Israel - Democracy - Minorities The main factor involved in violation of the minorities' rights in Israel should be sought in the type of democracy practiced in that regime.

By JENNIFER C. KERR Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report being released Friday. A teen who has been depressed at some point in the past year is more than twice as likely to have used marijuana as teens who have not reported being depressed - 25 percent compared with 12 percent, ...

AP - Unchallenged by Lebanon's army, the Iranian-backed Hezbollah routed Sunnis loyal to the U.S.-allied government and seized control of large swaths of Beirut's Muslim sector Friday in a telling demonstration of its military prowess.

AP - Toni Braxton's return to the stage on the Las Vegas strip has been pushed back for at least another month.

DMN Newswire--2008-5-9--CHIFOO (Computer-Human Interaction Forum of Oregon), Oregon and Southwest Washington s local SIGCHI chapter, and Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH, Oregon and Southwest Washington s local SIGGRAPH chapter, today announced that celebrated designer, author and researcher of human aspects of technology Bill Buxton will present Design Thinking: Action and Ecosystem, beginning at 7 p.m. on ...

Reuters - Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah group took control of the Muslim half of Beirut on Friday in what the U.S.-backed governing coalition described as "an armed and bloody coup."

AP - Ted Lilly kept his glove on his hand this time.

The Annual Meeting of the Kipling and District Historical Society was held on April 23, 2008. Board of Directors consists of President Vern Pusch, Vice-president Lorne Rygh, Secretary Elaine Hamelin, Treasurer Anna Meszaros, Enos Sproat, Gordon Toppings, Terry Ovans, Gloria Ovans, Peter Daku, Bette Klein, Cliff Johnson, Allan Katona and Tony Balogh. Financial Report for 2007 [...]

Reuters - Canadian health officials said on Friday that a death and reported outbreak of flu-like symptoms aboard a cross-Canada train were not due to an infectious disease and in fact were likely not related at all.

Most U.S. consumers expect that by 2015 they will be sharing ideas online with retailers, manufacturers and other consumers and using their mobile phones more as a shopping tool, according to a survey by retail industry research and consulting firm TNS Retail Forward.