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Handling Tuberculosis in Haiti

There are roughly 30,000 new cases of tuberculosis each year in Haiti.

(PORT-AU-PRINCE / SALEM) - Haiti has the highest tuberculosis (TB) rate in the Americas, and health experts say that number may rise. Since last month’s earthquake, TB patients that have had their treatment disrupted could now become more infectious -- many are now living in the camps.

Person Dies During Chase in Head On Crash With Roseburg Police Car

Driver Dies After Crashing into Roseburg Police Car While Attempting to Elude Officers.

(ROSEBURG, Ore.) - Oregon State Police troopers are investigating a fatal crash Sunday night that happened when the driver of a vehicle attempting to elude a Roseburg police officer lost control and crashed head-on with a second Roseburg police officer.

Poetic Verses Shed Light on LaVena Johnson`s Military Rape and Murder in Iraq

The government didn't even bother trying to have a credible story, they covered their friends and ruled her terrible death a suicide; it was impossible.

(CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio) - LaVena Johnson was a bright, beautiful young woman whose father, a doctor, could not believe she was going to join the U.S. Army.

Bush Era Medical Marijuana Foe Nominated by Obama to Head DEA

Change.org is urging Americans to contact their senators and tell them they don't want to see Michele Leonhart in charge of an agency that fails to recognize states' rights.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The big corporations that fear the rapidly expanding popularity of medical marijuana scored a victory last week, when President Obama quietly announced the nomination of Michele Leonhart to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Leaders Who Handle The Truth

Acting on the truth is the benchmark to which all leaders must be pledged.

(CHARLESTON, S.C.) - In the 1992 blockbuster film, A Few Good Men, Navy lawyer Daniel Kaffee, played by Tom Cruise, and Lt. Commander JoAnne Galloway, played by Demi Moore, are assigned to defend two Marines accused of killing a fellow soldier.

Salam Alaikum Brother

Haven't Iran and Iraq already paid enough?

(SALEM, Ore.) - Are you familiar with this daily greeting in the Mideast? "Salam alaikum" means peace be with you. Along with the return saying, "Walaikum Assalam" - and also with you, it is spoken millions of times a day in the Arab world.

Iran and The International Bureau of Double Standards

Iran is firmly in the sights of the hawks in Tel Aviv and Washington, the war drum is beating... does truth stand a chance?

(BANGKOK) - Continuing attacks on Iran by politicians and mass media, are smokescreens for the real danger to world peace: Israel and more lies about WMD's.

The Philosophy and Efficacy of Health Care

The American ethic is about individualism—which makes the false assumption that the individual is more important than the group.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - The one reliable aspect of democracy is that you can almost always count on people to vote against their own best interests.

Redline: A Critical Review of the Mortgage Crisis

I drag the story of Daniel Sadek and his ill fated attempts at film making out of the dustbin of recent history in order to raise a question.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - If you haven’t heard of it, Redline is one the worst pieces of filmed entertainment ever made.

Search for Cop Shooter in Washington Heats Up, State Trooper Improves

Tip line 1-800-283-7808, 1-360-405-6650 outside Washington.

(LONG BEACH, Wash.) - Washington's State Patrol is seeking witnesses to the shooting of a trooper early this morning in Long Beach. The suspect is still at large.