After 125 Years, Paper Coupons Thrive Digitally When Laura Harders does her familys grocery shopping each Friday, she comes armed with a shopping list and coupons. Harders started using coupons about six years ago, when she was expecting her first ba...
New York Sugary Drink Ban Targets Obesity Do you really need 450 grams, 560 grams, 900 grams of sugary soda? These are all quantities regularly sold and consumed in the United States. Mayor Bloomberg said enough with his proposed ban on the sale of s...
US Womens Basketball Team Favored for London Olympics Maya Moore has reason to be confident. In her first season as a professional last year, the 1.83 meter tall forward helped her team, the Minnesota Lynx, win its first WNBA championship. She then j...
Some Egyptians Admit Facing Depressing Choice in Runoff Election The crowds on Tahrir Square last year were euphoric; they had forced their president of nearly 30 years to resign. The promise of the revolution was still there in round one -- 13 candi...
Aung San Suu Kyi Cautions Leaders on Burma Reforms Aung San Suu Kyi told the forum there is too much focus on Burma's economic reforms and not enough on political ones. Even the best investment law would be of no use whatsoever if there are no courts...
Britain Prepares for Jubilee Celebrations Palace staff members have put the finishing touches on the queen's ceremonial carriage, which will carry her through the streets of London in a royal procession. Even the horses have to rehearse for their rol...
Technology Developed in Texas Expands Natural Gas Production LEAM Drilling Systems, in Conroe, Texas, runs its trucks on compressed natural gas, or CNG. LEAM Vice President Scott Bradley said cheap natural gas makes the company's 18 CNG trucks a good...
World No Tobacco Day Proven Successful Every year, Americans observe the Great American Smoke Out, a day set aside to encourage smokers to go without a cigarette for one day. Suddenly giving up a habit is referred to as going cold turkey. In Knoxvill...
Flame Virus Looms in Debate Over Regulation of Internet A Russian-based computer security firm, Kaspersky Lab, found that the Flame virus could record keystrokes, capture screenshots, and record conversations using microphones built into computers. T...
Mounting Syrian Death Toll Prompts Intervention Calls in US The near-daily slaughter in Syria is provoking widespread condemnation of the Assad government. For months, Republican Senator John McCain has pressed the Obama administration to consider ai...
Rare Astronomical Event to Occur June 5-6 Skywatchers on all seven continents will get a chance to witness an astronomical rarity on June 5 or 6, the transit of the planet Venus. It is likely the last time anyone alive today will have a chance to vie...
Iranian Homosexuals Speak Out About Persecution The day begins as normal for Arash and Nima. But for them, just walking out the door is a reminder they are no longer at home in Iran. The LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgendered people) are a part...
Aid Worker Kidnapped in Darfur Returns Home After almost three months in captivity, British aid worker Patrick Noonan is going home. Hes very much looking forward to seeing his two daughters, says Bettina Luescher, a World Food Program spokesperson....
Kenyan Organization Focuses on Scourge of Jiggers It is dubbed the silent killer because everyone wants to hide the condition. The feeling of shame at having it is unbearable. Agnes Wayua knows this only too well. Her 10 children were infected with j...
FAO Says Feeding the Future Requires Bold Decisions The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said people cannot live healthy and productive lives unless they have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food. The U.N. agency has released its reco...
