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EDITOR'S NOTE — The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease. Associated Press correspondents around the globe interviewed children who illustrate the remaining challenges, along with some victories. Complete Story...
The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included several people who shared the same profession as the alleged shooter, a father of three with ties to Laos whose family had a history of military service, a civilian who had returned to work a week after suffering a heart attack, and a psychiatric nurse who arrived at Fort Hood a day before the shooting. Here is a look at the victims.
The federal government will soon start handing out the first $4 billion from a pot of stimulus funds intended to spread high-speed Internet connections to more rural communities, poor neighborhoods and other pockets of the country clamoring for better access. The challenge is that the government has received $28 billion in requests.
The firefighters working the red carpet at the 61st annual Emmy Awards were worried that at least one reality TV star might be going home Sunday with more than just a trophy.
Thousands of people heeded the call by President Barack Obama and Congress to observe Sept. 11 by volunteering. Here is a sample of events around the country.
For the 50th anniversary of the founding of Motown Records, The Associated Press over a period of months invited stars from the fields of music, politics and film to visit Studio A to talk about how the Detroit musical movement has affected them and the larger world.
An update on three survivors of the Columbine High attack on April 20, 1999:
If we're still in a recession, don't tell 25-year-old Wayne Martin of Atlanta. Six weeks ago, he got a new job paying him $20,000 more than his old one. Things are looking up in his household.
A look at some of the victims in the April 3 shootings at the American Civic Association, an immigrant aid center, in Binghamton, N.Y.
By Saturday, Jay Olson figured he had sneaked in about 10 or 12 hours of sleep in the previous three days. And the raging Red River was expected to keep him up plenty more.
Gratitude was the emotion of the Oscar day for first-time supporting actress nominees Taraji P. Henson and Viola Davis, who agreed it really was enough just to be nominated.
Death Cab for Cutie got playfully political on the red carpet at Sunday's 51st annual Grammy Awards, making a pitch to stamp out "autotune abuse in music."
A look at what the stars said backstage and on the red carpet at the Screen Actors Guild Awards:
Joe Biden wants to make one thing clear: He can't dance.
The inauguration of Barack Obama has brought visitors from all over the world to the nation's capital. Here are some of their stories:
Stars are sprucing themselves up, getting gifts and going to galas before Sunday's Golden Globes.
Twenty houses in four hours. That's what Barack Obama volunteer Maria Logsdon hits every weekend, knocking on doors in the suburbs north of Denver.
The threat of a hurricane drew wave-watchers Sunday to West Quoddy Head, a 151-year-old lighthouse at the nation's easternmost tip.
Television, movies, stage. They're all the same to Glenn Close, as long as the work is worthwhile.
Veteran firefighter Searcy Jackson III was among the first to arrive at the steaming wreckage of the Metrolink commuter train Friday. Surrounded by blood and agony, he and his crew had to stay focused and act.
Ray Wilkinson sat with his feet propped on the railing of his front porch Saturday, calmly dragging on a Marlboro Light as reporters asked whether he considered himself brave for being the only person to ride out Hurricane Ike on this spit of sand.
The Furey brothers figure someone upstairs must be testing them.
One hundred years ago this month, mobs of white residents tore through Springfield, hanging two black men, burning dozens of homes and businesses, and forcing families to flee. As the city commemorates the violence, the event inspires deep feelings among people from all backgrounds:
SOME of the best insight to today's rapidly changing Chinese culture comes from the people themselves. The following vignettes are edited from several adult students' homework assignments. Hometown gone:
Discovery Channel content arrives on iTunesDiscovery Communications on Tuesday announced that content from its family of networks is now available for purchase on Apple Computer's iTunes Music Store.
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