E-books Catch on at Public Library Complete the following sentence: You go to the library to check out . . . . .? The obvious answer is books. But a harder question might be, What do we mean by book? Electronic books or e-books, have established a fi...
Libyans Upset Over Restrictive Voting Abroad Few Libyans remember days like this when they could vote. And, it counted. Just saying that -- Libyan government. 'Voting for the Libyan government' has a nice, sweet ring to it, said Libyan voter Adam Sbi...
N. Nigeria City Fears Both Police Brutality and Boko Haram Scenes of chaos have become the norm in Kano. Attacks and security raids are daily occurrences in recent months, and Kanos residents say they are trapped by threats and fear. During the night...
Libya to Hold First Free Election in 60 Years Nine months ago, Libyans were celebrating in a square in central Tripoli. They renamed it Martyrs' Square, in memory of the fighters who died in the revolution that ended 42 years of rule by Moammar Gadha...
Analysts: Foreclosure Mess Hurts US, Global Economy Deborah Harris faces possible eviction from the home she has owned for the past 17 years, after failing to make some of her mortgage payments. Harris was a paramedic with Washington's fire departmen...
Chinese Remain Proud of Hosting 2008 Beijing Olympics Chinese people celebrated the 2008 Beijing Olympics as their countrys coming out party. Nearly four years later, that spirit is still alive and well among a steady stream of visitors to the Olympi...
Counterfeit Industry Tied to Organized Crime, Terrorism Bargain hunters flock to downtown Los Angeles and an area called Santee Alley, where clothing, sunglasses, watches and toys pack tiny stores block after block. Santee Alley is also known as a ha...
George W. Bush Focuses On Quiet Service After Presidency He worked alongside other volunteers in Kabwe - Zambia's second-largest city - to renovate a health clinic which specializes in the early detection and treatment of cervical cancer. You're alwa...
Americans Celebrate Independence Day In Washington, D.C., the annual July fourth parade made its way down Constitution Avenue. Later, a large crowd gathered on the national mall for a patriotic concert, and watched as fireworks lit up the sky behind...
Animal-to-Human Disease Cycle Widening Nearly two-and-a-half billion people become ill every year from diseases transmitted from animals. Most are in low- and middle-income countries. A new study lists the top geographical hotspots for these diseases...
Study: Uneven Progress in Child Nutrition A new study estimates fewer than half of developing countries are likely to reach the Millennium Development Goal to reduce child hunger. It says about 110 million children worldwide are moderately or severel...
Olympic Construction Brings Big Changes to E. London Rebuilding East London was part of the 2012 Olympics plan from the very beginning, with an environmental cleanup, new housing, stores and parks, as well as the sports facilities. The goal was to ma...
At Smithsonian Festival, Art and Music from Black DC Neighborhoods One group at the festival performs using song and dance to showcase African traditions that are deeply rooted in Washington's black Southeast neighborhoods. The group is performing Ta...
Higgs Boson Finding Excites Fermilab Scientists Some 200 scientists and other staffers gathered at Fermilab -- at two o'clock in the morning - to watch the announcement from Geneva. Many of them have strong connections to the CERN experiment - using...
Nuts and Bolts of Art in Brooklyn Screws and metal washers are typically used in construction. But a customer at Brooklyns Crest Hardware store used them to create this image of company founder, Manny Franquinha. This month, the store is doubling as...
