Oct 11th, 2008 · A ballot initiative could make gay marriage in California illegal again. Proposition 8 asks voters to amend the state constitution so that marriage is defined solely as a union between one man and one woman. After trailing in the polls, the measure is now surging, partly due to national support.
Jul 28th, 2008 · The U.N. accidentally reignited a long-standing feud when it designated an ancient temple on the border of Cambodia and Thailand a World Heritage Site. For centuries, both countries have claimed the temple as their own.
Apr 7th, 2008 · Heavy fighting broke out in the Sadr City section of Baghdad on Sunday. Rockets fired from Sadr City struck the Green Zone and a U.S. military base in the city, killing three U.S. soldiers and wounding more than 30.
Jan 8th, 2008 · Security concerns and disputes over settlement construction weigh on the peace process as President Bush starts a weeklong trip to the Middle East.
Dec 29th, 2007 · Sometime early next year, tons of African ivory will be sold at auction to Japan. Despite the international ban on the trade, South Africa, Botswana and Namibia will be allowed a one-time purge of their stockpiled ivory. Conservationists hope the sale won't reignite widespread demand for elephant tusks. NPR's Gwen Thompkins reports from Kenya.
Jul 20th, 2007 · Brightness has never seemed as menacing as it does in Sunshine, a sci-fi nail-biter about a future Earth's scramble to reignite a dying sun. It's the latest from 28 Days Later director Danny Boyle.
Jun 22nd, 2007 · The White House found itself battling two new reports on longstanding controversies -- the prison at Guantanamo Bay and the penchant for secrecy in the office of Vice President Dick Cheney.
May 6th, 2007 · The Los Angeles Police Department's uneasy relation with the news media is in the spotlight again in the wake of Tuesday night's melee at an immigrant rally in MacArthur Park. TV crews and other journalists were pummeled with batons and rubber bullets as a police riot squad cleared the park.