Recycling Bin - End of Line, a New Beginning The recycle bin. It is often the last stop for empty containers. But for papers, plastics, cardboards and cans, it can mark the beginning of a journey thousands of kilometers long. As long as people keep t...
UN Warns of Irreversible Damage to Planet The Global Environmental Outlook, or GEO5, says the world is on an unsustainable path, despite more than 500 international agreements. And scientific evidence says Earth's systems are being pushed toward thei...
New Yorkers Welcome Enterprise Space Shuttle Under blue skies, a barge bearing the space shuttle prototype Enterprise powered up the Hudson River Wednesday morning, past the New York skyline -- arriving midday at the Intrepid Sea, Air Space Museum. V...
Wisconsin Vote Could Impact US Presidential Election It was a moment of sweet vindication for Wisconsins embattled Republican governor, Scott Walker. Voters really do want leaders who stand up and make the tough decisions, Walker said. Walker angered...
Activists Honored by Refugee Advocacy Group There are about 44 million refugees and internally-displaced people around the world and 12 million stateless individuals living in limbo without citizenship rights. This according to Refugees International...
'For Greater Glory' Dramatizes Mexican War In 1926, the newly-elected president of Mexico banned religious activities, with special focus on the country's most widespread faith: Roman Catholicism. As soldiers shut churches and arrested priests, oppos...
Lantern Festival Shines Light on Chinese Culture Even though the Saint Louis, Missouri area has a small Chinese population, the midsize city on the Mississippi River is going Chinese in a big way. The Missouri Botanical Garden, an urban oasis of plan...
Rival Militias Still Fighting in Libya Fadi Tarapolsi was at the White House the night Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafis reign came to an end. Im on cloud nine right now, you know, he said. Tarapolsi returned to Libya with his ailing father to celebrate...
Spain Denies Seeking Bank Bailout Across Spain, banks gave billions of dollars to property developers trying to cash in. They are left with huge debts. The government is already nationalizing the ailing lender, Bankia, at an estimated cost of more th...
Tobacco-Caused Deaths Projected to Increase Further Virtually all experts on tobacco use recognize it as the single most preventable cause of death worldwide. At the American Cancer Society, Nathan Grey focuses on global health issues. Each year, tob...
US Charity Brings Books to Indonesian Children Children devour words and pictures in the newly opened library at a school in Padang, in Western Sumatra. Books are a luxury in Padang, and fifth-grade student Fiolisa Anggraini is pleased to see so many...
NASA Satellite Offers Astonishing View of Venus Transit Skygazers massed outside the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in the U.S capital, eager to see the rare transit of Venus. The museum offered telescopes. People donned special protective...
Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring' Celebrates 100 The opening notes of The Rite of Spring are iconic and beloved today. But for many audience members who came to the Ballet Russes in 1913, they were unwelcome. A bassoon had likely never been performed in...
AntiGravity Yoga Gains Popularity At first glance, students hanging upside down on hammocks made of silk cloth hanging from the ceiling seems more like acrobatics than yoga. When I first saw people hanging upside down from hammocks and calling it yog...
Alzheimer's Researchers Switch Focus to Prevention Methods As people live longer, there is growing pressure to develop a drug or vaccine that stops dementia. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says setting priorities and coordinati...
