Latest

Boston - Amnesty International released its annual survey on the use of the death penalty. The report found 18 countries executed people in 2009. China is estimated to have …

There's America the Mythical, with the White House Easter Egg Roll scheduled for next Monday, and activities, in the words of the White House press release, designed to "encourage …

The film is a letter from the liquid modern world and one I would dearly have wished to write myself.

Washington - The Environmental Protection Agency is exploring whether to use the Clean Water Act to control greenhouse gas emissions, which are turning the oceans acidic at a rate …

When Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens retires, who will President Obama nominate to replace him? This question is being seriously asked as Justice Stevens, now 90 years old, …

Baghdad, Iraq - Gunmen dressed in Iraqi army uniforms stormed three houses overnight Saturday in a Sunni Muslim village south of Baghdad and killed 24 people, including five women, …

Here in the first post-American century, sports fans, it's a brand-new ballgame — and I'm not sure how to watch it. In this opening season of the Post-Steroid Era, …

With the beginning of the ever-optimistic spring season, the television is delivering yet another thrilling college hoops clinic, meaning it's time for us to gulp down our annual swig …

Rachel Maddow demonstrates job growth under Obama vs. Bush using a “bikini” graph:

The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has taken steps to make services available to women veterans, but needs to revise key policies and improve oversight, according to a new …