Simmons family of Waynesboro provides a happy home for adopted boys

A Waynesboro husband and wife with six children of their own have opened their hearts and home to two young boys in need of some extra special care. Brenda and Ralph Simmons have adopted 3-year-old Jamin and 10-month-old Rain since the boys’ biological parents are unable to care for them. Both boys suffer from Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissue. The ...

365 new species of wildlife found in Peru park

Washington, Feb 3 : Scientists have discovered 365 previously undocumented species of wildlife in Bahuaja Sonene National Park (BSNP) in southeastern Peru.

Foreclosure Crisis Erases Hard-Won Wealth, Dreams Even In Center Of Black Affluence

BOWIE, Md. -- In the spring of 2007, a few months after Osita Otigba and his wife, Peace, moved to Balk Hill, a new subdivision then being busily developed in this picturesque Washington, D.C., suburb, they organized their cul-de-sac's first-ever block party.

Oscar shorts: Discovering story through location in Norway

Writer Linn-Jeanethe Kyed: "It was something about the weather that was so harsh, so a man who lives in that place must be stubborn." Writer Linn-Jeanethe Kyed: "It was something about the weather that was so harsh, so a man who lives in that place must be stubborn."

Water Pik celebrates 50 year anniversary as a Fort Collins business

The original Waterpik Water Flosser (left) was designed in the early 60’s by John Mattingway, a CSU engineering professor at the time. The current water flosser (right) is based upon the same principle and design as the original model.