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Massachusetts senator, John Kerry has emerged as the Democrats' front-runner in their battle to unseat President George W. Bush and his deputy. Democrats across the board however agree that the only person who can deliver is John Kerry but even they acknowledge that it would require a lot of hard work to unseat the incumbent President.

The US Army's Special Forces fighting the ground war against the Taliban in Afghanistan include the Army Rangers, Special Operations forces, and Green Berets. The Rangers train in the dark, using night-vision goggles, and carrying 100-pound packs on their backs.

Thousands of Hispanics, both legal residents from other states and freshly arrived illegal immigrants from south of the border, have rushed to New Orleans to take construction jobs and are likely to fundamentally remake the city's demographic and cultural landscape. According to the 2000 Census, before Katrina only 3% of New Orleanians were Hispanic and 67 percent African-American, however, after evacuation, many AfricanAmericans may have left for good.

Rise in serious injuries amongst cheerleaders raises concerns especially after the death of a 14-year old Ashley Burns. Parents are lobbying for greater regulation but the problem arises when the federation cannot force states to abide by the rules because some states classify cheerleading as a sport, triggering strict requirements such as access to an athletic trainer, and other states treat it as a more loosely governed activity.

An account of how Jennifer Carol Wilbanks, who vanished on the eve of her wedding, made up a false story of getting kidnapped is discussed. The Duluth Police Department had to shell out around $60,000 to deploy 60 officers, who were involved in tracing Jennifer Carol Wilbanks and the officials are deciding what restitution to seek and whether to file charges against Wilbanks.

The highly contagious Marburg virus, which causes victims to bleed out of their eyes, genitals and other orifices, has killed 239 people out of 266 reported cases. In response, medical teams from across the world are trying to contain the epidemic, but are confronted by clinical and cultural obstacles.

The Democrats are taking the U.S. presidential election very seriously as allegations and counter allegations are traded around the party members. Political observers expect that the internal bickering will last till July 2004 when the democratEs convention in Boston will take place.

The Saddam Fedayeen troops of Iraq are discussed. The brutality of these forces (many recruited from orphanages and prisons) is described in further detail.

Military operations during a sandstorm in Iraq are described. Conditions and risks caused by the sandstorm are described in further detail.

Five reporters describe their experiences with military units in Iraq.

Ahmed Omar Sheikh, a British national of Pakistani descent, is the prime suspect in the kidnapping of American Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. The article provides a brief history of Sheikh, including his upbringing and recent crimes.