Kenya says it is making progress on reforms following postelection violence in 2008October 5th, 2009 Kenya says it is making progress on reformsNAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's coalition government says it is making progress on reforms following the postelection violence that killed more than 1,000 people last year. Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan mediated an agreement to end the violence.
Gingrich, Sharpton to tour Philly schools with US education secretary to discuss Obama reformsSeptember 30th, 2009 Gingrich, Sharpton tour Philly with ed secretaryPHILADELPHIA — They say politics makes strange bedfellows. It turns out education does, too.
Friend says slain Texas teacher lived life to the fullest as hundreds attend memorial serviceSeptember 26th, 2009 Memorial service held for slain Texas teacherTYLER, Texas — Hundreds of friends, family members, colleagues and students gathered to remember the life of an educator and musician who was stabbed to death at a Texas high school. Drawings, letters, scrapbooks and notes from John Tyler High School students to special education teacher Todd Roberts Henry filled the foyer of the chapel at Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler, where the memorial service was held Saturday.
Lawyer for 2 Pakistani students expelled after detention in Britain says they were mistreatedAugust 22nd, 2009 2 Pakistan students expelled from UK return homeISLAMABAD — The lawyer for two Pakistani students who returned home Saturday after being detained in Britain during a series of terrorism raids said they were frequently strip-searched and served tainted food — a claim the British embassy rejected. Abdul Wahab Khan and Shoaib Khan were among 12 students arrested in dramatic daytime raids in northern England in April.
Correction: Q&A on credit card reformsAugust 21st, 2009 Correction: Q&A on credit card reformsNEW YORK — In an Aug. 19 story about credit card reforms, The Associated Press erroneously reported that cardholders will face fewer surprises about credit limit changes under the new rules.
Homeless Holocaust survivor leaves surprise $100,000 gift to Israeli universityAugust 9th, 2009 Homeless Holocaust survivor leaves $100,000 giftJERUSALEM —Hebrew University has received a surprise donation of more than $100,000 from an unexpected benefactor — a woman who survived the Nazi Holocaust and appeared to be destitute, a university official said Sunday. Upon her death two years ago, a homeless Holocaust survivor living on the streets of New York City willed the gift to the university.
People have risky sex as they're too shy to buy condomsJuly 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - One out of 10 men said in a recent survey they have had unprotected sex because they were too embarrassed to buy condoms from a pharmacy. This is the finding of an online pharmacy mastersdirect.com, revealing people's opinions about their most embarrassing health problems.
Pa. woman accused of neglecting foreign exchange students surrenders, plans to fight chargesJuly 24th, 2009 Pa. woman to fight exchange student allegationsCARBONDALE, Pa. — The woman accused of placing foreign exchange students in filthy homes in northeastern Pennsylvania has turned herself in.
Pa. woman charged with placing 5 foreign exchange students in filthy homes, short on foodJuly 23rd, 2009 Pa. woman charged in neglect of exchange studentsALLENTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania woman who worked for a student exchange agency has been charged with criminal neglect for allegedly placing foreign students in filthy homes, littered with animal waste and also occupied by ex-convicts.
Reports of exchange students in US underfed, living in filth lead to calls for federal reformJuly 16th, 2009 Exchange student neglect leads to calls for reformSCRANTON, Pa. — During his year as a foreign exchange student in the United States, 18-year-old Carlos Villarreal lived not with a welcoming family, but with two ex-convicts in a seedy house that smelled of dog feces and where the food was labeled "DO NOT TOUCH." He left 14 pounds lighter.
APNewsBreak: Pa. prosecutor says charges warranted in 'criminal neglect' of exchange studentsJuly 10th, 2009 Prosecutor says foreign students neglected in Pa.ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A California nonprofit placed foreign exchange students in deplorable conditions in Pennsylvania, with some becoming malnourished or living in homes strewn with dog feces, and a prosecutor said the neglect merits criminal charges.
Schwarzenegger says his welfare reforms are long overdue, appropriate for budget talksJuly 8th, 2009 Schwarzenegger defends plans to reform welfareSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday defended his proposals to reform welfare and other social programs as negotiations over closing California's $26.3 billion deficit remained frozen.
French education minister says protesting university students won't get diplomasMay 11th, 2009 France: No diplomas for student protestersPARIS — France's education minister says protesting students who have blocked universities for months will not get diplomas. Xavier Darcos says just a handful of students protesting against a proposed university reform have succeeded in disrupting operations at several French universities.
White House calls suspension of Dodgers' Ramirez an embarrassment for baseballMay 9th, 2009 White House: Ramirez' case embarrassing for MLBWASHINGTON — The White House is calling the suspension of Los Angeles Dodgers' Manny Ramirez for 50 games — the latest star caught up in a drug scandal — a great embarrassment for Major League Baseball. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs was asked Thursday about Ramirez' suspension.
50 years of federal court oversight ends; judge rules Galveston schools are desegregatedMay 2nd, 2009 Judge rules Galveston schools integratedGALVESTON, Texas — A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the Galveston school district is desegregated, ending a civil rights lawsuit initiated in 1959. U.S. District Judge Sim Lake of Houston issued the ruling Friday.
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