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.
Does anyone know about contract negotiations and contractual language? I do; I was involved in both processes for more than 15 years.
A half-dozen top administrators at Clemson University received pay increases ranging from $32,000 to $67,000 over the past two years, a review of salary records at South Carolina's largest public universities shows.
Lots of people wrestle with the question of what in their lives is public or private, particularly as they put more of them online.
The Service Employees International Union's highest-ranking California officer has resigned that position and two other leadership posts in the wake of an internal investigation of payments to her ex-boyfriend, it was announced today.
An interesting article on the missteps that where made so far in addressing the crisis.
How do you want to die? It's not a cheerful or a very welcome question, but it's the one we'll all have to ask one day.
Increasingly, we hear the term "Fairness Doctrine" volleyed back and forth in terms of its potential "danger" to free speech in America as we know it today.
What federal government documents would you most like to see released? Now is the chance for you to vote in a new survey entitled, Show Us The Data—The Most Wanted Federal Documents. The deadline to submit documents and vote on-line ends March 9, 2009.
WARRINGTON - A BRITISH train station has erected a no kissing sign to stop lovers going full steam ahead with their over-amorous farewells. Commuters have been told: if you want to get up to that kind of business, do it in the car park.
As I sat watching President Obama explain the so-called stimulus package Monday night, I felt several times that he was speaking directly to me. He kept saying that doing nothing is not an option, which is precisely what I would propose the government do.
Excerpt: In one day, I went from Caylee's church memorial to the area where her remains were found. I don't recommend it. Momlogic's Andrea: I lost it on Suburban Drive.
Excerpt: One day after Caylee Marie Anthony's memorial service, the lawyer representing the toddler's grandparents confirmed the girl's remains have been cremated and that they are not located at her family's home.
Excerpt: Tuesday's memorial was uplifting in a crucial way: Caylee Anthony was discussed more often and more lovingly than she had been in all the months her story had unfolded.
Excerpt: While more than a thousand people attended a memorial service for Caylee Anthony, her mother Casey met with her attorney. Jose Baez arrived at the Orange County Jail just after 9:30am Tuesday.
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Hundreds of mourners remembered slain Florida toddler Caylee Anthony in a music-filled service Tuesday, months after her mysterious disappearance inspired dozens of volunteers to search for her body before and after her mother was charged with killing her.
Within Article: "Attorney Reads Casey Anthony Statement On Caylee Memorial" --AND-- "CONTROVERSIAL ORGANIZATION COULD PROFIT FROM MEMORIAL"
ORLANDO, Fla. -- In a statement read by her attorney, Casey Anthony said she does not want a public memorial service held for her slain daughter, Caylee.
Ok I've read every previous version of the Recovery Act. I'm only on page 150/778 of the published Senate version.
On Saturday, something typical happened in eastern Afghanistan: Two Taliban guerrillas assassinated a top local politician. But on Sunday, something very unusual occurred, according to witnesses and Afghan intelligence officials.
Excerpt: A Web page has been set up for those who would like to give the Anthony family their condolences during the Caylee Anthony public memorial service scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009, at 10 a.m.
Caylee Anthony's Memorial is set for Feb. 10.
Also Mentioned in the article: "MORE STRANGERS GIVE CASEY MONEY", "PRESS CORPS ADMITS "TODD BLACK" IS "GIL CABOT"" and "PUBLIC MEMORIAL SERVICE SET FOR FEBRUARY 10"
WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Saturday he didn't know that one of his relatives was living in Boston illegally and believes the appropriate laws should be followed.