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On the day after Tuesday’s electoral loss, the Obama administration brought an unfamiliar face to the White House - Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard Law professor noted for her staunch …

At the Web 2.0 Expo held in New York in mid-November, sociologist Danah Boyd, as is her wont, made a brilliant presentation on the consequences of living in a …

Medical marijuana legally prescribed to young people is showing up in classrooms. This is putting teachers and principals in a new and challenging position. A high school student found …

Greenville - Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer has compared giving people government assistance to “feeding stray animals.” Bauer, who is running for the Republican nomination for governor, made his remarks …

Sanaa, Yemen - Yemeni policemen sprinted up a rocky dirt road, firing AK-47s, lobbing grenades and detonating explosives at a cinderblock house, a supposed Al Qaeda hideout. The scenario …

A new study shows higher levels of depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders among Army wives whose husbands have had lengthy deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. New programs aim to …

There is very little upside to the election of a Republican far right senator to replace the late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) for Democrats, progressives and reformers.

The concept of “stimulus” may soon take on new connotations in the days ahead. The federal government is poised to emplace full-body scanners at airports across the nation, capable …

Washington - In opening the floodgates for corporate money in election campaigns, the Supreme Court did not simply engage in a brazen power grab. It did so in an …

This week's Supreme Court ruling that corporations are protected by “free speech” rights and can contribute enormous sums of money to influence elections is a de jure endorsement of …