May 16, 2008

Jolie Makes It Offical: Twins Are On The Way

Angelina Jolie and partner Brad Pitt will be adding two more to their brood when she gives birth later this summer. Jolie let the cat out of the bag at Cannes.

“I’m sitting and talking a lot, and everybody’s being very nice to me,” Jolie told reporters. “If I was feeling too pregnant everybody said I [...]

May 16, 2008

Texas Expels The Most Pre-K Students In the Nation

Can a child younger than 6 be so bad they need to be expelled? According to Raising Texas and the Texas Association of Child Care Resources and Referral Agencies kids in Texas in prekindergarten classes are being expelled at an alarming rate.

An event held on May 8, 2008 at the University of Texas highlighted the [...]

May 16, 2008

Gas Consumers Got An Instant Refund Yesterday From The Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Yesterday across Canada some lucky people were getting an instant refund at the gas pump. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation was giving consumers back the amount of the gas tax to highlight what they say is government gorging.

With the gas tax at 28% a lot of the money that goes into your tank goes straight to [...]

May 16, 2008

This Catwalk Helps Dreams Begin

The catwalk in Milan was showcasing a collection of three beautiful designer gowns but the designers were not from the fashion world. Milan’s San Vittore prison on Wednesday was the scene of the fashion show.

Designers like Prada and Alberta Ferretti had their collections go down the same catwalk as the prisoners who were launching their [...]

May 16, 2008

Jefferson Memorial’s Sea Wall Is Sinking

The sea wall protecting the Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C. is sinking and needs to be repaired according to a study released on Tuesday.

The soil that the wall is built on is soft and that has compromised it. There are some portions of the wall that have sunk almost a foot since it was built [...]

May 16, 2008

Growth In Nine Year Old Turns Out To Be Her Twin

A nine-year-old in Greece had to be hospitalized when it was discovered that she was carrying her embryonic twin in her stomach. The child had to have an operation to remove what at first was thought to be a growth.

As the doctors removed the growth they discovered that it as actually her twin. The embryo [...]

May 16, 2008

Op-Ed: The Change Is Here Ready Or Not

Is Mother Earth doing a clearing out? 2008 has begun as a very deadly year. Between war, famine and natural disasters thousands have already died this year and it’s not even summer yet.

The Myanmar cyclone death count could be as high as 127,990.
At least 10,000 people have died in China this week from a massive [...]

May 16, 2008

The Polar Bear Makes The List

The polar bear has been added to the list of endangered animals. As the rising temperatures in the Arctic Sea causes the ice to vanish so are the bears.

The polar bear is the first animal to be added to the list of threatened animals as a result of global warming. In Canada the bears are [...]

May 16, 2008

Two West End Fires Suspected To Be Arson In Toronto

Is an arsonist to blame for two house fires in the west-end of Toronto? Police think that may be the case of the early morning fires that were started on Wednesday. The first call came in at 3 a.m.

A person noticed that a wood lawn decoration had been pushed up against the door of a [...]

May 16, 2008

Baby Left Home Alone In Vancouver

A tot was left behind in Vancouver by an immigrant family. The 23-month-old was only discovered missing after his family had started the second leg of their journey.

Jun Parreno told The Vancouver Sun that the child was left behind when he, his wife and two grandparents of the child, J.M were racing at the airport [...]