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Schizophrenia is a medical illness that affects approximately 2.2 million Americans. A disorder of the brain, the illness causes psychotic episodes of varying duration and severity. In the book “The

The social-networking site Facebook is being used for more than socializing. In Colombia, a Facebook page dedicated to protesting the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, that country's largest rebel group, is helping organize thousands of people in cities around the world.

Starbucks is going trans-fat free. The coffee chain is eliminating trans fat from pastries in one-third of its stores, with a plan to eventually do the same nationwide.

Democratic lawmakers argued Tuesday that Congress should stop spending money on an aircraft built in San Diego that's never become airborne over two decades of research and testing. Republicans pushed

Ghassan al-Atiyyah, founder and director of Iraq Foundation for Development and Democracy, and Miami University professor Adeed Dawisha discuss with Robert Siegel how Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was weakened politically when his attempt to wrest Basra from Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's militia failed.

After marathon talks in Bali, Indonesia, the U.N. climate conference agreed Saturday on a roadmap for negotiations for a new treaty to combat global warming. The conference nearly broke down, but in a last-minute compromise, the U.S. signed the pact.

President Obama has supported the IMF as a lead player in promoting a global economic recovery and has committed $100 billion for needy countries. International Monetary Fund supporters say it has a key role in bringing the global economy back to health. But will Congress agree?

How is increased security along the border impacting the human smuggling trade? Host Tom Fudge speaks to correspondent Lowell Bergman about the profitable business of human smuggling, which is the fo

Bahrain is a small country between Middle Eastern countries like Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. The ambassador of Bahrain to the U.S. explains our relationship to Bahrain, how oil supports its economy,

Middle East envoy George Mitchell arrived in Israel on Wednesday. His assignment from President Obama is to listen to both Israelis and Palestinians. It's a daunting task because the fractures between and within the two societies are deeper than ever.