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In Ghana, the '70s was a time of political repression, high inflation, and funky pop music. A young British emigre named John Collins formed the Bokoor Band with locals in 1971. The Bokoor Beats retrospective captures a band full of pride and confidence from Ghana's then-recent independence.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told President Bush that he shares the U.S. view that there are "duties to discharge and responsibilities to keep" in Iraq, although Britain is reducing its troop presence there. Brown's comments came Monday at a joint news conference with Mr. Bush at Camp David in Maryland.

Gordon Brown is making his first official visit to the United States since becoming British prime minister. He is going to Capitol Hill for a meeting with lawmakers after talks with President Bush at Camp David.

New British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is meeting with President Bush en route to a stop at the United Nations. His first month in office has seen terrorist attacks, widespread flooding and change on the global political scene.

In the summer of 1967, violence broke out in black neighborhoods across the country, even in small cities and towns like Cambridge, Md. In July 1967, arsonists set a fire that spread through two blocks in Cambridge, where racial tensions had been simmering for years.

The small town of Cambridge, Md., went up in flames 40 years ago this summer. A speech by black activist H. Rap Brown helped incite unrest there. But the town's problems were rooted in a painful history of racial discrimination.

Simpsons creator is bringing America's favorite dysfunctional family to the multiplex. Why does the show still work? "People really, really resonate to the idea of darker emotions in something that is considered a very light medium."

Intense rainfall in England has caused rivers to burst banks and streets to become like rivers. More than a month's worth of rain doused England and Wales in just hours Friday, forcing evacuation and threatening the water supply. More rain is forecast.

In early 20th century Chicago, the Everleigh Club was the country's most famous brothel. Sisters Minna and Ada Everleigh welcomed prominent clientele and treated their "girls" like queens. But it didn't last.

David Beckham plays his first game for the L.A. Galaxy Saturday. Tremendous media hype has greeted the soccer star's move from England with his "Posh" wife Victoria and family. Will Beckham fill stadiums and bend Americans into soccer fans?