Cloning is usually the stuff of science fiction or Hollywood cinema, but if some in the food industry have their way, cloned animals could be the stuff you eat for dinner.
Tension between Georgia and Russia exploded into violence last week when Georgia sought control over the breakaway South Ossetia province, but Russian tanks moved in to defend the pro-Russian enclave. The fighting has brought renewed attention to lingering tensions between Russia and former Soviet states.
As China prepares to open the highly anticipated 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on August 8, human rights experts are claiming the country has not kept its promise to curb human rights abuses.
Former Bosnian Serb wartime president Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most-wanted men for his role in atrocities committed during the 1992-95 Bosnian War, was arrested after a decade in hiding.
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama travelled to the Middle East and Europe -- attracting media attention along the way while trying to win some political points on foreign policy.
With gasoline costing a national average of more than $4 a gallon, people across the United States are changing the way they shop, vacation and even go to school.
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court said Americans have the right to own guns for self defense -- the court's first ruling on the Second Amendment in nearly 70 years.
On the last day of the primary season, Senator Obama won enough delegates to claim the Democratic nomination, making him the first black candidate of a major political party in U.S. history.
A high school in California pushes its students to focus on the future by preparing for jobs in the world of high technology -- while also helping the U.S. stay competitive in a global marketplace.
Corn farmers prosper but others lose out with ethanol use, and some critics blame ethanol demand for rising food prices worldwide.
A California court ruling renews debate over gay marriage, striking down a ban on gay and lesbian nuptials as unconstitutional.
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We can become doctors, nurses, computer technicians, anything we want. But did they really tell us the dangerous side of the army over all the loud music?
Yes it's true that he came to the United States illegally, but ever since that he has only done positive things. He has a job, pays taxes, does volunteer work, raised a family, and so many other things.
