The big news in sports last week was the 11 hour, 5 minute Wimbledon match between USA’s John Isner and France’s Nicolas Mahut. In professional tennis, men play the best of five sets (meaning the opponent who wins three sets (of the five) is the winner. In a “set” the players play until a [...]

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 The BP oil spill in the Gulf has been in the news for weeks now. We’ve learned that the drill pipe that is leaking is only 6.625-inches in diameter, that the estimate of the daily spill has risen from 800,000 gallons of oil a day to up to 2.5 million gallons a day. President Obama [...]

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Contrary to popular belief, President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was not a long speech; rather, it was a short oration of about two and half minutes, dedicating a military cemetery. In his speech, Lincoln noted the importance of the Founding Fathers’ proposition that “all men are created equal.” He also stressed the importance of a [...]

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The students at East Providence High School have greatly benefited from  USA TODAY newspapers being used in the classrooms. East Providence High School has a news media course and USA TODAY was the foundation of that course. One hundred high school seniors are enrolled in the course, and everyday they are required to read the [...]

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Peruse today’s paper and identify an advertisement for a product that you think consumers would be willing to pay a little more for if they could add their own personal touch to it. Briefly describe how the item could be personalized. (For example, how could you personalize candy or an iPod?) Share your idea with [...]

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