UAE Activists Jailed for Criticizing Government The Supreme Court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced five political activists to prison for publicly criticizing the countrys leaders. The defendants were arrested in April for making various com...
Conrad Pope Tells Marilyn Monroe Story Through Music The new film My Week with Marilyn tells the story of a week in the life of the legendary film star Marilyn Monroe, who in the 1950s was in Britain making a film with the iconic actor Laurence Olivi...
Fighting Cancer, One Mustache at a Time Prostate cancer is known to be the most frequently-diagnosed cancer in men, with more than 16 million patients fighting the disease globally. There is now a grass-roots movement to raise awareness about the pro...
African American Communities Face AIDS Crisis More than a million people in the United States are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimates that approximately 50,000 more people are infected with HIV...
Yemen Instability Stokes Terror Concerns Thousands of people took to the streets in cities across Yemen Friday, calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to be put on trial. Saleh signed an accord on Wednesday to surrender power after 33 years of rule...
Exhibit Traces Horse's Impact on Tribal Life The image of a Native American warrior, racing across the Western plains on horseback, is an iconic one. A Song for the Horse Nation, at the National Museum of the American Indian, looks at the history beh...
Africas Growing Number of Stock Exchanges Face Challenges Even as African economies post strong growth figures, outpacing most developed nations, the continent's stock exchanges face many challenges, from national politics to weak currencies. A prote...
Ending Use of Child Soldiers in Somalia This week, Somali government officials agreed to begin taking steps to end the recruitment of child soldiers. The Transitional Federal Government, or TFG, and the al Shabab militant group, are cited by the Unit...
Kyoto Protocol's Future to Be Determined in Durban The Kyoto Protocol sets binding reduction targets on greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide, but it expires next year. That's why reaching a new agreement is a top priority for diplomats at...
The Science of Climate Change Climate negotiators are meeting in Durban, South Africa beginning from November 28-December 9 to discuss the planet's changing climate. The first decade of this century was the hottest on record. Polar ice is melting. Gl...
Spray Detects Hard-to-Find Tumors Surgeons may soon have a new tool to help locate early-stage cancerous growths; a spray that turns fluorescent green when it comes into contact with tumors. The spray is clear, but contains a non-toxic dye that almos...
Acupuncture by Untrained Providers Poses Risks for Kids In the hands of trained practitioners, acupuncture is a safe medical treatment, even for children. But a new study finds when acupuncture is performed by untrained providers, it can pose a serio...
Study: Peanut Therapy Cures Kids' Allergies Researchers at Duke University in North Carolina believe they can prevent dangerous allergic reactions to peanuts by exposing children's immune systems to tiny amounts of the food, according to a study publ...
'My Week with Marilyn' Captures Icon's Volatility In the summer of 1956, Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe joined the equally iconic British actor, Laurence Olivier, to film The Prince and the Showgirl in London. My Week with Marilyn is based on Colin...
Writing Program Supplements US Public Education For almost 10 years, a unique non-profit organization called 826 has been helping students across the United States become better writers by tapping into their creativity. Founded in San Francisco by th...
