The Global Humanitarian Forum, a think tank led by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, calls climate change the greatest emerging humanitarian challenge in a report released ahead of global warming talks in Bonn, Germany, next week. The talks could lead to a new global treaty on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. ...more

May 30, 2009

The terrorism threat to the United States during the next five years will be driven by instability in the Middle East and Africa, persistent challenges to border security and increasing Internet savvy, says a new intelligence assessment obtained by The Associated Press. ...more

December 26, 2008

When building a new home, most general contractors will subcontract much of the work to be performed. Plumbers, electricians, masons, landscapers, roofers and other subcontractors are brought in to perform much of the actual work. The purchaser of the home enters into a contract with the builder or general contractor but seldom has a contract with the various subcontractors although in some instances the homeowner may receive a warranty. ...more

July 18, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has struck down a Louisiana law that allows the execution of people convicted of a raping a child. In a 5-4 vote, the court says the law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in cases of child rape violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. ...more

June 25, 2008

Just two months ago, Aaron Brokenbough had no clout and little say when lenders moved to foreclose on his home. His Philadelphia row house was scheduled for a sheriff's sale, the end of the road for most homeowners who are behind in mortgage payments. ...more

June 17, 2008

Taoist Master Dan Jia picks through the wreckage of the 1,500-year-old Erwang Temple, piling books in a stack and dusting off altarpieces. ...more

June 1, 2008

"This is the worst environmental disaster in the United States since the Exxon Valdez accident ... and the greatest forest destruction in modern times," said James Cummins, executive director of the nonprofit environmental group Wildlife Mississippi. ...more

November 16, 2007