US budget deficit seen at $438bn

According to the latest Capitol Hill estimates, the US government will run a near-record deficit of $407 billion this year. However the actual figure is likely to be much larger than this, because it is not taking into account the recent bailout of the nation's two biggest...

'Why atom bomb? End prostitution,' says Iranian Nobel laureate

"Iran may be toying with the idea of acquiring a nuclear weapon, but Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi argues that the money needed for making an atom bomb can be better used for a more pressing need - ending prostitution and sexual trafficking of women. "The cost of making an atom...

And in this Corner an “Eccentric Misfit” Atheist…

"On his blog, “One Cosmos,” Robert Godwin has posted an extended piece about atheism entitled “Atheism and Other Religions.” The piece is interesting and worth a look. However, although far more learned and coherent than most theistic blathering, it still...

Text message leads to kidnapping suspect

"A man suspected of kidnapping a 14-year-old girl and keeping her in an underground bunker was arrested Sunday, surrendering without a fight along a highway after eluding police for months with an elaborate system of hideouts and tunnels. Investigators arrested Vinson Filyaw...

Elite Border Patrol Unit Focuses on Rescue

Members of elite Border Patrol unit search for immigrants in need of rescue.