The people behind the just-launched Bay Citizen believe they've found a way to keep old-fashioned journalism alive in the digital age. As Americans increasingly turn to the Internet for their news and advertisers follow them newspapers and magazines...
A 2,500-year-old engraved cylinder from the ancient city of Babylon is at the heart of a diplomatic dispute between Iran and Britain. The Cyrus cylinder is believed to be the first written charter of human rights. It's been held in the British Museum...
A doctor examines a pregnant woman at a government run hospital in Nepal. The number of abortions worldwide has fallen significantly in tandem with increased use of contraceptives, but unsafe abortion remains a persistent problem killing 70,000 women...
Spain is among the latest European countries to introduce tough austerity measures that may not be popular at home, but are deemed necessary to keep the country afloat. Spain, alongside Greece, is among those European countries with massive public de...
A nutrition watchdog group is threatening to sue McDonald's, the giant U.S. restaurant chain, for using toys to sell its fast-food meals to children. The Center for Science in the Public Interest says the popular toys illegally lure children into eat...
Pam Riehl Szakal and Sue Segel trek through the sand dunes during the Stark Raving Mad adventure race. Related Links United States Adventure Racing Association If you're looking for an endurance race to compete in, there are plenty of choices out the...
Former sports star Brian Taylor has taken a message of hard work that he learned on the basketball court to the inner city classroom. In this week's installment of Making a Difference we introduce you to Taylor, who was a top basketball player at Pri...
Palestinian women are hoping to improve their lives by using the air waves. A group of women in the West Bank this month launched one of the first all-women's radio stations in the Arab world. Halla Bazzar, an attractive woman in her 20s, begins her...
Law enforcement officers in Olympia, Washington are cruising social networking sites like YouTube to find evidence of potential criminal activity, such as off-roading on public lands. Social networking websites such as Facebook or YouTube are filled...
South Korea's military is very different from the one that needed help after the 1950 surprise attack that began the Korean War. South Korea and its ally, the United States, are preparing for a change that gives Seoul direct command of its own forces...
Car accidents are the number one killer of teenagers in the United States. Government data show that every year over 4,000 teens lose their lives in collisions that are caused mostly by distracted drivng - a term that includes everything from having...
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev say they have succeeded in resetting their countries' relationship, which had drifted in recent years. The two leaders discussed trade and security at the White House Thursday, after g...
President Barack Obama has named General David Petraeus, the head of the U.S. Central Command, to replace his top commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, following a magazine interview in which McChrystal and his aides were dismissive o...
Building Afghanistan's Air Corps will take some time. It takes years to train a pilot, and Afghans have to learn not only how to fly the plane, but also how to speak English, the language of international aviation. In Afghanistan, planes and helicopt...
Detained American Muslims look to media as they arrive to appear in an anti terrorist court in Sargodha, Pakistan [file photo] A Pakistani court has sentenced five Americans to 10 years each in prison after finding them guilty of terror offenses. Pak...
