WATCH THE VIDEO President Obama fulfills a promise to the American people by announcing all troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the 2011 effectively ending the war in Iraq....

During the early 20th century in the American South, racial segregation was the norm, and blacks had limited opportunities. But the 1950s brought forces to bear that would launch a powerful civil rights campaign. The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., a gi...

Throughout history, courageous voices raised against unjust policies have advanced the cause of democracy. Most incurred serious risks; some suffered terrible consequences; all helped shine the bright light of public, sometimes world, opinion on injustice...

On January 9, 2007, Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs holds up an Apple iPhone at the MacWorld Conference in San Francisco. Since that time, “smart” phones have been eagerly embraced by consumers around the world. Jobs, who died October 5, 201...

Halloween — celebrated on October 31 — is one of the oldest holidays still observed in the Western world. Today, it is a day for fun. But ancient Celtic peoples believed it to be the most important day of the year. On Samhain, as it was known then, t...

WATCH THE VIDEO Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, delivers remarks at the Security Council Stakeout on the veto of a United Nations Security Council Resolution on Syria at the United Nations in New York, N.Y....

WATCH THE VIDEO U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton honored 40 women entrepreneurs from 36 African nations participating in the 2011 African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October...

The exhibition Central Nigeria Unmasked: Arts of the Benue River Valley, at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African Art, traces the artistic traditions that emerged across central Nigeria’s Benue River Valley during a 400-year span. S...

WATCH THE VIDEO The Solar Decathlon is a competition that challenges collegiate teams from around the world to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are affordable, highly energy efficient, attractive, and easy to live in. New Zealand Stud...

WATCH THE VIDEO A video message from Ruth and Judea Pearl about the upcoming Daniel Pearl World Music Days taking place around the world in October 2011. 10th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days – October 1st – 31st, 2011 Daniel Pearl World...