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The controversies that divide us — the political, the social and of late, even the Girl Scouts — just keep on coming. Sometimes it's enough to make you wonder how we'll ever resolve our differences. But to do that, conflict mediators say, we must first identify the conflict.

Tom Fudge talks with Diana Kennedy, author of numerous books on Mexican cuisine.

With time ticking away toward the first Republican primary contests, the pressure is building on Sarah Palin to declare her presidential intentions. Staying outside the official pack of hopefuls gives Palin a certain cachet. But it is also frustrating some party activists.

The British government is trying to give electric cars a boost. It's offering car buyers up to $7,500 if they purchase electric or hybrid cars. It's part of the British government's $400 million plan to promote low carbon transport over the next five years, as well as giving a boost to the ailing auto industry.

A Malaysian developer plans to spend more than $3 billion to build a Miami casino that it says will be the world's largest. The gaming industry says its plans for the city's waterfront are a big win for the local economy. But critics, including The Walt Disney Co., are betting against them.

Next month, a panel is expected to tell Congress that the Pentagon should do away with its policy banning women from direct ground combat units. In reality, many already see combat.

The war in Iraq has taken a heavy toll on children, many of whom saw their own family members kidnapped, tortured and executed during the brutal sectarian fighting from 2006 to 2008. But there are few services for the country's estimated 4 million to 6 million orphans, and plans to open Iraq's first child-psychiatry clinic have stalled.

When the modern, chemical-reliant system of farming — the so-called Green Revolution of the 1960s and '70s — swept across India's Punjab region, farmers abandoned traditional methods for synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and high-yield seeds. Now, an increasing number of Indian farmers are switching to organic methods.

Alcohol abuse is on the rise and killing 2.5 million people each year world-wide, and San Diego’s alcohol-related emergency department discharges are also up.

Rwanda native Beatrice Munyenyezi faces charges in a U.S. federal court that she lied on immigration and naturalization forms about her role in Rwanda's genocide. If convicted, Munyenyezi could spend up to 10 years in prison and lose her U.S. citizenship. But legal experts say the evidence is not clear-cut.