Israeli troops made an incursion into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, as a 48-hour deadline for the return of a kidnapped soldier by Islamic terrorists passed without a meeting of the deadline. It was reported that Washington did not raise any objections to the Israeli action.

Duston Barto, spokesman for the Zakat Foundation of America, says "A lot of people are afraid of donating to Middle East causes because they are afraid they`ll be accused of supporting something other than humanitarian causes."

Will he or won?t he? Aides to California?s latest Hollywood-star-turned-politician give the impression that apparently he hasn?t decided whether to run for re-election, but Arnold Schwarzenegger?s own words give notice he doesn?t feel his work for the state is finished with.

Turning 20 may be exactly what entertainment hotshot Lindsay Lohan needs right now. The star, who has been in a slew of successful movies including "Mean Girls" and "Herbie Fully Loaded", has stated that she wants out of her kiddie persona.

With the United States population set to reach 300 million this October, what does this mean for the U.S. economy? There are many concerns among American businesses that the growing economic power of China poses a threat of some kind to continuing American economic success and predominance.

With the recent buzz regarding the healthy lifestyle, "healthy" food has become extremely chic. More and more people, who wish to demonstrate that they care about what enters their stomachs, are choosing a salad over good old-fashioned burger.

As anyone who has ever tried to use a free Web hosting site knows, these sites are generally littered with advertising, pop-ups and unusable service. In addition, these free hosting websites do not give a lot of wiggle room; limiting the amount of space available to users. A new site, Facternet, has come to the rescue, offering a free domain name and ample space.

Internet users in China whose been trying to access Google have found that the site is inaccessible. The Chinese authorities have blocked access to the international uncensored version of Google so users will not have an uncontrolled access to online information, media watchdog said.

For years now, top celebrities such as U2?s Bono and Bob Geldoff have been rallying around causes that provide aid to Africa in the hope of improving the medical, social and financial conditions of this continent.

His most celebrated early case concerned Adolf Eichmann, who had vanished after the war. He helped launch an international manhunt that resulted in Eichmann`s capture by Israeli intelligence and trial in Jerusalem in the 1960s.

The US military said, Saturday, that a suicide attack in the Anbar province of Iraq, in which 3 chlorine-filled truck were detonated, resulted in the death of two police officers and sickened 350 Iraqis and 6 coalition force members.

An Abu Sayyaf militant was killed in the security sweep ahead of next month`s joint exercises by U.S. and Philippine troops. The fighting in the north, about 80 miles north of the capital of Manila, began when about 25 New People`s Army guerrillas opened fire on approaching army troops, officials said.

A promise made by President Bush`s education law to have a highly qualified teacher in every core class has failed. Not one state met the requirement to have 100 percent of its core teachers qualified by 2006. The No Child Left Behind law requires teachers to have a bachelor`s degree, a state license and proven competency in every subject they teach by 2006.

After some high-profile incidents of cybertheft of money from banking customers accounts, one major U.S. bank has decided to up it`s security features for internet banking customers to restore consumer confidence.

Actress Steffani Brass, the award-winning teen, joins an extended list of celebrities scheduled to appear at a benefit at the Madrid Theater in Canoga Park, CA on August 26th, 2005. Brass has been in dozens of TV commercials and has appeared in several TV shows such as the award-winning HBO drama `Six Feet Under`.