Long reviled as a villain, Herod was one of the most imaginative and energetic builders of the ancient world, guiding his kingdom to new prosperity and power. His unearthed tomb reflects both his cruelty and his brilliance.

Language. Language, language, language. In the end it all comes down to language. I write to you today on this subject as a way of welcoming you to www.stephenfry.com 2.0 and because, well, it’s a subject worth thinking about at any time

Stu Rasmussen was elected as America's first openly transgender mayor in Silverton, Oregon.

Because it is already illegal for churches to support candidates or lobby, we must close this loophole and make it illegal for churches to support propositions, which are for all intents and purposes identical to legislation.

A federal judge in California is threatening to start contempt of court hearings against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state controller on Friday for not turning over millions of dollars to improve prison health care in the cash-strapped state.

The former Star Trek actor turned gay rights activist talks to TIME about California's controversial gay marriage ban

emocratic officials say Barack Obama's fellow Chicagoan Rahm Emanuel has agreed to be White House chief of staff. One of Obama's first decisions as president-elect was to ask the Illinois congressman to run his White House staff.

Select ratingPoorOkayGoodGreatAwesome   Popsci Authors: John BrandonPosted 11.5.08 at 11:09 am 6 CommentsThe Department of Defense wants your designs for a collaborative robotic teamThe Department of Defense has put out a call: design a

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