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Christopher Hitchens, the author and essayist who died on Thursday, was known for his assertive atheism. From scathing books about Mother Teresa and God, to the way his final days played out as a debate over the harm or benefit of prayer, his most lasting legacy may be his duel with religion.

States along the Atlantic Coast are vying to be first in the country to put wind turbines offshore. But an Ohio group aims to build the first offshore wind farm in America — in fresh water.

Southwestern College Named One of Nation's Most Military-Friendly Schools

At least a dozen people were killed when a mob of people enraged over the burning of a Quran stormed a U.N. office in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Friday.

A new mayor took the helm in Tijuana Thursday afternoon. The 65-year-old Carlos Bustamante was born in National City and has made his fortune in Tijuana.

The nation's top intelligence official told Congress that al-Qaida's terrorist network still has the capability to strike inside the U.S. He also issued a sharp new warning on an alarming rise in cyberattacks against government and private computer systems.

The nation's top intelligence official told Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. government is making significant progress against al-Qaida's terrorist network, despite several recent high-profile plots, while separately he issued a sharp new warning on an alarming rise in cyberattacks.

In recent years, poppy production has skyrocketed in Afghanistan. A group of businessmen has been trying to offer an alternative, by urging farmers to grow flowers for perfume instead of for drugs. It has been a frustrating and costly project.

Recent unrest in Mali and Algeria point to the growing influence of al-Qaida in North Africa. Wall Street Journal Pentagon reporter Julian Barnes and Ret. Col. Thomas Dempsey, chair for security studies at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, explain the latest developments and the threat al-Qaida presents in the region.

In the new film Gullivers Travels, Jack Black plays the big man in town. Despite what he says, no tiny actors were harmed in the making of the movie.