WASHINGTON -- Foreign employees of U.S. companies are either contributing to the evolution of American economy or are reducing jobs for American citizens. Witnesses before the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security on Thursday disagreed on the effects of a program that allows ..

WASHINGTON – Three leading biomedical scientists updated the President's Council on Bioethics Thursday about the promise of stem cell research while cautioning the council about the obstacles and ethical dilemmas facing this blossoming field of science. “We're going to have an ..

WASHINGTON -- Participants in the Scripps Howard Latin American Media Ethics Seminar said they will go back to their countries and reach for higher professional ethical standards by communicating their experience to their colleagues.Edgardo Litvinoff, 32, an editor for the newspaper La Voz del ..

WASHINGTON – After testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, Birmingham attorney R. David Proctor appears destined for the federal bench, a position other lawyers, senators and his soon-to-be colleagues said is well-deserved.“I have the highest regard for his legal ..

WASHINGTON – Alabama Attorney General Bill Pryor's deep-rooted Roman Catholic beliefs once again sparked heated debate Wednesday in the Senate Judiciary Committee.After a Democratic attempt to filibuster his committee confirmation vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee eventually voted 10-9 ..

WASHINGTON – Betsie Nielson said she just stared at the ascending black wall in amazement.She had seen the models, knew the dimensions and had seen it on television. Yet she was shocked at how big the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was and how small each name etched on it seemed.“I thought, ..

WASHINGTON – College students are encountering a new option when it comes to choosing a major. No longer are they relegated to business, English or history -- the newest wave in higher education is homeland security. From research think tanks to certificates and degrees, universities are ..

WASHINGTON – Vice President Dick Cheney lashed out at critics of the Bush administration's Iraq policy Thursday. He said that ignoring or wishing away evidence of the threat posed by Saddam Hussein would have been “irresponsible in the extreme.” He also said a new Iraqi army ..

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld remained firm Thursday that he made a difficult but correct decision to allow the provisional authority in Iraq to release after-death photographs of Uday and Qusay Hussein. “It was not a snap decision,” Rumsfeld said. “It had to be made ..

WASHINGTON – The polls have been tabulated. A traditional dinner date and a movie are more popular among Capitol Hill interns than “hooking up.”The Independent Women's Forum released the results of a poll Thursday at its Third Annual SheThinks Campus Sex & Dating Conference.But ..