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When Sudanese supermodel Alek Wek was 14 years old, she left South Sudan in the heat of civil war. Her family, fleeing both rebel and government forces, trekked through the bush for months, leading to

No Somali mother should have to choose which child to pick up and feed, and which toddler to lay down and "leave him behind to his God on the road." The world has food and resources enough that no pa

According to the AFP, on July 15, 2010, a 19-year-old man was bitten by a vampire bat in Michoacan, Mexico. Ten days later, the migrant farm worker left for the U.S. to pick sugar cane at a Louisiana

Bert and Ernie will not be getting married. To each other, or anyone else. The demands of a petition calling for Bert and Ernie to get married, which has become an internet sensation in the last

TORONTO - The CN Tower's latest attraction, which opens to the public on Monday, allows those with nerves of steel to walk on the edge -- literally. EdgeWalk lets thrill-seekers walk hands free along

The Capture of the Green River Killer is a 2008 2-part TV movie that first aired on Lifetime Television and tells the story of the Green River killer serial murders between 1982 and 1998. The film is

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP)—Recognized for his basketball talents, Dennis Rodman instead talked about his personal shortcomings. He hasn’t been a very good husband or father. His relationship with his mo

Isaiah 54:17 The Message (MSG) If anyone attacks you, don't for a moment suppose that I sent them, And if any should attack, nothing will come of it. I create the blacksmith who

I'm a former Member of Congress. If more than 100,000 of us sign this petition, I will go to Washington, DC, myself, and I will deliver it personally to the White House. -Alan We Are Against A

Once upon a time, not so long ago, it was an expected and accepted practice to assume a husband's surname. Any deviation from that was viewed with suspicion. After all, it's part of the marriage contr

Jurors on July 22 convicted Sowell of 11 counts of aggravated murder and more than 70 other charges, including abusing corpses and kidnapping. The convictions ended a saga that began in October 2009

Nationwide (August 10, 2011) -- Late last year, the National Low Income Housing Authority launched their web site (www.LowIncome.org) as a free online tool to help people better understand and locate

A step toward a new possible treatment for leukemia, one that uses patients’ own immune cells to target and destroy cancer is getting a lot of media attention. It should be noted, however, that the th

Med/surg nurses should be an integral part of hospital Rapid Response Teams (RRTs), but instead often relinquish care of the patient to this expert team when they arrive at the bedside. The RRT focus

The internets were roaring this weekend as news released of Big Boi’s drug arrest in Miami. Amongst his collection of illegal substances was viagara, which is a controlled substance. While folks on my

While Men Slept… It’s just a matter of time till the gently falling flakes accumulates and cause an avalanche. Just a matter of time till the collection of droplets causes the dam to break, or the

Section A: Praise and worship (12am-12.20 -1am) Sing songs of praise and hymns to the Lord. Section B: Bible study (12.20am-12.40am) Psalm 10 Proverbs 18:10 The Name of the LORD is a strong tow

Gone too, soon. Rest in peace sister Soul.

If you teach your student common prefixes, you will quickly expand his ability to spell and read longer words. Here are five things your learner needs to know about prefixes: 1.Prefixes are word

A Polish woman will step off an airplane in Chicago on Monday afternoon with a legal visa in her hand, coming back to live in the United States four years after her deportation sundered her family, in

If you have a child entering grade school this fall, file away just one number with all those back-to-school forms: 65 percent. Chances are just that good that, in spite of anything you do, little

(The NY Times) The hotel housekeeper who has accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her sued him in State Supreme Court in the Bronx on Monday, seeking unspecified damages for an attack

Every believer has been given a measure of faith. In order to see the promises of God come to pass in your life, you have to give your faith a voice. You must declare what God says about you in His Wo

(BlackDoctor.org) -- Heat stroke is a form of hyperthermia, where the body’s temperature is abnormally high (usually 104 F or higher). Unlike other heat-related injuries, such as heat cramps and heat