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A Paralympic medal winner who spent half her life in a wheelchair has made a miraculous recovery, and now hopes to represent her country in the Olympics.  Monique van der Vorst had been paralyzed from the waist down since the ...

"In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man.  If you want anything done, ask a woman." - Margaret Thatcher ...

Americans spend $100 billion annually on cocaine, heroin, pot and meth. Many users spend small amounts at a time—$10 may buy a day’s supply of heroin, for instance. But over time users may build a tolerance to a drug and ...

What's most important—and troubling— is the decades-long, systemic expansion of the economic distance between the richest of the rich and the poorest of the poor, and the long, backward slide for the majority of those in-between ...

Authorities have removed crosses from dozens of churches in Lishui city as Zhejiang province bans crosses from the cityscape ...

Estimated amount of gasoline wasted in U.S. traffic jams each day, in gallons: 12,600,000 ...

In the United States, a theft occurs every 4 seconds, a burglary every 10 seconds, an assault every 29 seconds, a rape every 5 minutes and a murder every 21 minutes ...

A Florida man with a "moral opposition" to trimming the plants, grass, and weeds in his yard has racked up over $130,000 in fines.  Neighbors complain that Sean Law's unkempt lawn is an eyesore that's driving down property values, but ...

A New York City hotel is offering wealthy guests a chance to go "glamping"—glamorous camping—so they can experience the outdoors with four-star amenities.  Guests at New York's AKA Central Park can spend $2,000 a night to sleep on a queen ...

Number of Academy Award winners in the past twenty years who thanked God in their acceptance speeches: 7 Who thanked Harvey Weinstein: 30 ...