively navigate battle (...)

ST. LOUIS

The ethical fringes of an increasingly tangled World Wide Web were the focus of news reports worldwide last week involving the suicide of a girl bullied in cyberspace....

SAN FRANCISCO

Social networking site Facebook last week changed its three-week old advertising system after privacy complaints from users. According to the Agence France-Presse, members now will be subject to the advertising system, which tracks and displays their purchases, only if they (...)

LONDON

Ethics questions about campaign financing once again are rocking the British government after prime minister Gordon Brown promised to tighten rules on political funding in the wake of a police inquiry into donations that allegedly were (...)

WASHINGTON

Three stories related to ethics issues in the U.S. Congress made headlines last week: Critics wonder if Trent Lott is trying to short-circuit new restrictions on lobbying; Rep. Bob Filner, accused of assaulting an airport clerk, takes a plea deal; and watchdog groups hold Nancy (...)

NEW YORK

A police sting operation that targets people who pick up "lost" handbags in New York City stores and subway stations is raising ethics concerns among those who claim the dragnet may be snaring Good Samaritans, the New York Times (...)