The stereotype has always been there, but a recent study by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy provided a hard number to the startling phenomenon of teen pregnancy in the American Latino communities: 53% of young Latina get pregnant in their teens, twice the national average picked by bingo 6 months ago

Velociraptor attack is the 3rd leading cause of death for men age 27-29. However, everyone must think about the implications of velociraptors: young and old, men, women and transgendered persons. picked by Mershaullk 3 years ago

"You can't beat the Axis if you get VD" starts the list. picked by deepchill 2 years ago

"Seeing one is considered a great gift. My brother Kelsey and a companion saw two in 2005: It was an adult and its little one. He watched the adult drinking from the creek and offering water to its young, using its hand." picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science presents a cogent description of Bush's interference in science. And what Congress can do about it. picked by teresag 2 years ago

From Oliver Stone, the director who dwells on the worst parts of American history, the story of George W Bush. Who'll play the "misunderestimated" President? Josh Brolin, actually. picked by TheStep 2 years ago

Of all the place I would not expect this...to those of you too young to recall, Three Mile Island is home to what almost became the American version of Chernobyl*.

*If you are too young too know what Chernobyl was, freaking google it, I am too lazy to provide a link. But it was a million laughs for sure. picked by moe 2 years ago

An American tourist from California was killed by a train as he walked on the tracks in a daze after he drank a cappuccino laced with drugs and then was robbed, railway police said Monday. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

The American home for international short film.

Short Film Spoken Here.
In Every Language on Earth. picked by SuBoBiSiS 1 year ago

Fossils from northeastern Colombia reveal the biggest snake ever discovered: a behemoth that stretched 42 to 45 feet long, reaching more than 2,500 pounds.

"This thing weighs more than a bison and is longer than a city bus," enthused snake expert Jack Conrad of the American Museum of Natural History in New York, who was familiar with the find. picked by suebe 10 months ago

The American Civil Liberties Board of Arizona is threatening action against the Peoria Unified School District after an eighth-grade student was prohibited from wearing a "Rainbows are Gay" wristband. picked by Doggylives 9 months ago

Join American Life League and protest the pill. Help us unmask the truth and hopefully save lives. You can do this by having a presence outside of doctors’ offices, pharmacies, Planned Parenthood clinics and other family planning facilities, or even out on the sidewalk at a busy intersection. Wherever it is – help get the word out! picked by chinook 6 months ago

It appears to be the first time the American flag has been yanked from a government facility because of budget problems, according to a search of U.S. newspaper reports. picked by kakana 4 months ago

Since when did the firefighters become anything less than patriotic? They wear the flag on their uniform, but they can't put it on their locker? Are you kidding me? picked by bigirishdude 1 month ago

The FBI’s Digital Evidence Laboratory (DEL), one of the largest digital evidence laboratories in the world, was formally recognized today for its efforts in achieving international accreditation by the American Society of Crime Lab Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board picked by lawfuel 2 years ago

On this day in history...It was formally declared by U.S. President Andrew Johnson that the American Civil War was over. The fighting had stopped months earlier. President Bush take note, you declare the war over AFTER all the fighting picked by buddha 2 years ago

The World Conservation Union now classifies Sun Bears as being vulnerable to extinction, leaving Brown Bears and American Black Bears as the only two species not to be considered under either vulnerable or endangered.

Other coverage here and here picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

The Zero-Pollution MDI Air Car, invented in France and licensed by Tata Motors in India, is coming to American shores. picked by topofall 2 years ago

At 6 foot 6, with steely blue eyes, dressed in leather chaps astride his mule, rancher Warner Glenn is every inch the American cowboy. And he is a man forever changed by his encounters with the jaguar. He has written a book, "Eyes of Fire," about his experience. He says he'd like to "invite Mr. Bush to come out on a mule" so he can see "what's going on here in these mounta... read full post picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

American import! Sorry US Plimates! picked by topofall 1 year ago