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Libyans show their support for the rebellion after Friday prayers near Green Square in Tripoli.

Is Libya The First 'True Arab Revolution'?

For the first time in more than four decades, Libyans have the opportunity to create a government on their terms. Even though Egypt and Tunisia have reached those crossroads, Libya may be set up for a more successful outcome.

El Paso began a successful water conservation program 20 years ago that included replacing lawn grass with water-sipping plants and materials like gravel. Friday, postal worker Chris Turner passes yards with gravel instead of grass.

El Paso Weathers Drought, Thanks To Lawn Policy

For years, El Paso, in far West Texas, defied the look of most desert communities, boasting lush, green lawns. Then, in 1979, a study came out that showed how close El Paso was to a crisis: At its rate of water use, the city would run dry within 36 years.

As Storm Looms, NYC Shuts Down Mass Transit

For the first time ever, the New York Public Transit System (busses, trains, subways) shut down Saturday. Local officials are preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Irene.

A Group of Young Men Break the Fast Last Week in Richmond

Kentucky Muslims Prepare to End Ramadan Fast

Muslims of all ages across Kentucky and around the world today mark the end of Ramadan and celebrating Eid. The Eid festival ends 30 days of dawn to…

Paul Says GOP Candidates Down to Four

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., understandably has some bias toward the Republican presidential candidates. “I like that Ron Paul,” Paul said last week about…

U.S. soldiers check for land mines on a canal running through Highway 1 in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Aug. 6. Improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, are the Taliban's weapon of choice and are the leading killer of civilians and soldiers in Afghanistan.

Training Afghans To Take Over Bomb-Defusing

NATO and U.S. forces are training Afghans to take over the task of combating improvised explosive devices — the Taliban's weapon of choice and the leading killer of civilians and soldiers in the Afghan insurgency.

Jeremy Duncan, a wounded Army specialist assigned to Walter Reed's Building 18, peels back the wallpaper in one of its rooms to show mold in January 2007.

Walter Reed Was The Army's Wake-Up Call In 2007

Long a model for top-notch care for presidents and soldiers alike, Walter Reed Army Medical Center became a byword for bureaucratic bungling in 2007. Army officials are still addressing the failures revealed by an investigation that found wounded soldiers left to fend for themselves.

A Push To Curb Auto Service Contract Scams

St. Louis-based US Fidelis sold more than 400,000 faulty contracts before it collapsed in 2009 amid fraud allegations. But Missouri's Better Business Bureau says it's still receiving hundreds of complaints about similar companies marketing auto service contracts.

Mucho Congratos To 'ElBloombito'

When the New York City mayor switched to Spanish during his Hurricane Irene-related news conferences, many found his efforts rather amusing. And they've flocked to Twitter to have some fun at his expense. Bloomberg, or @ElBloombito, is OK with that.

UK's Actions Considered 'Reprehensible'

The University of Kentucky athletics department engaged in "reprehensible conduct" in revoking the university student newspaper's access to a basketball…

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