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Uncommon Baby Names a Growing Trend Throughout America

What's up will all these celebrities giving their babies unusual names like Apple, Shiloh, or Bronx Mowgli? Well, it's not just a celebrity fad. We speak to psychology professor Jean Twenge about her research into the growing trend of uncommon baby names in America.

Silent Hill

Silent Hill , based on the popular Konami game that debuted in the late 1990s, arrives after Doom and two Resident Evils (also video game-inspired) tried…

Cooking With Ethnic Foods

Our monthly food hour explores the variety of ethnic markets to be found around San Diego and tips for cooking ethnically-inspired dishes.

Buddhist monks protest Friday outside the Myanmar Embassy in London. People gathered to show support for protesters, who are still campaigning for democracy despite the government's use of force to break up the demonstrations.

Myanmar Locks Down Monasteries, Cuts Internet

Soldiers in Myanmar try to crush dissent by breaking up street gatherings of activists, occupying key Buddhist monasteries and cutting public Internet access, raising concerns of a wider crackdown after at least 10 people were killed this week.

Charities Concerned about Red Cross Dominance

The American Red Cross is garnering the lion's share of hurricane relief donations from Americans. The relief agency is written into law as the first responder to natural catastrophes. But some charities say that leaves them with fewer resources for long-term rebuilding.

Volunteers wave Olympic and Chinese flags as China kicked off the final year countdown to the Beijing Olympics.

Beijing Marks One Year Until Olympic Games Begin

Concerns over food safety, traffic and air problems and press freedoms, continue to dampen China's build up to the 2008 Olympic Games. But as the country marks one year to go before the games begin at 8:08 on 08/08/08, they say they are right one track toward their goal of hosting the best games ever.

Olympic Clock Is Running in China, One Year Out

Chinese and Olympic officials are set to mark a year-long countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games, which begins on 08/08/08. China wants to spotlight its international prominence, but concerns remain about its pollution, traffic, and food safety.

A relative of one of the South Korean hostages in Afghanistan asks for their safe return at a news conference in Sungnam, South Korea.

Taliban Renew Threat Against South Koreans

A Taliban spokesman is warning that 21 South Korean hostages will be killed if Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai does not release militant prisoners. Karzai refused to make a deal after a meeting with President Bush.

Mission Field Dangerous for Church Workers

There are 21 South Korean hostages still in custody of the Taliban in Afghanistan. The group belongs to the same church near Seoul, and was taken hostage by the Taliban July 19. The incident highlights the hazards for the thousands of missionaries who head to danger zones every year.

Grant: DSNA New Word Open Mic

In June, Grant attended the biennial meeting of the Dictionary Society of North America. One of the highlights was the New Word Open Mic where anybody was invited to step up to the microphone and subm

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