NEW YORK-The use of amphetamine-type stimulants such as ecstasy and meth is surging around the world, a new United Nations report finds, warning that the growing trade in these illegal drugs and the high profits they bring to criminals are posing an increasing threat to health and security.
This summer, as students enjoyed their summer vacations, education officials in many states were busy handling sweeping investigations into teacher cheating.
KABUL,AFGHANISTAN-Early afternoon in the Afghan capitol, explosions rang out and weapons fire filled the air as four Taliban gunmen stormed a high-rise building under construction and used it as a firing platform in an attack on the American Embassy and NATO headquarters in the Green Zone. This was only one part of a four pronged […]
WASHINGTON D.C.-In the White House Rose Garden today, with Vice President Biden, and surrounded by teachers, vetrens, cops and firefighters, President Obama waved the blue-covered Job Act and announced, "Here it is, This is the bill that will put people back to work all across the country."