Thursday, September 25, 2008 A Louisiana representative has proposed a controversial solution to “generational welfare,” which would pay women on welfare to get sterilization. Republican John LaBruzzo said he thought of the idea because of his constituents’ outrage over paying Read more…
Thursday, November 8, 2007 OLPC XO-1 Mass Production has started India is the latest of the countries where the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) experiment has started. Children from the village of Khairat were given the opportunity to learn how Read more…
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Ford Motor Company said on Tuesday that its sales in the United States rose 43% in February compared to the same period last year, as the automaker outsold rivals Toyota and General Motors. The strength of Read more…
Tuesday, March 15, 2005A federal jury found Bernard Ebbers guilty on all nine counts in an indictment for fraud, conspiracy and false regulatory filings. The verdict was handed down by a New York jury after 8 days of deliberation on Read more…
Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked Read more…
See the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list and for an alphabetically arranged listing of schools. Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans Read more…
Sunday, July 19, 2015 Bianchi at the Nürburgring’s World Series by Renault race in 2012. Image: Henry Mineur. French Formula One (F1) driver Jules Bianchi died on Friday night at age 25, nine months after his serious accident at the Read more…
Sunday, December 23, 2012 A tree fell on this home located in Chandler late Wednesday evening during the storm. Wind storms swept across a large part of Texas on Wednesday, leaving property damaged and many homes without power. Downed lamposts Read more…
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 Kenneth Thomson, Canada’s richest man and the 9th wealthiest person in the world according to Forbes’s 2005 ranking, died Monday morning at his office in Toronto. The cause of death is reported to be a heart Read more…
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 A recently developed residential neighborhood in Chula Vista, California. Image: Catalan. The San Diego, California suburb of Chula Vista has responded to the recent housing crisis with an aggressive blight control ordinance that compels lenders to Read more…