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Anyone who has played a video game has experienced the desire to keep going even when work, school -- even Mom -- calls for him to put down the controller and walk away. While most gamers can step away from the virtual world, some can not. Craig Smallwood of Hawaii couldn't, so he filed a lawsuit....

When I grew up in the '70s and '80s, my parents needed a crowbar to pry me away from the TV set. But these days, parents are increasingly waging a similar battle against video gaming systems, and losing. More than 80% of U.S. kids between 2 and 17 regularly play video games, according to market...

This week President Obama brought science back into the Endangered Species Act, effectively overturning a wild diversion of the law by the Bush administration last summer. Bush decided that federal officials didn't have to bother to consult with scientists when they decided whether logging or...