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A "Flaming Maniac" over Health Care Reform

President Barack Obama walked out to thunderous applause at a town hall meeting near downtown Los Angeles today, where he told the crowd his administration is taking steps to resolve the housing crisi

The country's new interim president is an ambitious young businessman who made his name as mayor of the island nation's capital city. In that and other ways, he's not so different from the man he's ousting.

The stories of immigrants have, in many ways, redefined American history. But their journeys to the U.S. often remain untold, and sometimes unknown even to their children. Nancy Foner, a New York sociology professor, wants to change that by assigning students to interview immigrant family members. Foner tells how the experience affected her students.

What are the benefits of living in a multicultural society? Why is it important that different age, ethnic, and cultural groups are recognized and valued in their community? How do our community bon

Is a cup of coffee or a glass of red wine good for you or not? News reports highlighting the latest medical study findings, often with contrasting results, are everywhere. Add in the information ava

Supporters of the controversial "card check" legislation now before Congress say that U.S. workers are receptive to a union resurgence. But to win passage, the ideologically divisive bill may need to be watered down substantially — and even that may not be enough.

Plans are being developed to create a fish farm in the ocean, five miles off of Mission Beach.Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute scientist Don Kent will lay out the details and goals of the plan at a

More than 100,000 fourth- and fifth-grade students in San Diego County and around Southern California are taking part in a campaign to combat childhood obesity, it was announced today.

David Eagleman is a neuroscientist who has imagined multiple versions of the afterlife, and none of them resemble a devil in a big chair surrounded by flames, or pearly gates that greet you when you a