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Elementary School Focusing on Fitness Sees Improvement in Discipline
A school’s “mileage club” started in 2009 with the idea of handing out charms as an incentive for kids to run during recess has...
Despite Spell Check, Interest in Spelling Bees Is Way Up
You might think that spell check technology would make us less likely to care about developing our spelling abilities. But, since its widespread adoption...
Cattle Plague Becomes Second Disease Ever to be Eradicated
Rinderpest, a cattle disease that for centuries felled herds in Europe, Africa and Asia and caused periodic human famine, has been eradicated, veterinary epidemiologists...
Jessica Alba Lends Celebrity Heat to Toxic Chemical Consumer Bill on Capitol Hill
Last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics asked the federal government to redo the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that chemicals in consumer...
7 Year-old Wins ‘Doodle For Google’ Contest
Forty finalists were chosen in the 'Doodle 4 Google' contest from more than 107,000 entries, and when public voting concluded, a 7-year-old took home...
Captain Defied Orders to Rescue Refugees in 1982: Sometimes You Make an Exception
A Vietnamese family faced certain death trying to escape communist rule in a crowded fishing boat that was taking on water as a storm...
Charlie Sheen Tours Alabama Tornado Wreckage, Plans Fundraiser
At the urging of fans who contacted him on Twitter, Charlie Sheen flew to Alabama's tornado disaster zone yesterday to see the devastation for...
Kenyan Exchange Student Runs for His Tiny Village Back Home
He set out on his own in 2009 when he took the 8,000-mile flight from Kenya to Maryland as a foreign exchange student.
He had...
Woman Endured Years of Troubling Spells Before their Cause was Recognized
For 11 years Sonja MacDonald and her family lived with the constant threat of oncoming black-outs. After seeing different doctors, giving varying diagnoses for...
U.S. Professor Reflects on Return Home as Libyan Rebel Finance Minister
In the largely improvised scramble to set up an alternative to leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime, the Libyan rebels are leaning heavily on Ali Tarhouni,...
Wedding Proposal in Crossword Puzzle is Perfect Fit for Couple
An Alexandria, Virginia man, Corey Newman, could not wait to get his hands on a Sunday Washington Post to ask Marlowe Epstein, "Will you...
National Archives Unveils Civil War and Reconstruction Records Online
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the National Archives and Ancestry.com have published millions of online Civil War records once...
WWII Kindness Unites Japanese Boy With Grandson of American POW He Saved
A few months ago, the grandson of one of the survivors of the Bataan Death March traveled from Northern Virginia to Japan with an...
US Death Rate for Lung Cancer Among Women Begins Declining
For the first time, women's death rates from lung cancer are dropping, a long-anticipated drop coming more than a decade after a similar decline...
Does Food Dye Make Kids Hyperactive? FDA Panel Investigates Evidence
Doctors and consumer advocates have long argued over whether hyperactivity might be tied to certain dyes and additives used in processed foods. In a...
Mississippi Lawmakers Honor Widow of Civil Rights Hero
The Mississippi Legislature honored the widow of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers for her bravery, championing civil rights and race relations even while...
Marshmallow Peeps Star in 4th Annual Diorama Design Contest
Once again the creative genius of the Washington DC community is on display in the Easter candy parade of homemade art that is the...
Four NYT Reporters Released in Libya
Four New York Times journalists were released unharmed by the Libyan government on Monday, six days after they were arrested and held. The four...
Lebron James to Help Lower High School Dropout Rate in US
Basketball star LeBron James hopes to change one statistic that has always been too high: the high school drop-out rate. James will lead a...
Couple Turns Their Home Design Blog into a Full-time Job
To the decorating-obsessed among us, John and Sherry Petersik have a gig we dream about: They fix up their home, blog about it and...