Americans spent $50 billion on their animals in 2011
Photographer, known for her photos of celebrities, spent two years taking pictures without any people in them
Data collected from the annual exercise
Trend can help place more emphasis on science in American schools, get students up to par with peers in other countries.
US coffee company has begun collecting donations from customers that will be loaned to small businesses
Shortage of teachers in US means it has become difficult to get teachers to work in rural, low income urban areas
Curator of Contemporary Art at Corcoran Gallery of Art says exhibition is as diverse as artists themselves
Micha Weinblatt launched his Crooked Monkey company in 2005
200,000 US volunteers have served as health workers, teachers, technical advisers in many countries
Goodwill Industries provides job training for disabled and disadvantaged, including immigrants
Millions of formerly secret documents are available at National Security Archive, a private research group in Washington
For 10 years, Hilton Kelley fought to lower Port Arthur's air pollution via protests, legal action against major oil, chemical companies
Ken Dickstein grew up in a Jewish neighborhood in Baltimore, speaks Hebrew and Yiddish, and feels a close connection to community
After-school program feeds the hungry while exposing children to healthy foods
The police department has an Islamic liaison to establish a rapport between officers and African-American Muslims
Most are voicing support for democratic change in Egypt
More people in United States are installing solar panels in their homes for electric power
An 18th century Christmas appears to be alive in Old Town, Alexandria with traditional music, dancing and decorations
Visitors of Mt. Vernon can hear stories about what Christmas was like in the 18th century
Survey says a number of people think it is not necessary to be married to have a family
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