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A new California rule requiring all eighth grade students take Alegbra regardless of their skill level has been put on-hold.

When California voters approved Prop 36 eight years ago, the state began an experiment: it offered treatment to non-violent drug offenders instead of jail. Since then, more than 200,000 people have ta

Generals have been publicly criticized for their handling of the conflict with Kurd separatists, and at least three former officials have been accused of ties to a group accused of plotting to overthrow the government. The army has long been considered a sacred institution.

Never mind the facts (Obama did not invent the progressive income tax.) Never mind an opportunity to have an intelligent debate over the role of government in our lives and our economy. What is capitalism? What is socialism? Can the two co-exist? Do they already? Was the New Deal an attempt to emasculate the free market and turn the American Dream into a Nightmare of Mediocrity? Or were the "socialist"

For the third time in four years, Californians will be asked to vote on a parental notification measure for teenagers seeking an abortion. Prop 4 would amend the state Constitution to require a physi

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has been disqualifying top opposition candidates ahead of regional elections there next month. Human rights groups claim he's disqualifying his opponents for political reasons. But Chavez's people argue his actions are legitimate.

Thailand's democracy appears to be on life support as the embattled prime minister clings to office. That's despite calls for his resignation from political opponents and, indirectly, the military. It has conducted 18 coups, or coup attempts, since Thailand became a constitutional monarchy in 1932.

A regional summit has failed to break a deadlock in power-sharing talks in Zimbabwe. President Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai, the main opposition leader, are vying for control of the Home Affairs Ministry. That ministry is powerful because it oversees the police force. Tsvangirai accuses Mugabe, who has led Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980, of trying to hold on to too many of the most powerful posts.

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, who faces a re-election battle, says he will fight Monday's "unjust verdict" that found him guilty of all seven corruption charges against him. Stevens was convicted of failing to disclose gifts including major home renovations from an oil industry executive.

The biggest problem with 1A is that all of the