Student's Shredded Flag Censored at U.S. High School

Official symbols of America have long been considered sacred and untouchable. In 1969, Jimi Hendrix enraged U.S.politicians by performing a distorted, fragmented version of the American anthem. Florida student...

Quit smoking with a little help from your friends

“Peer-pressure,” depicted by high-school counselors as a cause of smoking, may also help people to quit, claims a new study." The urge to smoke is contagious, but quitting apparently is, too. A team of...

Honda to launch new hybrid in 2009

 This is good news: by putting a new hybrid on the market, Honda will pressure Toyota and other car companies to innovate, cut costs, and improve the fuel efficiency of their vehicles. " A new Honda hybrid...

New Kids on the Block Return

They were "new" in the 1990s, but the Kids now look like they've been hanging around the block for a while. On Friday, however, they treated  fans to a  performance that left no one disappointed....

Girl Scout Sells 17,328 Boxes of Cookies

15-year-old Jennifer Sharpe is financing a trip to Europe with the profits from her sale of 17, 328 boxes of Girl Scout cookies. Her feat astonished Girl Scout officials and wowed local cookie bakers."Jennifer...

U.S. House and Senate Reject Bush's Oil Policy

The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate voted today to stop increasing America's oil reserves. The decision breaks from the prevailing wisdom, advocated by  President Bush, that U.S. oil reserves should...

Craigslist Countersues eBay

Craigslist and eBay -- the giants of internet shopping -- get set to duke it out in court"It’s war, then. Two weeks after eBay sued Craigslist, the classified ad site, for violating its rights as a minority...

Remy Ma to serve 8 years in prison

Rapper Remy Ma, convicted for assault on March 27 , has been sentenced to 8 years in prison." NEW YORK - A weeping Remy Ma was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday for shooting a woman...

Long-range campaigning: Clinton and Obama battle for Guam

"HAGATNA, Guam — Barack Obama was leading Hillary Rodham Clinton by just 203 votes out of more than 3,500 cast in Democratic presidential caucuses on Guam as counting continued early Sunday.Obama-pledged...
 

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