This time around, there was no question of a last-ditch summit. Nonetheless, the 30 January European Council meeting will have far reaching consequences. Twenty five member states – in other...

Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal speaks at Planned Parenthood Action Fund's Playing Politics With Women's Health: The 2012 Election And Why It Matters on Jan. 27, 2012 in New York City. The Susan...

Placards from a Planned Parenthood Rally in New York City in Feb. 2011. The Susan G. Komen Foundation's decision to remove funding from Planned Parenthood has set of a storm of...

with the exception of Attorney General Eric Holder -- have publically done so. So it's time to change the game plan. The United States and other countries should tell the Chinese government that...

When they work well, beer and cheese pairings offer both harmony and contrast, says Garrett Oliver, editor of With the Super Bowl looming, three questions are buzzing around America: Who are you...

February 3, 2012 Peter and Jacqueline Headen's courtship story is one of ups and downs -- spanning one war, three countries and four decades. It all started in 1958, at a roller-skating rink...

The Daily Republic, Mitchell. Feb. 3, 2012. Lawmakers should do more to make SD roads safer The state Legislature had two opportunities to make South Dakota roads safer, but opted against taking...

(The Nation) Why do American jobs end up in China? The supposed answer in an anecdote: the late Steve Jobs summons his senior lieutenants and holds up the iPhone prototype. It's due to be...

A fire broke out around 7 a.m. today at Sarris Candies in Canonsburg. Before firefighters brought the blaze under control in about an hour, smoke could be seen over most of the building, which...

A compressor at a Mercer County gas well caught fire early today. The fire was reported shortly before 4 a.m. at a well operated by Bocor Holdings at 994 East Jamestown Road in Greene Township and...

The national unemployment rate fell in January to 8.3 percent from December's rate of 8.5 percent, an incremental decline, but the fifth straight month of increasing employment rates. The U.S....

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously -- and correctly -- agreed last week that for police to place a GPS device on a suspect's vehicle without a search warrant offended the Fourth Amendment, which...

Ronald Reagan had Star Wars. Newt Gingrich imagines a manned U.S. moon base by the end of 2020. While President Reagan's costly missile defense scheme withered on the vine of the Pentagon's...

At its best, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to test well water supplies in a Susquehanna County town is merely insurance that the supplies are safe. At its worst, the...

Newt Gingrich's strong victory in the South Carolina Republican primary on Saturday torpedoed the theory that the voters of that party who turn up for caucuses and primaries were settling in on...

There is cause for optimism, albeit cautious, for U.S. automakers. Chrysler Group LLC, General Motors and Ford Motor Co. all made money in 2011, for the first time in seven years, helped by big cuts...

U. S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have an opportunity this weekend as they address the Munich Security Conference to suggest ways to stabilize NATO's...

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The expansion in loans shown in the Bank statement is unexpectedly large, but it is possibly due to the further advances made this week by our banks to Continental...

Officials bring what appears to be evidence from a home in Ogden, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, following a shooting involving six Ogden police officers on...

– July 16, 2011 This follows revelations last year of widespread cheating on state standardized tests by public school teachers and administrators in Georgia, New York and Pennsylvania. As a...

The battle over whether states have authority to dictate to local governments was effectively settled in 1868. That was the year Iowa Supreme Court Justice John Dillon wrote an opinion that has...

FILE - Donald Trump smiles at left as Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich talks to media after their meeting in New York, in this Dec. 5, 2011 file...

In this June 1, 2011 photo, Chris Taketa looks for liquor stored in a walk-in freezer in the back of the Dojo sushi restaurant in Salt Lake City. Because of Utah liquor laws at restaurants, drinks...

Why in the world should Americans worry about the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens on Feb. 7? In England they have issued a special stamp and a special coin to commemorate the event. There are...

In politics, the timing is often the message. On Jan. 20 — three days before the annual March for Life — the Obama administration announced its final decision that Catholic universities,...

President Barack Obama greets supporters after his speech at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. He's right. But the non-evidence is the best I have for safety's sake on my...

On any given Sunday, you never know who will win an NFL game. But if you've been to the 'Stick or many other stadiums this year, you know one thing: Fans' actions toward the opposing...

(The New Republic) Elizabeth Warren is poised to thrash Scott Brown in their marquee U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts, and the reason is simple: Women voters love her. In...

A North Versailles man was arrested Thursday after police said he told them he shot and killed his roommate inside their Greenfield home last month during an argument about the day the victim's...

Resident Amanda Belhumeur, right, talks to a police officer Thursday as firefighters respond to a fire on the ninth floor of the Roosevelt Arms building along Penn Avenue, Downtown. An unconscious...

President Barack Obama has not declared war on the Roman Catholic Church, no matter what the faithful may be hearing in church. Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said that...

Americans who believe the United States has put enough lives and money into Afghanistan should be pleased by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's statement Wednesday that the U.S. role will be...

After a blizzard of criticism on its proposal to reinstate an asset test for food stamp eligibility, the administration of Gov. Tom Corbett decided Wednesday to replace its harsh initial standard...

Mitt Romney may not be the most callous candidate who has ever run for president, but he is surely the most out of touch. Everything about the GOP frontrunner screams awkwardness around those in...

Taliban eat into Afghanistan's core By Hamza Ameer and Ihsanullah Tipu Mehsud ISLAMABAD - As the United States steps up efforts to engage the Taliban and al-Qaeda in a peace process for ...

By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON - United States Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's surprise announcement on Wednesday that US troops will phase out their combat role in Afghanistan by mid-2013 is...

Exposed: The Arab agenda in Syria By Pepe Escobar Here's a crash course on the "democratic" machinations of the Arab League - rather the GCC League, as real power in this pan-Arab ...

Question time for North Korea By Donald Kirk WASHINGTON - North Korea stands to be a major winner if Israeli hotheads lose patience and drive Israel into attacking Iranian nuclear facilities....

By Sudha Ramachandran BANGALORE - Spiritual guru Acharya Rajneesh's message of harmonious living appears to have been lost on his followers. A longstanding battle over his legacy among...

By John Helmer MOSCOW - Ignore the plot entirely, but try this Joseph Stalin point from a novel called Archangel. The story by Robert Harris, written in 1998, is about a semi-alcoholic professor...

Lest we forget in Myanmar By Nancy Hudson-Rodd Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their...

By Robert M Cutler MONTREAL - Chinese energy policy has increased its focus on commercial ties with Canada and the acquisition of technologies for exploration and development of unconventional ...

By Ahmad Ramin Delasa The authorities in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif are running a major campaign to cut pollution, but factory owners and truck drivers forced out of the city as...

By Martin J YoungHUA HIN, Thailand - After many months of rumor and speculation, social networking giant Facebook has filed for its initial public offering with the US Securities and Exchange...

To the Editor:
The decision to award millions of dollars to Chinese scientists in China by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute is counterintuitive ("Global Research Awards Showcase China's...

"IF you deal in camels, make the doors high," an Afghan proverb cautions. As the dangers mount in the confrontation between the United States and Iran, both sides will have to raise the doors high...

A protesting taxi driver carries a Greek national flag in front of the transport ministry during a protest in Athens on Sept 28, 2011. About 2,000 striking taxi drivers gathered to protest against...

Mr. Romney ’s crushing victory in Florida’s Republican primary this week, many rank-and-file activists are wondering whether history is about to repeat itself.The emergence...

U.N. High-level Panel on Global Sustainability issued a report entitled ';Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing.'; The 99-page report, envisioned as a ';blueprint...

Uber brought its ';personal driver'; service to Washington. The selling proposition: Any time you want a car ride, just pull out your smartphone and tap...