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Manal Al-Sharif, 'The Rosa Parks Of Saudi Arabia', Organizes June 14 Mass-Drive Event For Wome

Sex-Selective Abortions Rise in India

For centuries, sons have been preferred over daughters in India. But now the desire for a boy coupled with medical technology has led to a rise in illegal sex-selective abortions. India's 2011...

Therapeutic Program and Annual Show Allow Special Needs Kids to Ride Tall

Courtesy Cindy Supple

Delaney Supple has cerebral palsy. It affects her whole body and she can't walk or talk. However, when she enters a horse ring, the 12-year-old is right at home, and she can steer and sometimes ride...

With No Champagne or Celine, Vegas Casino Opens and Closes in 1 Day

Steve Friess for AOL News

LAS VEGAS -- The last time a casino opened around here, the champagne flowed freely, the women wore jewels, "Nightline" taped a segment and Brandon Flowers jammed in the lobby bar. This time, a guy...

Poetry Provides Outlet for Inner-City Students

edutopia.org

Picture a middle school poetry lesson and you might envision listless teenagers memorizing iambic pentameter. But visit a Global Writes poetry lesson and you'll see students enthusiastically...

Unpublished Memoir: Ben Laitin's Real-Life 'Mad Men' Memories

Myra Janko Daniels / AMC

The late Ben Laitin was a high-flying Madison Avenue executive in the 1960s. He lived the life that inspired AMC's "Mad Men" and worked alongside Draper Daniels, a legendary copy writer and executive...

Americans Royally Celebrate William and Kate's Wedding

DisneyFamily.com

Nancy Withbroe rose before the sun on July 29, 1981, to watch Lady Diana Spencer, she of the tremendous white train, marry Charles, Prince of Wales and heir to the throne. She joined her sister and...

Thousands of Swallowed Objects Form Curious Collection

The Mütter Museum

In a museum filled with preserved abnormal fetuses, giant and dwarf skeletons, and an 8-foot colon, what makes a cabinet full of safety pins, small trinkets and other random items one of the most...

Bombshell Tapes May Reveal New Marilyn Monroe Mystery

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Did Marilyn Monroe take a mystery trip aboard Frank Sinatra's private jet the very weekend she died? A trip during which she spent an intense night at the singer's retreat with mobster Sam...

New York Allows Same-Sex Conjugal Visits in State Prisons

New York inmates who are in same-sex marriages or civil unions are being allowed conjugal visits with their spouses or partners. The state officially announced the change in policy last week, making...

NASA Solar Sail Is the 'Little Satellite That Could'

NASA

If you gaze up at the night sky on April 26 or 27, you might catch a glimpse of a promising new technology, a cult favorite of astrogeeks and something of a taxpayer treat in one shiny package --...

60-Year Data: Tornadoes a Major Threat Beyond 'Tornado Alley'

Chicago Tribune / MCT

"Tornado Alley," the Southern Plains, has earned its infamous reputation for being the most tornado-prone region in the world. From a climate perspective, though, the tornado threat is relatively...