An exquisite Mexico beach, cursed by plastic

An exquisite Mexico beach, cursed by plastic

Just off a rutted dirt road, a beach as white as flour pops into view from behind a wall of sea grape and rustling palms. Pelicans slice...  Read more...

With campaign season here, Obama shows some swagger

He's confronting Republicans in the House chamber and on a sunny tarmac in front of the cameras. He's singing Al Green and busting out corny...  Read more...

State Senate committee passes same-sex marriage bill

State Senate committee passes same-sex marriage bill

On a 4-3 vote, a Washington state Senate committee on Thursday passed and sent to the full Senate a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in...  Read more...

Egypt bars Americans working for democracy groups from leaving

REPORTING FROM CAIRO -- The son of a U.S. Cabinet official and other Americans working for a democracy rights group have been stopped from...  Read more...