An Apple Store employee refused to sell an iPad to an Iranian-American girl. He stated that apple had a strict policy against selling merchandise to Iran, due to current international relations between Iran and the US. The Georgia college student and her dad were shocked and returned the next day to explain that […]
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Kate Middleton Demoted? Duchess Ordered To Curtsy To Princesses Eugenie & Beatrice
Lest you thought the life of Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, was a nonstop fairy tale of posh parties, gratis fashion and domestic bliss with Prince William, think again. Even duchesses can’t escape a bit of drama from the in-laws, according to new reports that Kate has gotten a bit of a demotion in regards to […]
Study: Most Child Abuse Goes Unreported
Children in highly developed countries suffer abuse and neglect much more often than is reported by official child-protective agencies, according to the findings of the first in a comprehensive series of reports on child maltreatment, published Dec.
The Trial of Pastor Amy DeLong: Methodism and Same-Sex Unions
The Rev. Amy DeLong, a Methodist pastor from Osceola, Wisconsin, decided to come clean
Feds’ Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program
After her husband left her, Jennifer Santana lost her job.
2-Min. Bio: Susan E. Rice
On paper, President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for United Nations ambassador has much in common with another boundary-breaking, African-American, Stanford-affiliated, female foreign policy expert with the same surname.
Clicking for a Fix: Drugs Online
How easy is it to buy illegal drugs on the Internet? Pretty darn easy, according to a new study by the United Nation’s International Narcotics Control Board.
Aviators: THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
Wilbur and Orville Wright were two brothers from the heartland of America with a vision as sweeping as the sky and a practicality as down-to-earth as the Wright Cycle Co., the bicycle business they founded in Dayton, Ohio, in 1892.
Medvedev’s Improbable Mission: Mediating Peace with Gaddafi
On Thursday, as NATO war planes prepared fresh strikes against the compound of Muammar Gaddafi, his prime minister, Baghdadi al-Mahmudi, put in an urgent call to Moscow. After months of civil war, he said, Gaddafi was ready to negotiate a ceasefire and he needed Russia to mediate the talks
Oprah’s Finale: Honoring the Host Who Took the High Road
Only three shows left. Can you stand it, America?