Animal Rights Activists Turn To Drones To Catch Abuse

As Indian authorities are turning to the use of drones to successfully nab poachers illegally hunting one-horn rhinos, People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is hoping to apply the practice in the U.S. to monitor public spaces for animal abuse — from factory farms and fishing holes to backyard dove hunting. “It’s a […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

As Indian authorities are turning to the use of drones to successfully nab poachers illegally hunting one-horn rhinos, People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is hoping to apply the practice in the U.S. to monitor public spaces for animal abuse — from factory farms and fishing holes to backyard dove hunting. “It’s a peaceful use of

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Eating Disorders: Lawmakers Still Ignoring America’s Deadliest Mental Illness

Australia’s former Vogue Editor Kirstie Clements shocked the nation this week when she revealed the inside life of fashion models, explaining a world where women eat tissue papers to curb hunger pains while maintaining dangerously low weight levels. In the U.S., more than 10 million women suffer from anorexia or bulimia nervosa, considered the most deadly […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

Australia’s former Vogue Editor Kirstie Clements shocked the nation this week when she revealed the inside life of fashion models, explaining a world where women eat tissue papers to curb hunger pains while maintaining dangerously low weight levels. In the U.S., more than 10 million women suffer from anorexia or bulimia nervosa, considered the

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Egyptian Satirist Latest Victim In Attacks On Free Speech

NAMIBIA – A Cairo court dismissed a lawsuit hoping to ban Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef’s popular TV show over the weekend — a move that may set a positive precedent for the comedian facing pressure for openly criticizing the government on his show, “El-Bernameg.” Judge Hassouna Tawfiq said the court dropped the complaint, filed by […]

Janessa Schilmoeller
By Janessa Schilmoeller

NAMIBIA - A Cairo court dismissed a lawsuit hoping to ban Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef’s popular TV show over the weekend — a move that may set a positive precedent for the comedian facing pressure for openly criticizing the government on his show, “El-Bernameg.” Judge Hassouna Tawfiq said the court dropped the complaint, filed by an

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DOJ To Consider Major Sentence Reduction For Convicted Enron Chief

United States Department of Justice officials are in talks with the lawyers of Jeffrey Skilling, the former chief executive officer for Enron, for a possible reduction of his 24-year sentence. Skilling was convicted of one count of conspiracy, one count of insider trading, five counts of making false statements to auditors and 12 counts of […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

United States Department of Justice officials are in talks with the lawyers of Jeffrey Skilling, the former chief executive officer for Enron, for a possible reduction of his 24-year sentence. Skilling was convicted of one count of conspiracy, one count of insider trading, five counts of making false statements to auditors and 12 counts of

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Pope Seeks Decisive Action Against Sex Abuse

Pope Francis indicated Friday that he will seek to have the church act “with determination” against clergy sex abuse cases. The pope pushed for decisive action during a meeting with the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Mueller, the Vatican said in a statement. “The Holy Father recommended that […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

Pope Francis indicated Friday that he will seek to have the church act "with determination" against clergy sex abuse cases. The pope pushed for decisive action during a meeting with the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Mueller, the Vatican said in a statement. "The Holy Father recommended that the

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CDC Struggles Against Funding To Combat Prescription Abuse, Overdose Epidemic

Avi and Julie Israel of New York never expected their son to become entangled in a prescription drug addiction that would lead to the end of his life. Yet in 2011, their son, Michael, addicted to legally prescribed hydrocodone, took his own life. Now, they’re taking their story to the nation, hoping their son’s story […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak
Pills are scPills are scattered across a surface in this Jan. 8, 2011 photo. (Photo by bradleypjohnson via Flickr)

Avi and Julie Israel of New York never expected their son to become entangled in a prescription drug addiction that would lead to the end of his life. Yet in 2011, their son, Michael, addicted to legally prescribed hydrocodone, took his own life. Now, they’re taking their story to the nation, hoping their son’s story will move the epidemic of

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