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The U.S. began its latest war in the Middle East one year ago this week, launching a military campaign against ISIS, a long-term battle against terrorists that military experts say could last a decade. The president has ordered more than 5,000 airstrikes and deployed 3,500 U.S. troops across Iraq and Syria—where ISIS controls territory—but as…

What do you say on Twitter after you’ve either made the cut as one of the 10 Republican presidential candidates who will slug it out in the main event, or learned you’re one of the seven who’ll have to be content with being on the undercard? Maybe you celebrate with a reminder to the faithful…

It all started with blueberries. More specifically, with blueberries that Melissa Kieling’s young son refused to take to school because they were always warm and mushy by noon. It was 2009 and Kieling, a recently divorced mother of three, was struggling. Her Los Angeles home was in foreclosure, and her car had been repossessed. She…

A temporary home can become a child’s forever family. Together We Rise is a non-profit on a mission to help children in the foster care system by supplying them with essentials and promoting adoption through the system. The organization was founded by college students in 2008 after they were denied by multiple government agencies from…

The Houston Housing Authority found itself in the middle of a sticky lawsuit this week when the agency tried to use eminent domain to “steal” two historic churches’ property as part of an urban renewal project. A Texas attorney representing the two churches is alleging that the city intended to use some of that property…

Doug Whaley, a 71-year-old retired salesman, says he is looking for a conservative candidate for president who is worthy of his trust. Going into Thursday night’s first official debate among Republican hopefuls, Whaley also seeks a nominee who can articulate how and why conservative ideas are best for the greatest number of Americans. Whaley says…

For Katie Driscoll, a young mother of six, back-to-school excitement is always dulled by one thing: advertising. That’s because Driscoll, whose daughter Grace has Down syndrome, cannot help but notice the lack of diversity in images of children boarding buses and toting packed lunches. Particularly, she cannot help but notice the lack of images portraying…

Piper Kerman, whose memoir about her year in a federal women’s prison—titled “Orange Is The New Black”—was adapted into a Netflix series, testified before the Senate Tuesday to illustrate the criminal justice system’s failings in assisting female inmates. “When I was locked up, I knew women who were trying to raise their children during brief…