In the last two months, three fathers have killed their partners, children and themselves. File on 4 investigates what drives these men to take such drastic action.

While China was becoming the world’€™s shop floor, India took its place as the world’s pharmacy, and in recent decades has been the largest provider of cheap, lifesaving medicines in poor countries across the globe.

Boston University School of Management senior Paul Hlatky had been working for Greenhorn Connect, a website that connects entrepreneurs in the Boston area, when he realized he could create a similar resource for college-aged entrepreneurs.

Think Rubik’€™s cubes are child’s play? Maybe so, but they’€™re also an obsession for computer scientists who specialize in so-called €œsearch and enumeration problems. In 2007, researchers at Northeastern University proved that no matter what its initial configuration, any Rubik’€™s cube could be solved in 26 moves.

The future is no mystery – according to psychics who say they have special access to tomorrow’s events. For example, adherents to the Mayan doomsday prophecy warn that when 2012 ends, so will the world.

A new study of Vermont traffic stops says the Vermont State Police were more likely to pull over and ticket minority drivers than white drivers.

Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern University, has been appointed to a new academic advisory council that will report to the Department of Homeland Security on how universities can contribute to antiterrorism efforts in the United States.

Despite experiencing the death of a spouse, thinning hair and other age-related tribulations, 69-year-old Allen Thayer of Vancouver is generally happier than he was in his younger days.

Gasoline prices have climbed every day for the last 35 days so it’€™s no wonder why consumers are worried that record levels are destined for the pump in the next few months. But the many reasons behind the climb aren’€™t quite so easy to decipher -€” making prices even harder to predict.

Boston City Councilor Michael Ross is planning to hold a hearing on lease payments made to the city by the Boston Red Sox for the exclusive use of Yawkey Way and Lansdowne Street on game days.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced the formation of the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC), comprised of prominent university presidents and academic leaders charged with advising the Secretary and senior leadership at the Department on several key issues.

Thomas Erb is ticked about the possibility he’ll be forced to hand employees even more paid sick time. He fears lapses in productivity at his 30-employee clock-making firm, Electric Time Co., from possible increases in unscheduled absences.