Child poverty rate declines in America for first time since 2000
Washington — Poverty in America declined in 2013, and the poverty rate went down faster for children than for adults – which is notable not only because they are children but also because the poverty rate for children has long been higher than for adults.
North America Gynecological Devices Market Outlook to 2020
NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- North America Gynecological Devices Market Outlook to 2020 Summary GlobalData's new report, "North America Gynecological Devices Market Outlook to 2020", provides key market data on the North America Gynecological ...
Obama: "Our Reach Is Long, if You Threaten America, You Will Find No Safe Haven"
Speaking from MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday, President Obama delivered remarks defending his pledge to “degrade and ultimately destroy ISIS.” But he also spoke confidently about, and reaffirmed his support for, the people who need ...
Bank of America says it is monitoring NFL's efforts to combat domestic violence
Charlotte-based Bank of America, a sponsor of the Carolina Panthers and other National Football League teams, on Wednesday said it’s monitoring the league’s handling of player misconduct issues, but stopped short of directly criticizing the league or ...
Business Schools: You Can't Afford to Ignore Latin America Anymore
In the Colombian city of Medellin, nestled in a valley in the Andes Mountains, one can see the remnants of a tragic past and at the same time, glimpse a hopeful future taking hold across much of Latin America. Walking through Medellin in 1995, I saw ...
Nick Cannon Wears $2 Million Tom Ford Shoes on 'America's Got Talent' Finale
Talk about fancy footwear. America's Got Talent host Nick Cannon wore custom Tom Ford shoes valued at two million dollars during Tuesday's finale of the NBC show, which are currently being reviewed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the "Most ...
Miss America: Domestic Abuse, Law School, What’s Next
The Apple Watch is expected to launch in early 2015 and heralds deeper connectivity to friends, work and our wallets. Social media expert Jay Oatway says the device is a big evolutionary leap riddled with technological pros and social cons.
Obama: Militants 'Not America's Fight Alone'
Obama: Militants 'Not America's Fight Alone' President Barak Obama addressed soldiers at CentCom repeating that there will be no American troops on the ground in Iraq, and pointing to American's unique capabilities help partners on the ground secure the ...
Miss America Kira Kazantsev's Planned Parenthood past draws criticism, support
The president of the pro-life group National Right to Life is not happy that the newly crowned Miss America, Kira Kazantsev, once served a three month internship for Planned Parenthood. "It would be a tragedy if someone who is looked up to by many young ...
Gründungstreffen der European Education Alliance for Music and Sound in Media (EEAMS)
Gründungstreffen der European Education Alliance for Music and Sound in Media (EEAMS) Ein Gründungstreffen der European Education Alliance for Music and Sound in Media (EEAMS) bei der SoundTrack_Cologne ist von Yati Durant (University of Edinburgh) und Vasco Hexel (Royal College of Music, London) av ...
South Carolina High School Students Flew American Flags to Remember 9/11 – Before a School Banned It
Apparently, showing patriotism for one’s country is against the school code, at least in one South Carolina school. Four patriotic students were forced to take down the American flags hanging on their trucks when they arrived to school on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks this year. Aaron ...
Stadium Gallery: FIU Stadium, Miami, FL
The view from the end zone at FIU Stadium in Miami, FL. (RoadTripSports photo by Kendall Webb) FIU Stadium – Photo Gallery This stadium gallery comes to you courtesy of College Football America publisher Kendall Webb. Some full panoramic views of Florida International University’s football stadium i ...
Education & Events
Ken Howell will be answering your questions. View Web Version Buy Tickets September 17 is #AskACurator Day on Twitter! Today from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm EST, our curator of the Upland Tropical Rain Forest, Ken Howell, will be answering your questions about our exhibit, the ecosystem it represents and th ...
Why Dying In America Is Harder Than It Has To Be
This article originally appeared on Kaiser Health News. >It is time for conversations about death to become a part of life. > More...
100 Best Singles of 1984: Pop’s Greatest Year
Duran Duran THE REFLEX Hot 100 Peak: Number One Full of surrealistic imagery and a tour de force vocal performance by Simon LeBon, the opening track of Duran Duran’s Seven and the Ragged Tiger was a bit amorphous on first listen, its disparate elements never quite congealing. But after being given a ...
[$] X and SteamOS
In a talk entitled "SteamOS Magic", longtime X developer Keith Packard looked at the new Linux "distribution" and the effort to turn the Linux desktop into a gaming console. It turns out that, with a fairly small amount of code, Steam and SteamOS creator, Valve, was able to take the existing X-based ...
Mary Lynn Clark Named President of Wyndham Vacation Rentals North America
As a member of the Wyndham Exchange & Rentals senior leadership team, Clark will be responsible for leading and growing the company’s North American rental businesses, which include such well-known brands as ResortQuest, Kaiser Realty and Oceana Resorts.
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
“To be clear, if we reach the point where I believe our advisors should accompany Iraqi troops on attacks against specific ISIL targets, I will recommend that to the President,” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey told the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday. He and Secre ...
