The Sexual Offenses Act, signed into power by South African President Thabo Mbeki, criminalizes kissing among people under 16.     The South African government says the new law is a...

A comprehensive study of abortion in America underscores a striking change in the landscape, with ever-fewer pregnant women choosing abortion and those who do increasingly opting to avoid surgical clinics.The n...

    New research suggests parents may cause undue stress leading to teacher burnout.     “Burnout” is a multifaceted and diverse issue but is “usually defined as occur...

Much of the national leadership of the Christian conservative movement has turned a cold shoulder to the Republican presidential campaign of Mike Huckabee, wary of his populist approach to economic issues and h...

    A recent study by retired UCLA professors, Alexander and Helen Astin, includes a few key findings suggesting that students are less likely to attend religious services the longer they are in col...

With people from various professions arguing that there is a crisis in the education of boys, a new trend that may be developing is the use of tutors to help boys get organized. Could it be that if boys had les...

MySpace has reached an agreement with more than 45 states to change to help prevent sexual predators and others from misusing it, state officials said last Monday. Several states' attorneys general said in a st...

Reporters have been banned from her home -- her mother is adamant on this point -- so the McDonald's across the street from Buffalo Grove High School has to serve as her impromptu media headquarters.None of whi...

"Converting visitors to Christianity is the 'Number One goal' of the Web site, says Wyatt, a 39-year-old student at Dallas Theological Seminary. 'And secondly, to re-energize the nominal Christian who may not g...

Cars that drive themselves—even parking at their destination—could be ready for sale within a decade, General Motors Corp. executives say. GM, parts suppliers, university engineers and other autom...