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The World Health Organization today announced a major policy change. It's actively backing the controversial pesticide DDT as a way to control malaria. Malaria kills about 1 million people a year, mainly children, despite a decades-long effort to eradicate it.

And at a time when the image of the United States has suffered in Latin America and in other parts of the world, Castro's tough anti-U.S. stance is likely to ensure him an honored place in the history of Latin America's left -- even if few would wish to emulate his vision of Cuba.

Facing a split with some Senate Republicans, President Bush urges Congress to pass legislation defining acceptable interrogation and prosecution procedures for terrorism suspects held outside the U.S. legal system. At a Rose Garden news conference, he said action is vital because "the enemy wants to attack us again."

President Bush faced an unexpected rebellion from some of his fellow Republicans in the Senate on Thursday. Members of the Armed Services committee passed a bill creating military courts for suspected terrorists, in a move that is significantly different from the legislation the Bush administration proposed.

Supporters and opponents of the Sunrise Powerlink debated the controversial project at a public hearing last night. The California Public Utilities Commission is considering SDGE’s plan to build a 15

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley recently vetoed an ordinance that would have required big-box retailers to provide workers with a higher minimum wage. On Wednesday, the city council tried, but failed, to override his veto.

In a continent full of ferment, Chile enjoys a relatively stable economy. But neighboring countries increasingly question the main force pushing Chile's growth: aggressive free trade and huge foreign investments, a legacy of Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship.

The City Council voted in favor of a controversial plan to build a 12-story mixed-use residential development in the heart of Hillcrest.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plans to help Africa produce food. In the 1960s, advances in crop breeding and farming technology sparked a green revolution. But, for a variety of reasons, most of Africa was left out. The new initiative hopes to succeed where past efforts have failed.

Sen. Lincoln Chafee wins Rhode Island's Republican primary. Chafee is a moderate who voted against President Bush's tax cuts, and the war in Iraq. Despite his stands, the national GOP backed him.