US, Iran Go to the Mat for Olympic Wrestling World Championship wrestling in Tehran pits the United States against Iran. But the match is about more than victory for one side or the other. For the wrestlers and their coaches, it is the start of a sha...
Foundation to Send More American Students to China Christie Civetta is one of thousands of American students abroad in Beijing this year through the 100,000 Strong Initiative, a program that aims to increase the number of Americans studying in China....
Economy Slow Down Predicted As Sequester Looms Democrats and Republicans in Washington are once again approaching a showdown over how to reduce the national debt -- with Republicans calling for cuts in domestic spending programs and Democrats asking...
Wax Museum Focuses on African-Americans The 150 wax figures in the museum include educator and author Booker T. Washington, jazz legend Eubie Blake, and the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall. Theres also Harriett Tubman,...
Nominated Movie Scores Feature Sophistication, Cultural Diversity Movie music has come a long way since the early days of film, when all it did was set a mood for the story. Daniel Carlin chairs the Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television departme...
Afghan Coming-of-Age Film Is Oscar Contender The film has vivid shots of the ancient Afghan sport called Buzkashi. It's a dangerous game played on horseback with a goat carcass. In this drama, filmed in Kabul, two Afghan boys dream of becoming famous...
New Treatments Emerging for Parkinson's Disea Sarah Taylor knew something was very wrong, but she never dreamed she had Parkinson's disease. It was a shock. But it was a relief when I found out what was wrong with me, though, she recalled. Five years...
Syria Dominates Kerry's First Trip Abroad as Secretary of State With Syria's civil war rocking Damascus suburbs, Kerry's schedule in Europe and the Middle East includes meetings with opponents of embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. State Depa...
Robots Help US Manufacturers Compete With China In what may be the beginning of a new trend in American manufacturing, Sunit Saxena recently moved his production operation from China to the United States. Just like everyone else we started in China b...
Brain Researchers Uncover Secrets of Memory In Memorial-Hermann hospital at the University of Texas Medical Center in Houston, Neurosurgeon Nitin Tandon visits 26-year-old epilepsy patient Tyler. Dr. Tandon has placed platinum electrodes on the surfa...
Small Businesses Pay Price for Harlem's Success Locals often refer to Harlem as The Capital of Black America. But until recently, huge swathes of the area were rundown and depressed and it was difficult for businesses to thrive. That's been changing....
Backdrop of Kerry's First Speech as Secretary of State Rich in Its Own History Column after white column. Ionic, Doric, and Corinthian stand before a backdrop of red brick. Serpentine Walls and domes round out the architecture of the University of Vi...
Former US Congressman Pleads Guilty to Misspending Campaign Money The former Chicago-area congressman walked into federal court Wednesday and pled guilty to criminal charges of misusing $750,000 dollars in campaign funds. Jackson, who served in the H...
Fighting Fire with Fire In African savannahs, or grasslands, wildfires can either be destructive or beneficial. It all depends on when those fires occur. Scientists at the World Agroforestry Center have developed a system to determine the best time t...
Rising Food Prices Harm Indias Poor, Middle Class Its 5 p.m. and customers are crowding this vegetable market in the northern Indian city of Lucknow. Annamma Rajput listens closely to the vendors and then haggles to bring prices down. She focuses on...
