There's generally a defining moment for each generation. In the United States this generation's moment took place on this date in 2001. People will still ask and remember vividly where they were when the towers were hit.

When the DNCC opens it's national convention, the GOP hopes to counter the heavy press coverage that the Democrats are guaranteed to warrant this week by holding events that will immediately counter messages made during the Democratic National Convention.

Gays and straights of the opposite sex share some characteristics in the area of the brain responsible for emotion, mood and anxiety, a new study has found, suggesting sexuality may be a biologically fixed trait.

Like Catholic Pope Benedict XVI, the living Buddha, who is the young Tibetan spiritual leader, has taken his first tour of the United States.

Google Maps has added two new features: Wikipedia articles and geo-tagged photos related to the areas you are searching for.

The current nationwide average price for gasoline at the pump is $3.556 per gallon, a 14 cent increase from the previous week. At the same time, crude oil prices have been at record numbers, marching toward the inevitable $120 per barrel.

A group in Michigan have joined the national effort to educate people about the extent of violence and the impact that it has on women. Their message is, "No means no."

We're happy to announce an unprecedented list of dozens of new features on DigitalJournal.com, from blogs to images to group discussions and more. The biggest upgrade in the history of the website will allow everyone to contribute.

It is official; the fifteen-minute film by Dutch right-wing MP Geert Wilders known as “Fitna” in which criticizes the Koran and the Islamic faith has been released onto the internet.

U.S. film and television writers are to return to work after it was made official that the strike which has brought Hollywood to a standstill, is now over. The Oscars are also set to go ahead as planned in a few days time

She's been called the "Rosa Parks" of Canada but outside of activist circles the case of Viola Desmond and its history making repercussions aren't much known. A Black History month special.

Tuesday's New Hampshire Primary has spawned a point of bi-partisan agreement: a recount is needed. Republican long-shot Albert Howard has joined Democrat Dennis Kucinich in calling for a recount of election results.

Hate is a very ugly emotion. It clouds one's vision and poisons the well of civil discourse. Reason and logic are have no power against it. Its fires cast no light but only create heat and can suck the very life out of a community.

Columbian artist Fernando Botero is well-known for his corpulent figures in sculpture and painting, with porcine females and fleshy males expressionlessly staring outward. What happens when he incorporates this distinct style to his Abu Ghraib series?

A pregnant Missouri woman suffered a miscarriage after a prescription for prenatal vitamins was mistakenly filled with a chemotherapy drug by Walgreen Co. Both drugs have similar brand name.

In this episode of Digital Journal TV, we look at a new phone that looks like an iPhone, works like an iPhone and is already being dubbed the "iPhone killer" in markets starving for this type of technology.

Parts of the Concorde, the supersonic jet that once flew between Europe and the United States, were recently sold at auction in Toulouse, France. The sale was held from September 28 through October 1st, 2007.

A Wal-Mart security guard demanded a woman hand over her baby at checkout. He thought it might have been a baby that was reported missing, according to a Myspace post by the mother.

Since all of us contributing to this site see ourselves as writers, journalists and therefore, hopefully, communicators, here's something to think about the next time you're putting together a piece to be enjoyed by the rest of us here and elsewhere too.

The New York Times announced on Sunday that they are reducing the page width of the daily newspaper by one and a half inches. Is this the coming trend for print news media? Or just an isolated idea?