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  • Local high school uses Twitter to engage students in reading
    Students from a local charter school recently took part in their first ever Twitter-based book club. The project aims to promote reading through a digital…
  • Public voices Common Core concerns to State Education Commissioner in Jamestown
    An educational forum took place at Jamestown High School Wednesday night. Hundreds of teachers and parents from across western New York got their chance…
  • Ann Dowd plays Sandra, a hard-nosed Midwestern manager of a fast-food franchise in <em>Compliance</em>. The actress spent $13,000 to try to get an Oscar nomination for the role.
    Ann Dowd's One-Woman Oscar-Nomination Campaign
    Actress Ann Dowd received huge acclaim for her role in the indie film Compliance. But the studio told her it didn't have money to lobby the Academy for a best supporting actress award for her. So Dowd did something exceedingly rare in Hollywood: She spent $13,000 on her own campaign.
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. speaks to constituents in Chicago in 2009. Jackson resigned from Congress on Wednesday, following a hospitalization and an investigation into misuse of campaign funds.
    Jesse Jackson Jr.: Great Hopes And Disappointments
    Jesse Jackson Jr. has a famous name and fabulous contacts, and had what looked like boundless prospects when he was first on the national stage in 1988. But this week, he resigned from Congress after his self-hospitalization this summer and an ongoing ethics investigation.
  • An Osprey arrives at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan city on Japan's southern island of Okinawa on Monday. Six Ospreys were deployed in Okinawa, drawing sharp reactions from residents amid persistent concerns about the aircraft's safety.
    Okinawans Protest Deployment Of U.S. Osprey
    Opponents say the vertical takeoff Osprey has a poor safety record and poses a danger to inhabitants of the densely populated Japanese island. Its arrival has sparked protests and reignited Okinawans' long-simmering resentment of America's military presence there.
  • Denver Health has a network of clinics to keep track of patients discharged from its hospital.
    Medicare Dings Hospitals For Too Many Repeat Customers
    The federal government wants hospitals to take responsibility for discharged patients to make sure they are not admitted again within 30 days. Medicare will penalize hospitals with many repeat admissions, but some think putting this whole burden on hospitals is not fair.
  • This copper engraving from approximately 1700 depicts the condition of the English prisoners at the hands of the Dutch. In the 1660s, Cornell University's Eric Tagliacozzo says, the conflict and competition for the spice trade came to a head. "The Dutch decapitated a number of English merchants who were also in the Spice Islands trying to profit from the trade."
    No Innocent Spice: The Secret Story Of Nutmeg, Life And Death
    Nutmeg is a feel-good holiday spice found in cakes and cider, and even spiking our spinach, if we're lucky. But it once caused serious bloodshed and may have even been a reason the Dutch were willing to part with Manhattan back in the 1600s.
  • Consumers Facing Subscription Service Overload Will Only Get More Choices
    Consumers already have an abundance of choice when it comes to entertainment and news subscriptions. But analysts say it's still early days for all the digital subscription offerings we'll have to pay for.
  • Republican county lawmakers want hearing on unsecured records, deputy county executive responds
    Members of the Erie County Legislature's Minority Caucus are calling for a full investigation into the improper disposal of confidential Social Services…
  • Forget NCAA Titles, This School Dominates Spoken Word
    As college recruiting continues to be a challenge, many schools hope a run at a national title in football or basketball can get prospective students to check out their campus. But for a small private school in the Midwest, an unprecedented domination of another competition may be what sets them apart. Bradley University has won more national titles in speech competitions than UCLA, Kentucky and Duke combined have in basketball.
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