School Installs Vending Machine That Dispenses Free Books to Kids Who Read
Students in this Buffalo school get free books from the vending machine by earning tokens through a reading rewards system in the school.
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Historic US Election Result: A Record 20 Women Will Serve in U.S. Senate
A record number of women will serve in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives after sweeping victories in Tuesday's election. Five new women elected from diverse backgrounds to the Senate will boost the total number of female lawmakers in the upper chamber to a historic level.
US Supreme Court Strikes Mandatory Life Terms For Juveniles
The United States Supreme Court ruled that an Alabama law that gave juveniles convicted of murder mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole was unconstitutional. To slap juveniles with a mandatory sentence, which does not allow a judge to take into consideration the circumstances of a murder -- such as lack of intent to kill -- violates the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
U.S. Violent Crime Down for 5th Straight Year
Violent crime in the United States fell for a fifth straight year in 2011, dropping 4 percent, and the number of murders dropped to the lowest in more than four decades, the FBI said this week.
Supreme Court Rules Human Genes May Not Be Patented
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that human genes cannot be patented, a decision that could shape the future of medical and genetic research and have profound effects on pharmaceuticals and agriculture. Simply because Myriad Genetics Inc. found the location of genes that were linked to breast and ovarian cancer, wrote Justice Clarence Thomas, doesn't mean they should be able to claim patents on them.
City Police Cut Overdose Deaths by 66 Percent With Special Drug
The Quincy Police Department was one of the first law enforcement agencies to distribute a drug called Naloxone, a drug used to reverse opiate overdoses.
A Legacy of Equality: Americans With Disabilities Act Turns 25
The landmark law that gave Americans with disabilities civil rights protections and expanded their opportunities turns 25 this weekend.
Digital Privacy Gets Lift From Supreme Court: 'Get A Warrant'
In a rare show of unity, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled last week that police need a warrant before searching the cellphone ,or personal electronic device, of a person under arrest.
Police in Buffalo Create Special Unit to Serve City's Homeless
Buffalo, New York is becoming a national model, having reduced its chronically homeless population by 90 percent. Now the police are stepping in to help.
Old City Buses Get New Life as Homeless Shelters in Hawaii
Volunteers in Honolulu are turning retired city buses into homeless shelters.
Homeless Piano Player Stuns Viewers; Video Lands Him an Audition (WATCH)
A video uploaded to Facebook of a homeless man playing a "public piano," has become quite popular--and landed him the chance to audition for a paying gig.
Wisconsin Man's Little Free Library Copied Worldwide
It started as a simple tribute to his mother, a teacher and bibliophile. Todd Bol put up a miniature version of a one-room schoolhouse on a post outside his home in Hudson, Wisconsin, filled it with books and invited his neighbors to borrow them. Three years later, the whimsical boxes are a global sensation
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