Eva Longoria has been honoured for her role as a women’s rights activist. The actress was a guest of honour at the Women of Distinction Awards Gala organised by the Young Women’s Christian Association in Washington, DC, UK newspaper The Mirror reports.
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Death Star commander actor dies
Character actor Richard LeParmentier, who as a young Death Star commander learned the hard way that Darth Vader brooks no disrespect, died Tuesday. He was 66
Why Students Have a Right to Mock Teachers Online
Do students have a First Amendment right to make fun of their principals and teachers on Facebook and other social-media sites?
How Should We Teach Our Kids about SEX?
SOME INGREDIENTS IN THE STEAMING HORmonal stew that is American adolescence: For Prom Night last week, senior class officers at Benicia High School in California assembled some party favors — a gift-wrapped condom, a Planned Parenthood pamphlet advocating abstinence and a piece of candy. “We know Prom Night is a big night for a lot of people, sexually,” senior Lisa Puryear told the San Jose Mercury News.
Kitsch Me, Kate
Love is all Prince William and Kate Middleton need: they’ve asked that charitable donations be made in lieu of gifts. But that doesn’t mean the rest of town isn’t cashing in
Water Near Shale-Gas Fracking Sites Polluted, a Study Says
When I traveled through northeastern Pennsylvania in March for my TIME cover story on shale natural gas, it wasn’t hard to find unhappy homeowners like Sherry Vargason.
Back From The Blaze
Six years ago, Luz Cuevas heard an explosion upstairs in her house and ran into her 10-day-old daughter’s bedroom. The baby had vanished
RACES: Black Game
In no national election since 1860 have politicians been so Negro-minded as in 1936.
How to Fix No Child Left Behind
It’s countdown time in Philadelphia’s public schools. Just 21 days remain before the state reading and math tests in March, and the kids and faculty at James G.
No Smoking on Campus? Pennsylvania Smokers Fume
Having been denied the right to puff in public buildings, workplaces and bars, staff and student smokers in Pennsylvania public colleges and universities now find themselves forced to leave campus property before lighting up.