Peter Gorner

One of the most controversial and convoluted murder cases in recent Illinois history will return to the courtroom Tuesday. But the issues will be made no clearer by the introduction...

Medical marvels from test-tube babies to viable infants weighing barely more than a pound will take center stage Wednesday when anti-abortion lawyers argue that the U.S. Supreme Court should throw...

The revolutionary gene identification technique called DNA fingerprinting, which exploded into the nation`s legal system last year, has also burst into the animal kingdom, making fur and feathers fly. Conservationists...

Michael Dukakis` proposal to spend $300 million a year to upgrade science teaching in the public schools is identical to a plan advocated-so far without success-by the National Science Teachers...

As geologists in Alaska`s southeastern panhandle had been predicting, early one morning a few weeks ago a cataclysmic rupture shattered the towering face of mighty Hubbard Glacier, allowing Russell Lake--...

In his great quest to change the course of Western civilization, Ian Ballantine, that crafty gnome, has another craze up his sleeve. ''The legends of King Arthur,'' he declares. ''I...

A vast difference exists between books that are written and books that are assembled, but one work--''The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy''-- simply must be accurate. For 86 years...

When fresh ears are lured to classical music, they generally arrive wary and conservative. Discrimination comes over time--you listen, consult, digest, grow--but first the music must touch you. Rather than...

Most of them were ordinary people until prosecutor Allan Ryan entered their lives. They came to this country after World War II and lived quietly, calling no attention to themselves....