$215,000 Was Raised at Project Access Awards Dinner With all Proceeds Going for Services to Low Income Families

The Project Access Fourth Annual "Keys to Success" Awards Dinner and silent auction, held on Saturday evening, September 26, at the Island Hotel in Newport Beach, raised $215,000 and netting $165,000 for its various programs benefiting more than 8,500 youth, adults, and senio …

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Mountaintop Removal Mining - Obama Mountaintop Removal Mining Permits

The EPA has moved to stop one of the largest mountaintop removal permits ever issued in West Virginia, citing concerns about severe environmental damage

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CD: Spencer Day, 'Vagabond'

There's something about watching a favorite performer reach a new plateau, something you just have to take a bit personally.

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Ten ways to protect your privacy online

Think of e-mail as sending a postcard, readable by everyone, and don't post any photos anywhere that you wouldn't want your grandmother to see.

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The Eternal Prince

That the nation is so moved by the passing of Edward Moore Kennedy testifies to his skill, grace and determination at playing a role that must have been infinitely more difficult than it sounds: a prince fated never to be king.

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Why she's giving away $50 million

Melanie Lundquist of Palos Verdes Estates is optimistic that writing a $5-million check every year for 10 years to help low-performing L.A. schools will result in wider reforms nationally.

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Stanford study: Media multitaskers pay mental price

People who are regularly bombarded with several streams of electronic information do not pay attention, control their memory or switch from one job to another as well as those who prefer to complete one task at a time, a group of Stanford researchers has found.

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Report: North Korea invites US for nuclear talks

US special envoy Stephen Bosworth is said to have accepted the offer, one of several recent overtures from Pyongyang.

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Less Talk, More Action on Climate Change, Young People Urge World Leaders

Young people from around the globe today called on world leaders to take radical measures against climate change

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One Foreign Actor We Didn’t Expect To Discover

If you guessed the Dalai Lama, you're right. But did you know he has a lobbyist, too?

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Educate Yourself to Boost Achievement in Kids

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In Honor of Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite became a powerful spokesperson for world peace. Congressman KucinicI was humbled to share a platform with him at an event sponsored by the Peace Alliance.

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Teenage Self-Help Guide Is Welcome Advice for Juveline Arthritis Sufferers

Arthritis National Research Foundation (ANRF) spokesperson and former Ms. Wheelchair New Jersey, Kelly Rouba, is gaining success with her self-help book, Juvenile Arthritis: The Ultimate Teen Guide.

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Committee Votes to Reverse Global Gag Rule

Democrats on the Senate Appropriations Committee voted Thursday to permanently reverse a policy in effect under recent Republican administrations that banned giving US taxpayer money to international groups that perform abortions or provide abortion information.

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Judge Overturns Bush Administration Logging Rule

A federal judge has struck down the Bush administration's change to a rule designed to protect the northern spotted owl from logging in national forests.

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Architect Richard Best Donates 100k Of His $1 Million Prize From A UAE Real Estate TV Reality Show

American architect Richard Best, winner of "The Hydra Executives," an Apprentice-style real-estate reality show that took place in the United Arab Emirates, donated $100,000 of his share of the $1 million cash prize to the United Nation's Intergovernmental Institution for t …

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Putting ethics before profits

Harvard graduates are pledging to work towards the greater good. But can such a code take hold in the world of business?

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US Senate Approves Resolution Apologizing for Slavery

The U.S. Senate approved a resolution on Thursday apologizing for slavery and segregation of African-Americans, almost five months after Barack Obama was sworn in as the first black U.S. president.

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Vocalist-Songwriter-Pianist Spencer Day to Release Concord Jazz Debut "Vagabond" on Sept. 8th

Concord Jazz has announced the release of Vagabond, the new album from up-and-coming vocalist-songwriter-pianist Spencer Day. Vagabond marks Days first release on Concord Jazz and cements his reputation as a balladeer for the new century.

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Russia Creates New Polar Bear Habitat - Intelligent Travel Blog

Russia will create a new 3.7 million-acre (1.5 million-hectare) park in the Arctic, a central area for the Barents and Kara Sea polar bear populations

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Dutch hotel chains take foie gras off menu

Against force-feeding geese or duck in order to fatten their livers, Bilderberg, Carlton and Mövenpick are taking foie gras off the menu.

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The school lunchroom grows green

From kindergarten to college, school cafeterias become ecofriendly by banishing trays, growing veggies, and composting waste.

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Cheers in Nigeria after Shell agrees to pay $15.5 million

Royal Dutch Shell oil company's decision to settle a multimillion-dollar civil suit with the families of executed Nigerian activists is bringing a mixture of cheers and relief.

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Congress Introduces Twin Bills to Control Drilling and Protect Drinking Water

In a widely expected move [1] that is sure to draw the ire of the oil and gas industry, Democratic members of Congress today introduced twin bills to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and give the Environmental Protection Agency authority over the controversial drilling process [ …

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Obama Administration Supports a Timeout on Road Building in National Forests

The land-protection policy has been fought by the timber industry and was undercut by the Bush administration, but Obama championed it while campaigning.

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