WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid an election-year debate over who can best defend America, U.S. congressional Democrats urged ABC on Thursday to cancel a TV miniseries about the September 11 attacks that is critical of former Democratic President Bill Clinton and

I just love it when people write on economic issues, especially when they don't really know all that much about it. For example Kevin Drum and David Wessel . Kevin spotted the article by Wessel and concludes that markets in

Tulane tight end Jerome Landry saves money by living with his parents on the second floor of a home with a gutted downstairs and no kitchen.Indeed, for a number of Tulane players from the area, the personal struggles to recover

The Washington Redskins know Fred Smoot is coming.He may be far out of sight hundreds of miles away in Minnesota, but, oh, do they know it. They can already hear him.Fullback Mike Sellers can remember only one quiet day in

Chris Duffy homered leading off the game, then hit a tiebreaking drive in the ninth inning Thursday that led the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs 7-5.After Pittsburgh had wasted a five-run lead, Duffy connected off Scott Eyre (0-2) lead...

A SMALL community which has offered to build a new school to stop the local primary closing has been given seven weeks to come up with the money.

A HEADTEACHER banged a pupil's head off a wall in her locked office after he misbehaved, a court heard yesterday.

PAISLEY University is home to almost 12,000 students. Priding itself on its career-focused approach to education and strong links with industry, it's a particularly good choice if you know how you might want to spend your graduate life.

THE number of physical assaults on Scottish teachers has soared by nearly 25 per cent in the past year, according to new figures.

SAN FRANCISCO : Amazon began selling movies and television shows in digital format on the Internet on Thursday, fulfilling the expectations of market watchers. The Seattle, Washington, on-line retailer unveiled a service dubbed "Amazon Unbox" that claimed a selection of

A watchdog seeks public opinion on women donating their eggs for scientific research.

Gordon Brown will attempt to put Labour's leadership turmoil behind him with a speech on Britishness.

Zimbabwe has not kept its promise to re-house those whose homes were demolished last year, a report says.

The way the public are protected from criminals released from prisons is strongly criticised in a report.

This Boston rapper's name can be attributed to his being born into a large family (1 out of seven children: thus the name Sev-One). Keep an eye out for his Ambulance, which will be entered into the Funkmaster Flex car

Down by two sets... Nikolay Davydenko was just warming up. The seventh-seeded Davydenko outlasted No. 14 Tommy Haas 4-6... 6-7 (3)... 6-3... 6-4... 6-4 Thursday to reach the semifinals at the U.S. Open.

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The United States will provide security for Iran's President ...

AARON Lowe, 30, who bit a transport policeman, tried to jump over a platform barrier and committed a breach of the peace in Edinburgh's Waverley Station, yesterday received a £395 fine, and a letter of apology from First Scotrail over

MORE than 20 people had to be evacuated from their homes after a scrapyard blaze. Fire crews were called to Kelbie Metals in Arbroath shortly before 11pm on Wednesday night to tackle the blaze, which police are treating as suspicious.