Antibiotics Used by the Ton in Animal Feed Every Year

According to a report released yesterday, 25.6 million pounds of antibiotics are mixed with farm animals’ food every year -- almost all of it concentrated in just 23 states, mainly in the Mid-Atlantic and the South. Nearly 70 percent of all the antibiotics used in the US...

The deserters: Awol crisis hits the US forces

JE McNeil, who heads the Centre for Conscience and War in Washington DC, a Christian group whose members also staff the GI Rights Hotline, said many troops she spoke with had been lied to by recruiters. "I had an 18-year-old who was told he did not have to serve in...

Foot of Snow Falls in Parts of Dakotas - Yahoo! News

BISMARCK, N.D. - Up to a foot of snow fell in parts of the Dakotas, and authorities advised drivers Thursday to be wary. But at least the snow was wet %u2014 a boon for landowners struggling with drought, forecasters said. "It's heavy and it's wet," said Golden...