Future US Senior Citizens Face Big Changes Analysts at the U.S. Census Bureau have a provocative forecast for America's population in 2050, when today's 25-olds will be knocking on the door of age 65. If projections hold, not only will there be more...
New York's Former First Lady Puts Children First Matilda Cuomo - wife, mother, teacher and former first lady of New York State - has perhaps had the most far-reaching impact as founder of Mentoring USA, which has trained volunteer mentors for more th...
Species Loss Compromises Earths Vital Systems Scientists have long thought that diverse ecosystems like forests, lakes and streams are especially good at removing pollutants that human activities put into the environment. A new study in the journal N...
Supersized America Losing War on Fat First Lady Michelle Obama has been making the talk-show rounds, plugging an exercise program called Let's Move. Designed to get America's young people in motion, it is one of a number of efforts to attack the nati...
Yemen Opposition Rejects Gulf Proposal on Power Transfer Yemen's opposition rejected on Monday a Gulf Arab initiative for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down because the proposal appears to offer him immunity from prosecution, while Saleh himse...
Thousands Protest Nuclear Power in Japan Thousands of Japanese took to the streets of Tokyo to protest the country's nuclear-power plants. The rally occured as engineers continue to work on bringing the Fukushima Daiichi plant under control, after it...
Africa's Bright, Dark Economic Spots Get Attention As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank spring meetings kick off in Washington this week, Africa's economies are the talk of both guarded optimism and cause for concern. Since the mid...
Nigeria Counting Votes From Parlimentary Elections Election officials in Nigeria are counting votes from Saturday's parliamentary elections in which large numbers of people turned out to cast ballots despite instances of violence. Counting began as s...
US Spending Debate Moves on to Next Phase The months-long political debate on this year's U.S. government spending ended late Friday night with President Barack Obama and lawmakers agreeing on $38 billion in cuts. But numerous officials in Washington...
Cameroon-Nigeria Border Demarcation Due to be Finished Next Year An agreement between Cameroon and its western neighbor, Nigeria, is serving as a model for the peaceful resolution of border disputes. The Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission was created...
Experts Urge Global Action Against Chronic Diseases Infectious diseases like AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis get a lot of attention worldwide. But another group of illnesses is even more deadly. Now, an international group of health experts says the...
Harry Connick, Jr Shows Off Broadway Performances New Orleans crooner Harry Connick, Jr. was the toast of Broadway last year with a series of big band concerts now available on CD and DVD. Harry may be New Orleans born and bred, but his love affair w...
Josh Kelley Comes Full Circle with 'Georgia Clay' Singer Josh Kelley had to settle for a career in the pop field before returning to his first love - Country music. He has come full circle with his debut Country album, Georgia Clay. The album's title...
African Union Honors Rwanda Genocide Victims The African Union held a moment of silence Thursday to mark the 17th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda. A lone candle wrapped in purple ribbon burned in the center of the African Union plenary hall as...
Amnesty International: Many Bahraini Protesters Shot, Some at Close Range The global rights group Amnesty International has a fact-finding team in Bahrain this week. Members have been meeting with government officials, human rights advocates and oppo...
