As NASA celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, "The Spirit of" takes a look at space. We will examine whether space exploration has progressed as quickly as it could have -- and tak ...

President Obama had said U.S. combat troops would leave in August 2010 (CNN)-- The United States will withdraw another 4,000 troops in Iraq by the end of October, the U.S. military commander in Iraq ...

A Johns Hopkins University student killed an apparent burglar with a samurai sword after discovering the man in his garage, police said Tuesday. Baltimore, Maryland, police received a phone call ...

A 22-year-old medical student suspected of killing a woman he may have met through a Craigslist online ad was arraigned Tuesday and will be held without bail. Philip Markoff, a second-year student at ...

Border Patrol agents are in Raleigh as the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration blitz continues. Follow for live updates.

Recall applies to any products shipped from the Plainview, Texas, plant since 2005 (CNN) -- The Texas Department of State Health Services announced Friday that it is taking control of a recall of ...

Welcome to the world of Miss California, Carrie Prejean, who, since she answered a question regarding same-sex marriage in Sunday's Miss USA pageant, has been savagely attacked by those who oppose ...

I am trying to eliminate trans fats out of my diet completely, but it is pretty tough with all the products that contain partially hydrogenated oils. If partially hydrogenated oils are not in the ...

Fourteen city workers and one retired city worker in the western Ohio town of Piqua claimed a $207 million 12-state lottery prize Wednesday. The workers posed for pictures behind an oversized replica ...

The IOC and corporations defended awarding the Olympics to /topics/China" class="cnnInlineTopic">China because, they said, the Games would serve to open China to the world. Protests are at the heart ...

The second seed defeats Argentine Juan Martin del Potro in five-set semifinal The Swiss faces Robin Soderling as he aims to win tournament for first time (CNN)-- Second seed Roger Federer stayed on ...

Fireworks, athletes and pageantry on a scale never before seen in the Olympics opened the Summer Games in Beijing on Friday as the Asian nation kicked off the biggest and most scrutinized Games in ...