The greenback is as synonymous with the United States as apple pie and Chevrolet. ...more

October 24, 2009

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talked tough on her first overseas trip as America's top diplomat, delivering a sharp warning to North Korea on Tuesday over its threat to conduct a missile test. ...more

February 18, 2009

With half a century of amazing accomplishments behind it, NASA is entering a second space age beset by uncertainty and searching for renewal. ...more

October 5, 2008

North Korea has begun reassembling its main nuclear complex, its only known source of bomb-making plutonium, the South Korean government said Wednesday. ...more

September 4, 2008

Thousands of sapphires, rubies, diamonds, emeralds, jade and other gems glitter in long glass display cases as merchants haggle with professional buyers - most of them foreigners - and tourists. ...more

August 13, 2008

Forcing Alternatives Regarding "OPEC Gets A Pass On Antitrust Laws" (Other Views, June 25): ...more

July 1, 2008

SEBRING — Michelle Alvarez is working hard to turn the near drowning death of son into a positive experience. Alvarez hopes to build a hospital where children and parents could go for alternative treatment, has started a swimming program, is working to create a house for children with special needs and even starred in a ready-for-prime-time music video. The 33-year-old physical therapist became an activist and has established a foundation after her now 5-year-old son's drowning and resuscitation after about 20 minutes of CPR. ...more

June 23, 2008

The world's perception of China as a major global power is growing, with many people thinking it will rival the United States in influence by 2020, according to a major survey released this week. ...more

December 15, 2007

The number of foreign children adopted by Americans has dropped for the third year in a row, a consequence of tougher policies in the two countries - China and Russia - that over the past decade have supplied the most children to U.S. families. ...more

December 7, 2007

Rich Americans build backyard home theaters. British millionaires join exclusive car clubs. But the newly affluent in China, Russia, India and the United Arab Emirates have embraced a surprising status symbol: American furniture. ...more

October 28, 2007