VIDEO: 2-Week Old Girl Rescued From Rubble In Turkey

Though the death toll (more than 360) continues to climb and the chances of finding more survivors are dimming, there is this bit of good news about what’s happening in eastern Turkey, where a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck on Sunday: A 2-week-old baby girl, Azra Karaduman, was rescued today from the rubble of an apartment building. [...]

Before He Delivered For Voters, Paul Delivered Babies

Republican presidential candidate and Texas Congressman Ron Paul is known for his fervent opposition to armed intervention overseas and the Federal Reserve — and for his equally fervent supporters. And while those supporters may want him to be the next president for different reasons, they’re all well aware that before entering politics, Paul was a [...]

A Sigh Of Relief For A Rebounding Shopping Center

Last fall at troubled strip mall in Phoenix, a few brave business owners opened in a virtually empty complex called Bethany East during a decidedly bad economy. In March of this year, the center fell into foreclosure and new buyers stepped in. It’s been a turbulent year on this corner, but things are finally looking [...]

‘El Narco’: The Trade Driving Mexico’s Drug War

Over the last five years, the Mexican drug war has claimed the lives of an estimated 40,000 civilians and drug traffickers. British journalist Ioan Grillo describes it as “a bloodbath that has shocked the world.” In his new book, El Narco, Grillo takes a close look at the Mexican drug trade, starting with the term [...]

A Business Incubator Gives Funding And Jobs To Vets

As the U.S. winds down military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and troops come home, many are eager to start work in the civilian sector. But it’s been tough: The federal government reports the unemployment rate for young veterans has hovered around 30 percent this year. Faced with this grim statistic, a new group based [...]

In Miami, School Aims For ‘Bi-Literate’ Education

In the fall of 1963, in the throes of the Cold War, Coral Way Elementary took in the children of political refugees fleeing Fidel Castro’s Cuba. The goal was not just to teach them English but make sure they remained fluent in Spanish and held on to their culture. Cuban-Americans thrived in Miami and so [...]

A Push To Register New Voters Reaches Behind Bars

Tens of millions of Americans who are eligible to vote are not registered. So before every big election there’s a flurry of activity to sign them up. One South Carolina woman is passionate about registering those who others might ignore. Dr. Brenda Williams, a physician in Sumter, S.C., regularly visits the county jail to sign [...]

U.S. Keeping Close Watch On Al-Qaida in Africa

The U.S. has had major successes against al-Qaida this year, taking out Osama bin Laden in Pakistan and Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. But for American counterterrorism officials, concerns over al-Qaida in Africa keep growing. In North Africa: al-Qaida’s arm, al-Qaida in the Islamic Magreb, is making millions by kidnapping foreigners. In West Africa: a local [...]

Activists Support U.S. Move Against Uganda Rebels

Human rights groups don’t usually cheer military forays. But they have offered loud applause for the Obama administration’s decision to send 100 military advisers to several countries in Africa to help those nations fight one of the continent’s most notorious rebel groups, the Lord’s Resistance Army. The Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA, is led by [...]

New Bio Quotes Jobs On God, Gates And Great Design

Ever since Steve Jobs died on Oct. 5, much has been written but little revealed about a man who was the face of an iconic American company. But now comes the official biography, published less than three weeks after the death of the Apple co-founder. Over the course of two years and 40 interviews, biographer [...]