Of the 133,000 inmates in California prisons nearly 30,000 have refused meals for two days in a row.
Gay Country Singer Steve Grand’s ‘All-American Boy’ Goes Viral
Steve Grand says, “Just the hundreds of people who have said, ‘Your story is my story. Thank you for this,’ is enough for me.”
CDC: Bullying is Public Health Issue
Research has shown that there are links between bullying and suicide, and because of those links the CDC now considers bullying a public health problem.
Federal Judge Won’t Stop Force-Feeding at Guantanamo
As of Monday, 106 of the 166 detainees at Guantanamo Bay met the criteria to be declared “hunger strikers.”
Texas Teen Jailed for Facebook Comment Facing Abuse Behind Bars
Terroristic threats or simply a “sarcastic comment” made in bad taste on Facebook?
A Year After His Death, ‘Aaron’s Last Wish’ Lives On
One young man’s last wish has become a mission for his brother to fulfill across the US.
Oregon’s ‘Pay it Forward, Pay it Back’ Legislation
Oregon legislature passes bill to “provide tuition to students while they attend community college and public university.”
Statue of Liberty Reopens for the 4th of July
Months after Superstorm Sandy overwhelmed Lady Liberty’s 12 acre island in New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty is finally reopening.
Chicago Police: Number of Shootings and Homicides Down From Last Year
According to official reports, Chicago police have seized more than 3,500 illegal guns during the first 6 months of this year.
19 Firefighters Dead in Massive Wildfire in Arizona (UPDATE)
An Arizona Forestry spokesman has confirmed that 19 members of an “elite fire crew” were killed while fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire on Sunday.
Constitutional Amendment Banning Gay Marriage Introduced by GOP Representative Tim Huelskamp
Representative Huelskamp said, “This [amendment] would trump the Supreme Court.”
MAKING HISTORY: First Ever Green Card Approved for Married Gay Couple
The Obama administration has avoided ruling on green card petitions made by married gay couples while the challenges to DOMA were working their way through the courts.
Charles Leadbeater: Education and Innovation (TEDTalks VIDEO)
“Education needs to work by pull, not push.”
Operation Mend: Healing Wounded Warriors While Building a Community of Support
A unique program for wounded veterans is providing both complex medical procedures and a connection with local families during the vets’ recovery and ongoing treatments .
Marine Veteran Stops Armed Bank Robber
Once a Marine, always a Marine.
Openly Gay Teen Accuses Scouts of ‘Weeding Out Gays’
15-year-old Steven Palewski and his father are concerned the Boy Scouts are making use of the “transition time” before the new rules about gay Scouts goes into affect to “essentially weed out all of the homosexual Scouts from their ranks.”