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Think Our Cable Chat Shows Are Raucous? In Jordan They Pull Guns

A political debate about Syria turned very serious on Jordanian television.

From Our Readers: A Car Worthy of 'The Saint'

Our readers have fond memories of the Volvo, both as a trusty ride and a swanky television centerpiece.

A federal appeals court has delayed former Gov. Don Siegelman's case again.

Former Ala. governor tries again on trial request

The attorney for Don Siegelman is asking a federal judge to set aside his order denying the former Alabama governor a new trial.Siegelman attorney Peter…

Number of Alabamians on food stamps growing again

Nearly one in five Alabama residents is getting food stamps, and the number is growing again after declining for a few months.The number of Alabamians on…

Feds: 11 years should punish Ala. casino bribery

Federal prosecutors are recommending that Country Crossing casino developer Ronnie Gilley spend nearly 11 years in prison for offering millions of dollars…

Samsung won a victory Monday in its global patent war with Apple. The British judge said Samsung's Galaxy Tab (right) is "not as cool" as the iPad (left).

Judge: Samsung's Galaxy Tab Not As 'Cool' As iPad

Samsung won a patent battle against Apple in a British courtroom Monday. Judge Colin Birss ruled Samsung's Galaxy tablet just isn't cool enough to be mistaken for an Apple iPad.

Jennifer Larr (center) is seen here in Rwanda at the Gashora Girls Academy, where she was a teacher in 2011. Larr is part of a new generation of young adults focusing on travel, studying abroad and global experiences.

'Globals' Generation Focuses On Experience

For a growing number of U.S. college students and young adults, the idea of building an American dream is to think internationally. They are a group that pollster John Zogby is now calling "the first globals."

Fireworks light the night sky above the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, during the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The stadium is largely empty these days.

China's Post-Olympic Woe: How To Fill An Empty Nest

Every four years, organizers of the Olympic Games promise that expensive facilities will be put to good use after the crowds depart. But saddled with high maintenance costs, Beijing's Olympic venues, such as the Bird's Nest stadium, are struggling to find an afterlife.

Israeli soldiers keep watch as a bulldozer demolishes a house belonging to a Palestinian resident in east Jerusalem on Feb. 13. Israel said the home was built without a permit.

Walls Of Palestinian Homes Come Tumbling Down

Israel's razing of homes in the West Bank and east Jerusalem left 1,100 Palestinians homeless last year. Israelis say the homes were built without the proper permits. Palestinians say their applications are almost always rejected because Israel wants them to leave these areas.

Batman is No Match For Physics

Batman may be able to save Gotham from villians but the rules of physics apply to him. Four British graduate students produced a paper called "Trajectory of a falling Batman." It says Batman could glide off a 500-foot building as he does in the 2005 movie but he'd hit the ground at a life-threatening 50 miles-per-hour.

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