Food Tasting Events Raise Funds for the Hungry As the weather turns cooler, events to celebrate the harvest season are held in cities and towns across the United States. Many feature food. And many benefit the hungry. On this sunny Saturday, a block...
Food Tasting Events Raise Funds for the Hungry As the weather turns cooler, events to celebrate the harvest season are held in cities and towns across the United States. Many feature food. And many benefit the hungry. On this sunny Saturday, a block...
Nearly 50,000 Runners Prepare for NYC Marathon Forty-seven-thousand athletes from all over the world will participate in this years New York City marathon on November 6. And, there may be 47,000 stories about the runners from this famous race. Its li...
US Adds 80,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Ticks Lower The U.S. economy added 80,000 jobs in October and the nation's unemployment rate edged down one tenth of a percentage point. The government also revised employment numbers higher for August and...
Texas Farmers Want More Crop Per Drop With water scarcity emerging as a major global issue in the 21st century, a drought in the southern U.S. state of Texas highlights the need for farmers to get more out of limited water supplies. Some are using ne...
Rural Greeks, Forgotten Victims of Economic Meltdown Images of the riots and strikes in Athens have been broadcast around the world as Europe fights to save Greece from bankruptcy. But Greeks in rural areas of the country say that the meltdown is hit...
Development Helps Fuel Southeast Asian Flooding In some parts of Southeast Asia the floodwaters just keep coming, inundating fields and towns, and leaving behind death and destruction. But, the problems could have been worse. It is a scene that has b...
To Overcome High Unemployment, Haitians Develop Handicraft Businesses Unemployment in Haiti is 40% - the rate of underemployment is even higher. But as high as that sounds, it's actually much lower than 10 years ago. One reason for that is the resour...
Smile, Happy People Live Longer Happy people may not only enjoy life more, but new research suggests they also have more life to enjoy. Almost 4,000 people, enrolled in a long-term aging study in Britain, were asked to score how they were feeling on...
Cancer Rate Doubles in Transplant Recipients Organ transplant recipients have a much greater risk of cancer than the general population, according to a new study, but the reason is not entirely clear. Cancer growth is often triggered by viruses, and...
Nicotine Enhances Effects of Cocaine A new study from Columbia University highlights the role of tobacco in cocaine addiction. The research indicates that nicotine may be a key gateway drug in a biological as well as a social context. Dr. Amir Levine...
Libyans Look to Economy as They Build Their Future 战后利比亚人重拾信心 美好生活需要经济支持 As Libyans try to resume their normal lives after the uprising that ended Moammar Gadhafis 42-year rule, many hope for economic improveme...
US Iraq Withdrawal May Tempt Iran to Fill Void The Obama administrations decision to pull all U.S. troops out of Iraq by the end of this year could tempt Iran to try extending its influence there, analysts say, triggering increased tensions with Saud...
Chicago Protesters Look for Permanent Home Violence has flared up again in Oakland, California, where police and Occupy protesters have clashed. However, the protests around the country have been largely peaceful, including in the city of Chicago, wh...
Platoon Testimony Continues in Afghan Atrocities Case Testimony continues in the military trial, court martial, of American soldier Calvin Gibbs, accused of masterminding war crimes allegedly committed by the platoon he led in Afghanistan. If convict...
