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In Kentucky Some Fear, Some Cheer Proposed Food Stamp CutsSeptember 24, 2013Depending on one’s political perspective, the $40 billion cut to
                 
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Washington Week: Focus on Potential Federal ShutdownSeptember 22, 2013Once again, the U.S. government faces a potential shutdown driven by a p
                 
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Muslim Brotherhood Curbs Draw Mixed ReactionSeptember 24, 2013Opponents of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood are reacting favorably to a ban on all activity by
                 
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Experts Predict Syria Fighting May EscalateSeptember 25, 2013While the world’s diplomats work in New York to hammer out an agreement on the
                 
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South Africa Youth See New Life Through PhotographySeptember 26, 2013There is a growing iniative in Johannesburg, South Africa, that teaches disad
                 
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Campaign Begins to End Locust PlagueSeptember 26, 2013
                 
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Iran, US Talked Big, Now Take it SlowSeptember 25, 2013A hoped-for thaw between the U.S. and Iran is not taking hold as quickly as some had hoped.
                 
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Al-Shabab Recruitment an Enduring Concern for Minnesota SomalisSeptember 26,2013Somali-Americans in Minnesota expressed anger and frustration Wedn
                 
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Children Learn about Science from Race CarsSeptember 26, 2013A race track became a classroom for some Maryland students as they learned about scie
                 
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Rwandan Support for Rebels Frustrates Attempts to End Fighting in Eastern CongoSeptember 26, 2013U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called the att
                 
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Economic Costs of Washington Dysfunction Weigh HeavilySeptember 26, 2013The U.S. Senate is expected to work on an emergency funding bill this week
                 
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New Approach Creates Optimism About Iran TalksSeptember 27, 2013Conciliatory statements by U.S. and Iranian leaders at the United Nations this wee
                 
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African Leaders Grapple with Fighting in Eastern CongoSeptember 26, 2013U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said rebels in Eastern Congo are carryi
                 
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Congress Battle Over Health Care Threatens Budget StabilitySeptember 27, 2013Tensions are high in the U.S. Capitol ahead of a midnight Monday dead
                 
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Top Priority for FBI In Minnesota: Somali ExtremistsSeptember 27, 2013U.S. law enforcement officials say preventing Somali Americans from aiding t