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Last winter, a scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory began a Web log, or blog, for employees to post concerns and complaints about fixing problems at the government nuclear facility. But now, some members of Congress who've seen the blog see it as a reason to shut Los Alamos down.

As U.S. officials announce they've held secret talks with North Korean officials, the world continues to work toward defusing the North Korean nuclear threat. But China shows few signs of stepping up economic sanctions on Pyongyang, fearing sanctions could send a wave of refugees across its border.

Time is running out to save the endangered northern right whale. But researchers continue to comb the seas in search of the elusive mammal, hoping to find a way to prevent its extinction.

The Central America Free Trade Agreement is as controversial in other countries as it has in the United States. For Honduras and other relatively poor countries, the consequences of free trade with the world's largest economy could be enormous.

In the Miami Cuban community, news of the arrest of Cuban exile Luis Posada Cariles has many people upset. Fidel Castro has asked the U.S. to extradite the Cuban exile, and former CIA operative, for his alleged role in a deadly airplane bombing. It's not clear why or where the U.S. is holding him.

As some of the world's best yo-yo performers stop by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, we take a look at an enduring toy and talk to the curator of the museum's collection.

As Israel prepares to withdraw from the Gaza Strip, a new independent analysis is raising questions about the Palestinian security services' ability to control the area. The report describes the security services as underarmed, overstaffed and undermined by corruption.

The Lawrence Journal-World newspaper, online and cable news divisions in Kansas are providing a model for how the news media may operate in the future.

Frankie Andreu, a nine-time Tour de France participant, is providing commentary on this year's race for the Outdoor Life Network. He looks on as Lance Armstrong sails toward his seventh consecutive Tour victory.

A poll by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life concludes that 55 percent of Americans have favorable opinions of Muslim-Americans. The survey also finds a decreasing number of Americans who think Islam is a violent religion.