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Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the United States on Tuesday for his first papal visit. He comes with a reputation as a rigid enforcer of dogma, but the German-born pontiff may receive a much warmer welcome here than he has been getting in increasingly secularized Europe.

One of the nicest people you'll meet at the Comic-Con is Al Simmons of

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Compared with Europe or China, the U.S. trade relationship with Colombia is probably not important enough to decide the future of our economy. But that hasn't stopped it from becoming a focus of this year's presidential campaign. And now President Bush is forcing Congress to act on the free trade deal.

A conflict over Social Security has extended to workers at the Social Security Administration itself. Some employees say the agency is using public funds to promote a political agenda, namely President Bush's plan to partly privatize the system. NPR's Libby Lewis reports.

As head of the U.S. military's Central Command, Gen. David Petraeus will be in charge of two wars and some of the most volatile regions on Earth. He's lauded as a leader and strategist, but he will need to get up to speed on new regions beyond Iraq.

What are the hurdles to changing to new types of fuel and energy? Who should bear the costs for finding and developing alternative energy sources? As part of our monthly series on ethics in science and technology, we'll explore the benefits and costs for society of alternative energy sources.

Tom Fudge speaks with listeners about their resolutions for 2006. Do you want to lose weight, stop smoking, get out of debt, or take more time to enjoy life?

When the economy goes south, consumers face conflicting messages. Do they do what's good for the economy (spend) or what's good for their bank accounts (save)? That's especially challenging for Americans, whose household savings rate has been near 0 percent for the last three years.

Tijuana is a popular destination for American sex tourists. That’s because female sex workers are plentiful, and their services are cheap. But a new study from UCSD’s Division of International Healt