A U.S. appeals court heard arguments Thursday over whether school officials can discipline students for making lewd, harassing or juvenile Internet postings from off-campus computers. Two students from two different Pennsylvania school districts are fighting suspensions they received for posting derisive profiles of their principals on MySpace from home computers. The American Civil Liberties Union argued that school officials infringe on stude ... Jump to full article >>

Nearly 4,000 kids under age 18 will light their first cigarette today. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 80 percent of all smokers begin smoking before they turn 18 years old. But how are teens purchasing cigarettes today? New regulations handed down by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) require that all retailers ask for photo identification from any person appearing to be under age 27 who attempts to purchase tobacco products ( ... Jump to full article >>

If you got a chance to visit an antiques store in China, snuff bottles may be one item of interest to you. They were used by the Chinese people during the Qing Dynasty to store powdered tobacco. It soon became an object of beauty and a way to represent social status. What arouses the most interest are the pictures painted from the inside. The delightful and varied scenes only cover an area of an inch or two and are painted using a brush inserted ... Jump to full article >>