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In 2006, the world population was approximately 6,671,452,015 people[†]
Jennifer Capriati has been off the WTA Tour for 18 months because of pain in her right shoulder that two operations have failed to alleviate. It is difficult for Capriati who was once ranked No. 1 in the world.
The demand set the stage for a court battle on constitutional protection and criminal inquiry.
While the Dixie Chicks would love to position themselves as underdogs, the truth is that they have probably never been more beloved by the mainstream media.
A federal jury rejected a Pakistani immigrant's defense that a paid police informer had entrapped him.
The party's drive to capture the State Senate appears to be faltering, and several leading Democrats are concerned that the party may actually lose a seat this fall.
"Three Days in September" and "Combat Diary" provide an intimate look at people forced to live out the consequences of their government's policy choices. "Favela" is a documentary with a movie's arc and power, and it has a codicil of hope.
For the show's creators, the goal of the season finale of "Lost" was to keep customers guessing but not annoy them.
A bill that would tighten borders and open a path to citizenship is likely to pass on Thursday, but it is fiercely opposed in the House.
Consumers may love Internet phone service, but investors are having second thoughts about the company that took it into the mainstream.
Paulette Cole, the chief of ABC Carpet and Home, blends conscience and thread counts.
Fifty years on, the Eameses' heirs get real at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair.
Insurance companies' tardiness or refusal to pay medical claims may add as much as 15 to 20 percent in overhead costs for the nation's physicians.