Opposites Attract in Love, Money
So says a new working paper by researchers at the University of Michigan, the University of Pennsylvania and Northwestern. Using surveys of married adults, the study finds that “tightwads” and ̶...
Runaway Teen Says Muslim Family Would Kill Her for Conversion
An Ohio teenager says she ran away from home to Florida because her family threatened to kill her for converting from Islam to Christianity, local media reported.Rifqa Bary, 17, testified Monday at a custody he...
Miley Does Pole Dance at Teen Choice Awards
It was goodbye "Hannah Montana" at Sunday’s Teen Choice Awards as the once squeaky clean star Miley Cyrus debuted a more adult image with a racy performance in hot pants on a stripper pole!Miley Does a Ne...
Disabled Students are Spanked More
More than 200,000 schoolchildren are paddled, spanked or subjected to other physical punishment each year, and disabled students get a disproportionate share of the treatment, according to a new study. Most sta...
White House Releases New ‘Reality’ Web Site
The White House has released a new Web site, the "Reform Reality Check," the latest "fact-check" site, aimed at debunking some of the more egregious characterizations of the still-amorphous health care reform e...
Clinton: ‘I’m Secretary of State, Not Bill’
Hillary Clinton has a message for the world: It's not all about Bill.The secretary of State bristled Monday when--as she heard it--a Congolese university student asked what her husband thought about an internat...
Teen Unemployment Hits 24 Percent
Economists don't see much relief for unemployed teenagers in a recession that has trimmed hires and pulled many adults into the scramble for jobs typically held by teens. Unemployment of people ages 16 to 19 wa...
Teachers Re-evaluating Career Paths
It's turning into a long, pink-slip summer for thousands of the nation's teachers caught in mass layoffs as school districts struggle to control their finances during the deep recession.While some teachers oust...
At Home in the Houses of the Lord
The new apartments in Landover have all the features one expects to find in a luxury complex. There's a state-of-the-art fitness center, a quiet courtyard, nine-foot ceilings and oversize windows. Residents can...
Who’s Gay Among Teens Less Clear These Days
Who's gay and who's not is less clear than it used to be among today's young people — and that's complicating how researchers conduct studies on the sexual behavior of teens and young adults, a developme...