White House Moves to Protect Striped Bass
On Saturday, President Bush visited the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland, to sign an Executive Order to protect America's striped bass and red drum fish populations from over-fishing.
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Dow Jones Average is Up 5% in 2011; Third Consecutive Year of Gains
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, an index of 30 blue-chip U.S. stocks, finished 2011 with a gain of 5.5 percent, the third consecutive year that the bellwether index has finished in positive territory.
Young Millennials Spur Capitalism with a Conscience
It's capitalism with a conscience. Nordstrom recently opened a test store where all profits go to charity. Starbucks has three coffee shops where a big chunk of the money made helps the needy. In the past few years, dozens of America's biggest brands have embraced social generosity.
New Study Suggests Many Apples a Day Keep the Blues at Bay
Eating more fruit and vegetables may make young people calmer, happier and more energetic in their daily life, new research from New Zealand's University of Otago suggests. Department of Psychology researchers investigated the relationship between day-to-day emotions and food consumption. The results showed a strong day-to-day relationship between more positive mood and higher fruit and vegetable consumption, but not other foods.
Recession Upside: U.S. Teen Births Hit All-time Low
The U.S. teen birth rate in 2009 fell to its lowest point in almost 70 years of record-keeping — a decline that stunned experts who believe it's partly due to the recession. It was a 6 percent decline from the previous year, and the lowest since health officials started tracking the rate in 1940.
20 Industries Where Jobs Are Coming Back
In the US economy, the good news is finally starting to outweigh the bad. The private sector -- especially small and medium sized businesses -- has been adding jobs for several months in a row now. Everybody wants to know where the jobs are. Here are 20 fields where jobs are starting to return.
'Hero' Gives Kidney to Stranger
A California woman enters the new year with renewed health, thanks to a man she had never even met. Without knowing her name, a Chico State University professor had given Linda Pickens, 57, one of his kidneys, reviving her and saving her from years of dialysis.
Story of Patton's Army Hero Draws Tears and Cheers During Repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell
People in the audience listened with rapt attention at the White House last week during the signing ceremony for repealing the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. The entire event was profound, but perhaps the most moving part was when President Obama told a dramatic rescue story from WWII.
Airline Wraps Gifts, Sends Them Out Baggage Chute for Christmas Eve Travelers
The Spanish airlines, Spanair, created a memorable holiday evening for passengers traveling on Christmas Eve to La Palmas. After arriving from Barcelona to collect their baggage, 190 people found a stream of colorful gift packages flowing out onto the conveyor belt delivering presents for each and every traveller.
Crowd Comes to Rescue When Mic Cuts Off for 8-Year-old
When the microphone failed during her stellar rendition of the national anthem last week, the crowd came to her aid, jumping in without missing a beat. Watch the video.
Good News for the Chesapeake Bay Oysters
The Chesapeake Bay's beleaguered oyster population spawned a bumper crop of babies last year, Maryland officials announced Monday, and there are signs that the diseases that have ravaged the bay's bivalves for more than two decades might have loosened their stranglehold.
Teach For America Gets $100 Million Endowment
Four foundations have provided Teach for America with $100 million in endowments to coincide with the group's 20-year anniversary celebration this week. The fund will be used to create a reliable, long-term stream of revenue to fund Teach For America's ongoing efforts to recruit, train, and develop transformational teachers for pre-K-12 education.