For Obama and McCain, the debate is all about Iraq and Afghanistan. But the bigger problem is Pakistan. Discussion

A new poll finds Barack Obama leading John McCain by wide margins among Hispanic voters. But what impact will Latinos have on Election Day? Discussion

Why did Germans receive Barack Obama's speech so enthusiastically? Discussion

What a court's decision on the motor-sport chief could mean for sex reporting in Britain. Discussion

Obama will use the convention as a grass-roots organizing tool. Discussion

As San Francisco prepares to vote on a bid to legalize prostitution, a closer look at a program designed to focus on buyers, rather than sellers, in the sex trade. Discussion

As they face the need to raise more capital, increasingly desperate banks are having to sell their hard assets Discussion

The president should not commute the disgraced Olympian's sentence. Her precipitous fall sends a chilling—and essential—message to our athletes. Discussion

The attorney general warns that Gitmo prisoners could go free on U.S. streets. The Dems aren't buying it. Discussion

John Mellencamp's new record, 'Life, Death, Love and Freedom,' taps into a few universal roots. Discussion

Does media portrayal of teen mothers help destigmatize the issue for the unfortunate who end up pregnant? Or does it somehow legitimize premarital sex? Readers weigh in. Discussion

Once taboo, pregnant teenagers are popping up more frequently on TV, in movies and on magazine covers. The problem? This latest pop-culture coverage doesn't show what comes be ... Discussion

Despite parallels with the early 1930s, to use the D word now would be total overkill. Discussion

Why evangelical leader Dobson is warming to the GOP candidate Discussion

Why what you don't know about your thyroid gland could hurt you. Discussion

A Cambodian opposition leader has little hope that his country's upcoming election will be free or fair. Why he's fighting hard anyway. Discussion

Will Zimbabwe's strongman be allowed to stay in office now that he's signed an agreement with the opposition leader? Discussion

How a tiny bug is ravaging Colorado's forests Discussion

There are no easy questions during Obama's road trip Discussion

Why evangelical leader Dobson is warming to the GOP candidate Discussion