Residents of Devastated Texas Town Work to Restore Lives The funeral procession was made up mostly of fire trucks and passed under a giant American flag. It's the first funeral of many to come in this Texas town and is for volunteer fireman Kenneth H...
Human Rights Trial in Guatemala Could Set Global Precedent Chanting justice, justice, protesters in Guatemala City reacted angrily to the suspension of the trial earlier this month. The protesters, mainly indigenous people, want the 86-year-old forme...
Scary Rides, Spooky House Return to NY's Coney Island Through the winter, members of the Vourderis family cleaned up, reimagined and rebuilt their iconic Coney Island attractions for opening day in 2013. For over a century, Coney Island has been know...
Automakers Capitalizing on Chinese Appetite for Larger, Luxury Cars Bring an auto show to Shanghai, China, and people are sure to come -- tens of thousands of potential car buyers from the world's largest auto market. Ford Motors' Dave Schoch is coun...
Global Initiative Unveils Six-Year Plan to Eradicate Polio A new campaign has been announced to eradicate polio. The six-year plan costing $5.5 billion was unveiled Thursday at the Global Vaccine Summit in Abu Dhabi. The Global Polio Initiative says...
Texting Becomes a Health Tool in Kenya Mobile phone use in Africa has spread far, wide and fast. By the end of last year, it was estimated that 70 percent of the population would have a mobile phone. Now, the International Federation of the Red Cross...
US Offers $10 Billion Weapons Package to Counter Iran Threats Secretary Hagel's visit to Israel could have been awkward. He was accused of being anti-Israel during his nomination hearing. But he got a warm welcome as did the weapons package he took w...
India's Tourism Industry Thrives on Largest Slum With a million people crammed into less than three square kilometers - Dharavi is one of the worlds most densely populated slums. Life-long resident Niyamath Khan, 70, recalled the transformation of wh...
Boston Bombing Sparks Surveillance Camera Debate The FBI released color surveillance camera footage of the Boston bombing suspects three days after the attacks took place. The video shows two men walking with rucksacks moments before the explosions....
US Budget Impasse Causes Flight Delays At some of America's busiest airports, flight delays and cancelations are mounting. Travelers are frustrated. Flight delays are becoming more common since government budget cuts reduced staffing at airport contr...
Thanks to Volunteers, Elderly Can Age in Place Phyllis Ramberg, 85, lives alone in Hyattsville, Maryland, in the same house her parents lived in for many decades. Children keep asking me, When are you going to move to one of those retirement villages...
Crops of the Past Make a Comeback Farmers are among the first to feel the effects of climate change. For many in developing countries, the crops they relied on year after year no longer grow in abundance. As a result, farmers are not only looking for...
Progress Has Been Made In Containing Malaria, More Needs To Be Done For every minute that goes by, a child under five years of age dies of malaria. Malaria has been diagnosed on every continent, but sub-Saharan Africa is the region most afflicted. Dr...
Urbanization Helps Curb Poverty, Says World Bank It says countries and regions with a high rate of urbanization lead in the effort to reach their Millennium Development Goals (or MDGs). For example, countries with large population centers in East Asi...
Comic Book Convention Brings Superheroes and Super Fans Acting like superheroes or super-villains, or just showing off, comic fans dressed up as their favorite characters are having a good time at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Some enjo...
