Bullying Victim Fights Back Through Social MediaDecember 16, 2009 Newark, Ohio—After being punched in the face, 15-year-old Alexis Xanders uploaded video of the assault to YouTube and CNN iReport. Now authorities are using the tape to prosecute her assailant. Similarly, the beating death of honors... Likes [0]Comments [0] TAGS: ideas, headlines
Majority of American Youth Unfit for DutyWashington, D.C.—According to a recent report, 75 percent of young people can’t enlist in the U.S. military because they’re physically unfit, lack a high school diploma, or have criminal records. Military leaders say the lack of high-quality recruits... Likes [0]Comments [0] TAGS: ideas, headlines
Media Use Fills Kids' Waking HoursJanuary 26, 2010 Menlo Park, Calif.—Today’s young people are “wired” to television, computers and video games more than seven-and-a-half hours a day, according to a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation. That doesn’t include texting or cell... Likes [0]Comments [0] TAGS: ideas, headlines
Pro-Life Super Bowl Ad Sparks ControversyJanuary 29, 2010 Miami -- Women’s groups are calling on CBS to can a TV commercial slated to run during next Sunday’s Super Bowl. The ad, paid for by Focus on the Family, features Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow and his mom. Pam Tebow ignored her... Likes [0]Comments [0] TAGS: ideas, headlines
Missionaries Charged With Kidnapping Haitian ChildrenFebruary 5, 2010 Port-au-Prince, Haiti -- Ten Baptist missionaries, most from Idaho, were charged in Haiti with kidnapping children after the devastating earthquake. Group leader Laura Silsby admitted that the group hadn't obtained permission to... Likes [0]Comments [0] TAGS: ideas, headlines
Woods Makes Public ApologyFebruary 22, 2010 Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. -- After three months of silence, golfer Tiger Woods made his first public appearance Friday to apologize for what he called “irresponsible and selfish” behavior. In a televised statement, Woods admitted he... Likes [0]Comments [0] TAGS: ideas, headlines
Campus Atheists Conduct Controversial ExchangeMarch 5, 2010 San Antonio, Texas -- At its annual "Smut for Smut" event, the atheist organization at the University of Texas San Antonio handed out pornography this week to anyone who turned in Bibles and other religious materials. Atheist Agenda... Likes [0]Comments [0] TAGS: ideas, headlines