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10 Years After Columbine: Gun Sales and Violence Up
Two years after the college shootings at Virginia Tech and ten years after the high school shooting…
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Africa's First Elected Female President
Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a Harvard-educated economist and former World Bank offici…
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Arlen Specter Joins the Democrats
In a surprise move, Arlen Specter, the long-time Republican Senator from Pennsylvania defected to t…
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At 100 Days, Obama Takes Questions
Marking his first 100 days in office, President Barack Obama tackled citizens' questions at a town …
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Can We Claw Back CEO Bonuses?
The top five investment banks in the five years leading up to the current financial crisis awarded …
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India Plans to Level Slum of "Slumdog" Fame
The Indian government has angered many citizens by endorsing plans to tear down Mumbai's largest sl…
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Iowa and Vermont Legalize Gay Marriage
Vermont's legislature voted to legalize same-sex marriage in the state, the latest in a series of r…
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More Children Becoming Homeless
As the nation continues to face economic problems and more families lose their homes, many schools …
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New Deal vs. the Stimulus
President Roosevelt's New Deal program paid for many St. Louis landmarks- including the land for fa…
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Nigeria Deals With Polio Outbreak
Although health workers in have eliminated the crippling disease polio in most parts of the world, …
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