British PM Brown “asks” China and oil-rich countries with lots of cash to help bail out Western countries, like Britain, from the financial crisis. Just a few years ago, Western countries were sending aid to China.

Mark-to-market is amplifying the current financial crisis, but this article does not present any real solutions.

Attacking targets in Pakistan and Syria may have bad long-term diplomatic consequences.

Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacteria that usually does not cause illness. But damaging strains are becoming more common and more dangerous.

Afghani leaders and Pakistani leaders are talking with the Taliban about how to end the violence in their countries.

Iceland, crushed by the mortgage-based financial crisis, raised its interest rate in an attempt to attract foreign investment in its currency.

Gov. Palin’s use of slang and specific English dialects helps to reinforce her message with specific audiences and to hide its meaning from other audiences. Analyzing her words in this context makes it clear that she is advocating extreme views of Sen. Obama.

Two Americans from Tennessee and Arkansas plotted to assassinate Sen. Obama and kill African-American students. Sen. McCain, Gov. Palin, and the Republicans have incited hate and fear and they should all apologize for their attempts to divide America.

A jury found Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska guilty of seven counts of concealing gifts he received from the oil industry. He is also running for reelection.

Critics are again attacking a law because it is helping children: a Georgia woman drove to Nebraska and left her “troubled” 12-year-old son at a hospital under a law that prevents charging her with abandonment. Would people rather the boy does not get help?