Alfred Stieglitz is considered a central figure in the history of photography. He lived most of his life in New York and in the early years of the 20th century documented the city's transformation into a grand metropolis. But Stieglitz's New York als...
For years, the U.S. funeral industry was considered recession proof but today, even the bereaved are scaling back and paying more attention to cost. Many families are forgoing traditional burials for less expensive cremations. It's a change that's ha...
The U.N. refugee agency reports torrential rains in Chad are affecting about 150,000 people. The UNHCR says more than one-third of the flood-affected victims are refugees, mainly from the Central African Republic. Heavy rains have been pummeling Chad...
The winner of the 2010 World Food Prize says eradicating hunger is within reach. The comment came as the United Nations prepares to hold its summit next week (9/20-22) on the Millennium Development Goals. Rev. David Beckmann says he's encouraged by e...
Six men have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police in London, suspected of preparing an attack against Pope Benedict who is on a state visit to Britain. The arrests follow a warning Thursday night from the head of Britain's MI5 security service of...
India's Central bank has raised interest rates in a bid to battle high inflation. The economy is growing at a brisk pace, but rising prices remain a key concern. The latest interest rate hikes announced by the Central Bank are higher than expected. T...
A new study suggests that extreme malnutrition early in pregnancy may put a child at risk for Alzheimer's Disease decades later. The study begins not in the laboratory, but in the Netherlands during World War II. At the end of 1944, Nazi occupation f...
Rwandan president Paul Kagame has again lashed out at the United Nations after a U.N. report suggested Rwandan soldiers were guilty of mass killings and rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Making a speech in London, Mr. Kagame suggested the rep...
Polling centers across much of Afghanistan are due to open Saturday for the country's latest round of elections. Nearly 2,500 candidates are vying for 249 seats in Afghanistan's lower house of parliament, or wolesi jirga. Expectations for the vote ar...
A new survey finds that three-quarters of U.S. newborns are breastfed beginning at birth. But the number of breastfeeding infants rapidly falls off during the first year of life. Seventy-five percent of babies started life breastfeeding, according to...
A new report from a government advisory panel says U.S. education is failing many of America's best and brightest young people. The National Science Board, which advises Congress and the president on science and engineering issues, says potentially h...
This is a glimpse of what the future may look like. The goal is to have a very affordable, very economical to operate, but still a very dependable vehicle, said Ron Cerven, who built one of the cars with his Li-ion Motors team. It is one of a 136 veh...
The World Food Program provides food assistance to more than 600,000 food-insecure Burundians in a country of eight million people. WFP-Burundi Public Information Officer Marc Neilson says in order to gauge where there is need, WFP staff go out on fa...
Almost a century ago, in 1914, the U.S. Congress set up a network of county agricultural agents who showed small farmers how to modernize their methods. This Agricultural Extension Service helped make American farms the most productive in the world....
Growing numbers of communities in the United States are facing a painful new reality: they're running out of cemetery space, making traditional burials, especially in urban areas, extremely expensive. More Americans are opting for cremation and a new...
