Topic: Phoenix

Opinion: For China and Taiwan, a welcome thaw

We are witnessing a maturing relationship in which the antagonists have agreed to put aside the issue that has divided them for 60 years in favor of getting practical benefits.

'Twilight:' A Cult Phenomenon

World

A bit too wild about Harry Potter?

The yo-yo used in ways you won’t recognize

Aficionados converge in California to compete in a national championship that is more performance art than child’s play. Have you seen a 'spirit bomb?'

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Where horses get a helping hand

At Indiana Horse Rescue, equines of all sizes and breeds coexist contentedly.

Elissa's Odyssey

'Arc d'Atlanta' ... or a new bit of kitsch?

Some find the city's new classically designed monument beautiful; others say it reflects a cultural inferiority complex.

How Celtics, Lakers rebuilt themselves – a trade at a time

Can other NBA cities do the same? It's a daunting task, experts say.

Sticker shock at the supermarket

U.S. families use ingenuity and belt-tightening to save on mounting grocery bills.

USA

USA

Should Congress help borrowers?

Lawmakers are finding it difficult to mount large-scale help for homeowners.

Earth Hour: U.S. cities to dim lamps, illuminate climate-change

Twenty-five cities around the world will participate in the World Wildlife Fund campaign.

Earth Hour: U.S. cities to dim lamps, illuminate climate-change

Twenty-five cities around the world will participate in the World Wildlife Fund campaign.

How schools use the Iditarod as an instructional tool

The world's most famous sled-dog race becomes a way to teach math, science, and history in classrooms around the world.

Clinton or Obama? Gender less important to young voters.

As Obama gains, he whittles Clinton's lead among baby-boomer women.

New commander's Baghdad strategy: 'preserve gains'

Incoming US Gen. Jeffery Hammond plans to add US-Iraqi command outposts.

Iraq offensive: Clear out militants – and stay.

US, Iraqi operation in Diyala Province draws on a new counterinsurgency model.

Items on and off the radar screen

'Radar' is so useful as a metaphor; what did people do before World War II?

New survey of Iraqi death toll: 151,000

Conducted jointly by the Iraqi government and the World Health Organization, its finding is lower than the 600,000 arrived at by John Hopkins University.

Home prices: Where's the bottom?

Down 3.3 percent in the past year, median US home values are still 7.6 percent above 2004 levels.