FEATURE: Georgia Takes Count of Its Prostituted Juveniles
Women who were prostituted as juveniles attest that numerous girls and teens are stuck in "the life" they've left behind. An Atlanta advocacy group finds 129 girls and teens are prostituted in Georgia on a typical weekend night. First of two stories.
COVER STORY: Gender Gap in Schooling Measures Pendulum's Motion
Young U.S. women are finishing high school, attending college and earning degrees at higher rates than men. A boys' educational crisis (of arguable extent), two-income families and rising divorce rates help explain the widening gaps, onlookers say.
Clinton Speaks Out; U.N. Fails Refugees in Chad
FEATURE: Cambodia's Sochua Calls for Clinton to Act
Embattled Cambodian lawmaker Mu Sochua faces potentially dangerous fallout from her recent U.S. tour. But she takes home what she calls a promise by Hillary Clinton, an old ally, to investigate the country's human rights abuses.
OPINION: 'Brides' March' Marries Itself to Quest for Safety
The Brides' March in northern Manhattan is in its ninth year of commemorating the slaying of Gladys Ricart on her wedding day. Rita Henley Jensen says she joined the event to express sadness about two recent headline murders in her neighborhood.
FEATURE: October Films Offer 'An Education' in Controversy
October's movies offer an array of treats, including Drew Barrymore's directorial debut and an investigation into the industry of black hair care led by Chris Rock. For the biggest shot of controversy, watch out for "An Education," opening Oct. 9.
FEATURE: October Films Offers 'An Education' in Controversy
October's movies offer an array of treats, including Drew Barrymore's directorial debut and an investigation into the industry of black hair care led by Chris Rock. For the biggest shot of controversy, watch out for "An Education," opening Oct. 9.
OPINION: Employee Free Choice: Let's Do It for 'Norma Rae'
Crystal Lee Sutton, the real "Norma Rae," just died after struggling with her insurer to pay for medical coverage. Linda Meric says health care reform responds to Sutton's death and passing the Employee Free Choice Act will honor her life's work.
FEATURE: WuDunn Finds Journalism, Marriage Go Together
After sharing a Pulitzer Prize and authorship of two books with her husband, Sheryl WuDunn says her marriage and journalism are inextricably linked. In previous books the authors kept their identities separate. In "Half the Sky," they write as "we."
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