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A new report warns that Silicon Valley's status as a center of economic growth and innovation is in danger. Silicon Valley has lost 90,000 jobs since 2008, and venture …

A lake development project is fueling thousands of forced evictions in the Cambodian capital. Phnom Penh, Cambodia - There are plenty of guns in Cambodia, but I cannot get …

Havana, Cuba - When the devastating earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, Cuba's emergency responders didn't have far to travel. There were already some 350 Cuban medical personnel working in Haiti, sent …

Havana, Cuba - When the devastating earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, Cuba's emergency responders didn't have far to travel. There were already some 350 Cuban medical personnel working in Haiti, sent …

There's a vintage Bob and Ray radio sketch in which Bob plays “Mr. Science,” a parody of TV's “Mr. Wizard.” He's trying to explain to his young protégé Sandy …

KABUL, Afghanistan—US forces opened a major offensive in southern Afghanistan early Saturday, sending thousands of US Marines and Afghan and British soldiers against a Taliban stronghold in Helmand province. …

The South faces the brunt of another major East Coast snowstorm. If the Florida Panhandle gets an inch or two as expected, then there will be snow in all …

United Nations - In a bid to pressure policymakers to take urgent action to implement a major United Nations treaty on the preservation of plant and animal species, the …

Last week, Dahlia Lithwick had a terrific piece in Slate in which she ponders America's “Terrorism Derangement Syndrome [TDS].” America does seem to be in the grip of morbid …

Editor's note: The US-led offensive in Marjah was launched Friday afternoon. Please see this report for an update. The United States and NATO are poised to launch a major …