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Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize for what the Nobel committee called “her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.” Maathai died of cancer on Sunday at the age of 71, but leaders from around the world are paying tribute to her as one of the
READ MOREAn increasing number of young adults 25-34 are moving back home and living with their parents because it has become an economic necessity. These young adults are now being referred to as the "lost generation." digtriad.com, 9/23/2011
READ MOREAmerican families share stories about the importance of nightly meals together in this follow-up to last week's Columbia University study, which found that families who regularly eat dinner together have kids who are less likely to smoke tobacco and pot. ABC World News, 9/26/2011
READ MOREInspired by "World News"' "Made in America" series, incoming freshman Monica Resendiz at Southern Methodist University set out to outfit her new dorm room with only "Made in America" products. Unable to find any, she tweeted the World News team for help. World News' Sharyn Alfonsi responded by featuring Resendiz in a Made in America dorm makeover
READ MOREAccording to this report, college students today are not only demanding, but getting better food and living spaces- something their parents may envy as they think back to the 8 x 10 rooms and limited dining options they were used to back in their own college days. CNN.com, 9/23/2011
READ MOREWhat do a model-turned-TV host, a Canadian musician and a boy with a post-dentist buzz have in common? A few minutes on YouTube changed their lives. They may not be household names, but the power of the Internet took Amber Lee Ettinger, Dave Carroll and David Devore Jr. to places no one could have imagined.
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