To the Point

Thirty years after the discovery of HIV/AIDS, there's been progress in controlling the pandemic. We hear about new treatments and one case that was cured.

A high-profile international commission says the "War on Drugs" is an expensive failure, and that drug addiction should be considered a health problem instead of a crime....

The Pentagon is reportedly ready to tell other countries that cyberwarfare could lead to a military reaction. What is cyberwarfare? Is the US already engaged?

Mitt Romney made his presidential candidacy "official" today. We hear what he said, why he said it in New Hampshire, and look at the sprawling Republican field.

The World Health Organization created a storm yesterday by reporting that heavy cell phone use might cause brain cancer. But scientists are sharply divided...

Saudi Arabia and the US have different views about the so-called "Arab Spring." While the US encourages democracy, the Saudis are helping Sunni autocrats stay in power...

Combat means death for some soldiers. For others it's wounds, not just to the body but to the mind as well.... 

Should the Internet be left free to empower its tens of millions of users? What are the possibilities for abuse? Would government regulation help or destroy a lot of what's good...

With the US incarcerating more people than any other nation, will other states face similar orders? Even many conservatives say we can’t afford more prisons.

The housing crisis is anything but over, with banks still foreclosing on millions of properties while prosecutors investigate lenders for fraud...