KANSAS CITY (Reuters) – An anti-abortion activist who admitted he gunned down one of America’s few late-term abortion providers was convicted of first-degree murder on Friday after he testified he had to stop the doctor from performing more abortions.
Radical US historian and leftwing activist who fought for peace and human rightsHoward Zinn, who has died of a heart attack aged 87, was a much-loved and much-vituperated icon of the American left. He was an activist and historian, and later a dramatist, but always a courageous and articulate campaigner for his vision of a just and peaceful [...]
BOSTON (Reuters) – Students at one of America’s top business schools see evidence that high-technology, startup and alternative energy companies will hire more actively this year after a difficult 2009 for graduates.
A mix-up by the Texas state board of education bans one of America’s most beloved childrens’ booksWalk into just about any US bookstore or library and you’ll find a copy of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See. It was first published in 1967, and illustrated by Eric Carle – who also gave us [...]
Downbeat and smallbore – that’s what the pundits are expecting from Obama’s state of the union address tonightThe eyes of a nervous, impatient world will turn towards America this evening, as a powerful leader prepares to outline his vision for a new era. That will be Steve Jobs launching Apple’s latest iGadget. And in other [...]
• Dates slip, with next round possibly scheduled for March • Dissidents and Google censorship among concernsChina and America’s on-off dialogue on human rights faces postponement again amid discord between the two powers over internet censorship.Talks were meant to take place last year, but a date was never set.The two countries agreed in November, during [...]
Over the last 10 years no other kind of natural disaster has caused more death and destruction in America than floods
British-born film star known for her roles in Great Expectations and SpartacusJean Simmons, who has died aged 80, had a bounteous moment, early in her career, when she seemed the likely casting for every exotic or magical female role. It passed, as she got out of her teens, but then for the best part of [...]
An international human rights organization has criticized a U.S. Supreme Court ruling about election spending in America.
KALAMAZOO, Mich (Reuters) – In Stephen Gorsalitz’s courtroom, you could be forgiven for thinking you’ve stumbled into a rehab clinic like the Betty Ford Center.