In two separate votes a decade apart, Citizen Kane was named the greatest American film of all time by the American Film Institute, and it is pretty well cemented at or near the top of dozens of all-time greate...

I came to school and was supposed to tell everyone I fell down the stairs. That's what I said when my friends asked. I said it again when the teachers asked. I hope they believed me. - Tineal, 16 Abuse is pai...

My friend and I were having lunch; and as we always do, we revisited our slow journey through the stages of grief following the loss of our friend Matt, who died at age 35 of a brain tumor.While remembering Mat...

Animals can help impoverished families take steps toward better lives. Just ask Sarah the Goat, an animated character who shows children how a goat, chicken, cow or other animal can bring a family from poverty ...

Sure, he's a professional funny man, but Stephen Colbert is serious about being Catholic, teaching Sunday School at his parish and raising his children in the faith.During an appearance with New York Cardinal T...

A strong democracy depends on smart voters who choose their leaders based on their knowledge of important political issues. One way Americans learn about politics is by following the news. Now, researchers from...

The BackdropSteve Jobs. Ludwig van Beethoven. Lebron James.Recognize those names? I'm thinking so.How about Julius Lilienfeld? Bartolomeo Cristofori? James Naismith? Recognize those names?I'm thinking not so mu...

Forty percent of children in the United States will go to bed tonight in a home without a father. The senior pastor of LifeChange Christian Church in Portland, Ore., explains how to address the consequences of ...

Children actively watch an average of 80 minutes of television a day, according to a new study published in Pediatrics. That's a lot of TV, but when you add in the amount of background television exposure these...

The number of teens who drive after drinking has been sliced in half in the past two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A new study by the CDC finds that 10.3 percent of high ...