When Barack Obama ran for president of the United States, his wife Michelle Obama admitted she was really proud of her country "for the first time in [her] adult lifetime." For the first time, she didn't...

Peace be with you. And also with you. Life up your iHearts. We lift them up to the iLord, Steve Jobs. These days, it seems like owning an Apple product represents a status symbol. If any of your products...

Yet again, camera phones have made history. No, I'm not talking about Blake Lively, though I did enjoy her photos more. This time the culprit was Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y. I assume you've all heard the...

Once again Louisiana is the laughing stock of civil rights education. Damon Fowler, a graduating senior at Bastrop High School, contacted Superintendent of Morehouse Parish Schools Tom Thrower and gave...

AUSTIN, Texas (U-WIRE) — Entrance into the "real world" is daunting for anyone, especially for those without job prospects. With employment particularly difficult to come by, Teach For America presents...

ORLANDO, Fl. (U-WIRE) — The word on the street is that print media is meeting a slow, painful death. With major newspapers such as The New York Times and The Washington Post laying off...

Last week, the BBC reported the Global Commission on Drug Policy had issued a report stating the global war on drugs had "failed." The Commissions' report called for the legalization of certain drugs and...

The facts: A report by the Education Trust, a research and advocacy group, concluded that just five colleges in the entire country were doing a good job of serving low-income students. N.C. State was not...

It is no small wonder why voter turnout in federal elections ranges from a mere 36 to 63 percent when politicians such as John Edwards find their sketchy deeds exposed in the spotlight. Public trust in...

Over the past few weeks, the North Carolina legislators have worked their versions of the N.C. 2011-2012 budget. This legislature moves for the phasing out of the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Scholarship...

It's been a little more than two weeks now since Harold Camping's failed prophecy for the rapture.   His followers, many now disillusioned by the event, have turned on him. The movement gained claim...