Sen. John McCain's use of the Heart song "Barracuda" after his acceptance speech Thursday night is causing heartburn with the Seattle-based rock group.
A quarter of a million schoolchildren were paddled in 2007 - and black children, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share, according to a study.
A White House proposal aimed at protecting health-care workers who object to abortion and some birth-control methods has escalated a debate over the balance between religious freedom and patients' rights.
Officials in East Hannibal, Ill., fear that the Norfolk Southern Railroad's refusal to raise a bridge on the Mississippi River puts their homes and farms at risk. Msnbc.com's Mike Stuckey reports. Who's in the right? Is the railroad being reasonable?
New Orleans, in a post-Katrina flash, has become the first major city in which more than half of all public school students attend charter schools.
As California set a date for gay couples to begin getting married in the state, it was revealed that New York's governor has ordered state agencies to begin recognizing gay marriages performed in states and countries where they're legal.
But by the end of the month, Cambodian children will no longer get free breakfast from the U.N. World Food Program -- becoming the latest victims of soaring global food prices. At U.S. food banks, lines are growing but donations are dropping.
As many may have heard I am going home in a matter of days. Needless to say, the other night I had the opportunity to go on one last escort mission. OK, I really didn't have a choice, but I was still pretty stoked for one last ride.
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