How much do you actually know about various wonders of the world?

Writer David Segel ruminates on how Americans, when passions were roused by injustice, would gather in huge numbers to protest publicly. I find his wondering why this activity has fallen by the wayside disingenuous.

Thousands of begonias are put into a floral displays in the Grand Place of Brussels, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008. The display will last for three days in an event that is held every two years. This summer, the magnificent design of the flower carpet on the Ma

Sex offenders are able to travel the world abusing children virtually unchecked, according to the report, which accuses Britain of turning a blind eye to the activities of child molesters abroad.

Americans are familiar with the horrors of the Salem, Massachusetts witch trials. Unhappily my home state, Connecticut, began hunting & hanging witches in 1647, 45 years before the witch hunts & trials in Salem. Great read on a sad chapter in our history.

This is excellent news - there is a preponderance of evidence to show he is most likely not guilty. 7 witnesses have RECANTED. HURRAY! Let's put pressure on people to finally clear him.

It was inevitable that there would be collateral damage from the mortgage crisis, soaring home foreclosures and most recently, the economic meltdown on Wall Street tied to brokerage giants Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers, but when the collateral damage

FOUKE, Ark. - State and federal authorities are investigating the possible sexual abuse of minors at a 15-acre evangelical compound run by a convicted tax evader who critics describe as a cult leader.

Read some stories of American seniors and retirees and how they're being affected - and will be affected - by the mess of the US economy. Gives one pause...

Great story in, of all places, the Wall Street Journal. After conducting the first excavation inside the ring in 40 years, Professors Tim Darvill & Geoffey Wainwright constructed a new theory re the purpose of Stonehenge. Read the piece to learn more.