Search results for

We asked experts from around the world: What would they like to see on the agenda for this virtual event. Their ideas include fair pay for all health workers — and a makeover for foreign aid.

Around 70 percent of all American casualties in Iraq come from the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by insurgents. We take a closer look at this deadly problem.

More than 80 people are dead in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheik after a series of bombings early Saturday. At least two of the explosions are believed to be the result of car bombs. Hotels and a market were targeted.

Obama's attorney general says that when it comes to voting rights, the Supreme Court has increasingly become "an impediment to justice." Holder's new book is Our Unfinished March.

A federal judge has ordered the FBI to find and turn over unedited documents in the Oklahoma City bombing case. A Salt Lake City lawyer wants those papers because he says they could shed light on the death of his brother in a federal prison -- and because they could link bomber Timothy McVeigh to a white supremacist gang of bank robbers.

William Beeman, professor of anthropology at Brown University, discusses the Iranian election results and what the outcome means for U.S.-Iran relations.

Cable companies, unlike traditional phone companies, do not have to give competing providers access to their broadband lines, according to a new Supreme Court finding. Consumer groups, along with the ACLU and companies like Microsoft and Disney, said customers would now likely pay higher costs.

The U.S. Supreme Court rules unanimously that Internet file-trading networks can be held liable and sued if their customers use their software to violate copyright protections on downloaded videos or music. The ruling is a blow to companies such as Grokster and Streamcast.

Alex Chadwick talks with high-altitude mountain climber Ed Viesturs about his attempt to climb all 14 of the world's highest mountains without the aid of supplemental oxygen.

General Electric announces a new focus on environmental technology, in a move that may pressure the energy industry to develop policies to address toxic emissions. GE Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt and World Resources Institute President Jonathan Lash spoke at Monday's announcement.