The U.S. Department of Agriculture is ditching the complicated food pyramid symbol of healthy eating for a simpler, streamlined dinner plate. Nobody’s going to miss the pyramid, experts say. It was too confusing.
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Gov. Deval Patrick said two people died in Westfield, one in West Springfield, and one in Brimfield in the central part of the state. He had no details about those killed. The storms did extensive damage in Springfield, the state’s third largest city.
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It has been nearly thirty years since AIDS was first recognized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ever since, powerful drugs have extended the lives of millions of HIV/AIDS patients. Yet, the budget crunch in many states has led to record number of people being on waiting lists for HIV medication. Florida has more patients on the…
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The Detroit Public School system hopes to convert dozens of schools into charters in the next year or so in a last-ditch effort to cut costs and stop plummeting enrollment. The plan faces tremendous skepticism from a generation of parents and teachers frustrated from previous reform efforts.
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John Bryson, 67, is a former chairman and CEO of Edison International, a California-based energy company, and has an extensive background in environmental issues. If confirmed by the Senate, he would replace outgoing Commerce Secretary Gary Locke.
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Some of the people left homeless by the Joplin tornado could be placed in rental homes nearly an hour’s drive away, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Monday it will consider bringing in trailers.
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Americans from Washington to California were marking Memorial Day with parades, barbecues and somber moments of reflection in an annual holiday infused with fresh meaning by the approaching 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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In 1979, Bill Clements became the first Republican elected governor in Texas since Reconstruction. His belief that state government should operate like a big business helped change the face of Texas politics.
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