People in the United Kingdom love their smartphones as much as those of us in the United States or, say, Hong Kong. But unlike the Chinese or Americans, Britons are able to put their phones down on holidays and weekends. That's the revelation in this chart, from Ericsson's latest huge report... Read more...
I hear these women raving 'bout their monkey men About their fighting husbands and their no good friends These poor women sit around all day and moan Wondering why their wandering papas don't come home But wild women don't worry, wild women don't have the blues. Now when you've got ... Read more...
During at least one 420 celebration in Alaska on Friday, you’ll be invited to pour yourself a drink instead of lighting up. In the counterculture world, "420” is the code for cannabis consumption, and April 20 — or 4/20 — is the holy day. But instead of passing around a joint, wh... Read more...
Look at the list of Schedule 1 drugs... How does Marijuana fit into this list?? The drugs and other substances that are considered controlled substances under the CSA are divided into five schedules. A listing of the substances and their schedules is found in the DEA regulations, 21 C.F.R. Sectio... Read more...
Here's a big shift happening right before our eyes: Smartphones now account for 50% of all mobile phones in the United States, Nielsen reports. Don't expect smartphone growth to slow any time soon. In the last three months, 66% of all mobile phones sold were smartphones Read more...
Don Buckley lost his job driving a Chicago Transit Authority bus almost two years ago and has been looking for work ever since, even as other municipal bus drivers around the country are being laid off. At 34, Mr. Buckley, his two daughters and his fiancée have moved into the basement of ... Read more...
The congressional hearing room in the Rayburn House Office Building was lit brightly, all warm and cozy. The chairs around the witness table were comfortable, and a bottle of water was set before each place. It was quite a contrast to the living conditions of Rumi Khan, an 11-year-old six... Read more...
Human rights organizations, as well as political and social ones, are condemning what they are calling a new form of inhumane exploitation in the United States, where they say a prison population of up to 2 million - mostly Black and Hispanic - are working for various industries for a pittance. F... Read more...
In aboriginal families across Canada, and in African American families in the U.S., too many children know only one parent. On tomorrow's show, we'll bring you our Town Hall, Fathers without fathers: Aboriginal men in Canada. It's not an issue we talk about much but in the U.S., it's much studied ... Read more...