Flood waters in Pakistan are finally beginning to recede, though observers say that water levels are still much higher than normal. So far, 1,600 people have died, 6 million are homeless and 17 million people have been affected by the flooding ...
Attorneys general in 17 states have called on Craigslist to discontinue the adult services section of its site. Social justice activists have long pointed out that the adult services section of Craigslist is little more than a vehicle for prostitution and human trafficking ...
A new report suggests that during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, police officers in New Orleans were given orders to shoot looters and given authorization to use deadly force to "take the city back." According to the report, some officers refused the orders and others questioned the broadening of when they were allowed to use force ...
Well, finally some good news from Pakistan. Even though 14 million people have now been affected by the flooding, the UN estimates that it has gotten 70 percent of donations needed to confront the disaster. Remember, you can donate to the Red Cross or World Vision too ...
Flooding in Pakistan continues to devastate the nation. Officials estimate that it has affected some 20 million people, and 6 million people are in need of emergency assistance. The EU has pledged additional money as has the UN, but help is still desperately needed. You can donate to the Red Cross, World Relief and World Vision to help them in their recovery efforts ...
Hundreds of Somalis have evacuated the capital city of Mogadishu as fighting between the government and rebel forces entered its fourth day. The African Union-backed Somali government is currently fighting street to street with Al-Qaeda backed Al Shabaab ...
Flooding in Pakistan continues to affect millions of people in the country. Flood waters are rising in the southern part of the country, which had so far escaped the worst of it. It's resulting in a huge evacuation effort. Authorities estimate approximately 17 million people have been affected by the floods ...
A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction to halt the increase of federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. The judge said that embryos are necessarily destroyed during the research and more argument needs to be made by both sides before federal funding is given ...
According to this first-person account from the BBC, the situation in Pakistan is worsening. Of the estimated 4 million who have been affected, only 300,000 people are in refugee camps, and those people are dealing with in-camp feuding and rising disease rates ...
Every once in a while, a historical artifact shows up again with an eerily prescient message. Case in point: this old oil company ad that brags how the energy produced by oil can melt a glacier ...
Flood waters in Pakistan 
