From Arizona to Amsterdam, immigration remains one of the most contentious and divisive debates for Americans and Europeans alike.
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Going for Broke
When Melissa Rothrock, 33, decided in the spring of 2009 that she wanted to become the first in her family to go to college, she knew a traditional program was out of the question. The mother of four children–one of them just an infant–couldn’t afford a babysitter, and her husband was on the road for days at a time as a truck driver
A Brief History of Stockholm Syndrome
Time and again during the 18 harrowing years she allegedly spent in captivity, Jaycee Lee Dugard must have had the chance to cry for help. She assisted her alleged abductor, Phillip Garrido, with his home business, sorting out orders by phone or e-mail.
How Saving Your Baby’s Umbilical Cord Can Save Lives
As their due date creeps closer, many pregnant women pack a go bag for the hospital: toothbrush, iPod, cute bringing-baby-home outfit.
Go Ahead — Cry at Work
I was a 37-year-old senior vice president in charge of the consumer-products-and-publishing division at Nickelodeon, the children’s cable channel, in my office celebrating with a few colleagues the announcement of a huge, groundbreaking deal with Sony to create and market home videos of our hit shows, such as Rugrats and Ren & Stimpy. The phone rang
Foreclosure Foul-up: Tracking Down Those ‘Lost’ Mortgages
Trevor Douglas, 54, may soon lose his Orlando house. Sure, Douglas hasn’t paid his mortgage in more than two years, which is what a Bank of America spokesperson tells me “is important to remember.” It is.
Tiger Daughter: American Dad on Raising a Child in China
I sat in our suburban home in Shanghai and read online the excerpt from Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother that appeared in the Wall Street Journal. My reaction to it was straightforward: Maybe a little over the top, but, yeah, that’s about right.
Breast Pumping on Rise As Moms Choose Not to Breast-Feed
When Crystal Byrd’s second child was born, the doctors urged her to place her baby to her breast.
Low-Income Housing: Another Crisis Looming?
Another housing crisis may be looming even as the mortgage meltdown continues and as Americans who once dreamed of home ownership see their properties foreclosed.
Yahoo! Pulls Plug on GeoCities, Erases Internet History
When Yahoo! switched off the servers for GeoCities, the Web posting service, on Oct. 27, some 7 million of the Internet’s first websites went dark forever