AAA offers tips for parents of children at varying stages of learning-to-drive process Read more…

AAA offers tips for parents of children at varying stages of learning-to-drive process Read more…

The Chicken Littles at the Texas Freedom Network (TFN) are ranting that the sky is falling because two of the six experts selected to review the states science standards co-authored Explore Evolution, a textbook that examines both the strengths and weaknesses of Darwinian evolution (www.exploreevolution.com). Read more…

GENEVA - The first high-level talks between Russia and Georgia since their war broke down Wednesday, but international sponsors said the negotiations had only hit a procedural snag and will resume next month. Read more…

In a national study presented earlier today at the 2008 American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress, a researcher reported that "women under 40 years of age diagnosed with Stage I breast cancer are 44 percent more likely to die than older women." According to Julie A. Margenthaler, MD, assistant professor of surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, "These are women with similar size tumor and lymph node status. The characteristics of the tumor itself, however, portend a poorer prognosis. Read more…

At tonight's debate, SEIU members say that John McCain needs to stop the attacks and finally address the need for affordable healthcare for all and an economy that puts working people first. Throughout the campaign, SEIU members have been out front asking McCain to address these issues and offering their own advice to help working families get by. Read more…

The following release was issued today by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition: Read more…

BRUSSELS (AFP) - Poland's President Lech Kaczynski took his power feud with Prime Minister Donald Tusk to Brussels Wednesday, chartering a jet to attend a summit after his rival barred him from using an official plane. Read more…

Nearly two-thirds (60%) of people in a new 26-nation poll commissioned by the BBC World Service say they are feeling the burden of recent rises in the cost of food and energy. They say that the rising cost of food, and of fuel and electricity costs, has affected them and their family a great deal. Read more…

Bishop Martin D. Holley, Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, issued a statement responding to a report by the Guttmacher Institute, Planned Parenthoods research branch, showing that black women have abortions at five times the rate of white women. Read more…

Bishop Martin D. Holley, Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, issued a statement responding to a report by the Guttmacher Institute, Planned Parenthoods research branch, showing that black women have abortions at five times the rate of white women. Read more…

During the summer of 2008, three leaders from the conservation, timber and tribal community entered into a dialogue about the importance of sustaining our private working forests. As the population grows in our state, new demands will be placed on the land, putting pressure on sustainable forestry. The ten-minute dialogue is airing on Comcast - Video on Demand: Comcast Ch. 888, choose: Community, then select: Forests, and is also available through the website -- www.workingforestalliance.org. Read more…

After numerous state and local proclamations, Oct. 12-18 is officially Media Literacy Week in the St. Louis and Missouri/Illinois region. "In the battleground state of Missouri, the timing couldn't be better to discuss media literacy as a survival skill -- the focus of the series of panels, speeches and an academic symposium," said Jessica Brown, director of Gateway Media Literacy Partners (GMLP). The second annual week is co-hosted by GMLP and Webster University and is primarily aimed at educators at all levels as well the community. Read more…

PARIS - A postman-turned-leftist politician who has campaigned against the use of Tasers claims he has been targeted by a shady spy ring — allegedly made up of crooked cops, private eyes and the head of a French company that sells the stun guns. Read more…

Consumer Reports Offers Exclusive Tips and Insights into Navigating the Transition to Help Consumers Prepare Read more…

A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll finds that majorities in all eight developed countries polled are willing to contribute the funds necessary to cut hunger and severe poverty in half by the year 2015, one of the key Millennium Development Goals. Read more…

The following letter is being issued by Constantine Cannon LLP: Read more…

Obama Admits He's Made Boneheaded Moves On More Than One Occasion Read more…

Federal Mediator Working With Two Sides in Effort to Renew Negotiations Read more…

Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that the Attorney General's Office has a filed legal action to permanently shut down a Lancaster County dog kennel. Corbett is also asking Commonwealth Court to impose more than $4 million in fines on the kennel owners for their alleged advertising violations, which are spelled out in previous court settlements. Read more…

Clinical Care Options (CCO), a leader in the development of innovative online, print, and live medical education for healthcare professionals, announced an agreement with the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), naming CCO as the official provider of its unique Conference Coverage of AASLD's Liver Meeting(R) 2008, which will be held in San Francisco, California, October 31 - November 4, 2008. Read more…

HIV Positive Orphaned Muppet Cheers Soweto Hospice Pediatric Patients Read more…

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence today endorsed U.S. Senator John Kerry for re-election, for a lifetime of public service and support for sensible gun laws that would help protect Americans and their families. Read more…

The Island Institute has released A Climate of Change, a preliminary assessment of fishermen's observations on a dynamic fishery. It details a collaborative effort by scientists and lobstermen in the Gulf of Maine to compare ocean temperature, salinity, storms, and other climate factors in relation to trends in the fishery such as the timing of the shed, seasonal movement, landings, habitat, larval settlement and other factors affecting the fishery's health. Concerns are also raised about the impact of climate change on acidification, primary productivity such as phytoplankton blooms, and freshwater runoff. Read more…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The global financial crisis could hardly come at a worse time for nations seeking a new agreement on climate change that — on top of everything else — will cost tens of billions more dollars. Read more…