Alabama and Arizona have some of the toughest immigration laws in the country. Behind both states’ laws, and many others, is Kris Kobach, a constitutional lawyer and the Kansas secretary of state. Kobach has helped…
101 East looks at Taiwan’s controversial plan to create legal red light districts throughout the country. Prostitution is set to be legal in Taiwan by the end of this year despite heated public debate.…
Successful launch of Tiangong-1 brings Asian giant step closer to building its own long-term manned outpost in space. China has successfully launched an experimental module to lay the groundwork for a future space station, underscoring its ambitions…
 Bridget Coyle wants to be a social worker, but an underwhelming job market and devastating national unemployment rate are making it difficult. Despite this, she remains optimistic. “I’m hopeful because I see a lot of…
This afternoon, students from across the country tuned in as President Obama addressed them directly in histhird annual Back-to-School speech. The President encouraged America’s students to use their time in school to try new things, discover new passions and hone…
At least 200 people hurt after trains collide in Chinese city. More than 200 people have been injured after a subway train hit the rear end of another train in Shanghai, China’s official state media has said.…
He was allegedly paid to take college entrance exams for six students from a top-rated Long Island high school, and now Sam Eshaghoff, 19, is facing criminal charges that carry a sentence of up to…
Critics say President Yudhoyono’s promise to fight climate change and eradicate corruption has fallen short. Coal mining is booming in Indonesia due to high demand from India and China. Very often the coal reserves are…
The housing sector will be in focus with a Reuters poll of economists expecting the S&P Case-Shiller Index to fall by 4.4 percent in July, only a slight move up from May’s 4.6 percent drop
After years of pressure from animal rights supporters, bullfighting in the Catalonia region of Spain has ended
Lidia Fersuoch remembers as a child growing up in Venice’s San Samuele neighborhood, there were two butchers, several grocery stores, two bakeries, a sewing goods store and even a cobbler. “Alas, they’re all gone now,”…
A harrowing series of tunnels that seem to go on forever or a winding passageway through the life and history of people before us. Whichever way you choose to describe our next stop, those words…
Oswald Gruebel resigned on Saturday as chief executive of troubled Swiss bank UBS, saying he took the blame for the $2.3 billion loss run up in alleged rogue trading in its investment banking division. The…
I saw red when a USAToday survey reported that airline baggage fees had hit a whopping $450. The blogosphere quickly churned with news of airlines charging $400 to $450 fees for oversized bags on overseas flights. Then…
President Obama explains that states will have greater flexibility to find innovative ways of improving the education system, so that we can raise standards in our classrooms and prepare the next generation to succeed in…
A NASA satellite came through the atmosphere, but they’re not sure where the pieces went.
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