The case of Charles Moses Martin Goodrich gives new meaning to the old African proverb, "It takes a village to raise a child." In his case, the prhase proved literal after more than 20 of his family's neighbors in Marquette, Mich., banded together to offer to nurse the infant when his mother, Susan Goodrich, died during childbirth last January. Now, almost a year later, they're still at it.

The OSCE plays a crucial role in ensuring safe and secure storage of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), and it is a leader in helping countries eliminate the threat posed by a toxic Soviet-era rocket fuel component, officials said today at an event held on the sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens.

While local stock markets in the Persian Gulf continued to swoon yesterday, most of the rest of the financial world breathed a sigh of relief after the Dubai World conglomerate announced a plan to restructure $26 billion of its outstanding debt.

The pair of alleged party crashers, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, who managed to sneak into the White House dinner party last week still maintain they were invited. The White house and Secret Service continues to deny this, and a Congressional hearing into the matter has been scheduled for Thursday.

Over seven million Americans require care at long-term health care at home because of an acute illness, disability or aging. A national study examines how the availability of long-term care insurance benefits those needing home care.