Greg Bear is one of the most important writers in science fiction today. He has won the prestigious Nebula Award three times, and he also has two Hugo Awards to his credit. In the St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers, David Brin stated that few SF...

Storyline: The new title seems to target that niche market that live and die by Madden’s franchise mode, where players make personal decisions in terms of players, staff and even the price of hot dogs at the stadium. Picture NFL Head Coach as a glorified...

NAACP President Bruce S. Gordon is quitting the civil rights organization, leaving after just 19 months at the helm, he told The Associated Press Sunday.Gordon cited growing strain with board members over the group's management style and future operations."I believe that any organization that's going...

National Security: A judge has told the Navy that it cannot use high-powered sonar in its training exercises off the California coast. Saving marine animals, it seems, is more important than protecting American lives.The Navy has 11 training exercises scheduled for Southern California waters over...

Terrorism: The Italian and Afghan governments have learned a hard lesson from their dealings with Taliban rebel kidnappers: What you get when you grant concessions to Islamofascists is dead bodies.It was learned this week that Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi's government apparently paid $2 million...