Picasso, Other Greats Created 'Wearable Art' Artists such as Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder and Robert Rauschenberg left behind works of art which are instantly recognizable: Picasso, whose portraits of his lovers merge profile and full face in a di...
Scholarship Helps Tiny US Town Fight for Survival The tiny timber town of Sparkman, Arkansas, has lost more than half its population since 1950. If the current trend continues, the 500-resident community might disappear altogether. Anxious to avoid t...
Bucky, John Pizzarelli Share Mutual Love of Jazz on 'Family Fugue' Like father like son, or in the case of jazz guitarists Bucky and John Pizzarelli, like father and son. John Pizzarellis musical influences range from Nat King Cole to The Beatles, bu...
Premature Babies Have Higher Death Rates in Young Adulthood 早产儿成年后死亡风险高 Premature babies have more than their share of health problems early in life and now a new study finds they also face an increased risk of premature death w...
American Muslim Moves People From Fear to Friendship Alarmed by the sense of mistrust of Muslims she felt after the 9/11 attacks 10 years ago, Pakistani-American Samina Sundas started American Muslim Voice. The organization, which now has chapters ac...
US Hikers: Iran Held Us Because of Nationality, Not Actions Two American hikers released after 781 days in an Iranian prison are back in the United States. Appearing at a news conference in New York on Sunday, the two men criticized Iran for holding...
Toronto Festival Offers Glimpse of Season's Best Films The Toronto film festival traditionally showcases some of the years best films, including potential Oscar nominees. George Clooney and Ryan Gosling were among those walking Torontos red carpet th...
Baseball Manager Builds Winning Team Unconventionally in 'Moneyball' Brad Pitt is getting rave reviews and there's 'buzz' about a possible Oscar nomination for his performance in a new film set inside American professional baseball. Moneyball is base...
Research Group Has High Hopes for New TB Vaccine Physicians have long known that the so-called BCG vaccine for tuberculosis does not provide the same level of protection against the disease in all parts of the world. Some also say the vaccine's effec...
European Debt Crisis Dominates IMF Talks IMF会议讨论欧洲债务危机 U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Saturday that the euro area sovereign debt and banking crises are the biggest threats to the global economy and that European off...
UN Highlights Threat of Non-Communicable Diseases Heads of state and government representatives assembled at the United Nations this week to address the emerging threat of non-communicable diseases worldwide. One of those so-called NCDs is cancer. Fo...
More Aid Coming to African Drought Victims The international community came together Saturday at the United Nations to find ways to mitigate the current crisis in the Horn of Africa, but also to prevent future ones from happening. At the meeting, the...
Analysts: US Anger With Pakistan Runs Precariously High South Asian analysts say U.S. frustration with Pakistan may be reaching the breaking point, especially after allegations that militants it supports launched deadly attacks on Americans in Afghan...
US Cities Entice Foreign Investors With Green Cards Regions within the United States, hit hard by the economic recession are actively seeking foreign investors to help create more jobs. In exchange, the U.S. government is giving permanent residency,...
Economy, Post Office Woes Force Iowa Town off Map The United States Postal Service is facing unprecedented financial losses. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe recently told lawmakers his agency needed government intervention by the end of the year t...
