By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times
Plummeting birthrates among all teens — especially Hispanics — has helped bring this vital statistic to its record-low levels, says a new federal report. Published May 23, 2013 Comments
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
As Moore, Okla., begins to dig out of the wreckage wrought by Monday’s killer storm, attention is shifting to the steps state officials may take to limit the loss of life the next time a tornado strikes — a question of “when,” not “if.” Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
Until Monday, the closest brush Marcus Moeller had had with a killer tornado came when he moved out of Joplin, Mo., on May 22, 2011 — just hours before a twister ripped through the city, claiming 161 lives. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Annie Z. Yu and THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
For Vietnam veteran and professional photographer Patrick Hughes, the self-portrait he would have shot back in 1993 would not have been a particularly cheerful one. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
Before they arrive in Washington, D.C., the bikers of Rolling Thunder drive through hundreds of small towns, where they can count on receiving a hand from friends like Gary Komassa. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
For Tom Bender, fighting for his fellow veterans means more than showing up once a year in Washington for an awe-inspiring motorcycle rally. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times
There is no better name for an event that resonates with patriotism, deep loyalty, sacrifice, a sense of mission and authentic history: Rolling Thunder. Oh, yeah. Here they come. They’re rolling, and it is thunderous. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times
When it comes to moral values, Americans (still) do not think the state of the union is good, a new Gallup Poll says. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times
Twenty members of Congress have sent a letter to the Boy Scouts of America, urging it to drop its ban on gay youth and adults. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Just a day after the devastating tornadoes struck in Oklahoma, the mayor of Moore — which was practically wiped out by the storm winds — is calling for new regulations aimed at preventing a similar calamity. Published May 22, 2013 Comments
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Rep. Tom Cole, Oklahoma Republican, said Wednesday that he was confident Oklahoma will get the help it needs in the wake of the deadly tornado that swept through the state, adding that "these are awfully tough people, and we've done this before, sadly, so we're pretty good at dealing with it." Published May 22, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
A memorial service is scheduled this weekend for a Detroit-area youth minister killed Sunday in a car crash on his way to Myrtle Beach to honeymoon with his wife. Published May 22, 2013
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
As of Wednesday morning, FEMA had more than 400 personnel on the ground supporting the response to the tornado that swept through Moore, Okla., earlier this week and claimed at least 24 lives, including those of nine children, while injuring more than 230. Published May 22, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Alabama medical experts are puzzled by a respiratory illness that sent seven to the hospital and ultimately killed two. Published May 22, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
A small female goat apparently headed to a north New Jersey slaughterhouse broke free of her captors Tuesday and hit the roadway, leading police on a chase that lasted nearly two hours. Published May 22, 2013
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Conservative Republicans said Wednesday that they will demand that Congress produce a budget that balances in 10 years in exchange for agreeing to raise the federal debt limit, and that House Speaker John A. Boehner promised as much during a GOP retreat this year. Published May 22, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
The same weather phenomenon that brought unusually cold temperatures to the East Coast this spring is being blamed for the massive and devastating tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma this week: A jet stream that refused to leave. Published May 22, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Convicted murderer Jodi Arias — who just last week was saying she wanted the death penalty — now says she prefers life in prison, with hope for eventual release. Published May 22, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Mayor Michael Bloomberg cursed out the chief executive officer of a taxi company who won a court case against the city and pledged a post-mayoral revenge against the entire industry, the CEO and one witness said. Published May 22, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
A Colorado man who stopped to help an accident victim who had rolled his car on the highway and was trapped inside got a real life lesson in the saying, 'no good deed goes unpunished.' Once the victim was freed, he stole the Good Samaritan's truck and fled. Published May 22, 2013
