Pet lovers know that animals sometimes understand us better than we do, and the annals of human sin and desire provide plenty of stories to drive the point home.

Investigators have discovered that dogs can laugh, which can't be too big of a surprise.

Pet lovers know that animals sometimes understand us better than we do, and the annals of human sin and desire provide plenty of stories to drive the point home.

In other words, Social Security is every bit as insecure as the stock market.

President Bush has committed billions to the fight against AIDS, thus making retroviral drugs available to millions of HIV-positive Africans.

We've got to rebuild human hearts - and persuade people that hope isn't just possible, but essential.

George W. Bush broke a mold four years ago: Even though he lost the popular vote, he governed as if he had won by acclamation.