America's Handguns are Controversial,

By Jeffrey Young Dunblane, Scotland. March 13, 1996. A man walks into a school with a number of handguns and opens fire. Sixteen kindergarten children and a teacher are slaughtered. Britain reacts wit

U.S. Military Women Closer Than Ever to Combat Zone

By Zlatica Hoke A growing number of American women are joining the U.S. Armed Forces to serve in an ever wider array of duties. In the past decade, they have eroded one of the last remaining barriers

U.S. Election Fuels Political Partisanship

By Brent Hurd The man President Bush called the architect of his successful re-election, Karl Rove, is rarely in the spotlight. Yet he took center stage after the election victory. On a Fox News telev

Scots-Irish Immigrants in America

By Nancy Beardsley The late Johnny Cash was a preeminent symbol of country music in America. He was also Scots-Irish, a product of the Southern rural culture where that music was born. James Webb says

Public Transportation Expands Around the World

By Brent Hurd Many governments are promoting above and underground transit systems to fight increasing congestion. Urban trains are appearing even in the wide expanses of the western United States, in

Dutch Muslims Face Greater Challenges

By Serena Parker On the morning of November 2, Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh was shot on his bicycle going to work. As he stumbled away toward a nearby building, his alleged assailant, Mohammed Bouyer

US Actress Mia Farrow Visits Sudan's Darfur Region

By Raymond Thibodeaux American film actress Mia Farrow is touring war-ravaged areas of Sudan's Darfur region this week, hoping to draw more international focus to the plight of the nearly two million

Tony Bennett Returns with The Art of Romance

By Doug Levine All is well with veteran jazz crooner Tony Bennett. At 78, he looks great, and says, with no uncertainty, that he's feeling just fine. Well, why not? His career remains in full swing. T

Food Writer Recounts Dining Adventures

By Nancy Beardsley A world winning food writer Alan Richman will go just about anywhere in search of a great meal--from back-road diners in rural America to restaurants atop the skyscrapers of Shangha

Popular US Novelist Sidney Sheldon Publishes

By Mike O'Sullivan In Sidney Sheldon's latest novel, Are You Afraid of the Dark? the veteran writer takes readers on a trail of intrigue across two continents. The former Hollywood screenwriter and be

Epic Drama Alexander Revisits Intriguing Historical Figure

By Alan Silverman Irish-born Colin Farrell stars as one of the great figures of ancient history in an epic drama written and directed by Oscar winning filmmaker Oliver Stone. Alan Silverman has a look

The Mooney Suzuki Aim to Update

By Bernie Bernard The term

US-Based Filmmakers Give Ordinary Iraqis a Chance to Documen

By Robin Rupli A new video documentary about life in Iraq opened in October in theaters across the United States. For Voices of Iraq ,three Los Angeles-based filmmakers sent 150 hand-held video camera

Mamma Mia Plays Las Vegas

By Brian Padden Las Vegas is one of the most famous tourist destinations in the world. It earned its reputation as America's playground through legalized gambling. But today 35 million visitors come t

Immigrants Interpret America's Thanksgiving Celebration

By Faiza Elmasry Americans often date the nation's annual Thanksgiving holiday back to a feast held nearly 400 years ago, when English settlers in what is now Massachusetts gathered together to thank

U.S States Use Slogans to Enhance their Image

By Ted Landphair Big corporations use memorable slogans or symbols -- like the

NBC News Anchor Tom Brokaw Retires

By Kerry Sheridan Three major network television stations - NBC, CBS and ABC - have provided news and entertainment to American television viewers for decades. Each network broadcasts the evening news

Texas Scientists Work to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Air Pollution

By Greg Flakus Scientists in Texas are trying to find a way of reducing carbon dioxide air pollution by capturing the gas, compressing it and then putting it underground. This technique could also yie

Harare Residents Face Water Shortage

By Peta Thornycroft Water rationing has been imposed in Zimbabwe's capital, where water shortages have reached critical levels. Half the city's four-million residents are either short of water or have

Japanese Watchmakers Strive for Perfect Timekeeping

By Steve Herman Man's quest to track time accurately dates back thousands of years. The ancient Egyptians devised the sundial and the water clock. The Babylonians divided the hour and minute into 60 p