Drug use among U.S. teens is at an all-time low. That’s the heartening finding from a new survey by the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Fewer teens are using illegal drugs than ever before, the survey found, and fewer are falling prey to the epidemic of prescription drug abuse plaguing many adults in […]
Drug use among U.S. teens is at an all-time low. That’s the heartening finding from a new survey by the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Fewer teens are using illegal drugs than ever before, the survey found, and fewer are falling prey to the epidemic of prescription drug abuse plaguing many adults in […]
Rescue workers in Madeira have dug through heaps of mud, boulders and debris, searching for victims buried by floods and mudslides that have killed at least 42 people on the popular Portuguese island. Residents looking for missing loved ones were directed by local authorities Sunday to the resort’s international airport, where a makeshift morgue has […]
After a contentious 16-hour cabinet meeting, a key partner walked out of Jan Peter Balkenende’s coalition, accusing the prime minister of reneging on a pledge to withdraw 1,600 troops this year from Uruzgan province, where 21 Dutchmen already have died. CBSNews.com Special Report: Afghanistan The collapse of the center-right government was the result of discontent […]
Drug use among U.S. teens is at an all-time low. That’s the heartening finding from a new survey by the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Fewer teens are using illegal drugs than ever before, the survey found, and fewer are falling prey to the epidemic of prescription drug abuse plaguing many adults in […]
A roadside bomb has killed a member of the NATO force trying to take control of the southern Afghan town. Fighter jets, drones and attack helicopters hovered overhead, as Marine and Afghan companies moved on a 2-square-mile area of the town where more than 40 insurgents have apparently holed up. «They are squeezed,» said Lt. […]
Finals for the contest sanctioned by Graceland’s management company, Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. (EPE), are set for Friday at the end of a week-long celebration marking the 30th anniversary of Presley’s death. The contest marks a big change for managers of Graceland, Presley’s former Memphis residence and the center of a $40 million a year […]
The Heron TP drones have a wingspan of 86 feet, making them the size of Boeing 737 passenger jets and the largest unmanned aircraft in Israel’s military. The planes can fly at least 20 consecutive hours and are primarily used for surveillance and carrying diverse payloads. At the fleet’s inauguration ceremony at a sprawling air […]