Shawn Alexander can recognize the look immediately. It's one of surprise when a student enters his African-American studies class and finds, standing at the front, a white guy."Years ago, it happened more," sai...

What Caitlin wanted did not seem that hard. She had signed up for Facebook after she married, as Caitlin Shaw. Now, to make it easier for old friends to find her, she wanted to add her maiden name. Her maiden n...

When hard times reached the Schneider household in central Oregon, the longtime stay-at-home mom took action--getting a job at Subway to offset a drop in her husband's earnings. What she didn't do was also nota...

Online, All the TimeAccording to the online tracking service www.comScore, Americans spent 302 billion minutes online in July—or the equivalent of 6,760 lifetimes, give or take. Americans’ favorite...

Many of today's eco-friendly, go-green, health-conscious (often vegan) adolescents prefer oganic sustenance. Reasons cited include better taste and the perception that organic food is a heal...

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John McCain took to the Senate floor Monday and talked about Twittering.For the increasingly popular networking tool, it was either a moment that marked the technology's full-bore entry into the cultural mainst...

SUPPLIES:Small lightweight ballChart paper or whiteboard Marker   THE GAME: Have the group circl up (sitting or standing). Toss the ball around (or across) the circle. When players catch the ball, they ...

Long associated with images of dorky vests and singalongs around the campfire, the 97-year-old Girl Scouts of the USA is trying to become cool. Or at least cooler.With enrollment dropping sharply, the organizat...

Early parenting choices are never clear-cut, and deciding whether or not to allow your infant to watch television or DVDs ranks as one of the more perplexing.Thanks to marketing claims for TV shows and DVDs cre...