Recognizing that we cannot protect ourselves or our loved ones from threats of death and illnesses from the foods we buy , such as the latest with the peanut butter, we need to stand together to ask Congress to do it. Please sign the petition. Thanks!

Justice moving...slowly, but moving forward...for Nixmary Brown, the NY 7 year old who suffered unimaginable abuse from mother and stepfather that resulted in her death. Her stepfather unbelievably acquitted of murder, now serving 25 yrs for manslaughter.

No,it's not an animal story. Sometime in the last few years the term "cougar" has taken hold to describe an older woman looking for or involved with a younger man. Lighthearted story on this phenomenon as it's manifested online. Enjoy!

Congressional investigators are recommending that the State Department overhaul the way it handles passport applications. A draft copy of a report obtained Thursday by The Associated Press concludes the government must develop a comprehensive and long-te

Media companies may think that sexism sells, but I'm not buying it! Together with the Women's Media Center, I call on the national broadcast news outlets (CNN, FNC, MSNBC and NBC) to stop treating women as a joke

14 years ago Holly Collins fled the country with her 3 young children after the Court ruled that they must live with their abusive father. Holly and her children want to come home, but the Attorney has threatened to try to put Holly in jail if she does

Fun quiz from Newsweek covering many categories. Surprise youself with how much you know - or don't!

5 yr old Jauda was left blind when, caught in terrorist gunfire in Iraq, a bullet went through the side of his forehead. Brought to the US to receive treatment and to heal, Jauda doesn't want to return to Iraq. He may have no choice. His Visa is expired.

People who abuse other people are most likely to have a background on animal abuse as well. There are a lot of serial rapists and murderers who started out by abusing and torturing animals...before looking for more challenging subjects...humans.

13 year old Namusoga is blind, crippled and deaf. But her condition did not stop a senseless man, a family relative, from defiling her- leading to an unwanted pregnancy that could only impair this child victim further.