China's military is training propaganda teams for the first time to explain its actions to the outside world, as the traditionally insular and secretive force engages more with other countries' militaries and deploys its ships and personnel abroad.
Is it normal for my boyfriend of more than a year to avoid public displays of affection? He rarely kisses me or holds my hand when we’re in public. He pulls away if I reach for him in public. I know he cares about me because he’s kind and loving in other situations, and in private we’re very affectionate and playful with each other.
The congressional stalemate over whether to toss the country's big automakers a $25 billion life preserver reflects a divided public, which a poll shows is evenly split over whether to come to Detroit's rescue.
The Big Three automakers are taking a page out of their unions' playbooks as they deploy grassroots tactics to drum up public support for the proposed $25 billion auto industry bailout, which is on precarious ground in Washington, D.C.
A spokesman for a Somali Islamic group says they have publicly whipped 32 tradional dancers because it is "Un-Islamic" for men and women to dance together.
A group of scientists and researchers fascinated with the human genome said Monday they will post online their most private personal information — their medical records and DNA sequence of some of their own genes — all for the sake of research.
Two public transportation agencies in Southern California are facing a financial dilemma and possible service cuts after a major lender fell victim to the nationwide economic crisis.
The fear of lending that has gripped Wall Street is making it more expensive — or impossible — for state and local governments to borrow money needed for schools, road improvements and other projects.
While Western officials are mulling how to punish Russia for invading neighboring Georgia, most Russians view Georgia as the aggressor — aided and abetted by a hostile West.
A security lapse made it possible for unwelcome strangers to peruse personal photos posted on Facebook Inc.'s popular online hangout, circumventing a recent upgrade to the Web site's privacy controls.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has yet to shake its poor reputation, more than two years after its mishandling of Hurricane Katrina, a poll shows.
The long list of disgraced players in the Mitchell Report didn't surprise Cubs fan Bob Burman. Didn't disappoint him. Didn't anger him. Didn't do much of anything, really.
A civil liberties group sued the New York Police Department Thursday to stop its officers from detaining and questioning photographers and filmmakers who take pictures of city landmarks.
Low-income students who attend urban public high schools generally do just as well as private-school students with similar backgrounds, according to a study being released Wednesday.
A Tennessee mother fed up with her daughter's misbehavior took an unusual tack in for latest punishment, making her stand on a busy street corner with an attention-getting sign.
For years, John Ford was one of Tennessee's most powerful state senators, as well as a member of one of the state's most politically active families. The former lawmaker could now face prison time if convicted in a bribery and extortion trial starting Monday.
Litter from sexual activity is unpleasantly evident in High Bridge and People's parks, reflecting years of lewd conduct in the open air, police and park officials say.