Islamic Clerics Ban Tomboys

Malaysia's main body of Islamic clerics has issued an edict banning tomboys in the Muslim-majority country, ruling that girls who act like boys violate the tenets of Islam, an official said Friday. The N...

America, the Blessed & Troublesome

Six in 10 Americans think the U.S. is "uniquely blessed" by God, but a higher percentage -- almost eight in 10 -- think the country sometimes does more harm than good when it relates to the rest of the world, a...

Sex Ed Goes to UK Schools

Sex education is to be made a compulsory part of the national curriculum in primary and secondary schools under government plans to cut teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.A new personal, social ...

Homeschooling to Avoid Vaccines

Debra Barnes has a thriving chiropractic practice, a nice home and a family who loves living in the South, but she said she would leave Mississippi in a heartbeat if health officials tried to force her home-sch...

Correction, Discipline & Parenting

Eight out of ten parents think smacking is neither useful nor effective, according to a report released yesterday. Instead, most parents believe the best disciplinary technique for badly behaved toddlers is to ...