The U.S. presidential primary contest turns its focus to race, as candidate
Barack Obama addresses his preacher's racially-charged sermons, and his
opponent, Hillary Clinton, responds. Clinton also comments on the Bear Stearns
crisis.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ...   more »

Prostitutes and politicians take to the restrooms of New York in a new play
actually performed in a Central Park bathroom.

SHOWS:

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (MARCH 18, 2008) (REUTERS) -A Central Park ...   more »

British Professor John Anthony Allan from King's College London and
the School of Oriental and African Studies, was on Wednesday (March 19)
awarded the 2008 Stockholm Water Prize.
    In its citation, the international nominating committee ...   more »

Credit card company Visa raises a record 17.9 billion dollars in what is
the largest initial public offering (IPO) in U.S. history.

 (VISA VNR) - Visa Inc, the world's largest credit card network, burned its ...   more »

New Yorkers may be able to save a lot more time and gas in the future. A
prototype for a flying car and a six feet high taxi cab are just two of the
highlights ...   more »

The latest celebrity news including Heather Mills reportedly shopping the
story behind her life with Paul, studio moves up release date of latest
"007" film and rapper Rick Ross tops the charts.

LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED ...   more »

The body of Arthur C. Clarke, pioneering science fiction writer and
visionary, is brought to his home in Colombo, Sri Lanka. British-born Clarke,
whose death was announced on Wednesday (March 19) was best known for ...   more »

Hollywood is dragging its feet when it comes to dealing with
online piracy.  Manoush Zomorodi reports.

Hulu.com is a new ad supported website from NBC Universal and NewsCorp. 

The 2 media giants hope that by ...   more »

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden threatened the European Union with grave
punishment on Wednesday over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad. In an audio
recording posted on the Internet, Bin Laden said the cartoons were ...   more »

U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday (March 19) 
said his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton had shown a lack of judgment when
she voted in 2002 to authorize the Iraq war. 
    In a speech marking ...   more »

Millions of Greeks took part in a 24-hour nation-wide strike on
Wednesday (March 19) against planned pension reforms, grounding flights,
confining ships to port and closing schools, ministries and banks. 
    Thousands marched through central Athens, ...   more »