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The Mexican-American War resulted the dramatic growth of the United States and laid the seeds for the American Civil War. Start here for information on the Mexican-American War - a short, one page overview of the conflict.

Built in 1754, by Lt. Col. George Washington, Fort Necessity was located in the Great Meadows in present-day southwestern Pennsylvania. Tasked with constructing a road through the wilderness, Washington had the fort built after encountering resistance from the French in May. Attacked on July 3, Washington was forced to surrender the fort the next day.

The first major war to feature widespread bombing, World War II produced a variety of bombers of all shapes and sizes. While some nations such as the United States and Great Britain built long-range, four-engine aircraft, others chose to focus on smaller, medium bombers. This gallery will provide an overview of some the bombers used during the conflict.

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Nowhere is the economic gulf greater than in the nation's capital, where some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the US share the same city as some of the most blighted

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Britain's attempts to position itself as a centre for the green power industry suffered a blow today when it emerged that ministers have refused to commit the country to a new international body set up to promote renewable power.The German environment secretary, who came up with the idea for the International Renewable Energy Agency, said he was disappointed countries such as the UK and America were dragging their feet.'Please join the club. It's a club for the future,' said Matthias Machnig from Abu Dhabi where he is attending the World Future Energy Summit. He plans to formally launch the new organisation in Bonn next Monday.The new body, which has been planned for 18 months, was a 'very important signal' that nations were committed to a greener future, the minister said.Asked whether he was frustrated at Britain's unwillingness to sign up so far, he said: 'I don't comment on the British way of making decisions. Maybe it is going to happen.'France, Holland and Spain are among the 60

Russian authorities should immediately investigate the killing of Stanislav Markelov, a prominent Russian human rights lawyer, and bring his killers to justice, Human Rights Watch said today. Markelov was shot dead on the afternoon of January 19, 2009, on Prechistenka Street in central Moscow, and a newspaper intern with him was fatally wounded.read more

Sophomore Michael Brocks (Staatsburg, N.Y.) is the Syracuse University Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week for the week of January 19, 2009. On January 16, the track and field team hosted the SU Welcome Back Meet in Manley Field House. The men recorded five first place finishes and three runner-up finishes, while the women earned 10 first place crowns and eight second place finishes.

Financial Times, 18 January 2009 - The offer by an investment manager of a "responsible investment policy" or a "sustainable fund" surely raises the question of whether their other products are irresponsible or unsustainable.The question tends to make fund managers splutter, but in recent months, advocates of sustainable investment have been able to point to clearly unsustainable investment strategies, and indeed an unsustainable global financial system, as proof they are not just posturing.