Researchers warn against ‘Facebook depression’

Emma Mills-Rittmann quit Facebook because, she says, other kids ruined it for her. “[Your friends] hang out with other people and they didn’t call you,” said the 14-year-old, who goes to St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Savage. “Then you see the pictures.” Minnetonka teen Allison Jensen knows the feeling. […]

East Jerusalem suffers heroin plague

“I didn’t think I would ever stop”, Abu Salah tells the circle. “After 14 years of buying and selling, hashish, heroin and cocaine, I had lost control of my life. I had no job. I would never speak to my family.” His story, and the clinic we are sitting in, […]

Murder suspect wanted to kill Obama

An escaped convict allegedly murdered an elderly woman as part of a bizarre plot aimed at assassinating US President Barack Obama after a cross-country killing spree, court records showed. Maybelle Schein, 75, was discovered with her throat cut in the bedroom of her South Dakota home on Saturday afternoon. Police […]

Why not an airport in Makkah?

By ALI AL-JIHLI | AL-WATAN THE city of Makkah is the center of attraction for Muslims from all over the world. Indeed, Makkah is the heart of Islam. Pilgrims arrive from all parts of the globe to visit the Grand Mosque. The most precious human treasures are in Makkah and […]

Lebanon County’s mushrooming suicide rate

Financial burdens. Relationship difficulties. Loneliness. Whatever the reason, the number of suicides occurring in Lebanon County this year has local officials concerned. Thirteen people committed suicide in Lebanon County last year, one more than in 2009. Now, only midway through 2011, 13 people have already taken their lives, according to […]