Popular Crime Dramas Impact American Pop Culture

By Nancy Beardsley The ever-popular crime drama has taken on a new twist in American popular culture. A growing number of successful television shows and novels now revolve around forensic science and

Ricky Martin Urges Crackdown on Child Sex Trade

By Peter Heinlein Pop icon Ricky Martin has gone to the United Nations to appeal for global action to protect children from sexual predators. The singer perhaps best known for his hit song Livin' La V

African Union Moves to Heal Ivory Coast

By Jeffrey Young The streets of the coastal city of Abidjan are quiet again after 10 days of rioting against the French blamed on supporters of the president of Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Laurent Gb

Virginia Madsen Returns to Silver Screen in Sideways

By Alan Silverman In the new comedy by writer/director Alexander Payne, two friends nearing 40 take a holiday in the California wine country and learn some valuable and often very funny lessons about

Newly Elected Indian-American Congressman

By Subhash Vohra Republican candidate Bobby Jindal made history on November 2 by becoming the first Indian-American elected to the U.S. Congress in nearly 50 years. Mr. Jindal lost a close election fo

Hormone Therapy Raises Blood Clot Risk in Menopausal Women　

By David McAlary A new U.S. study highlights more negative health effects women might suffer if they take hormone supplements to combat the symptoms of aging. We know that taking the female hormones e

Hollywood Stunt Pilots to Retrieve Pieces of the Sun

David McAlary For weeks, two helicopter crews have been practicing the mid-air capture of a parachute drifting down over the Utah desert. When the event acttually occurs Wednesday, the parachute will

Ladder 49 Portrays Firefighters as Imperfect Heroes

By Alan Silverman Real-life everyday heroes who fight fires and save lives come to the screen in a sweeping drama set at a big city fire station in the new film, Ladder 49. (Movie Snippet) In firehous

Hepatitis Outbreak in West Darfur Camps

By Lisa Schlein The World Health Organization says Hepatitis E is sweeping camps for internally displaced people in the western Darfur province of Sudan. The agency says it has confirmed more than 620

Capsule from Genesis Space Probe Crashes in Utah Desert

By Jessica Berman Scientists with the U.S. space agency NASA have begun investigating the crash landing Wednesday of the Genesis space capsule in Utah. The mission came to a disastrous end when a para

US Lawmakers Urge Sudan to Give More Aid to Darfur Refugees

By Dan Robinson Two U.S. lawmakers just returned from Sudan say the situation in the western Darfur region remains intolerable, and are urging the government in Khartoum to take further actions to all

Tunisia Women Make Strides

By Brent Hurd Throughout the ancient medina of Tunis, sleepy-eyed shopkeepers thrust open their doors for another day of commerce. The narrow walkways are empty but will soon be flooded with shoppers

Residents in Western US Fear Government Plans to Resume Nucl

By Serena Parker Preston J. Truman grew up in Enterprise, Utah, a small farming community of 800 people located 100 miles east of the U.S. government's nuclear weapons test site in the state of Nevada

More Westerners Go East to Learn About Buddhism

Jeffrey Oliver, an Australian with a relaxed presence and penetrating blue eyes, is discussing Vipassana, or insight meditation, at a large temple in Bangkok.

Analysts Say Establishing Security

By Ed Warner Nasyr Shansab, an Afghan of average size and amiable disposition, was working at his desk at his home in Kabul when three strangers at it. They demanded $20,000 or else. Anticipating atta

Europe Offers a New Dream of a Green,

By Zlatica Hoke For more than two centuries, the American dream -- the idea that everyone in this country can achieve personal success through hard work and determination -- has been a source of hope,

New Movie Wicker Park Takes Unconventional Approach to Love

By Alan Silverman Josh Hartnett heads the handsome, young cast of a romantic mystery of love found, betrayed and found again. Alan Silverman has a look at Wicker Park. (Movie Snippet) The age-old warn

Hong Kong's Top Health Official Resigns Over SARS Criticism

By Heda Bayron Hong Kong's top health executive has resigned after strong criticism for his handling of the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome last year that killed nearly 300 people. Healt

Experts Urge NASA to Reconsider Using Astronauts to Repair H

By David McAlary A panel of scientists and engineers appointed by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences urges NASA to refurbish the observatory one final time, predicting that compelling scientific re

Land Reform in South Africa Multi-Faceted

By Delia Robertson Changing the demographics of land ownership in South Africa is an ongoing and enormous challenge. Under apartheid, 87 percent of the land mass was earmarked for whites who comprised