Advocacy & Development

Jane Campion, who received the Carosse d’or at the Cannes Film Festival’s opening this year, is among a small number of women nominated at this year's festival. Campion’s spot as the only woman … Read More

The Senate Judiciary Committee this week voted 13-5 to approve an immigration-reform bill after Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., withdrew an amendment that would have provided a remedy for same-sex bination… Read More

Young patients who underwent at least one computer tomography scan before age 20 had a 24% greater risk of developing cancer within 10 years than those who never had the scan, Australian researchers f… Read More

From bring-your-own-device initiatives to flipped classrooms, technology-driven educational practices are changing the face of education for all students. For example, using a flipped instructional mo… Read More

"On Thursday morning, M23, [the rebel movement in the Democratic Republic of Congo], announced a ceasefire ahead of Secretary General Ban's visit to Goma. This shows the potential positive influence s… Read More

Five new directors on the HOA board in the Vineyards in Chandler, Ariz., have turned things around for the community by cutting HOA fees, integrating consistent landscaping and keeping up with mainten… Read More

In Washington, the Tacoma Housing Authority is in its second year of an initiative that offers housing, job training, parenting classes and other resources to 50 homeless families. The parents, in tur… Read More