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Sexual Assault: The Silent, Violent Epidemic

Source: The American Medical Association (AMA). According to the AMA, sexual assault continues to represent the most rapidly growing violent crime in America, claiming a victim every 45…

August 2019 Current Events: US News

Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | World News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…

Edna Buchanan Biography

Edna Buchanancrime reporter, mystery writerBorn: 1939Birthplace: Paterson, N.J. Buchanan attended Montclair State Teachers College and then moved to Florida where she got a job at a small…

2009 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Awards ranging from journalism to fiction to music Related Links Pulitzer Prizes Joseph Pulitzer Biography Book, Magazine, and…

2004 Presidential Election

—Borgna Brunner In 2004, the United States' major preoccupation was the ongoing war in Iraq. Hopes that Saddam Hussein's capture in Dec. 2003 would stem the country's turmoil faded with a dramatic…

November 2001 News and Events

World Five Bosnian Serbs Convicted (Nov. 2): Found guilty by UN tribunal for actions in notorious prison system set up by Serbs during Bosnian war. Moderate Protestant Reelected in Ulster (Nov. 6…