A couple in Lakeview, New York, is crediting their pit bull for saving their lives. “Typically she only barks for one reason, and that’s if someone is at the door,” Ronene Ando told CBS News. So Thursday night, when Ruby wouldn... Read more
Fred Lamar was overcome with emotion when his grandson surprised him on his 81st birthday with a fully restored 1957 Chevy Bel Air. Cam Dedman spent a year and nearly $30,000 of his own money to restore his grandfather’s rusty old vehicle... Read more
Gloria is a 13-year-old girl who lives in Namayumba, Uganda, with her mother and four siblings. She recalls the days before the sponsorship program started in her school as hard, especially the time when she first began her menstrual cycle. As w... Read more
What if no one ever washed their hands? Ever. Again. (And, yes, this includes no hand sanitizer.) How long would we expect life as we know it to persist? Well, if you live in a developed country, you might expect that life could still go on for... Read more
When my husband and I first considered China adoption we were told we’d wait roughly six years for a child. It seemed our journey was over before it started, but our adoption agency suggested the special needs program (shorter wait). I had two t... Read more
The number of countries in the world depends on, to put it simply, the counting authority. Some put the figure at 192, while others have it at 196. What leads to this confusion? Even in these modern times, fighting for independence is not unhear... Read more
The ice cover of Greenland is the second largest expanse of ice in the world, and hence, plays a crucial and determinative role in the dynamics of global warming and how it affects the world. Thus, any changes in the volume or location of the ic... Read more
There are a number of parameters that have a role to play in determining the largest city in the world. The first parameter is the definition of the word ‘city’ itself. Then come the factors like ‘size’ in terms of land a... Read more
Then there are times…well… that well-meaning, very nice people say things that just drive me crazy. I know that they are just trying to be nice. But whether it’s because I hear these things all of the time, or because they just aren’t the realit... Read more
In 1994, the National Geography Standards, a set of 18 standards meant to guide students and teachers of geography, was introduced in the United States. It replaced the five-theme organizational approach, which was adopted by the National Counci... Read more
