Every way of life imaginable exists in the USA. This diversity is perhaps best exemplified by the culturally diverse, sub tropical haven of Florida. From snorkelling in the 'Keys', to 'Living la Vida Loca' in Little Havana, Florida has something
With all the hype being spread concerning the quality of our public water services it's a shame some manufacturers are adding to the confusion by promoting home water filtration systems based on a reverse osmosis water filter. Here's what these
As a child, Klaus Schmidt used to grub around in caves in his nativeGermany in the hope of finding prehistoric paintings. Thirty yearslater, a member of the German Archaeological Institute, he foundsomething infinitely more important: a temple complex almost twice
The World Food Program said Tuesday that it has begun to cut theprovision of school meals to some of the world's poorest children asthe global crisis over food prices worsens.Josette Sheeran, theWFP's executive director, said that the price of basic
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton scored a victory over Senator Barack Obama on Tuesday in the Pennsylvania primary, giving her candidacy a boost as she struggles to raise moneyand persuade party leaders to let the Democratic nomination fight goon.With more than
The United States has less than 5 percent of the worldâ ™s population. But it has almost a quarter of the worldâ ™s prisoners.Indeed, the United States leads the world in producing prisoners, areflection of a relatively recent and now
Rupert Murdoch is moving to tighten his already-imposing grip onAmerican newsmedia, striking a tentative deal to buy his third New York-basednewspaper, Newsday, and getting his first chance to appoint the topeditor of the WallStreet Journal, after the resignation of the
Intellpuke: The following commentary was written by PhilChapman, an Australian geophysicist and astronautical engineer wholives in San Francisco, California. Chapman is also the firstAustralian to become a NASA astronaut. His commentary, which appearedin The Australian edition for Wednesday, April 23,
President Bush will nominate Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commanderof U.S. troops in Iraq, to become the next overall commander ofAmerican forces in the Middle East as part of a personnel shuffle totake place by early fall, Defense Secretary
The linked rings on every Chinese Coke bottle and the leapingathletes on each McDonald's paper bag testify to the power the world'sbiggest corporations believe this summer's Olympics wields.Yet,having spent huge sums, the companies sponsoring the Beijing games areabout to find
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin Tuesday challenged several of Comcast's claims about how it operates its Internet network, taking his strongest stance yet against the cable operator.Martin's comments came during a hearing held by the Senate CommerceCommittee on
Two Democratic senators on Tuesday called for the chief mentalhealth official of the Veterans Affairs Department to resign, saying hetried to cover up the rising number of veteran suicides.U.S. Sens. Daniel Akaka, of Hawaii, and Patty Murray, of Washington state,
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Wednesday seized on her decisive victory over Senator Barack Obamain Pennsylvania to proclaim â the tide is turningâ in the Democraticnominating fight, arguing that her performance on Tuesday proved shewas best suited to take on Senator
The spectre of food rationing arose in America Wednesday as retailersbegan imposing limits on rice and flour sales following bulk purchasesby customers alarmed by rocketing global prices for staple foods. Wal-Mart'scash-and-carry division, Sam's Club, announced that it would only sella
Is NAFTA a four-letter word?No, Senator John McCain told an Ohio voter on Tuesday, he did not think so.â I am prone on occasion to make a mistake,â McCain, thepresumptive Republican presidential nominee, told Jack Oâ ™Connell, aretired labor leader,
A former high-ranking official in the Justice Department pleadedguilty Tuesday to accepting thousands of dollars worth of meals andsports tickets from Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff in exchange for helping a variety of Abramoff's clients. RobertE. Coughlin II, the former deputy
Christine Todd Whitman, the former head of the EnvironmentalProtection Agency, cannot be held liable for assuring residents nearthe burning detritus of the World Trade Center after the 2001 attacks that the air was safe to breathe, a federal appeals court
The General Motors Corporation said on Wednesday that the slowdown in the United Statesmarket had led to a decline in sales in the first quarter and hadallowed Toyota to take the lead in this yearâ ™s global sales race. G.M.said
Delta Air Lines Inc., the nation's third-largest carrier, saidWednesday its loss widened in the first quarter to a whopping $6.39billion because of soaring fuel prices and the steep decline in thecompany's market value.Northwest Airlines, which will beacquired by Delta to
Republicans in the Senate have killed a bill that would have removedlimits on how long workers can wait before suing their employers forpay discrimination.The 56-42 vote came after a debate aimed straight at key Democraticconstituencies in an election year in
