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Speedskater Joey Cheek had planned to spend a couple of weeks in China, but his visa was revoked 24 hours before he was to leave. The Olympic medalist is the co-founder of Team Darfur, a group of athletes hoping to raise awareness about the crisis in the war-ravaged section of Sudan.

We all remember that iconic and epic film The Breakfast Club . Either you were born watching it or your parents got you into it or even the latest fad of…

Complex diplomatic negotiations are taking place in the volatile region. With the U.S. taking a back seat in the talks, smaller countries such as Egypt and Syria are stepping up and taking leading roles.

Teen Critic Interviews American Teen Filmmaker

Officials close to the anthrax investigation have told NPR that the FBI will declare the case of the 2001 anthrax letters solved Wednesday, but that the case will remain open so agents can follow up on some recent leads.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's staff have altered a reproduction of a famous 18th-century painting by Giambattista Tiepolo to cover an exposed breast. The picture was in the press room in the Palazzo Chigi, the prime minister's palace.

With the Olympics just three days away, both critics and supporters of China's Olympic efforts are making their voices heard. Journalists, who were promised uncontrolled Internet access, are finding some sites still blocked.

All four members of the U.S. Table Tennis team are Chinese. One of the players spends 11 months of the year practicing in China because she says pingpong in the U.S. "is really no good."

Time is running out for Iran to respond to a proposal by the West that offers a freeze on new U.N. sanctions if Tehran agrees to halt any expansion of its nuclear work. In Israel, the new diplomatic push is being met with skepticism and concern.

San Diego Gas and Electric could be fined and face other penalties for allegedly making false statements to the state Public Utilities Commission. The charges are related to the proposed Sunrise Power