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EDITOR'S NOTE — They were "our girls" — the children of a Haitian orphanage, taken to heart by a Tennessee church. But then an earthquake struck, and the congregation sprang to action. The second of two parts.
EDITOR'S NOTE — Though Haiti was unimaginably foreign to members of a Tennessee church, they fell in love with the girls of Coq Chante orphanage. Then January's earthquake sent tremors all the way to Knoxville. First of two parts.
- A high-speed Amtrak train struck and killed two teenage girls near Philadelphia.
Mattel recently conducted an online poll asking girls everywhere to choose Barbie’s next occupation from the following choices — surgeon, architect, news anchor, environmentalist and computer engineer.
Dr. Deanna L. Aftab Guy sees the pain on the faces of her patients' mothers. They don't want their daughters to go through early puberty, developing bodies that set them apart from their friends and cut their childhoods short. But while more girls are increasingly entering puberty at younger ages, new research indicates that some boys are actually starting later.
A pair of sparkly, peekaboo shoes with heels 2 inches high are favorites of 6-year-old Helena Bell ever since she got them for a wedding.
I have two sons, ages 6 and 3, so I guess have a more time before I have to start worrying about them transforming into hormone-raging cads. But if today’s world of sexting, rainbow parties, Girls Gone Wild and Tila Tequila is any indication of what’s to come, I’m going to have my hands full.
Moments after President Barack Obama got the news about winning the Nobel Peace Prize, his excited daughters came to congratulate him.
In her book "The Curse of the Good Girl," author and educator Rachel Simmons writes that girls are taught by society not to share their voices and opinions. Here, she offers tips for how parents can counter those messages to raise girls who are able to reach their potential.
It was a scene of pure Americana: A community swimming pool on a sunny Fourth of July, outside of which two young girls had set up a stand to sell patriotic hats and T-shirts, trying to help their dad’s struggling business during challenging economic times.
Finally, something that intimidates President Barack Obama: a bunch of tween girls.
For every 100 girls born to Vietnamese families, there are 112 boys born, a disparity in the sex ratio that has been rapidly increasing in recent years, an official said Thursday.
The parents of two young girls who were each placed on wrong flights while flying alone over the weekend are demanding that Continental Airlines make sure such mix-ups don't happen again.
A year after two young girls were gunned down while taking a walk outside a rural Oklahoma town, authorities are stumped — no motive and no arrests.
Baby bump watchers may want to keep their eyes on Mel Gibson’s suddenly famous other-woman Oksana Grigorieva. According to , Grigorieva is “definitely pregnant” with Gibson’s child.
It’s no wonder World War II is a popular backdrop for video games, what with all the bullets flying, the Nazis marching and the international air thick with drama and intrigue. War is hell, but it sure as hell makes for some compelling storytelling and gameplay.
For a lot of girls, it's the ultimate fantasy: to be discovered and make it big as a model or actress.
In less than a week, Anna Nicole Smith’s former attorney and boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, is due in court to answer to charges that he furnished the star with prescription medications, but if Smith’s father has his way, Stern could have another court date soon.
North Carolina-bound Tierra Ruffin-Pratt scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to earn co-MVP honors as she led the West over the East, 69-68 in the eighth annual girls McDonald's All-American game.
Ubisoft made its fortunes selling squad-based shooters like the"Rainbow Six” series and the"Ghost Recon” games. You know, real guy stuff. So what are they doing selling games about clothes, babysitting and ballet?
President-elect Barack Obama's two daughters were whisked into their new schools on Monday past a line of waiting photographers.
They're only 10 and 7, and already designers are angling to dress them. They've been on the cover of People and Us Weekly. And there's that standing invitation — unlikely though it is to be redeemed — to the set of "Hannah Montana."
Judge Puts Rape Victims on Trial, Orders Lie Detector TestsSexual assault or rape seems to be the only crime in which it's the victim who gets put on trial. In a stunning example of this, an Ohio judge ordered that four teenage sexual assault victims get wired up to take polygraph (lie detector) tests -- paid for out of their own pockets.
Hugh Hefner: 'I will definitely not be celibate'ondon, England (CNN) -- Despite turning 84 this year, Playboy kingpin Hugh Hefner rejected suggestions that he was getting too old to make love.
Poorer girls not getting HPV vaccine for cervical cancerA cervical cancer vaccine is not getting to many of the girls who need it the most, a new study shows.
Man sentenced for abuse that led to girl's death Tampa Bay-area man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his daughter's death - nearly 20 years after inflicting the abuse that prosecutors say killed her.
I woke up about 10 am Friday moirning, very early for me. I was restless, wanted to do something. not just sit around the house in a catatonic state. I walked over to my girlfriend who was sleeping. I kissed her and spoke to her but she just wanted to sleep.
Girl Talk: I Guess I'll Never Hook Up With A Woman | The FriskyWhen I was leaving for college, my high school friends predicted two things would occur once I fled the nest, away from my WASP-y parents: 1) I'd become a chain smoker to complete my poetry-reading, philosophy-pondering image, and 2) I'd get it on with girls.
Girl fights on the riseA study by HHS' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration says more than a quarter of teenage girls were involved in a serious fight, such as an attack intended to hurt someone badly.
Girls Gone Anti-Feminist -- In These TimesSpring 1997. This was the Spice Girls moment, and debate: Were these frosted cupcakes really a vehicle for feminism? And how much reversion back to the glory days of prefeminism should girls and women accept—even celebrate—given that we now allegedly had it all?
Girls killed by train ignored warnings | abcactionnews.comA "no trespassing" sign warned four teenagers in Florida not to walk onto the railroad trestle where they were joking around and taking pictures. A fisherman along the banks of the creek below also told them to be careful.
I received this in a email and I wanted to share it with the young and old men on The Vine..
Women and Girls in Haiti Face Violence, Loss of Key AdvocatesAs expected, the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti has left women in a particularly precarious position.
Many are still out in the festivities, I am glad for them, honestly. As for me, today is just another Sunday, but there are a few thing about today that I wanted to share.
My girl is so spoilt I need to sell my houseSPOILT nine-year-old Madison Wren-Campbell felt the wrath of Supernanny after driving her mum to the brink of despair and BANKRUPTCY. Despairing Moya had to sell her house to pay off the huge debt she had built up pandering to Madison and older sister Leah's expensive tastes.
Gender EqualityThe article had a lot of interesting points concerning different way in which gender equality is valuable for both male and females.
John Mayer Isn't Afraid to Send "Dirty Text Messages to Girls"At last, someone has explained the mystery of Tiger Woods: John Mayer! The wacky musician offers his unique thoughts on Tiger's troubles with women -- and dirty text messages -- to British paper The Independent.
Cross about cross-dressingCROSS-DRESSING is on the rise among young Qataris. The local press says that more tradition-minded locals are upset by the growing number of young women affecting a masculine style of dress, baggy trousers, short hair and deep voices.
Haitian Orphan Girls, Montana, Adoption, First Snow, Good News,Viergine, 8, and Florencia, 9, are Haitian orphans the Glendive family had been working to bring into the country. The girls landed safely in Billings at about 1 p.m. and were greeted by a vigorous round of hugs from their new family.
Girls may learn math anxiety from teachersGirls may learn to fear math from the women who are their earliest teachers. Despite gains in recent years, women still trail men in the US in some areas of math achievement, and the question of why has provoked controversy.
Girls may learn math anxiety from female teachers - Yahoo! NewsWASHINGTON – Little girls may learn to fear math from the women who are their earliest teachers. Despite gains in recent years, women still trail men in some areas of math achievement, and the question of why has provoked controversy.
Sanitary Pads Made from Bananas - Banana Tree Fibers Made Into Sanitary Pads - VideoIt's not every Harvard Business School grad who puts her degree to use making sanitary pads out of banana trees. But that's exactly what Elizabeth Scharpf is doing, as part of a new push to produce affordable sanitary supplies for women around the world.
Haiti: Relief Efforts Needed to Focus on Women & GirlsResearch on Women, points out, "As terrible as the situation is for all Haitians, women and girls face the additional burdens of trauma that will complicate pregnancy, motherhood and the nursing of children, as well as vulnerability to rape and sexual assault, not to mention nee …
Banning the burqa unveils some nasty traits in usI suppose I'd come down in favour of the ban on the basis that my instinct says — shouts — that no little girl comes into the world longing to be covered in a black tent when she grows up.
Feminism seen as promiscuity? One spring night in the Mayhem nightclub in Southend, young men and women were moving tentatively onto the dance floor through drifts of dry ice, lit amethyst and emerald by flashing lights.
Teen girl fight captured on videoSARNIA, Ont. - A fight between two 13-year-old girls was watched enthusiastically by a crowd of people – including adults – who cheered them on and captured the assault on video, say police in this southwestern Ontario city.
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