For Manhattan at least, last week was the weather week that wasn't. But the minor earthquake and weakened Hurricane Irene served as reminders of the caprice of nature and …
If Rick Snyder ever comes to help you, run away as fast and as far as you can. Snyder is the right-wing, corporation-hugging governor of Michigan. The …
The rich really are different from you and me. There’s the obvious, of course: They have a whole hell of a lot more money. But just as important, they …
When Madison Minton was six months old, her parents noticed that her breathing was frequently labored. Now in second grade, the child is on eight medications for asthma and …
Jerusalem - Demonstrators filled the streets of Israel's largest cities Saturday night to protest the country's high cost of living, winding down a summer-long movement that has fizzled in …
Demonstrators march in support of the California DREAM Act on May 1, 2009. (Photo: Faultybox) The California state Assembly voted Friday to send Gov. Jerry Brown a …
Constellation Energy Group's Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant near Lusby, Maryland. While 20 US nuclear power plants reduced output in anticipation of potential accidents caused by Hurricane Irene, Calvert …
Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian envoy to the United Nations, is seen through a video camera during a Security Council meeting at the U.N. in New York, July 26, 2011. …
Washington, DC - People gathered in front of the White House holding signs that urge the president to reject the keystone pipeline. 47 people participated in the civil disobedience …
Republican presidential candidates before a debate at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, Aug. 11, 2011. From left: Herman Cain, the former chief executive of Godfather's Pizza, Rep. Ron …