Alawites and Sunnis in northern Lebanon's main city signed a reconciliation accord late on Monday aimed at restoring state control to the port and ending sectarian bloodshed there. At least 23 people were killed in Tripoli during clashes in May.
With Lebanon's chronic power shortages, public school classes are often plunged into darkness during the winter, but now, a set of rooftop photovoltaic panels producing renewable electricity from one of Lebanon's most abundant natural resources, the sun.
Animals Lebanon took center stage for animal welfare in Lebanon less than two years ago, but the determination of its five founders quickly built a movement involving schools and businesses that has spayed and neutered 600 animals in that time and rescued countless more.
Responding to pressure from public health advocates, Kentucky Fried Chicken said Monday they would stop frying chicken in trans fats, which raise your bad cholesterol and lower your good cholesterol more than other oils.
Two poorly performing Kentucky schools in downtown Lexington will receive $1.2 million to hire more teachers and offer chess, violin, foreign language and art instruction in an effort to boost student achievement.
Kentucky State University's interim president, businessman Raymond Burse, slashed his salary by $90,000 in order to raise the salary of the school's 24 lowest paid employees by as much as 40 percent.
A group of Kentucky men never thought it would get this big. Starting with a notion to raise a few thousand dollars to buy Christmas presents for needy kids in their area, the Edmonson County friends in nine years have bought $270,000 worth of holiday happiness for others.
Over the years, a homeless woman known as Dorothy with her carts filled with plastic bags became a familiar fixture to Lexington residents. She had always refused any invitation to accept shelter, preferring to sleep outside, whatever the weather. But things changed this past weekend, with the approaching arctic blast and its promise of temperatures that could induce frostbite.
Raymond Burse hasn't held a minimum-wage job since his high school and college years. Yet, the interim president at Kentucky State University decided that he would take a 25 percent salary cut to boost the wages of his school's lowest-paid employees.
Voters in Kansas have ousted two anti-evolution school board representatives in the State's primary elections.
Robert Lewis peeked into a bag to find "$266,000 worth of individually wrapped diamond rings and wedding bands." He turned the sack over to police, and for his honesty he received a $10,000 reward. (AP)
You might have to crane your neck to see the most exciting thing happening in places like Kansas City -- in the city and in the suburbs, on top of schools and offices, rooftop gardens are sprouting.