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A Texas lawmaker bears his soul. City councilman, Joel Burns, choked back tears and broke down as he spoke of being the victim of school bullying. As NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports, his moving message to gay teens is the latest video to go viral. Tues
By David McAlary Washington 31 October 2006 The U.S. space agency says it will send space shuttle astronauts one more time to extend the life of the Hubble Space Telescope. The decision reverses one made by NASA's previous management two years ago,
By Katherine Cole Washington 31 July 2006 The lineup at this year's Grey Fox Bluegrass festival reads like a who's who of modern bluegrass: Grammy-winners Ricky Skaggs, Tim O'Brien, and Jerry Douglass all traveled to take part in the musical weekend
By Jim Fry Washington 26 October 2007 All this year, three well-known presidential candidates have led in public opinion polls among likely voters in the Democratic Party. Yet there is a tradition in the U.S. of a so-called dark horse candidate emerg
By Sabina Castelfranco Modena 08 September 2007 The world bid a final farewell to opera star Luciano Pavarotti at a music-filled funeral in his hometown of Modena. Mourners gave a final standing ovation to the great tenor as a recording of Pavarotti
Mahmoud Abbas' entire life has led up to this moment. When he could stand before the United Nations and call for it to recognize Palestine as a state. --Sixty-three years of suffering of an ongoing tragedy, al-Nakba, enough, enough, enough! Earlier,
Claudia: Oh, that was so good. Ive never seen anything better. Bravo! Bravo! Javier: Theres no need for a standing ovation and stop gushing. The performers did a passable job. It was nothing to write home about. Claudia: You are so jaded. That perfor
By David Gollust State Department 14 June 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended Bush administration policy in Iraq, and American engagement abroad, in an address to a major Christian group. She told the convention of Southern Baptists in
This is AP News Minute. The Kilauea volcano on Hiwaii's Big Island has destroyed at least 26 homes and shot lava more than 200 feet into the air. Officials say molten rock, gas and steam are bursting through cracks in the ground. Trump lawyer Rudy Gi
By Sonja Pace London 27 June 2007 Gordon Brown took over as Britain's new prime minister after his long-time political friend and rival, Tony Blair stepped down just hours earlier, after 10 years in office. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from London on the
By Sonja Pace London 27 June 2007 Gordon Brown is taking over as Britain's new prime minister, after his long-time political friend and rival Tony Blair stepped down, ending 10 years in office. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from London on the transfer of
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 27 March 2006 Visiting British Prime Minister Tony Blair called on Australia Monday to remain steadfast in its commitment in Iraq as Australian opposition leaders push for the
Senator Hillary Clinton has urged millions of voters who supported her in the primaries to back presidential candidate Barack Obama. In a speech at the Democratic National Convention, Clinton called for party unity and said her one-time rival must b
By Steve Schy Washington 04 September 2006 Andre Agassi waves to the crowd as he leaves the court after his loss to Benjamin Becker, September 3, 2006 American tennis icon Andre Agassi has closed out his 21-year career with a four setloss (7-6, 6-7,
What a night at the US Open. Here is a winning moment of the Court for Serena Williams. Yes, Serena defended her crown in a hard fight match against Victoria Azarenka, winning three sets of fifth, championship of the US Open. Huge revelations as you
For 17 months, until he left the job in September 2007, Tony Snow was the White House press secretary, the voice of the Bush administration. Now, he is being remembered and mourned by the president he served, and the reporters who sparred with him i