Country Music Legend Shares 'Long Line of Heartaches' None other than show business legend Dolly Parton once said that there were just three real female singers: Barbra Streisand, Linda Ronstadt, and Connie Smith. The rest of us, she said, are only p...
Earthquake Science Still a Shaky Business The magnitude 5.8 earthquake that rattled the East Coast of the United States in August caught everyone - even geologists - by surprise. But even when there's reason to think an earthquake could be around the...
Sub-Standard Electronics Donated to Africa Causing Pile Up of E-Waste The safe disposal of unwanted computers, printers, mobile phones, and other electronics, collectively known as e-waste, is a growing problem across Africa. The world produces more...
Somalia PM Says Suicide Attack Shows al-Shabab 'Weakness' Somalias prime minister says Tuesdays suicide bomb attack in Mogadishu shows the increasing desperation of al-Qaida linked forces who still control large parts of the famine-wracked country. T...
Curbside Cuisine Takes Street Food to New Level In recent years, the success of food trucks has been on the rise in big cities across the United States. Mobile kitchens offer gourmet and ethnic food to customers they might not otherwise have reached....
New Corn Variety Boosts Food Security Across Africa In times of drought, parched lands yield few, if any, crops, increasing hunger among communities. As one way of boosting food security during these difficult times, scientists in Kenya and across Af...
Apple Unveils iPhone 4S to Tough Competition The high-tech company Apple has announced a new version of its popular iPhone, called the iPhone 4S. The new device offers some innovative features, but faces growing competition in a crowded market. Apple...
Indonesia Clinic Discounts Healthcare for Conservation-Minded Communities Getting access to adequate health care can be difficult in many parts of rural Indonesia, a necessity that often involves long journeys to overcrowded clinics. And once there,...
World Markets on Edge as Greece Misses Deficit Reduction Target U.S. stocks followed European and Asian markets into the red on Monday after Greece announced it will miss deficit reduction targets worked out in a bailout deal with lenders. Despite a...
In Aceh, Enforced Sharia Law Has Outsized Impact In Aceh Province on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, Sharia police break up a game of dominos. Despite the players' protests that they are not gambling, the police confiscate the game and leave them t...
California Winery Adapts to Changing Markets There are more than 5,000 wineries across the United States. California is the nations top wine-producing state, and vintners there are making their mark on the global market. A California winery with long...
Ships Face Tougher Environmental Rules in California Ports Some of the most polluted places in the world are ports, resulting in health problems that some experts say can lead not only to respiratory problems, but cancer. In the United States, the we...
Fighting Still Rages in Afghanistan 10 Years After US-Led Invasion The U.S. and other NATO forces on October 7, 2001 attacked al-Qaida extremists and their Taliban allies in Afghanistan, less than a month after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Tha...
US Poet Laureate Captures Struggles of Working Class 美国新桂冠诗人菲利普列文 America's newest poet laureate is Detroit native Philip Levine, 83, who is known for capturing the poignancy and grit of a now-vanished industrial America, and...
Washington Homeowners Live in Modern Village The neighborhood in northwest Washington D.C. looks like a typical American townhouse development, but Takoma Village Cohousing is anything but ordinary. The privately-owned units cluster around a shared o...
