Untreated tooth decay is nearly twice as common among Hispanic primary school children as non-Hispanic whites. Also, only 19 percent of working-age Hispanic adults in America have all of their teeth, compared to 35 percent of whites.
Obama Administration approves seismic testing of mid and southern Atlantic coastlines to update its geological and geophysical surveys which will help oil and gas companies identify where untapped deposits might lie for future drilling leases. Environmentalist are outraged because of probably affects on marine life who use sonar to communities, breed and eat, and the effects in the long term for coastal communities livelihoods.
The four wildfires sparked at the beginning of this week in Washington have converged into what is being called the Carlton Complex fires and the massive blaze continues to expand, destroying hundreds of thousands of acres of land, burning down homes, causing widespread evacuations, and more.
Good news about the rate of HIV diagnosis, just days after more than 100 researchers were lost on blown up Malaysian Airlines flight from Amsterdam to an international AIDS conference in Australia. The US has seen a decrease in HIV diagnosis, by one third, between 2002-2011. The information comes form a journal special issue that was set to coincide with the Australian conference.
A family-owned company in Oregon secured hundreds of contracts totaling $10 million while successfully selling phony parts to the US government which were used for military attack helicopters.
Several hundred protests were held throughout the nation on Friday and Saturday regarding the influx of undocumented immigrant children fleeing their homes in Central America to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
The U.S. Sentencing Commission on Friday approved an amendment allowing tens of thousands of inmates who are currently serving time for drug related crimes to apply for reduced sentences.
Support and opposition of the influx of child migrants will square off over the weekend. Protesters are taking to the streets all over the country this weekend in response to the U.
Despite being a major company, Amazon failed to lure major publishers to its online subscription content library and is facing competition with two other services, which began last year -- and have at least two of the five major publishers. The cost is also more expensive than the other two companies.
An informal meeting last week with big and small media companies set the stage for a potentially large makeover of phone booths in New York City. Google, Samsung and Cisco were just some of the names of 50 at the meeting in May, who were told that July 21 was the deadline for bid proposals.
The Army sergeant has returned to full active duty and will be investigated by the military. After being freed from captivity at the hands of the Taliban, Bowe Bergdahl has finally spoken to the public.
The fires have spread across various towns and has led to the evacuation of thousands. Wildfires continue to rage in the Pacific Northwest as firefighters battle the blaze and locals evacuate their homes.
