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All about me? College kids lack empathy : Compared to 30 years ago, it's all about me now, study finds

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’

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

An Arkansas boy is suing his mom because she allegedly hacked into his Facebook account and posted slanderous remarks.  read more »

Obama's speech to kids causes uproar in schools

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 »

Obama team boosts jobs estimate to 3.7 million

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

Among the potential changes: college at 16, teacher-run schools, and state exams with assignments.  read more »

Both parties say their VP candidates won

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 »

What's so scary about the credit crunch? (MIDDLE SCHOOL)

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

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?

One General Motors executive floated the idea, but it was deemed a counterproductive distraction.  read more »

YouTube law fight 'threatens net'

A one billion dollar lawsuit against YouTube threatens internet freedom, according to its owner Google.  read more »

Meridian Middle School Considers Tougher Dress Code

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

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

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

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

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

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 »

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