A noted psychology researcher has released a study that renders the cougar craze a "myth"

Democrats will promote the benefits of health care reform ahead of the midterm elections, hoping that the more voters hear about the bill, the more they'll support it. But the GOP is hardly giving up its fight

Speed dating may be efficient, but those few moments of conversation with a blind date can be awkward before you rotate to the next person. Enter Speed Plating with chef Danny Boome

As Libya celebrates the anniversary of Abdelbaset Ali Al-Megrahi's freedom from a Scottish prison and U.S. senators try to confirm the true motivations behind his release, much about the case remains a mystery

Small moves to ease the plight of refugees are long overdue, but they don't signal acceptance that the Palestinians could be in Lebanon to stay

The attack on a crowd in Uganda watching the World Cup final stirred fear that the group had worldwide jihadist ambitions. It's time to look at the facts on the ground

As the wildfires that have devastated parts of their nation finally subside, Russians are outraged at the leaders they feel turned their backs while villages burned

Trade-union support was a major factor propelling Jacob Zuma into the presidency. But his government warns it simply can't afford to meet their demands

Despite leaving a major force behind to train Iraqis and back them up, Iraq becomes far less of a burden on the force's resources

Opponents in France and the E.U. denounce President Sarkozy's anti-crime drive targeting Roma, calling it a stunt to seduce hard-right voters that fails to reduce illegal immigration

A new study documents similar changes in the airway cells of nonsmokers amid those lighting up

The recently enacted financial reform legislation offers new incentives to whistleblowers -- up to 30% of the amount recovered

Comedy Central's Internet humor show is a surprise hit for the network -- and illustrates the new ways people are consuming entertainment

Omar Khadr faces a military tribunal for an incident that occurred when he was 15. The case will remind many of President Obama's failure to keep his promise about closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility

Reducing our use of oil would make the region less significant. That would be good for everyone

Desi Bouterse used to be the authoritarian leader of the country until he fell out of power. Now its democratically elected President and he says he’s changed. But there are those massacre charges....

It's not only the Pentagon that has a problem with the release of names of Afghan civilians said to be helping NATO forces

Two years after tainted milk powder killed six infants, China is again roiled by allegations of health hazards in infant formula. Is tainted milk to blame for early puberty signs?

The sponsors of the cybersecurity bill insist that their bill would not give the President an Internet kill switch. But it's not exactly clear what it would do, and that's the problem

Washington and Seoul face a dilemma over how to calm an increasingly belligerent North Korea while avoiding antagonizing China