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An interview with British journalist Andy Worthington about his latest film, “Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo.” Andy Worthington has spent the past several years exposing the stories …

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke employed his characteristic smoothness and conciliatory nature as he navigated the questioning at today's confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, helped by the …

Washington - The Senate on Thursday approved a plan 61-39 to make it easier for women to get medical screenings aimed at detecting a variety of diseases, such as …

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, has agreed to pay $40 million to as many as 87,500 current and former employees in Massachusetts, the largest wage-and-hour class-action settlement …

For all the focus on healthcare, a different issue ranks more than twice as high on Americans’ priority list: the state of the economy and job market. That …

Students stand to gain a lot from federal student aid legislation in Congress, but lenders have assembled an arsenal of PR campaigns, lobbyists, and campaign contributions.

Both sides of Congo war get funds from sale of minerals used in mobile phones. Scroll down to view video of the life of a freelance Congolese miner . …

Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Santiago, Chile - Honduras's Congress rejected the return of President Manuel Zelaya, polarizing residents in the country who disagree on whether the move ends – or …

The uproar over new breast cancer screening guidelines. Has feminism been replaced by the pink-ribbon breast cancer cult? When the House of Representatives passed the Stupak amendment, which would …

Miami - When we speak of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the war that Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela, wants to start with Colombia, one gets the …