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Dadaab, Kenya - When Aisha Diis* and her five children fled their home in Somalia seeking aid from the famine devastating the region, she could not have known the …

Albertville, Ala - Adela, an undocumented worker hurries back to the chicken processing factory Ala Trade because the lack of workers leaves no time for a break. "Today we …

(Photo: Byron Walker / Flickr) Washington - With the formal debate over on Friday, a decision on an oil pipeline that will cross America's heartland and open …

The Occupy Wall Street protests that began in New York City more than three weeks ago have now spread across the country. The choice of Wall Street as the …

(Image: Community Supported Film) The tenth anniversaries of 9/11 and the October 7 US-led invasion of Afghanistan are upon us. As Americans reflect on the impact of …

The Labor Department reported that the economy added 103,000 jobs in September. This increase, together with upward revisions to the prior two months’ data brought average job growth over …

Washington - Having failed earlier this year to impose congressionally mandated limits on excessive speculation in commodities markets, a key regulator on Thursday called on the Obama administration to …

October 6, 2011, was a perfect autumn day in our nation's capital: bright and clement. And at Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC, from early this morning, people gathered from …

It's been a while since empathy — the uniquely human capacity to recognize and share the feelings experienced by others, that science even suggests is hardwired in us — when President Obama included …

Washington - A sun-soaked noon rally within blocks of the White House brought out hundreds of protesters Thursday to mark the 10th anniversary of the Afghanistan War. …