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Friends, family and colleagues recounted the human rights contributions of the late Julian Bond at a memorial service Tuesday for the former NAACP chairman. Bond died in August after a brief illness.

Congress's moratorium on earmarks - spending measures quietly tacked on to legislation - wins support from many voters and government watchdogs. But the…

Conservationists and government wildlife agencies are working to restore small but important creatures to the state's rivers and streams. Mussels and…

Voters may yet decide whether to keep or toss out Ohio’s new map of Congressional districts – Democrats are still gathering signatures to put the map…

It turns out that people hoarding incandescent light bulbs may be wasting time and shelf space. Despite rumors to the contrary, a 2007 law does not ban…

Military jargon in Syria, mythical beasts in Silicon Valley, Yiddish vulgarities in the presidential campaign: Linguist Ben Zimmer breaks down some noteworthy terms from the past year.

Bashar Assad's government will allow U.N. aid to enter three villages, including Madaya, where Doctors Without Borders has reported 23 deaths from starvation since Dec. 1.

Just a week ago, the court reached a very different conclusion, also by an 8-1 vote, ruling Florida's death penalty system is unconstitutional.

Some schools in Franklin County might soon play an important part in vaccination efforts to protect against the H1N1 flu virus. Local health agencies are…

As Campaign 2006 enters its final week, candidates seek out the diminishing ranks of undecided voters. In Columbus, those ranks might include members of…