To Fans, Older Stadiums Feel Like Home

The best way to illustrate the scope of revolution in ballpark design is to look at the playoff series between the Cubs and the Dodgers, whose stadiums are the two oldest in the National League.

Seeing the Show Without Breaking the Bank

There are plenty of ways to go to the theater -- and even get great seats to Tony Award-winning Broadway shows -- for under $50.

Beyond Nebraska's Prairies

To many, Nebraska conjures an image of flat prairies, stretching to the horizon. But tucked in a north-central patch of the state is the Niobrara River Valley, filled with wildlife, rolling hills and waterfalls.

Explosion Kills 7 Russians in South Ossetia

MOSCOW - A car bomb in the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali killed seven Russian peacekeepers and two others on Friday, raising tensions in the separatist enclave days before a scheduled pullback of Russian troops from Georgian territory.

Confronting Taliban, Pakistan Finds Itself at War

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - War has come to Pakistan, not just as terrorist bombings, but as full-scale battles, leaving Pakistanis angry and dismayed as the dead, wounded and displaced turn up right on their doorstep.

Swapping Land for a Road to Somewhere Divides Alaskans

ANCHORAGE - Among the many bills Congress is considering before it recesses for the November elections is a proposed land swap between the State of Alaska and the federal government that would allow a gravel road to be built through a remote national wildlife refuge.

Myanmar Writhes in the Grip of Its Junta

YANGON, Myanmar - A year ago, Myanmar's police and military stormed the streets of this moldy, crumbling city and began a deadly crackdown on thousands of Buddhist monks protesting sharp rises in the price of food and fuel. Now the country's ruling generals are steeling themselves for a reprise.

Seeing the Show Without Breaking the Bank

There are plenty of ways to go to the theater -- and even get great seats to Tony Award-winning Broadway shows -- for under $50.

Myanmar Writhes in the Grip of Its Junta

YANGON, Myanmar - A year ago, Myanmar's police and military stormed the streets of this moldy, crumbling city and began a deadly crackdown on thousands of Buddhist monks protesting sharp rises in the price of food and fuel. Now the country's ruling generals are steeling themselves for a reprise.

Kentucky's Trail Less Traveled

Shad Baker, vice president of the Pine Mountain Trail Conference, and members of the Sierra Club, take a lunch break. The volunteers are helping maintain and restore the trail.

Kentucky's Trail Less Traveled

Shad Baker, vice president of the Pine Mountain Trail Conference, and members of the Sierra Club, take a lunch break. The volunteers are helping maintain and restore the trail.

Confronting Taliban, Pakistan Finds Itself at War

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - War has come to Pakistan, not just as terrorist bombings, but as full-scale battles, leaving Pakistanis angry and dismayed as the dead, wounded and displaced turn up right on their doorstep.

Kentucky's Trail Less Traveled

Shad Baker, vice president of the Pine Mountain Trail Conference, and members of the Sierra Club, take a lunch break. The volunteers are helping maintain and restore the trail.