In the rings of ancient and gnarled trees, a team of scientists has found evidence of a period of consistent warmth and wetness in Mongolia between 1211 and 1225 -- the exact time that Genghis Khan rose to power.
Coincidence? They think not.
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BUCCAMENT, St. Vincent -- Caribbean Community leaders Monday adopted a 10-point slavery reparations program that calls for a formal apology from Europe, debt forgiveness and psychological rehabilitation for those still suffering from the damage of...
CHICAGO -- Local law enforcement and anti-trafficking advocates have for years criticized online sites for fueling the illicit sex trade through commercial ads.
On Monday, Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., proposed legislation aimed directly at those sites...
LOS ANGELES -- Victims of bullying were more than twice as likely as other kids to contemplate suicide and about 2.5 times as likely to try to kill themselves, according to a new study that quantifies the emotional effects of being teased, ...
NEW YORK -- Jurors in the trial of a Kuwaiti-born cleric accused of having been a high-ranking al-Qaida spokesman watched him on video Monday praising the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and warning the United States that "the storm of airplanes will not ...
WASHINGTON -- Despite a greater need to understand finances -- student debt has tripled over the last decade and college tuition continues to rise -- most students don't know how to handle their money.
The President's Advisory Council on ...