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All about me? College kids lack empathy : Compared to 30 years ago, it's all about me now, study finds
Submitted by newscaster on Sat, 05/29/2010 - 22:37.College students today are less likely to "get" the emotions of others than their counterparts 20 and 30 years ago, a new review study suggests. read more »
Report Says Many Youths Are ‘Too Fat to Fight’
Submitted by newscaster on Mon, 04/26/2010 - 11:08.A panel of retired military leaders has joined the fight against childhood obesity, saying that unhealthy school lunches are making America's youth unfit for military service and therefore pose a thre read more »
Teen Sues Mom for Hacking Facebook Account
Submitted by Mrs C on Thu, 04/08/2010 - 07:51.An Arkansas boy is suing his mom because she allegedly hacked into his Facebook account and posted slanderous remarks. read more »
Nigerian houses swallowed by sand
Submitted by newscaster on Mon, 03/29/2010 - 11:37.Ciroma Mohammed is standing on the spot he says was once occupied by his house in north-east Nigeria. read more »
Obama's speech to kids causes uproar in schools
Submitted by newscaster on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 16:25.When President Barack Obama gives a televised address to students in schools across the country on Tuesday, some metro Detroit school districts won't be broadcasting it. read more »
FULL TRANSCRIPT: President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address
Submitted by newscaster on Tue, 01/20/2009 - 20:27.President Barack Obama Delivers Inaugural Address at US Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Jan. 20, 2009 read more »
Obama team boosts jobs estimate to 3.7 million
Submitted by Newsbyte on Sat, 01/10/2009 - 18:48.President-elect Barack Obama uses his weekly radio/video address this morning to talk again about the economy's problems and what he thinks needs to be done to give it a boost. read more »
Three states eye bold high school reforms
Submitted by newscaster on Thu, 11/13/2008 - 21:05.Among the potential changes: college at 16, teacher-run schools, and state exams with assignments. read more »
VIDEO: Financial Crisis: How did we get here?
Submitted by newscaster on Tue, 10/07/2008 - 05:28.- ALL ELECTION COVERAGE
- General Economics
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- Issue: Economy, U.S.
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Carl Azuz talks with CNNMoney.com's Paul LaMonica about how we arrived at the current U.S. financial crisis read more »
Both parties say their VP candidates won
Submitted by newscaster on Fri, 10/03/2008 - 04:59.A record 57 million people were expected to tune-in to the vice presidential debate. And folks in the Treasure Valley made sure not to miss it. read more »
Campaign Issue: Offshore Oil Drilling (MIDDLE SCHOOL)
Submitted by newscaster on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 21:33.What's so scary about the credit crunch? (MIDDLE SCHOOL)
Submitted by newscaster on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 21:10.There's a scary monster hanging over the country at the moment, and it's called the CREDIT CRUNCH.
You've probably heard people talking about it like it's a Really Bad Thing. read more »
Local Colombians Plea to Release Hostages
Submitted by Newsbyte on Sun, 07/20/2008 - 22:17.Colombian-Americans in Western New York are joining people around the world demanding the liberation of hostages in their homeland. read more »
A GM-Ford Combo?
Submitted by Newsbyte on Wed, 06/25/2008 - 11:56.One General Motors executive floated the idea, but it was deemed a counterproductive distraction. read more »
OBAMA MAKES HISTORY, CLAIMS NOMINATION; Clinton plots her next move
Submitted by newscaster on Wed, 06/04/2008 - 05:48.- ALL ELECTION COVERAGE
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Once a long shot for the Democratic presidential nomination, Barack Obama, a first-term senator from Illinois, earned enough delegates Tuesday to claim his place in history. read more »
YouTube law fight 'threatens net'
Submitted by newscaster on Tue, 05/27/2008 - 06:32.A one billion dollar lawsuit against YouTube threatens internet freedom, according to its owner Google. read more »
Meridian Middle School Considers Tougher Dress Code
Submitted by newscaster on Tue, 05/13/2008 - 07:21.By next year, kids attending Meridian Middle School could be wearing what amounts to school uniforms. read more »
3 suspended for not standing for Pledge of Allegiance
Submitted by newscaster on Fri, 05/09/2008 - 21:00.Three small-town eighth-graders in Minnesota were suspended by their principal for not standing Thursday morning for the Pledge of Allegiance, violating a district policy that the principal now says may soon be reworded to protect free speech rights. read more »
Thousand Oaks eighth-grader commits to Kentucky
Submitted by Newsbyte on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 10:26.Michael Avery, 15, isn't sure where he's going to high school, but plans to play college basketball for Wildcats.
May 2, 2008 read more »
Antarctica Breaking: Ice shelf the size of Connecticut at risk of collapsing
Submitted by newscaster on Wed, 04/09/2008 - 22:17.A hunk of ice about the size of the state of Connecticut has started to collapse in Antarctica. read more »
Arrests at Olympic torch relay
Submitted by newscaster on Mon, 04/07/2008 - 22:37.Police arrested 35 people when clashes broke out as the Olympic torch was carried on a relay through London on its way to the 2008 games in China. read more »
Sparking Condoleezza Rice vice president rumors
Submitted by newscaster on Mon, 04/07/2008 - 22:13.It's the kind of rumor that sets conservatives buzzing -- is Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice actively campaigning to be Sen. John McCain's vice presidential pick? read more »
T.I. Pleads Guilty to Weapons Charges
Submitted by newscaster on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 08:33.Rapper T.I. has admitted having unregistered machine guns and being a felon in possession of a firearm. read more »
