Mother Teresa Honored on U.S. Postal Stamp
With a 44-cent stamp, the U.S. Postal Service has recognized Mother Teresa, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work. The stamp was issued during a…
Pelosi Preaches ‘Make It In America’ Plan for Jobs
Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement Friday on the report that while there were job losses due to the temporary Census jobs, the private sector added 67,000 jobs in…
Campaigning for the Flight 93 National Memorial
The National Park Foundation, an official charity of America’s national parks, has unveiled a new public service campaign reminding all Americans of the heroes of United Flight 93, and encouraging…
Amnesty Protests against Mass Rapes in Congo
Human rights organization Amnesty International says it is appalled by the latest report of mass rapes and other sexual violence in the Walikale region of the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Amnesty Reports Unlawful Killings in Yemen
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says that under pressure from the United States and others to confront threats from al-Qaeda, along with Zaidi Shi’a rebels in the north and growing…
Michelle Obama, Laura Bush for 9/11 Event
The National Park Foundation, official charity of America’s national parks, says First Lady Michelle Obama will join Mrs. Laura W. Bush as an additional keynote speaker at the September 11,…