A British adventurer is spreading his own message in a bottle by crossing the Pacific Ocean aboard an 18-meter catamaran made of thousands of plastic soda bottles. David de Rothschild's unusual boat is his way of drawing attention to the plastic poll...
It's been 50 years since the classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, was published. Set in a fictional town in the American South in the 1930s, Mockingbird is one of the best-loved books in the United States. Its story of a failed quest for racial just...
President Barack Obama walks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the White House, 6 Jul 2010 From the peace process with the Palestinians to Iran's nuclear program, U.S President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Net...
A U.S plane, front, and a Russian plane, rear, believed to be carrying agents swapped between the two countries are parked on the tarmac at Vienna's Schwechat airport, 09 Jul 2010 Russia and the United States have conducted a spy exchange at an airpo...
New research suggests agriculture has greatly increased the amount of dust blowing off of West Africa, the world's largest source of atmospheric dust, and may have been one factor driving the decrease in rainfall in the region over the past several c...
A new book by photographer Amy Gulick highlights the interconnectedness of wildlife and people in the Tongass rainforest of Alaska Vronique LaCapra | St. Louis 08 July 2010 Photo: Amy Gulick/amygulick.com Chum salmon (onorhynchus keta) on a spawning...
Seroquel is used to treat mental disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and autism. They are suspected of causing rapid weight gain, even in the first week of taking the drugs. Researchers have found that some antipsychotic drugs frequentl...
A five-year study aimed at finding ways to reduce some complications of diabetes tried several approaches but failed to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. But the study did identify some effective ways to reduce common vision, kidney, and ne...
One of Walt Disney's most memorable characters is Jiminy Cricket from the studio's 1940 animated feature film Pinocchio. The tiny, talking cricket nearly steals every scene, especially when he sings When You Wish Upon A Star. Performed by vaudeville...
Naseer Shamma, performing at the Iraqi embassy in Cairo, Egypt, demonstrates a one-handed technique he developed for a friend wounded in the Iran-Iraq war With Iraq suffering from sectarian violence, lack of a new government and such basic services a...
Jazz saxophonist Gerald Albright likes to test his boundaries with each new album. Albright's spirit of adventure is alive and well on his latest effort, Pushing The Envelope. Gerald Albright's versatility has placed him at the forefront of the smoot...
Sketch shows 10 Russians in US courtroom before being ordered deported in spy swap with Moscow A U.S. judge has ordered 10 suspects in a Russian spy ring deported as part of a swap between the United States and Russia. Judge Kimba Wood handed down he...
Russian arms control researcher Igor Sutyagin stands behind bars as he listens to the verdict as he is sentenced to 15-years in prison for spying, at a courtroom in Moscow, 7 Apr 2004 (file photo) The lawyer for a scientist imprisoned for espionage i...
Earlier this week in Baghdad, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged Iraq's political leaders to end their differences and form a government. Four months after Iraq's parliamentary elections, the country remains in a political deadlock after no party re...
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh speak to the media at the State Department in Washington, 8 Jul 2010 The U.S.-Jordanian meeting came only two days after a White House visit by Israeli Prime Minist...
