<h3>"Half a World Away"<br /> <br /></h3><strong>By Cynthia Kadohata</strong>You may know kids who were adopted from other countries. Whether they came from China, Guatemala or Ethiopia, they probably arrived as ...

Food brings family together. And time spent in the kitchen is how cooking traditions and those secrets behind the best dishes get handed down from generation to generation.Here are two delicious recipes for parents and kids to make together, shared by food and family experts, as part of the ...

Maintaining strong grades in every subject can be tough on even the brightest of the bunch. This is especially true these days, as students routinely are taking on more extracurricular activities and part-time jobs while enrolled in school.Students looking to grasp complicated class material -- ...

Giant panda Mei Xiang was sensitive to sound. She stopped showing an interest in food. During training sessions, she appeared less responsive than normal. Staff at the National Zoo knew something was happening.Once she started pulling nesting material into her den, they got hopeful: Mei Xiang ...

Corn on the cob is one of the foods that make you think of summer. Frozen cobs are such a sad substitute that we wait patiently for warm months, when freshly picked ears appear at the grocery store or farmers market.Corn — which is actually a grain, not a vegetable — is a good choice for a ...

Have you ever run around outside on a hot summer day, and suddenly your lungs feel as though they're burning? You could be overly tired. Or your lungs may be reacting to pollutants and chemicals in the air. Understanding air pollution can help you avoid it and think about ways you can make the ...