by Gillian Brockell | Jul 28, 2011 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
WASHINGTON—Daayiee Abdullah has lived three lifetimes in his 57 years. Born and raised in a black neighborhood in Detroit, Abdullah graduated high school when he was 15—the same age he came out as gay to his Southern Baptist parents. After working as a court...
by Jacqueline Klimas | Jul 28, 2011 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — In the first seven months of 2011, there have already been 156 reported cases of measles in the U.S., three times the average of prior years. The nationwide spike is caused by a measles outbreak in Europe, said Jane Seward, a director in the...
by Chelsea Whyte | Jul 27, 2011 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON –The bottom rows of grocery store aisles, usually reserved for brightly packaged foods set right at kid’s eye level, may be in for a makeover – and it’s what’s inside the boxes that could be changing. New recommendations from government agencies could...
by Jacqueline Klimas | Jul 20, 2011 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Pink eye from a classmate. A sprained wrist from after-school basketball. Missing school because of a stomach bug. Children may have difficulty seeing a doctor in a timely matter for these and other common illnesses and injuries if funding for the...
by Lauren Biron | Jul 14, 2011 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON — Wearing fake produce and not much else, the “Lettuce Ladies” of PETA, aided by other PETA staff and interns, were giving away veggie dogs to raise awareness about the group’s environmental and ethical concerns over eating meat. The animal advocates...
