On the news we see checkpoints in war zones but who would have thought an area in the United States would require ID to enter. Starting this weekend checkpoints will be in place in high-crime areas of Washington D.C.

Teenagers today no longer write notes about who likes "Johnny." The current trend for classroom teens is actually snapping nude photos of themselves and sending those explicit shots to their boyfriends via cellphones.

Parental rights are one thing, with every parent unique in their style. But one Texas judge felt differently, allegedly ordering spankings as punishment in his courtroom. The parents of one child who was on the receiving end filed a lawsuit.

The years of death and destruction of the Saddam regime were told on the faces of the dead buried in mass graves. Dead women and children whose crime was being Kurdish.

Susan Jacoby is a lady with an obvious mission in life: To try to reclaim the concept of American intelligence from wherever it’s gone. She has an op-ed in the New York Times, which led me to her book, The Age of American Unreason.

A controversial additive that has been linked to damage to DNA and also to hyperactivity in children is being phased out by Coke except in Australia. Coca-Cola in Australia does not have any plans to phase out the additive.

A driver struck and killed a dog in Minnesota and is now suing the dog’s owners for vehicle damages. The dog owners are counter-suing him for the loss of their pet.

Growing up poor, Paul Wallis found himself sucked into a world of suffocating drug addiction. After cleaning himself up on the brink of death, he changed his life and became one of the Web's top-rated citizen journalists.

In May, Israel is celebrating its 60th birthday party and wants the Beatles to attend! Yes, you’ve read that right But apparently as long as there's even one Beatle standing,..

In the southern states, 'Canadian' has now become the new slur racists use when referring to blacks. Instead of using the "N" word, racist now use the term "Canadian."

This year mini pigs are coming to the market. And if celebrities start buying these cute little pint size pigs, then you can be certain that it will become quite fashionable for everyone to own one.

A pregnant Moose from Yellowstone Park was seen moving closer to the campgrounds and communities inhabited by humans. Not only did this draw alot of attention from the people who were living there but it also drew attention to the bear.

Ontario nursing homes refuse to give residents the personal care which they need because they claim the 75% rule allows them to keep their patients sitting in soiled diapers for hours!

Momma Mia! Italy's interior minster Giulio Amato has come up with a new idea in which he plans to penalize Italy's street putanas and their johns. And he intends to do this right on the spot!